Imperial College Medical Applicants 2015 entry

Hey guys

Im thinking about applying to Imperial but I'm not sure if my grades are good enough or if it's worth the risk to take the BMAT. Could anyone who got an offer please tell me their stats?

Hey guys

Im thinking about applying to Imperial but I'm not sure if my grades are good enough or if it's worth the risk to take the BMAT. Could anyone who got an offer please tell me their stats?

Hey
I got: GCSE - 7A* 3A
AS - AAAA (bio chem phys maths)
was predicted A*A*A*A* got A*A*A*A
Bmat - 4.6 5.4 3A

my stats were probably quite high, no one replied so just thought mine would be better than nothing for the moment altho im pretty sure there would be someone with fairly average stats.

Gd luck with ur application!

Wow this is weird haha...
My GCSEs: 7A* 3A
My AS:AAAA (biology, chemistry, physics, maths)
My A2: predicted: 4A* achieved 3A* 1A
BMAT: 4.7,4.7,3A
You must be related to me somehow 😦

Wow this is weird haha...
My GCSEs: 7A* 3A
My AS:AAAA (biology, chemistry, physics, maths)
My A2: predicted: 4A* achieved 3A* 1A
BMAT: 4.7,4.7,3A
You must be related to me somehow 😦

My reason for asking being that there was no 4.7 in section 2 upto 2010, beyond which there were no A*s at A level. So ur probably mistaken with ur bmat results...?

Sorry I meant to say 5.7, 5.7 my mistake. I'm starting this year

I already do so i'm not sure if I would get first year accommodation if i applied.

If you put Imperial as your firm and apply for halls before the deadline, you're guaranteed accommodation.

That's so cool do you already live in London? I already do so i'm not sure if I would get first year accommodation if i applied.
Also, what did you use to revise for the BMAT? I haven't done physics since GCSEs so do you think that making notes for physics using their content guide is a good idea?
Thanks

I don't live in London, I have an en suite in Beit next year. I would probably still have at least considered halls even if I lived in London - for the experience. That said halls certainly aren't cheap at imperial. Regarding the physics, I'm probably not the best person to ask as I did physics to A2, however I would say it is perhaps more important to practice the actual BMAT than doing loads of physics in the hope that a topic you revised comes up. Perhaps a balance would be best, do a little physics, revising broad topics and getting a feel for a few important equations without going into too much unnecessary detail? I would ask someone who has been in this position, but the BMAT mostly tests your ability to think logically anyway, not your pure physics knowledge.... Sorry for the long response, but good luck!

It's cool and thank you!
How many BMAT unis did you apply to by the way? My UKCAT didn't go very well so I was thinking about applying to 3

Sorry I meant to say 5.7, 5.7 my mistake. I'm starting this year

3 is certainly risky, and you can still look into unis that put less emphasis or no emphasis on ukcat... cuz bmat is taken after you submit your application, and you never know what you will get

I applied to Bristol, imperial, ucl, and Cambridge. And I got offers from imperial and ucl. I didn't do ukcat but with hindsight probably should have instead of applying to Bristol

3 is certainly risky, and you can still look into unis that put less emphasis or no emphasis on ukcat... cuz bmat is taken after you submit your application, and you never know what you will get

I am just completely stuck on where to apply lol

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One of my mates got into imperial with AABBC at AS and I'm pretty sure his predictions weren't 4A*. However he did have 10A*'s at GCSE. Hope this helps.

I got 8A* 4A and 2A* 2A predictions. Is this good enough as an international?

How much do academics (especially predicted AS in comparison to achieved GCSEs) weigh, doesn't BMAT also have a large influence?