Resitting UKCAT

Hi there,

I currently hold two offers for Medicine, but I did quite bad in my UKCAT last year and am considering resitting this summer so that I could maybe get a better score and apply to other universities I couldn't apply to last year. I know this sounds strange since I already have two offers but there are other universities out there that I would be interested in and I want to give myself a lot of options when it comes to results day. For example, if I do better in my UKCAT I can apply to other universities next year, like Glasgow and Newcastle, but that would mean personal statement, interviews etc all over again, or if I do badly, I can just stick with the offers I have and find out where I'm going on results day. So what should I do? Retake my UKCAT? And if I do resit and do badly, will this effect the offers I currently hold?

I would really appreciate some help, I really don't know what to do!

Thanks

Hi there,

I currently hold two offers for Medicine, but I did quite bad in my UKCAT last year and am considering resitting this summer so that I could maybe get a better score and apply to other universities I couldn't apply to last year. I know this sounds strange since I already have two offers but there are other universities out there that I would be interested in and I want to give myself a lot of options when it comes to results day. For example, if I do better in my UKCAT I can apply to other universities next year, like Glasgow and Newcastle, but that would mean personal statement, interviews etc all over again, or if I do badly, I can just stick with the offers I have and find out where I'm going on results day. So what should I do? Retake my UKCAT? And if I do resit and do badly, will this effect the offers I currently hold?

I would really appreciate some help, I really don't know what to do!

Thanks

Hi there,

I currently hold two offers for Medicine, but I did quite bad in my UKCAT last year and am considering resitting this summer so that I could maybe get a better score and apply to other universities I couldn't apply to last year. I know this sounds strange since I already have two offers but there are other universities out there that I would be interested in and I want to give myself a lot of options when it comes to results day. For example, if I do better in my UKCAT I can apply to other universities next year, like Glasgow and Newcastle, but that would mean personal statement, interviews etc all over again, or if I do badly, I can just stick with the offers I have and find out where I'm going on results day. So what should I do? Retake my UKCAT? And if I do resit and do badly, will this effect the offers I currently hold?

I would really appreciate some help, I really don't know what to do!

Thanks

Thanks everyone for your responses, I really appreciate it! The reason I’m considering reapplying is because my firm choice is a really local uni that many people I know will go to. I would quite like to experience something new and different- but I suppose you’re right, I could do that after I graduate. I’m putting so much pressure on the decision of where i should go next year because I just want everything to be perfect! But I understand that can’t be the case.