2021 entry Medicine A100 / A101 fastest and slowest offer senders

I’m talking about the 6 year guaranteed foundation courses, not the Biomed transfer schemes.
For the 6 year foundation you have to do an interview and an entrance exam as normal, the only exchange is an extra year for lower grades and I believe you just have to pass the foundation year.

Applied: 09/10/2020
UCAT: 2420 SJT 3
BMAT: 4.6 4.8 3.5A
GCSEs: 999988887
AS-Levels: AABB (Math, Computing, Bio, Chem)
Predicted A-Levels: A*A*AA (Math, Bio, Chem, EPQ)

University of Cambridge / A100
Date: 10/10/2020 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: 02/12/2020 | Reply: Rejection

University of Leeds / A100
Date: 12/10/2020 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: 22/01/2020 | Reply: Rejection

University of Manchester / A106
Date: 20/10/2020 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: 05/12/2020 | Reply: Interview invite
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University of Liverpool / A100
Date: 13/10/2020 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

Since we're talking about medicine related shows thought I'd chip in

The best I've seen is probably "999: Critical Condition" - its basically about what goes on in resus of A & E and follows the work of trauma consultants/juniors/nurses/HCA and it's quite amazing. You come across loads of the scenarios in ethics like Triple A, Cardiac Arrests, patients bleeding to death who need transfusions, end of life palliative patients, stab wounds etc. and it allows a practical viewpoint for the scenarios so you actually see what to do irl. There's also a fair bit of breaking bad news and decision making between life and death and you get to see it all. The consultants usually give some good snappy lines that you can steal for interview as well

Next is "Inside The Operating Theatre" - this shows live what happens in the operating theatre(🤯) and how the MDT operates, what goes on, how they go about the surgery, just how important teamwork is in medicine and gives in-depth roles of everyone which I find interesting. I recommend starting with the Open Heart Surgery - they literally freeze the heart and you can see it!!!!!(Can be quite long though like 3 hours sometimes )

Then its "Surgeons on the edge of life" - this gives more insight into modern day surgery, advances in technology, and cutting edge research being implemented in medicine. It really highlights the interdependence of science and medicine which is why I like it.

Next is "GPs: Behind Close Doors" this is also really useful as it shows the everyday workings of a doctor, how they build a rapport with patients, teach some medical students, break bad news like cancer to patients, diagnose a $hitload of stuff and basically feels more human and real. It also often talks about the mental health and sanity of doctors themselves and I think it's important.

Then there's the more common ones like "Inside the ambulance" and "24 Hours in A & E" - these just give more colloquial examples of issues that patients face but there's still something to learn.

Obviously take what they say with a pinch of salt cos at the end of the day they are TV shows, but I think they're useful and relatable when prepping for interviews and I quite enjoy watching them

Rejected from Leeds (and I don’t understand why as i’m also on A2L) this is not goin well...

You've had an interview, don't give up hope yet!

If you're really not sure why you got rejected it's always worth getting in touch to ask why and if you can appeal. You never know, they could turn around and say they made a mistake.

After 3 months waiting I've finally got a reply from all my med schools.
Rejections from all of them
Not sure what I'm gonna do now

I'm really sorry to hear this it's a horrible feeling, happened my son last year but it's gonna happen about 60 or 70% of applicants this year too.. an awful lot of it is just down to luck. I hope you give it another shot next year and best of luck with your exams.

Thank you so much, I'll decide what to do over the next couple of weeks once I've come to terms with it

u say pass ur foundation year like it's easy, lol
thanks for the advice tho, I probably will do something like that

Ah God love you I really feel for you, I remember how sad I felt too. But looking back, my son didn't really have a clue what he should be doing, his careers teacher was useless then we found this thread and he followed all the advice to the letter, you really don't need any other help, they are fantastic here. He's had 3 interviews now just hoping for his 4th but if Lady Luck doesn't favour him this year either he could be in the same situation again. The competition is fierce and so many great kids are rejected simply because there's not enough space. Callum (my son) took his gap year, worked in Mcdonald's (I know but it's a job!) has saved a fortune for uni if he ever gets, really gave a good try for his UCAT, and prepared properly for his interviews and really found out a lot about the career from reading and listening to people talking/online WE. You have lots of time on a gap year as you don't have exams, to really improve your application and make sure this is what you want to do. You will be fine, dust yourself off and know you will come back bigger and better this year, it's only another few months anyway before you start getting ready to apply again! You'll be fine and the time will fly by. Enjoy a little bit of rest time too 😊

Rejected from Leeds (and I don’t understand why as i’m also on A2L) this is not goin well...

Wow that's inspiring

Ah God love you I really feel for you, I remember how sad I felt too. But looking back, my son didn't really have a clue what he should be doing, his careers teacher was useless then we found this thread and he followed all the advice to the letter, you really don't need any other help, they are fantastic here. He's had 3 interviews now just hoping for his 4th but if Lady Luck doesn't favour him this year either he could be in the same situation again. The competition is fierce and so many great kids are rejected simply because there's not enough space. Callum (my son) took his gap year, worked in Mcdonald's (I know but it's a job!) has saved a fortune for uni if he ever gets, really gave a good try for his UCAT, and prepared properly for his interviews and really found out a lot about the career from reading and listening to people talking/online WE. You have lots of time on a gap year as you don't have exams, to really improve your application and make sure this is what you want to do. You will be fine, dust yourself off and know you will come back bigger and better this year, it's only another few months anyway before you start getting ready to apply again! You'll be fine and the time will fly by. Enjoy a little bit of rest time too 😊

Ur so nice, Callum is lucky to have a mother like u
Ur post has made me feel so much better and made me realise it's not the end of the world and there'll be other chances.
I hope ur son gets offers too this year! Thanks so much for the advice

Hi just wondering if there are any stories of people getting an unexpected medicine offer post-interview eg they thought their interview went badly (obviously not from this year yet but current medics?)

Wee pet 😍 you'll be absolutely fine and a bit of time to yourself before you get lost in the medicine world will be lovely.

Hi just wondering if there are any stories of people getting an unexpected medicine offer post-interview eg they thought their interview went badly (obviously not from this year yet but current medics?)