hmm well i wasn't thinking of oxbridge but i'd like to study biochem at warwick, leicester or nottingham.(Original post by telephone)
Apart from Birmingham who do indeed want a first, and you can also assume that you won't get into Oxbridge aswell without a first even though they ask for a 2:1.
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- 24-04-2011 23:33
(Original post by telephone)
Apart from Birmingham who do indeed want a first, and you can also assume that you won't get into Oxbridge aswell without a first even though they ask for a 2:1.
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- 24-04-2011 23:55
(Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope)
If they ask for a 2:1 then it is possible to get in with a 2:1. Not rocket science really...
There might be lots of competition, but unis aren't in the habit of just making up entrance requirements.
Cambridge GCSE requirements: "Passes at grade A, B or C. However, successful applicants have normally obtained lots of A*s."
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- 24-04-2011 23:59
(Original post by telephone)
Copied and pasted from the tsr wiki:
Cambridge GCSE requirements: "Passes at grade A, B or C. However, successful applicants have normally obtained lots of A*s."
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- 25-04-2011 00:03
(Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope)
Because the key word was 'normallly i.e some won't'. In the example previously mentioned, obviously a first looks better than a 2:1, my point was that it is possible to get in with a 2:1, just as it is possible to get in with A's, B's and C's. -
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- 25-04-2011 00:05
(Original post by telephone)
In an ideal world, yes. -
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- 25-04-2011 00:06
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- 25-04-2011 00:09
(Original post by telephone)
Indeed.
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- 25-04-2011 00:13
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16 days is plenty of time if you aren't learning it all for the first time. Two exams only shouldn't be too hard :| -
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- 25-04-2011 00:20
(Original post by TooSexyForMyStethoscope)
But saying things like you 'need' a first aren't strictly true you'll admit. People do, very occasionally, manage to get in with just (or even under) the entrance requirements.
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- 25-04-2011 00:33
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- 25-04-2011 00:39
You have got a lot of harsh comments on here and that's only because some of these people know what they're talking about. It's not to discourage you just to be spiteful and it's not to say they think it's impossible.
Anyway, I'm a potential med student should I get the grades.
I suppose I'm just posting to show you that you don't need loads of A*'s and amazing work experience and stuff.
I got what I would consider mediocore/below average GCSE'S for medicine, I got an average chem grade in my AS ( though our college didn't declare our grades) and my UKCAT was ****ing awful.
However, somehow I managed to get 2 offers, 1 interview with rejection, 1 rejection and one interview which I declined.
I've just firmed Leeds and I think if a uni like that is prepared to take someone like me on then, seriously, everyone has a chance, they just need to work for it
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- 25-04-2011 00:58
(Original post by *Dustinthewind*)
You have got a lot of harsh comments on here and that's only because some of these people know what they're talking about. It's not to discourage you just to be spiteful and it's not to say they think it's impossible.
Anyway, I'm a potential med student should I get the grades.
I suppose I'm just posting to show you that you don't need loads of A*'s and amazing work experience and stuff.
I got what I would consider mediocore/below average GCSE'S for medicine, I got an average chem grade in my AS ( though our college didn't declare our grades) and my UKCAT was ****ing awful.
However, somehow I managed to get 2 offers, 1 interview with rejection, 1 rejection and one interview which I declined.
I've just firmed Leeds and I think if a uni like that is prepared to take someone like me on then, seriously, everyone has a chance, they just need to work for it
Good luck.
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- 25-04-2011 01:06
(Original post by breezybabe05)
That's amazing well done. Your inspiring!.
what was ur conditional offer for leeds?
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- 25-04-2011 01:08
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To transfer you still have to have met the entry criteria for your A-levels i.e. 360 points from 3 A-levels, but BSMS accept resits as long as you weren't too far away from getting the grades first time around, so you should be fine. However you still need over 70% in your first year and have done at least six months of work experience in the year of applying for transfer. This would guarantee you an interview.
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- 25-04-2011 01:33
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I really don't get how I got so lucky, but am so grateful I did
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- 25-04-2011 05:27
(Original post by Helloworld_95)
you could try medical schools in other countries as sometimes it's easier to get in, however they're generally super expensive
On the **** school point, St. Georges will give out offers as low as BBCb, however you really need a Chemistry A level. So you'd need to do night school or something like that.
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- 25-04-2011 11:53
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Can uniz actually offer us lower grades than the required ones?how does that happen?
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- 25-04-2011 11:58
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For foundation year I'm pretty sure they are, arn't they? -
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- 25-04-2011 12:21
(Original post by Davidragon)
If your school is massively bad and you appear to be out performing the people in your school significantly and are still below the boundary (or something) they lower the grades required I think. So if your on BBBB but 90 % of your year got 4 D grades they will low the grade requirement?
Correct me if anyone doesn't think that sounds right.
that surely doesnt make sense to me ..I think there must be some other reason.why will they be so generous ?they have plenty of students applying for medicine then why will they do that
what i personally feel is that they might prioritise something else more than the grades or if something else in the application compensates it, they lower the grades.I am not sure of it but i have a feeling that this is the case.
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