Poor GCSE and still want to get into mediicne

Not to put the fear of God into you or anything, but man are you gonna have your work cut out for you. I got 3A*s, 6As and a B (physics), Three As and a B (Chemistry) at AS and I'm now studying Biology, Chemistry and German. I'm pretty good academically, but obviously so many people apply to medicine with incredible results and predictions. A lot of emphasis is placed on academia, because I stand out from the crowd with work experience - yet all I have to show for it are three rejections from the four med schools I've applied to (one has yet to respond). There's no bitterness there, I'm going on a gap year to work in a hospital in Germany and finally study there; but the English system chews up applicants and spits them out if they don't have straight A*s.

I agree with what most people are saying here.

Let's be honest. Only option will be to retake GCSE's whist doing A levels.
Achieve A A A A in AS, get A* A* A* A* predicted
Get A*A*A A2.

If you pull it off, first of all you're amazing - second of all you have a great shot at especially with your work experience and such.

They won't know you took a resit I think. + you'd stand a chance yes, but a small one as everyone who applies to medicine has that.

May I ask which uni hav u applied to? You seem to be a good candidate.

Is that specifically for medicine?

Thank you I applied to Aberdeen, Hull&York Med, Queen Mary's and Keele (which is the one I'm still waiting on a response for) and Cardiff for physiotherapy.

Aberdeen and Queen Mary's I never expected to get an offer for, Hull and York I was surprised to have a rejection from because they say they might still accept your application if you're predicted AAB, but ah well. Keele is either taking their sweet time so as not to appear too keen or because they're taking a nice hard look at my 150 hours of practical work experience.

But I don't anticipate an offer from them either - my UKCAT was okay, average at 640, but with such an oversubscribed course I would be surprised if there wasn't a candidate better than me.

Thank god for Germany is all I can say!

Whats your UCAS tariff since u applied to Queen mary?

I don't know, roughly 600, never looked really. Assuming my performance remains the same or improves this year.

Have you got predicted 3 A's?

Not to put the fear of God into you or anything, but man are you gonna have your work cut out for you. I got 3A*s, 6As and a B (physics), Three As and a B (Chemistry) at AS and I'm now studying Biology, Chemistry and German. I'm pretty good academically, but obviously so many people apply to medicine with incredible results and predictions. A lot of emphasis is placed on academia, because I stand out from the crowd with work experience - yet all I have to show for it are three rejections from the four med schools I've applied to (one has yet to respond). There's no bitterness there, I'm going on a gap year to work in a hospital in Germany and finally study there; but the English system chews up applicants and spits them out if they don't have straight A*s.

Will I still stand a chance if I get 4As in As level?

Which universities did you apply to?

The harder the subjects the better, so yes off course. Those are a strong combination of GCE A levels.

I got 1A*6A2B2C. However C on English Language. Therefore, I m going to sit the IGCSE cambridge and hopefully I will get an A. Is it still possible for me to apply medicine. I would like to apply queens merry manchester glasgow n plymouth. Please give me some advice guys. Be honest.

Hmm no foundation medicine is normally only for those who don't have the relevant A level qualifications e.g. humanities students and mature students etc.

I don't understand, I know a guy who got into the foundation course at King's and he did Biology, Chemistry and ICT at GCE A level and Mathematics at GCE AS level. I Also know a girl who got into same course at King's and she did Biology, Chemistry, Geography and I can't remember her fourth subject.

I don't understand, I know a guy who got into the foundation course at King's and he did Biology, Chemistry and ICT at GCE A level and Mathematics at GCE AS level. I Also know a girl who got into same course at King's and she did Biology, Chemistry, Geography and I can't remember her fourth subject.

Well maybe King's is an exception but they are generally offered to people who either didn't get high enough a levels and are deemed to have a deprived background or extenuating circumstance or to those without the relevant queslifications.