Qualfications to go into medicine?

me!

I'm doing these GCSE's:

Maths
Eng lang
Eng lit
Double Science
French
Geography
Art
Media
Drama
Statistics

And thinking of doing these A Levels:

Bio
Chem
Physics
Maths
Art

I'm not sure whether I have taken the right subjects for GCSE... Does anyone know what the definition of an 'academic' subject is... I'm kind of confused...

Your GCSEs and A-Level choices are fine.

Reply 3

lilmissnaughty

4 alevels are needed, general studies doesnt count. :rolleyes:

oxbridge want 3 sciences at A grade :frown:

your gces are almost irrelovent, although oxbridge like all a*s. :eek:

hope thats kinda helpful

xxx

ps. i know everyone has been dissin it but medlink and medsim are great ways of finding out all these things

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Reply 4

elpaw

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lilmissnaughty

your gces are almost irrelovent, although oxbridge like all a*s. :eek:

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Ha! that's the funniest thing i've heard all day. fortunately it's not true.

Reply 5

me!

OP

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elpaw

Ha! that's the funniest thing i've heard all day. fortunately it's not true.

No way would I ever got all A*'s and anyway judging by the amount of people who get rejected by Cambridge and the grades they have I don't think I stand a chance. I was worried though because I've taken 3 'more creative' subjects at GCSE...

Reply 6

lilmissnaughty

elpaw

Ha! that's the funniest thing i've heard all day. fortunately it's not true.

went to an oxbridge meetin thing and they said it was irrelovent, however i know people who have been rejected - they had mixed a's and a*s so we assume its ment to be all a*s

xxx

Reply 7

The GCSE's you are doing are fine. Definately "academic" enough. Same for the A-levels you are thinking of. And no, you do not need all A*'s to get into Oxford or Cambridge.

Reply 8

me!

OP

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Bitewing

The GCSE's you are doing are fine. Definately "academic" enough. Same for the A-levels you are thinking of. And no, you do not need all A*'s to get into Oxford or Cambridge.

Just all A's! :wink:

Reply 9

lilmissnaughty

4 alevels are needed, general studies doesnt count. :rolleyes:

oxbridge want 3 sciences at A grade :frown:

your gces are almost irrelovent, although oxbridge like all a*s. :eek:

hope thats kinda helpful

xxx

ps. i know everyone has been dissin it but medlink and medsim are great ways of finding out all these things

You certainly don't need 4 A-Levels, the typical oxford offer for medicine is AAB, GCSEs are relevant and often counted up and scored (you need a minimum of a certain number of A grades for many med schools), oxbridge will equally consider people who don't have all A*s, a mix of 5A*s, 4As and a B did it for my friend, and yes, i did find Medlink of some use. Dr. Craven, who runs it is a legend.

Reply 10

me!

Just all A's! :wink:

Is that even necessary? - I'm sure I've heard of people who have got in with less than that. I could be wrong though.

Reply 11

Bitewing

Is that even necessary? - I'm sure I've heard of people who have got in with less than that. I could be wrong though.

All As for Oxbridge would be a good starting point. Anything more than 2Bs and you're pushing yourself towards the back of the pile.

Reply 12

emom100

8

the main thing will be how you perform at interview, work experince etc. Someone once told me that they'll chuck your application in teh bin if you write that you want to be a doctor cos your mum was one.

Reply 13

emom100

the main thing will be how you perform at interview, work experince etc. Someone once told me that they'll chuck your application in teh bin if you write that you want to be a doctor cos your mum was one.

I wouldn't be surprised!

I think they have seperate criteria for personal statement, interview performance, exam (if the course/college does one), and grades.

Reply 14

C0nnie

yea, u should just aim to get as high grades as you can get...just to get every advantage u can over all the other thousands of ppl applying for places too...
if u don't mind me asking, wot r u predicted?
yea and as the person above me sed, u need lots of work experience, community service, have some kind of leadership role, have other interests outside skool, e.g. music/sport...etc and how you perform at interview
~connie~

Reply 15

emom100

the main thing will be how you perform at interview, work experince etc. Someone once told me that they'll chuck your application in teh bin if you write that you want to be a doctor cos your mum was one.

Yes, but you have to be good on paper to get an interview. One of my tutors actually liked the fact people said their parents were doctors, as it showed they were fully aware of what they were getting themselves into. Logical, but still flawed in many ways.

Reply 16

timeofyourlife

Yes, but you have to be good on paper to get an interview. One of my tutors actually liked the fact people said their parents were doctors, as it showed they were fully aware of what they were getting themselves into. Logical, but still flawed in many ways.

What percentage of applicants do they interview roughly?

Reply 17

Bitewing

What percentage of applicants do they interview roughly?

Depends which med school. I'd say around 50-60%

Reply 18

GH