Possible careers in medicine?

Hi, I've recently received my GCSE results and they weren't what I hope them to be, but I was wondering if I can still apply for medicine with the results I got for GCSE if I manage to get A's in A level Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology?

My GCSE results are:

Biology - A
Chemistry - A
CiDA - M (equivelant to 2 A's at GCSE )
English - A
English Literature - B
French - B
Geography - B
History - A
Mathematics - A
Physical Education - D
Physics - B
Religious Education - A*
Spanish - C
Statistics - B

Hi, I've recently received my GCSE results and they weren't what I hope them to be, but I was wondering if I can still apply for medicine with the results I got for GCSE if I manage to get A's in A level Biology, Chemistry, Maths and Psychology?

My GCSE results are:

Biology - A
Chemistry - A
CiDA - M (equivelant to 2 A's at GCSE )
English - A
English Literature - B
French - B
Geography - B
History - A
Mathematics - A
Physical Education - D
Physics - B
Religious Education - A*
Spanish - C
Statistics - B

yes. get 3 As at A-level and you'll be fine.

Why do you actually want to study medicine? Because I'm getting the feeling most people on here want to study it for the money and the status it gives them in sociey, rather than what it's really about. Do something more original.

I want to do medicine because I want to help people and make a difference to their lives (in a positive way) and my strong point is science and medicine seemed the logical choice.

Thank you, but could you possibly tell me if I will be able to study to become a doctor with my current results or will i have to redo any of them?

You know if you say "You want to help people" in your interview when asked why you want to study medicine, you wont get in.

Your GCSEs are fine. You should be ale to apply to majority of universities as long as you get 3 As in your A-levels. But because they're not amazing you might be ruled out for the top few universities( Ox, Cam, Imperial plus a few others).

I wouldn't worry about retaking your GCSEs though. Its a lot of hassle for what you'll get out of it. Just concentrate on doing well in your A-levels.

I'm not going say that in an interview, it will be more along the lines of how I was intrigued from a very young age as to how the human body worked and how medicines helped to cure the sick. Then i'll throw in about the things i've seen where there were people in the world who didn't get any medical attention and how people died due to that. But if you have any tips on how to respond to such a question could you possibly tell me?

I would be very reluctant to take that approach. It may well be the truth but it's so cliched that it's actually a bit cringy. You need to come up with a more convincing, original reason perhaps by drawing on work experience you may have or need to obtain. Remember that admissions tutors have been asking this question for a while and if they hear that answer, all they're going to think is 'here we go again!'.

So things such as work experience and Medilinks courses?

yes. get 3 As at A-level and you'll be fine.

You know if you say "You want to help people" in your interview when asked why you want to study medicine, you wont get in.

Why do you actually want to study medicine? Because I'm getting the feeling most people on here want to study it for the money and the status it gives them in sociey, rather than what it's really about. Do something more original.

Funny that because I said that and got in...

Will my GCSE grades be fine as well?

Funny that because I said that and got in...

Same. The uppity GCSE students who're rudest tend to be ones who're the most wrong. Lol, criticising people's motives for going into medicine when all they've done is post their GCSE grades.

It's the most generic answer you can think of, "i want to help people". You might want to but think of something that's a bit more original to say. I'm not stupid. In a world where things are getting more and more competitive, especially things such as medical courses, you need to do everything in your power to stand out against the crowd. Therefore saying something that thousands of other applicants have repeated doesn't seem like a wise move.