QUB - Dentistry applicants - 2018 Entry

Congrats! What are your A level predictions and Ukcat score if you dont mind answering? Good luck with your interview)

Thanks so much! AAA pred, 650 UKCAT Band 2, 8A*, 2A GCSE! Have you applied? thanks so much!!!!!

Yesss but I didnt receive anything and im kind a worried. Btw are you a UK or an EU citizen?

Just got an interview!

Just got an interview!

congrats! is it for the jan/feb date?

It’s for the January date Have you heard anything yet?

Me too

I am in no way overconfident, my point was a valid since if you can't get an A in say biology at GCSE it is highly unlikely you would do at A level. And by you presenting yourself as an anomaly doesn't form a good argument it just shows you are an exception. You are also making a sweeping generalisation about dental applicants when most likely you have met/talked to less than 1% of those applying for the course.

I find it strange that you have assumed no one has the capability to achieve a place to study dentistry at university - just because it is "highly unlikely" does not automatically render the task impossible. To represent my belief as an actuality, I know, off the top of my head, at least 12 people that have achieved an A at A - level, despite only achieving a B at GCSE - 2 of which have secured places at universities to study medicine. In rebuttal to my apparent "anomalous situation", your choice of word "anomaly" is singular, thus implying I am, as you put it "an exception", despite the 12 people I know personally that have proven your belief invalid. It seems you have made the sweeping generalisation here. Moreover, considering I am in a WhatsApp chat with 198 dentists and 14 dental hygienists, I have talked to more than "1% of those applying for the course". Again, another inaccurate assumption my friend.

Anyone can achieve a place to study dentistry I never said that no one has the capability so please do stop making things up.
Well done for finding 12 other people who got an A at A-level but B at GCSE, would you like a medal because you need to find a hell of a lot more people? I guarantee you if you collated all pupils who got an A/A* at A-level the overwhelming majority would have an A/A* in that subject at GCSE so it is not an invalid statement.
Also you have not actively talked to each and everyone of the 198+14 therefore your statement is invalid.

Anyone can achieve a place to study dentistry I never said that no one has the capability so please do stop making things up.
Well done for finding 12 other people who got an A at A-level but B at GCSE, would you like a medal because you need to find a hell of a lot more people? I guarantee you if you collated all pupils who got an A/A* at A-level the overwhelming majority would have an A/A* in that subject at GCSE so it is not an invalid statement.
Also you have not actively talked to each and everyone of the 198+14 therefore your statement is invalid.

lol I don't know who either of you are, but zxc12390 your retarded mate😂😂😂your getting humiliated 😭😭

I wish you're never my dentist. Can't be having a dentist with the grammatical age of a 10 year old...

Whilst I undoubtedly agree that his grammar is appalling and makes me want to have an aneurysm, your grammar is also appalling - the "word" can't is also grammatically incorrect - it should be "cannot". I seriously hope you are not planning on studying dentistry...

I must disagree..
Grammatically, you can use can't instead of can not or cannot in the majority of circumstances. There is an exception. In wh-movement, the contraction should not be expanded unless you also change the word order.
Eg
Why can't I have some bacon? (OK)
Why cannot I have some bacon? (not OK, archaic)
Why can I not have some bacon? (OK again, although formal)


Stylistically, the choice between can't and cannot is more complex. Generally, people use can't in speech and informal writing, and cannot or can not in formal writing or very formal speech. Also, cannot might be used when you need to carefully distinguish it from can't in speech. In my case it was perfectly fine to use "can't"

The concepts of the "wh-movement" are irrelevant as the WORD can't doesn't TECHNICALLY exist. Although your style point is valid as it's a modern conception - e.g. "Can't" is accepted as a term of speech, yet it still isn't included in dictionaries as it doesn't classify as a "real" word.