Advice really needed please

How are you planning on explaining why you haven't got a job for 9 years, and financing 5 years of undergrad med/the unsubbed year of GEM?

Money isn't a issue here

Fair enough, I wasn't asking to be snarky, it just seemed like that was an obvious sticking point in your plan. All I can say to help really, as I have no personal experience of graduate admissions, is that I know a number of GEM entry and graduate 5 year entry students on our course, some of whom presumably must have been in the same position as you, and all seem very happy now. If you spend the duration of your degree working your arse off to be a good candidate, and then apply tactically and sensibly, with the motivation to reapply if it's necessary, then you have every chance I guess

Hi,

I'm 18 and have wanted to do Medicine ever since I did work experience in a hospital abroad. Due to lack of motivation and commitment (and procrastination!) I performed very poor in my A levels.

After weeks of research I finally managed to secure a place on a foundation science (year 0) course at ****** University for this September. After completion of the first year I would transfer over into Biomedical Science. The 24th isn't far off and I'm dreading each day and in complete doubt about whether I should do this for the next 4 years but I know it's my only route into Medicine!

I just have lost all believe in myself, is it really worth completing this course and then applying for standard 5 year or GEM. (I know they are highly competitive) but I know that if there is a little chance that my plan will succeed, I'm willing to put my 100% in to get a first or 2:1, I just really need a little bit of encouragement, advice and faith

Try and also take things as they come: it's fine to have GEM as your ultimate aim and objective, but before then you have to get to grips with what you're doing now. Constantly thinking about medicine and dreading your current course will not necessarily help you do that.

Or you can reaaaaaally buckle up and do your Year zero course. These courses have low contact time and you'd be able to resit an A Level or two at the same time. That'll give you a crack at getting into a med college (Definitely none of the "top" ones but whatever).