HYMS A100 Medical Applicants 2014

Kust need a bit of advice, i have 2800 average in my UKCAT however my VR score is 470, do you think theres a chance they'll raise the 450 cut off because i'm told they can raise these at any time.

I have the a good ukcat score which would give me an automatic interview but im guessing there'll be a much higher number of applicants than previous years because of the automatic interview thing. and with 130places or whatever, it'll be very competitive this year right?

Kust need a bit of advice, i have 2800 average in my UKCAT however my VR score is 470, do you think theres a chance they'll raise the 450 cut off because i'm told they can raise these at any time.

heyy, im thinking of applying here

Im a reapplicant, A*AAb
695 UKCAT
5A*,3.5A 1 C

I should have a good chance of getting interviewed right?

I suppose it's not worth applying with a 665 UKCAT? It'd score me 15 points?

Am I right in saying that anyone who scores >700, whether it'd be 700 or 850, gets 25/25 in the UKCAT section? !!! I wonder why HYMS is putting such a heavy emphasis on the UKCAT this year!

Same! VR is 470, have they raised the cut off before?

I don't know if they have, but more people with higher scores seem to be applying

So... after scrutinising the HYMS website, would I be right in thinking that with a UKCAT score great than 2800, I'd be guaranteed an interview (I meet the academic entry requirements).
But what if an increased number of people with really high UKCATs apply here? Could they change their admissions policy after the 15th October deadline?

That's what I'm worried about too. What if more than ~400 people apply with UKCAT scores >700? Would they interview more but offer less in comparison?

So... after scrutinising the HYMS website, would I be right in thinking that with a UKCAT score great than 2800, I'd be guaranteed an interview (I meet the academic entry requirements).
But what if an increased number of people with really high UKCATs apply here? Could they change their admissions policy after the 15th October deadline?

I was also a bit unsure about this how did you do in the ukcat

I think on their site they say that there's a 430 cut-off for interviews. I'd imagine they'd rank if they get more applicants with 700 than they can accommodate. I got 815 but I always wanted to go to HYMS because of their directed PBL system. I really hope they don't get a flood of applicants who all get interviews...



All universities reserve the right to alter their admissions process as and when they see fit. They could alter it on Oct. 1st, 14th, 15th or 4th Nov (when they get the UKCAT data and therefore the most likely date out of all four above) to meet their interview quota.

I have no idea how but I did manage to climb over the 700 hurdle for HYMS which I was super pleased about. Out of all the universities I've contacted, HYMS was by far the most helpful and friendly. They even took the effort of assessing my eligibility which was nice. I'm really hoping to apply here but now I'm not sure because of this change in admissions policy!



That would make sense but I'm really scared they'd simply accommodate everyone by increasing their interview quota. That would translate to a higher interview: offer ratio.

Edit: So I called up the Admissions office. The response I got was the Admissions policy will not be changed and that from previous experience, the % of people who apply to the school scoring >700 is definitely within their interview quota. I hope they realise some people will apply just because they’re now guaranteed an interview rather than applying because they like the school. (It’s not a bad thing because medicine entry is so competitive and knowing you’d be shortlisted for interview by at least one school is pretty awesome!)