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Are my GCSE grade's good enough?

mitsouko

hi, my results are 9988877765 . I want to peruse a career in medicine and go a fairly good uni, should I redo the ones I got a 5 and a 6 in or should I focus on a-levels???

Reply 1

username5360040

What are the subjects that you got 6 and 5? I know BSMS(which I think can be regarded as a good medical school) only requires good GCSEs in maths and English.

Reply 2

queenbeexox

Original post by jp2305

You know your grades are good enough....stop trying to be an attention seeker

You know

Reply 3

username5367084

Original post by queenbeexox

You know

Literally they've done so well getting high grades yet all they seem to want to focus on the are 6&5 which are still really good grades why do they seem so ungrateful atleast they passed lmao

Reply 4

Emily5243

Original post by mitsouko

hi, my results are 9988877765 . I want to peruse a career in medicine and go a fairly good uni, should I redo the ones I got a 5 and a 6 in or should I focus on a-levels???

Original post by jp2305

Literally they've done so well getting high grades yet all they seem to want to focus on the are 6&5 which are still really good grades why do they seem so ungrateful atleast they passed lmao

Well most medical schools want at least a 6 in maths, English lang, and the sciences so the fact that they have a 5 could reduce their options for medical schools if the 5 is in one of those subjects. GCSEs can be very important in medicine selection - an example is the fact that the average offer holder for medicine at Oxford has 10 A*s at GCSE.
https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/pre-clinical/statistics

Reply 5

glowing_starfish

Original post by jp2305

Literally they've done so well getting high grades yet all they seem to want to focus on the are 6&5 which are still really good grades why do they seem so ungrateful atleast they passed lmao

Omd chill people got different priorities. What’s it to you? Stop complaining and focus on urself if u did that then maybe u would have got higher.

Reply 6

Emily5243

Original post by jp2305

Well that's her problem lol

Yes, but you call them ungrateful and said they should be happy they passed but just passing isn't enough at most medical schools so they have every right to be upset.

Reply 7

georgiarose2000

Original post by mitsouko

hi, my results are 9988877765 . I want to peruse a career in medicine and go a fairly good uni, should I redo the ones I got a 5 and a 6 in or should I focus on a-levels???

if you got the 5 in biology, chemistry or maths then i would recommend re-taking that one, if not then your grades are amazing dont worry!! they normally only look at the relavant grades so if you got the 5 in like german, spanish, histroy or art (ETC), then it wont matter.

Reply 8

nexttime

Original post by mitsouko

hi, my results are 9988877765 . I want to peruse a career in medicine and go a fairly good uni, should I redo the ones I got a 5 and a 6 in or should I focus on a-levels???

Ignore the dunces up there. Your GCSEs are probably good enough but you do need to be careful applying to medicine. There are often English and maths requirements for GCSE, and certain unis like the aforementioned Oxford and Cardiff have insanely high requirements and you must carefully research each uni before you apply. Good luck.

Reply 9

queenbeexox

Original post by glowing_starfish

Omd chill people got different priorities. What’s it to you? Stop complaining and focus on urself if u did that then maybe u would have got higher.

-.-

(edited 3 years ago)

Reply 10

queenbeexox

Noone said he didn't do well omds -.-

Reply 11

mitsouko

Original post by Emily5243

What subjects did you get the 5 and 6 in? You would have to avoid GCSE-heavy medical schools like Oxford, Leeds, Cardiff.
Also there's no such thing as 'good' or 'bad' medical schools - each one is accredited by the GMC so there is no advantage going to a higher ranking uni. When selecting for foundation posts and specialty training posts, the people selecting won't even see which medical school you graduated from.
You need to choose a medical school based on what features you want in a medicine course, and where you stand the highest chances of interview. The UCAT/BMAT plays a huge role in selection for interview so you will need to come back and post in the 'which medical school should I apply to' thread once you have your UCAT score and A level predictions.

Well most medical schools want at least a 6 in maths, English lang, and the sciences so the fact that they have a 5 could reduce their options for medical schools if the 5 is in one of those subjects. GCSEs can be very important in medicine selection - an example is the fact that the average offer holder for medicine at Oxford has 10 A*s at GCSE.
https://www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/study/medicine/pre-clinical/statistics

Okay, thank you so much ! , I wasn't aware that there is no 'good'/'bad' medical schools