Medicine 6 year course

Hi. I was wondering if anybody had any help or advice to offer. I have been a lawyer since 2009 graduating in 2007 with a 2:1 from Leeds; I have been fortunate to practice abroad and in the UK. 18 months ago I began to look into a change of career in particular medicine. To assist with the decision I've done a number of medical related work placements. I sat my UKCAT yesterday in order to apply for the 6 year extended medical degree programme to begin in Sept 2018.

Some pertinent details are below:
I'm 33 now;
GCSE: 2A*, 6A, 2B
A Level: History: A, English: A, Biology: British, General Studies: A
My UKCAT scores were as follows: 620, 620, 660, 640 and SJT Level 2.

I want to apply to Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Durham ..does anyone have any thoughts, comments or suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Reply 1

evalilyXOX

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Original post by Kamster

Hi. I was wondering if anybody had any help or advice to offer. I have been a lawyer since 2009 graduating in 2007 with a 2:1 from Leeds; I have been fortunate to practice abroad and in the UK. 18 months ago I began to look into a change of career in particular medicine. To assist with the decision I've done a number of medical related work placements. I sat my UKCAT yesterday in order to apply for the 6 year extended medical degree programme to begin in Sept 2018.

Some pertinent details are below:
I'm 33 now;
GCSE: 2A*, 6A, 2B
A Level: History: A, English: A, Biology: British, General Studies: A
My UKCAT scores were as follows: 620, 620, 660, 640 and SJT Level 2.

I want to apply to Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Durham ..does anyone have any thoughts, comments or suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

Hi there !

I am also a law to medicine switch and hoping to apply for the 6 year degree for 2018. I am about to enter into my final year of my LLB and have chosen to specialise in medical law & forensic medicine. I knew from 1st year that law wasn't really for me but stuck it out in the hopes that it would get better.
I am hoping to apply for Dundee and Manchester this year, and if i don't get in then i would take a year out and take my science highers as well as sit the GAMSAT.

Are you also going to sit the GAMSAT because i think for graduate applicants for Cardiff its the GAMSAT instead of the UKCAT. Also do Durham still run their medicine foundation course as I was quite keen to apply there but couldn't find it on the website anymore...

Reply 2

Sacred Ground

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Original post by Kamster

Hi. I was wondering if anybody had any help or advice to offer. I have been a lawyer since 2009 graduating in 2007 with a 2:1 from Leeds; I have been fortunate to practice abroad and in the UK. 18 months ago I began to look into a change of career in particular medicine. To assist with the decision I've done a number of medical related work placements. I sat my UKCAT yesterday in order to apply for the 6 year extended medical degree programme to begin in Sept 2018.

Some pertinent details are below:
I'm 33 now;
GCSE: 2A*, 6A, 2B
A Level: History: A, English: A, Biology: British, General Studies: A
My UKCAT scores were as follows: 620, 620, 660, 640 and SJT Level 2.

I want to apply to Manchester, Liverpool, Cardiff and Durham ..does anyone have any thoughts, comments or suggestions?

Thanks in advance.

To my knowledge, none of the universities you're applying to are 6 year courses. Universities such as imperial and ucl offer the 6 year medicine degree.
Also, I'm afraid your UKCAT scores do seem low for a graduate applicant; many graduate applicants will have 700+ average but if you're applying for the undergrad courses, the UKCAT cut off will be slightly lower.
Additionally, many undergrad courses will require an A level in chemistry so you might want to look further into graduate entry medicine. If so, you'll have to sit the GAMSAT

Reply 3

Someone123123

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Original post by Sacred Ground

To my knowledge, none of the universities you're applying to are 6 year courses. Universities such as imperial and ucl offer the 6 year medicine degree.