help!can u transfer from biochemistry to dentistry having not finished the course?

I know someone who did Biomedical Sciences and then went on to do medicine afterwards, if that's any help.

Reply 2

OP

oh so did they finished their course studying biomedical sciences and then went on to study medicine?, do u know how long the biomed course was? thanks

Reply 3

jagz2468

no you have to finish ur biochemistry course and get at least a 2.1 in it and then reapply as a grad

Reply 4

very unlikely you will be able to transfer, i haven't heard of it, sorry.

Reply 5

kookoo_koochoo

1

yeah it's ot likely, you would probably be better of resitting some of your exams entering as a graduate is SO very competitive, more so than it is at this level, and there are universities that will still consider you even though you have resat a year. Anyway hope you did alright

Reply 6

OP

thanks a lot for ur help and advice, i can stop kidding myself now about transferring, so u think id be better off taking a gap yr n then reapplying? im worried i still won't get in for denistry after a yr out since a lot of people say its even less likely ull get a place..but i reallllllly want to study dentistry!!!!

how do i reach my goal of studying dentistry, without having any offers at this moment in time..??? help................. :confused:

Reply 7

angelmxxx

14

what grades did you get? They won't accept resits, so you need to make sure you've got the correct grades this year (I guess AAA/AAB, depending on the uni)?

Reply 8

homegurl

thanks a lot for ur help and advice, i can stop kidding myself now about transferring, so u think id be better off taking a gap yr n then reapplying? im worried i still won't get in for denistry after a yr out since a lot of people say its even less likely ull get a place..but i reallllllly want to study dentistry!!!!

how do i reach my goal of studying dentistry, without having any offers at this moment in time..??? help................. :confused:

it all depends on what your grades are. i had no offers first time round but managed to get AAB and took a gap yr to reapply and i managed to get an offer from my top choice!

Reply 9

OP

wow really?!
ok well this is my situation:
my grades:
Arabic: A
Chemistry: B
Biology: B
Mathematics: B

with chem, bio n maths i could resit one module in each subject to bring each one up to an A coz i wasn't far off from the As, thats if im going to take a gap yr...i dont want to end up taking a gap yr n gettin no offers though...thats what im worried about..

btw u know when u applied again after the gap yr, did u apply to the same unis u applied to the yr before, coz i asked m/c uni if i were to take a gap yr n reapply would they consider me n they said no....

so what do u think i should do now...

Reply 10

homegurl

wow really?!
ok well this is my situation:
my grades:
Arabic: A
Chemistry: B
Biology: B
Mathematics: B

with chem, bio n maths i could resit one module in each subject to bring each one up to an A coz i wasn't far off from the As, thats if im going to take a gap yr...i dont want to end up taking a gap yr n gettin no offers though...thats what im worried about..

btw u know when u applied again after the gap yr, did u apply to the same unis u applied to the yr before, coz i asked m/c uni if i were to take a gap yr n reapply would they consider me n they said no....

so what do u think i should do now...

is that your as or a-levels?
if its your a-levels then i would resit and try to pull those grades up but seeing that you had no offers first time around it might be difficult to get an offer as a reapplicant :frown:

when i reapplied i didn't apply to the same unis, the only ones i kept the same were kings and queen mary which i got interviews from (along with sheffield and leeds).

Reply 11

OP

ok so did u have interviews from kings n queen marys before ur yr out? coz i had interviews from m/c uni and lpool uni (which were unsuccessful) and both unis advised me not to try again the next yr if i took a gap yr since theyd jst send a rejection.
n yes theyr my a level results...
i think i might take a gap yr n apply to all diff unis...not sure

Reply 12

homegurl

ok so did u have interviews from kings n queen marys before ur yr out? coz i had interviews from m/c uni and lpool uni (which were unsuccessful) and both unis advised me not to try again the next yr if i took a gap yr since theyd jst send a rejection.
n yes theyr my a level results...
i think i might take a gap yr n apply to all diff unis...not sure

first time around i was predicted rubbish grades but managed to get an interview from queen mary after which i was eventually rejected. i got rejected outright from my other choices, one of which was kings.
when i reapplied, i wasn't resitting anything though so that obviously helped my situation.

best thing to do would be to ring each uni you want to apply to and explain your situation.

Reply 13