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Should I retake any GCSEs for medicine?

Hiya,

This year I got my GCSE results (I'm in year 12) and they were 3A*s, 1A and 5Bs. The Bs included triple science. I know it may sound silly but I am not sure whether I should retake triple science. Medicine is so competitive and so many applicants will have done a lot better so is it worth retaking these?

Also, will Unis look badly upon GCSE retakes?

Thank you

Reply 1

samina_ay

concentrate on a levels.

Reply 2

returnmigrant

Lots of info about Applying for Medicine, including entry requirements, here : http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/Medicine

Reply 3

gooby2015

Well, I got 1A* (Chemitry) 1A (Arabic) 5 Bs and 2 Cs (Business studies and Geography). I phoned king yesterday and they said that so long as an applicant has shown tremendous improvemenet in A levels (All A*s) and does really well in the UKCAT (High 600s low 700s) then they can look into it. Also they said that they don't accept retakes for GCSEs