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Reply 20

Uranium Potato

OP

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Original post by hamza.shah24

Pakistan... :smile:

I gather you are a home student?

Yes, but I joined school in mainland England here in year 9, before that i was in Belfast. I'm from India originally :h:

Reply 21

hamsh24

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Original post by Uranium Potato

Yes, but I joined school in mainland England here in year 9, before that i was in Belfast. I'm from India originally :h:

Lol I spent 4 years in the Scotland but then i returned back.. Rather unfortunately since I am classed as an international student and the fees is extremely high

:frown:

Are you thinking of applying to Oxbridge for medicine as well?

Reply 22

username3709976

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7A*s, A, 2Bs, C (Bs in creative subjects) still the best in my old school :wink:

Bio chem maths and EPQ
expected grades based on GCSE are AAAA - have not got predictions
I want to get A*, A*, A* (EPQ), A minimum
Oxford on Cambridge still don't know, i really like Homerton College in Cambridge, UCL, imperial or Kings College London
2 week at GP, going to volunteer at pharmacy and care home and hopefully get a hospital placement for easter

I know this was not a question but i really wanna move out for uni but my parents are not agreeing to it. IDK how i can convince them because i want my independence, part of the reason i am keen on oxbridge and higher unis so they will allow me to move out if i get a place at the world's best unis. i still don't know if i will ever get this. Reply with any advice or if you have similar story. :s-smilie:

Reply 23

Uranium Potato

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Original post by hamza.shah24

Lol I spent 4 years in the Scotland but then i returned back.. Rather unfortunately since I am classed as an international student and the fees is extremely high

:frown:

Are you thinking of applying to Oxbridge for medicine as well?

Oxford in particular actually! Have you contacted uni admissions advisors to see what you'll be classified as?

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Original post by hello2906

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Reply 26

hamsh24

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Original post by Uranium Potato

Oxford in particular actually! Have you contacted uni admissions advisors to see what you'll be classified as?

I have... Its international..

Reply 27

Phteven

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Original post by Uranium Potato

Thx for your help! What subjects did you take for a level and what were your final grades at gcse and a level?

Bio, Chem, History to A2 (A*A*A), Physics AS (A)
2A*, 5A, 2B GCSE
BMAT 5.4, 5.5, 5A

Not that remarkable!

Reply 28

Moneyyy

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Hullo

GCSES: 12A* (9 in math and eng lang, 8 in eng lit)
A level: Bio chem math econ
Predicted: Dunno prob 3A* 1A
Prospective Oxford medicine
Work experience: pretty lacking here, did 1 week placement at a hospital in summer hols, plan to do more

see yall on my operating table peace

(edited 6 years ago)

Reply 29

Uranium Potato

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Original post by Moneyyy

Hullo

GCSES: 12A* (9 in math and eng lang, 8 in eng lit)
A level: Bio chem math econ
Predicted: Dunno prob 3A* 1A
Prospective Oxford medicine
Work experience: pretty lacking here, did 1 week placement at a hospital in summer hols, plan to do more

see yall on my operating table peace

Hopefully NOT on an operating table :colondollar:

Reply 30

YellowYellow2

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GCSE Results: 11A*s and an A (9 in maths and 8s in English)
A Level Subjects- Biology, Chemistry,Maths and Geography and an EPQ
Predicted- A*A*A*A
Hoping to get- same as predicted
Uni- Cambridge, Imperial, King's College, UCL, Queen Mary's College, I do prefer London as a place for uni
Work Experience- Currently volunteer at Mencap, hoping to gain a day of work experience in a hospital and I emailed some unis who said that my dance leader work experience was also relevant.

Reply 31

K8e.H

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Scottish student!
National 5 results: 7A’s (A*’s are not a thing in Scotland)
Seeing as Cambridge ask for bands, I got all 1’s
Higher subjects: biology, chemistry, physics, maths, english (5 is average)
Predicted: 5 A band 1’s
Hoping to get band 1’s?!
**Advanced Highers: I am thinking biology, chemistry, pure maths and stats?
Uni: Cambridge and Scottish uni’s because they’re free (why else?!)
Work experience: currently volunteering weekly in hospital (18 months by time of application), 1 week hospital surgical placement, 3 days research lab,
Planned: 2 days GP practice, 1 week volunteering at disabled holiday camp, about to start volunteering at care home and disabled children’s play centre weekly.

Reply 32

arigziegler

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Graduate student hoping to apply to Imperial!
Biomed predicted 1st Class.
IB 40/45
IGCSE: 3A*, 7A, 1B

Reply 33

pseudo123

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I feel like compared to 99% of the other international medical applicants my GCSEs are terrible but here goes anyways:

What you got for GCSES:
7A*s (:, english language, english literature, maths, ICT - took it in year 10, french and economics)
4As (bio, physics, drama and geography)

What you've taken at A-level:
I decided on: bio, chem, maths and english literature - might drop english next year though depending on my grades at the end of this year

Predicted (A2 not AS) grades (only if you've been given them already):
haven't been given them yet but target grades so far for AS are all As

What grades you think you'll get:
Realistically not sure but i'm aiming for all A*s if i can!!!

Which University you wish to receive an offer from:
Imperial! It's my dream uni I love it and I'm visiting their open day this summer I'm excitedd

What work experience do you currently do:
No long term stuff though I should probably start on that, but I've done 4 weeks at a burns hospital in India so I was allowed to watch multiple skin graft surgeries and stuff and I also shadowed the chief plastic surgeon there so that was a good experience! I'm also going to be doing some work experience in the UK this summer - if I get an opportunity to do it at an NHS trust then great but so far from what I've read online I have like no chance of that! But an alternative is doing some work experience through a summer programme which again i'm unsure of because I've heard it's a waste of money.

Reply 34

student.21

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Heyy

GCSE results: 4A* 6A
A Level subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Maths and French
Predicted: Don’t have them yet
Hoping to get: Aiming for A/A*s
Uni: Imperial, King’s College and maybe Oxford
Work experience: Haven’t done much really but hoping to get some done over summer

Reply 35

Guertena Weiss

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Original post by Moneyyy

Hullo

GCSES: 12A* (9 in math and eng lang, 8 in eng lit)
A level: Bio chem math econ
Predicted: Dunno prob 3A* 1A
Prospective Oxford medicine
Work experience: pretty lacking here, did 1 week placement at a hospital in summer hols, plan to do more

see yall on my operating table peace

Gintama!!

Reply 36

TheConfusedMedic

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Out of interest, why do you want to apply to these unis? :smile:

Reply 37

lou.sr

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Reply 38

Alexandraxx1

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@phteven what were your GCSE and alevel results

Reply 39

Lucia27

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GCSEs: 9 A* A* A* A A A B B
What you've taken at A-level: Biology, Chemistry, Maths
Predicted Grades: A*AA
What grades you think you'll get: A*AA
University you wish to receive an offer from: UCL, Imperial, Queen Mary, Keele
Extra Curricular: Senior Orchestra, Public Speaking and Debating, Brownies Young Leader Volunteer, School Advocacy team, NCS, DofE
What work experience do you currently do: Hospital AED Volunteer (six months), St John Ambulance Volunteer (two and a half years), one-week placement in hospital, and next half term booked to shadow a doctor.

Since my GCSEs are lower than most, would it be realistic to apply to UCL or Imperial?

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