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Reply 1

Josh-fc

I’m interested I’m med school and I’m in year 10 now and want to know roughly what I need to get in gcse and A levels to get into a good competitive medical school

Reply 2

ageshallnot

Original post by Josh-fc

I’m interested I’m med school and I’m in year 10 now and want to know roughly what I need to get in gcse and A levels to get into a good competitive medical school

https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/choosing-a-medical-school/gcse-requirements-for-medicine/

https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/choosing-a-medical-school/what-a-levels-do-you-need-to-be-a-doctor/

They are all competitive.

Reply 3

Josh-fc

I got
Maths 7
English lit 9
English Lang 8
Re 9
Combined science 9-8
History 9
Business 9
Spanish 7
Are my gcse results good enough for med school ?

Would I be able to get into med school with these results if so which ones I really want to go to oxford or Cambridge ???

Reply 4

cam9823

nah they pretty smegma results bro sorry

What do you mean ?

Are they that bad ?

Nah Josh dw bro. If ur working well at A Level then defo worth applying. Also, those grades are excellent!

Reply 8

DynamoAlchemyst

Cam9823 mind flexing ur GCSE results mate?

Reply 9

Sinnoh

Original post by Josh-fc

For the majority of medical schools yeah they're good enough. 7 A*s and 2 As, that's something. But it's unlikely that GCSEs alone will make or break your application.

For Oxford your GCSEs are actually below the average. The average number of A*s among all applicants is 8 and among applicants shortlisted for interview it's just over 10, so you would have to perform very well in the BMAT indeed in order to have a chance there. Source: https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/pre-clinical/statistics

With Cambridge the standard of GCSEs is slightly lower - avg. no. of A*s for applicants is 7, among offer holders it's 9. Source:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/569747/response/1368694/attach/2/FOI%202019%20306%20Torih%20response%20letter%20and%20data.pdf?cookie_passthrough=1

Reply 10

ThunderBeard

Original post by Josh-fc

What do you mean ?

Not good enough for Oxford I’m afraid, without any other circumstances. However Cambridge do not have such a large emphasis on GCSEs so maybe try for there?

Reply 11

DynamoAlchemyst

Is 4 9s, 5 8s and a 7 alright? Just asking out of interest

Reply 12

ᴍᴜsᴋᴀɴ

Original post by cam9823

how many times do i have to repeat my self, no wonder you got **** grades you are so slow and simple

I think I saw u on another post telling this yr 10 girl she'd fail when she asked about biology, chemistry and maths stuff...

Reply 13

ThunderBeard

Original post by DynamoAlchemyst

Is 4 9s, 5 8s and a 7 alright? Just asking out of interest

9 A* and an A. I think so, but maybe ask Sinnoh

Reply 14

cam9823

Maths 9
English lit 8
English Lang 9
Physics 9
Bio 9
Chem 8
Geography 9
French 9
Spanish 9

Drama 7

Reply 15

username2646039

Original post by Josh-fc

I think they’re good grades

Reply 16

cam9823

Original post by DynamoAlchemyst

Is 4 9s, 5 8s and a 7 alright? Just asking out of interest

get on my level beta male

Reply 17

JICMB77

You’ll be fine. A Levels are much more important.

Reply 18

Nour M.

They are satisfactory, although a good As level score on top of that is crucial to getting into a prestigious university. Your grades are fine, but maths seems to be one your weak points. I suggest you can try to improve that grade in particular as it can hurt your chances with universities like Oxford or Cambridge because it's considered to be one of the most basic subjects, especially when trying to get into med school. With that in mind, keep up the great work.

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Reply 19

Sinnoh

Original post by DynamoAlchemyst

Is 4 9s, 5 8s and a 7 alright? Just asking out of interest

Oxford treat 8s and 9s as equivalent - for now. So that's 9 A*s and 1 A, putting you within interview and offer-holder territory for Oxford and Cambridge (provided your BMAT is good)
'Alright' is a bit of an understatement lol