Medicine 2021 entry for resit / retake / gap year applicants

Got an interview at Sheffield, unis don't even have ucat or all applications yet

Got an interview at Sheffield, unis don't even have ucat or all applications yet

the same thing happened to me. I think there was a problem. bc I called and the person on the phone said many people were experiencing the same thing.

yeah I can't physically book it...

dude, i think some problem occurred. there's no way they would give out interviews before deadline and also without receiving our UCAT. shame that was a *****y mistake on their end.

Wow well done!! If u don’t mind me asking, what were your stats?

A*AA, 2980 band 2. Hopefully I'll get a real interview when they send them out properly if this one is a mistake

Then the completion date of your course is not 2021, then? You cannot put you are intending to complete the course then if you are not yet sure.

Most med schools will not consider someone who has started a medicine course elsewhere, whatever the reason they have left, unless there are significant extenuating circumstances and I am not sure "I felt something better came along" meets that requirement? Maybe not something to mention in the "commitment to medicine" or "understanding the course" sections of any interview.

Man I couldn’t go to the UK cause of financial issues, COVID, and academic issues I think unis
should understand that tbh

You can try telling them, but they have refused transfers from people with more extreme circumstances in the past

Hi I wanted to ask if anyone knows whether SGUL specifically doesn’t take ‘ retake’students for 2021 entry as they havnt clearly stated and I thought due to covid this may have changed. I’m taking chemistry this autumn I got AAC but in case I don’t get a good Grade this autumn I have summer too? But I’m also being predicted for psychology as a fourth A level which I am doing as an extra. So if someone is aware please let me know thank you. I got an average of 640 band 1 SJTA I think that should be fine for SGUL right?

What you've said isn't true at all. There are loads of students at Med School who didn't get in at first attempt, and a few who have taken more than 2 attempts (the most i have seen is success at 6th attempt). Amongst my daughter's close friends at Med School more than half weren't successful first time around and I personally know of 2 med students who received 4 rejections at first attempt and received 4 offers the following year.

Yeah I’ll try. But the thing is I won’t be “transferring” to the 2nd year. I’d be applying to the first year of medicine so I think that’s okay (correct me if I’m wrong)

Hi, please can you put me in this thread as well

Does anyone know if any medical schools would accept you if you have resat your Alevels twice?
Meaning in total 3 alevel sittings.