GANFYD's "Which medical schools accept retake A-Levels" list

Has anyone got into medicine from re-resitting?

I'm just wondering.

Yes i know many who have offers after resitting

No I don’t mean people who are resitting, I’m talking about the people who had to resist after they have already resat the exams. Essentially people who’ve had to do alevels more or equal to three times

So did you sit your a level exams three times? Exeter allows multiple a level resits but I don’t think there are other med schools that allows multiple resits... @GANFYD do you know if there are any other med schools that accept multiple a level resits?

So did you sit your a level exams three times? Exeter allows multiple a level resits but I don’t think there are other med schools that allows multiple resits... @GANFYD do you know if there are any other med schools that accept multiple a level resits?

No I don’t mean people who are resitting, I’m talking about the people who had to resist after they have already resat the exams. Essentially people who’ve had to do alevels more or equal to three times

It would also depend on whether there are any ExCircs at all, so would suggest OP contacts those they are interested in to explain their specific situation

hi im in year 13 (or at least i should be) im a private candidate that was aiming to sit exams this summer

now exams are cancelled there isnt much i can do, i will still study but i doubt private candidates will be able to sit exams

is it possible for me in september 2021 to join a college as a year 13 student (i did year 12 but did pretty poor so got kicked out)

or will i have to resit the whole 2 years of a level, if so thats a bit ridiculous since school started less than 4 months ago and they already cancelled exams

i can sit exams next year but i bet they will cancel it again "due to coronavirus"

for medicine you can't really resit a levels much, if you do you are severely limited to how many unis you can apply to

this is why sitting exams in summer is crucial for me, if i dont then what can i even do?

please help me thanks

Check out this link which has a list of medical schools' policies regarding A level resits:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6649138

thanks i have already seen that

but some unis for example sheffield have ",(1 resit attempt only)"

does this mean resiting only 1 year?

so since im a "year 13" student even tho im not im a private candidate i was in year 12 though

does this mean that my only option is to do year 13 and not resit year 12 ? - im wondering if any colleges will accept me ( i got pretty good GCSEs most 8s and 9s) but still they werent liking it

This is going to be tough, and in a standard year, there are very few med schools that accept more than 3 years to do A levels. BUT, the current cancellation of exams means things may have to change. Every med school took the Oct sitting of A levels as a first sitting this year, and many would accept the (now cancelled) June sitting, too, so resit policies were effectively removed.
I doubt even the med schools have decided how this is going to work, as people have, in some cases, not been able to sit exams for 2 years, or at the very least missed vast swathes of schooling. So all you can do is keep an eye open for what is posted on websites when they decide on a 2022 entry resit policy, and most likely, email med schools to ask ow they will treat your application, given your individual circumstances.

ok thanks a lot
what would you say is better resitting the whole a level again ie take 2 more years to do the same levels instead of finishing this year, or do exams privately with the chance that they get cancelled again for 2022.

im trying to do my a levels this year but honestly 2020 was the worst year of my life and 2021 isnt looking any better i will be ready for the exams by june but they are cancelled

i want to get into a top london uni and kings college accept resits, so i can look into that too,

also do you think colleges will accept students for year 12 right now? i would rather join a college this covid isnt going away and having regular teacher mocks and predicted grades are so valuable

What makes the London unis "top"?

I can't answer which is better for you, nor how any individual med school is going to treat private applicants this year.
If you have ExCircs for having to resit a year, then that is a different situation, as all med schools will consider these, and if accepted, would not class it as a resit. Most ask you to contact them with the details well in advance of applying so they can put to their committees.

the most prestigious unis bar oxbridge and maybe warrick are all in london

i also live in london so i could commute to uni instead

What makes the London unis "top"?

I can't answer which is better for you, nor how any individual med school is going to treat private applicants this year.
If you have ExCircs for having to resit a year, then that is a different situation, as all med schools will consider these, and if accepted, would not class it as a resit. Most ask you to contact them with the details well in advance of applying so they can put to their committees.

Prestigious in what way, wrt medicine?
Warwick only offers GEM