University of Plymouth A102 2021 entry

I was just wondering how likely it for the uni to accept students with the btec applied science onto the course of medicine- foundation year

I was just wondering how likely it for the uni to accept students with the btec applied science onto the course of medicine- foundation year

Hey there, that's a really good question!

I attend Leicester college which primarily offers BTEC L3 Extended Diplomas. Both of my friends were doing applied sciences (D*DD) and (DDM.) GCSE grades were at the bare minimum for both. Despite their academic profiles, they still got invited and had great interviews. Both were successful at getting a place at Plymouth for the foundation year and should be starting there this September.

I however did mine in health and social care and will be reapplying this year due to my interview being unsuccessful.

Hopefully this bolsters your confidence to apply for 2021 entry! 😁👍

Hey there, that's a really good question!

I attend Leicester college which primarily offers BTEC L3 Extended Diplomas. Both of my friends were doing applied sciences (D*DD) and (DDM.) GCSE grades were at the bare minimum for both. Despite their academic profiles, they still got invited and had great interviews. Both were successful at getting a place at Plymouth for the foundation year and should be starting there this September.

I however did mine in health and social care and will be reapplying this year due to my interview being unsuccessful.

Hopefully this bolsters your confidence to apply for 2021 entry! 😁👍

I am currently doing access to medicine while working in the NHS. I meet the GCSE requirements. I live in a deprived postcode as well. how is the interview process. also I am a mature student so are they accepting of that.

I just wanted to ask some questions regarding applying to medicine with foundation year when doing btec. There's not a lot of information regarding this online and I just wanted to ask what's your experience been like ?
I'm a bit worried that because I do btec i wont be a competitive candidate, is that true?


Thank you!

As you said, it's definitely rare to have someone do a BTEC and then go on to do medicine with/without a foundation year. It's usually because most Universities don't believe it conveys enough academic attitude and is a very atypical route compared to the usual A-level prerequisite - although most BTEC courses follow a similar pattern of PBL that more modern medical schools do and still cover a sufficient amount of the sciences.

From my own experience, I very narrowly lost an interview place at Bristol because they gave it to someone with A-levels as they thought them better suited to the course. However, both Leicester and Plymouth are very accommodating of a BTEC and make it clear that you are treated like any other competitive candidate as long as you meet/exceded the entry requirements.

To end on a bit of hope, I got one of the top interview scores at Plymouth last year (based on what was said in my feedback email) but I had gotten a "global no" due to not answering a question as a doctor should, a silly mistake. If that had not been the case then they told me I would've received an offer, so I should instead reapply in the next academic cycle. This just shows that its more than possible for us to do while still being as competitive as any other candidate!

With the eligibility criteria in plymouth gateway medicine, do you have to have at least 4 to apply? and would that mean an instant rejection if you dont have that?

Hey does anyone know about this query?

I am currently doing access to medicine while working in the NHS. I meet the GCSE requirements. I live in a deprived postcode as well. how is the interview process. also I am a mature student so are they accepting of that.

around what time do they start the interview process?

Based on last year, I think it took place between November until December as we found out our offers early-to-mid January.

Do you remember when interview invites were sent out?

Mid November.