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Bristol UCAT for Dentistry

Bristol is my top choice university for Dentistry, but I’ve seen posts saying their threshold score for the UCAT last year was 2730 and that UCAT scores make up 35% of the admissions process.

I’ve done my UCAT and I scored 2660 Band 1.
My GCSEs are 9999998888 and my predicted grades so far are A*A*A in biology, chemistry and maths (might go up or down, depending on how I perform in my mocks next week).

If I wrote a (hopefully) strong personal statement to go along with these grades, is there any chance I could still be considered at Bristol? Or is it not likely that I’d get an interview/offer due to my UCAT score not being great.

And does anyone know if the threshold UCAT offers differ between medicine and dentistry?

Thanks!

Reply 1

McGinger

Its a composite score - GCSE 15%, A-Level 15%, Personal Statement 35%, UCAT 35%.
Therefore there isnt a threshold score for UCAT - if you score well in other areas your UCAT score will not be that significant.

Apply.
(If you dont you'll spend the rest of your life wondering what might have happened if only you had).