University of Leeds A100 2022 entry

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Hello everyone! I would like to seek advice from you all,
I am an international student who is currently studying Physiotherapy in the UK.
I am graduating next year and I would like to study medicine ( standard entry) in 2022, my UCAT is 2490 and SJ Band 3.
Do I have an interview chance if I apply to Leeds University?
Many thanks!

Hey guys do you know if leeds is accepting 3 A's at AS level as a substitute for full points at GCSE this year? pls let me know

Wait so I sent an email to leeds and they said that they are reviewing how they weigh academics and the BMAT and that they will update us on how they will carry out the admission process by the time of their open day which is in the beginning of october. Does this mean that they may as well throw away their previous scoring system??

Who knows they might because they are a GCSE heavy score but with the massive grade inflation for A Level students who have already achieved their grades and high GCSEs for a lot of people they might lean much more heavily on BMAT.

When do you think they will confirm the selection process?

I emailed them about the process and this is what they said
Scoring

On receiving the application the initial shift looks at academic background and BMAT score. We add the marks for GCSE or AS (whichever is the higher of the 2) with the marks for predicted or actual grades at A Level to give a total of 32 points for exams.



GCSE = 9/8/A* = 3, 7/A = 2, 5/6/B = 1

The highest score for GCSEs is 24 points for 8 A*s (including English, Maths, and Double Science or Chemistry and Biology) or 24 points for 3 grade As at AS (including Chemistry or Biology).

The predicted grades (supplied by your school/college) are scored out of 8, with 8 points awarded for AAA. The standard offer for Leeds is AAA at A2 including chemistry or Biology with either Maths or Physics. A fourth AS-level would not be academically scored therefore the presence/lack of a fourth AS would not affect an application.



BMAT scores are ranked at Leeds. The top scoring 20% (only those who applied to Leeds) are given 5 points, with 1 point being given to the bottom 20%.

This score is added to the overall academic score. Applications are ranked again with the top 1000 being called for interview.



There are 8 stations for the MMI interviews with marks awarded for 3 attributes per station. Communication skills are marked on all stations. Points for each attribute range from 1 (poor) to 4 (excellent).

The percentage weightings are as follows for the initial sift of applications:

GCSE or AS – 64.9%

A2 – 21.6%

BMAT – 13.5%

I emailed them about the process and this is what they said
Scoring

On receiving the application the initial shift looks at academic background and BMAT score. We add the marks for GCSE or AS (whichever is the higher of the 2) with the marks for predicted or actual grades at A Level to give a total of 32 points for exams.



GCSE = 9/8/A* = 3, 7/A = 2, 5/6/B = 1

The highest score for GCSEs is 24 points for 8 A*s (including English, Maths, and Double Science or Chemistry and Biology) or 24 points for 3 grade As at AS (including Chemistry or Biology).

The predicted grades (supplied by your school/college) are scored out of 8, with 8 points awarded for AAA. The standard offer for Leeds is AAA at A2 including chemistry or Biology with either Maths or Physics. A fourth AS-level would not be academically scored therefore the presence/lack of a fourth AS would not affect an application.



BMAT scores are ranked at Leeds. The top scoring 20% (only those who applied to Leeds) are given 5 points, with 1 point being given to the bottom 20%.

This score is added to the overall academic score. Applications are ranked again with the top 1000 being called for interview.



There are 8 stations for the MMI interviews with marks awarded for 3 attributes per station. Communication skills are marked on all stations. Points for each attribute range from 1 (poor) to 4 (excellent).

The percentage weightings are as follows for the initial sift of applications:

GCSE or AS – 64.9%

A2 – 21.6%

BMAT – 13.5%

@becausethenight and @GANFYD
1- do you know when Leeds is likely to release how they will do the medical admissions
2- do you know if ur as is AAA then will that be looked at instead of gcses

I would guess never, as they have only disclosed info in FOI requests previously.
It always used to be, but they may well have changed that wiht the phasing out of AS levels for most.
Call them and ask. they can only decline to answer!

After emailing the admission team about when I can get the admission process they said- “We expect it to be available to enquirers by the time the University’s online open days are held” which are held between 1-9 October. Do you think it’s worth waiting to find out then or is it a dead end.

I also sent them a request on what do they know about the as grades- https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/medicine_as_level_alternative_to#incoming-1877552. Do you think this would confirm that they still use AS instead of gcses

Hi do you think that 5 5 3A on the BMAT will be all 5 points on BMAT Leeds scoring
By 5 5 3A I mean 5 on section 1
5 section 2
3A on writing task
Or if not how many points do you think it will be and what percentile