Hi. I got my AS results yesterday and I got an AAB. A's in Biology and Geography and just missed an A in chemistry which I hope to resit. I get my math result tomorrow but I feel it might be a low B. so do you think if I apply to the medicine course with AABB I can manage to get an offer? I am an international student btw.
Hi. I got my AS results yesterday and I got an AAB. A's in Biology and Geography and just missed an A in chemistry which I hope to resit. I get my math result tomorrow but I feel it might be a low B. so do you think if I apply to the medicine course with AABB I can manage to get an offer? I am an international student btw.
Yeas of course you can, I applied with AABB this year and got three interviews and two offers. However, you must ensure you are predicted at least three As, then consider universities that are a bit lenient on AS grades.
Yeas of course you can, I applied with AABB this year and got three interviews and two offers. However, you must ensure you are predicted at least three As, then consider universities that are a bit lenient on AS grades.
Thanks for the reply. So AABB is not bad but also not good yes? Do you happen to know which universities are a bit lenient on AS grades? I was thinking about applying to university of plymouth and Bart's for Medicine and maybe UCL, Kings College London and University of Manchester for Biomedical Science or Biochemistry.
Thanks for the reply. So AABB is not bad but also not good yes? Do you happen to know which universities are a bit lenient on AS grades? I was thinking about applying to university of plymouth and Bart's for Medicine and maybe UCL, Kings College London and University of Manchester for Biomedical Science or Biochemistry.
I applied to Barts, Imperial, Cardiff and Nottingham. I got interviews from the first three and offers from Barts and Imperial. So there is a selection that don't look at AS. There's also Leicester, but you need to have a decent UKCAT (>650) to be considered as tehy have a points system, I had 645 so didn't apply. This was probably also the reason for my rejection from Nottingham.
KCL is a good choice but I wouldn't go for UCL because they look at the application more holistically so they look at AS grades. However, it might not matter if you ace the BMAT but personally I wouldn't take the risk; apply to Imperial instead. Plymouth is good as long as you meet the UKCAT requirement. To be honest, there are many universities that don't consider AS grades. To find out which ones, just email the admissions tutors with the question and you'll get an answer. That's what I did. Hope this helps
GCSE 7A*s in triple science, maths, french, arabic and english language 2A's in English language and R.E 2B's in D.T and I.C.T.
AS level
Physics- A Chemistry-A Biology-A Arabic-A Maths-B
I don't know how I got a B in maths but its pretty damn upsetting Are these grades good for any god damn medicine uni? I feel incredibly disheartened after this...I've honestly lost all hope in ever becoming a doctor.
P.S If you reply to this be honest and blunt. I don't want fake hope.
GCSE 7A*s in triple science, maths, french, arabic and english language 2A's in English language and R.E 2B's in D.T and I.C.T.
AS level
Physics- A Chemistry-A Biology-A Arabic-A Maths-B
I don't know how I got a B in maths but its pretty damn upsetting Are these grades good for any god damn medicine uni? I feel incredibly disheartened after this...I've honestly lost all hope in ever becoming a doctor.
P.S If you reply to this be honest and blunt. I don't want fake hope.
I honestly almost shed a ****ing tear....I'm pretty god damn depressed man. I got two A's in 2/3 of my maths modules then dirty ass C in my D1 module And looking at competition these days it seems like i'm royally screwed because I missed on an A by ONE mark
achieved A's in Biology Chem and Math at AS but missed an A in physics by 8 UMS. Planning to do all 3 sciences for A2 and drop math next year. Is there still a chance my teacher will predict me an A for Physics at A2?
achieved A's in Biology Chem and Math at AS but missed an A in physics by 8 UMS. Planning to do all 3 sciences for A2 and drop math next year. Is there still a chance my teacher will predict me an A for Physics at A2?
Afraid that depends on your school, but from what I've seen, most schools tend to predict their students one grade up from what they achieved at AS. Best person to talk to about this is your teachers, but there's certainly still a chance they'll predict you that A.
Afraid that depends on your school, but from what I've seen, most schools tend to predict their students one grade up from what they achieved at AS. Best person to talk to about this is your teachers, but there's certainly still a chance they'll predict you that A.
GCSE 7A*s in triple science, maths, french, arabic and english language 2A's in English language and R.E 2B's in D.T and I.C.T.
AS level
Physics- A Chemistry-A Biology-A Arabic-A Maths-B
I don't know how I got a B in maths but its pretty damn upsetting Are these grades good for any god damn medicine uni? I feel incredibly disheartened after this...I've honestly lost all hope in ever becoming a doctor.
P.S If you reply to this be honest and blunt. I don't want fake hope.
Your grades are perfectly fine, bud! They put you in a great position to apply - you shouldn't be upset with that at all. They're fantastic results and more than good enough for medical schools.
Your grades are perfectly fine, bud! They put you in a great position to apply - you shouldn't be upset with that at all. They're fantastic results and more than good enough for medical schools.
But I heard most schools hate to see B's on people's applications? Any uhmm..Like advice on universities to apply to? Kinda disheartening to see the only maths module I hated drag me from an A to a B though :/
But I heard most schools hate to see B's on people's applications?
That's not true at all. There are plenty of unis for whom this B won't count against you - some don't heavily weight AS results, and your A2 predictions are even more important! We have loads of people in this forum who've gotten into medicine with AS results like BBCC and stuff like that! Your AS results only make a tiny part of your application.
Any uhmm..Like advice on universities to apply to? Kinda disheartening to see the only maths module I hated drag me from an A to a B though :/
Your academics are really strong, but keep in mind there's a whole other non-academic side to your application! You're best to do your research and apply with 2 priorities: where you will enjoy studying first of all, and where your application will be strong second of all. With that said, I can say you might want to avoid Cambridge, because they like to see high UMS (~95%). Otherwise, just do your own research, and see where you'd enjoy studying.
State schools have to cash in AS results or risk big fines. This means you will have to declare your AS results on your UCAS application, and so you won't be able to hide poor AS results behind good A2 predictions. Medical schools take your AS grades into consideration or use them as an indicator of how accurate your A2 predictions are. Generally, a prediction above AS grade + 1 would be considered excessive.
Your academics are really strong, but keep in mind there's a whole other non-academic side to your application! You're best to do your research and apply with 2 priorities: where you will enjoy studying first of all, and where your application will be strong second of all. With that said, I can say you might want to avoid Cambridge, because they like to see high UMS (~95%). Otherwise, just do your own research, and see where you'd enjoy studying.
Well...I'll be quite blunt here, I just wanna get into flipping medicine LOL. I dont give two flying (you know what) about which uni I go to you know? I just wanna get into a medical school.