Official: King's College London A101 EMDP 2023 Entry Applicants and Offer Holders

Sorry- I don't want to keep this thread on a loop, but should I apply to EMDP despite having the predicted grades for A100?
I am an access student who will be predicted 45/45 distinctions (getting those 45 Ds is a different story), which would allow me to apply to A100, however my UCAT isn't king's competitive- 2690 B2.

Sorry- I don't want to keep this thread on a loop, but should I apply to EMDP despite having the predicted grades for A100?
I am an access student who will be predicted 45/45 distinctions (getting those 45 Ds is a different story), which would allow me to apply to A100, however my UCAT isn't king's competitive- 2690 B2.

Its much harder to get into A101, you need to be in care, come from a poor background etc

yes exactly !!! i know so many who had a high ucat and a levels and actually got rejected bc it was too high !!!
- its a foundation year programme for a reason and the admissions always look at that !

So for those people you knew - were they explicitly told as the reason for their EDMP rejection, by the university itself: their grades were too high?

It literally says in the 2022 posts for EDMP people have gotten interview with grades over AAA. For people reading this and unsure if their grades are "too high" just call/other contactl KCL; I would recommend telling people to go ask KCL themselves then telling people not to apply or to apply elsewhere just because they have higher grades, as it's misinformative. Thanks.

Can someone please provide proof such as by email or otherwise about KCL EDMP rejecting people because of their predicted grades being good enough for A100? It isn't mentioned, like it is in HYMS A101, that you'd be rejected if your predicteds were too high on the site.

I just want to make sure I'm not being misinformed by some people in this thread, and making sure people aren't jumping to conclusions because they thought those with 3A* applying to EDMP were rejected because of their predicted grades. My A-level, GCSE, and UCAT are irrespective of the contextual data I'm associated with, and just because I happen to get better grades doesn't necessarily mean I don't qualify, unless they've explicitly said so.

Hi there - In no way am I being misinformative - Kcl have literally said it themselves - at the end of the day if you have the grades for the normal a100 course AND a high ucat then you shouldn't be wasting an option here as the admission team were not born yesterday - they can tell when someone is taking advantage of a course which is meant for people who don't have the grades for medicine or the ucat .. If someone has A*aa prediction but a low ucat between 2300-2600 then they could compensate for that ... All we are saying is from experience, as well as receiving feedback from last year, that you need to make sure you actually fit the requirements or it will be a wasted option !
And yes actually my predictions changed from AAA to A*A*A and they told me that my high predictions 'didn't fit the criteria' for that specific course which is why I should've applied to the a100 as well as the fact that they have more spaces
Please do not misinterpret what I am saying as I have done extensive research myself and accusing me and others of anything other than this is just wrong ( we've been through this ourselves and have received feedback so want to share it with potential students so if you do not want our advise then you shouldn't really be asking for it on a student room !!)

@techwiz12345 I completely agree with you too !!!!! Last year I was actually predicted higher at A*A*A* and they told me the SAME thing. They told me even though I for some criteria my grade predictions were too high which I thought was so unfair but it is what it is I guess - where are you thinking of applying this year ? I’m thinking kings A100 - Queen Mary too and st George’s Uni .
And to people thinking of applying here , it’s actually true you need to have either low ucat or low a levels of ABB . The people who got in last year with above AAA had a low ucat !!! Be careful guys

I think @techwiz12345needs to take a leaf out of your book. You offer helpful advice drawing on your own and others experience whereas they just attack people. Thanks for actually being a helpful person

Awww no worries ! Let’s all be kind on here - we have to help each other out on here ( I personally recommend if you are stuck a ucat between 2300-2600 as suggested by many other last year and this year will be better as this is meant for people with below the ‘normal’ requirements for medicine x ) !!!!

The moral of the story emphasises KCL's holistic take on applications, I guess:

While some have been rejected for having predicteds higher as techwiz and goo have mentioned, it is not a clear-cut case and people have been invited to interview much higher than the grades required such as A*AA; there is no cause-and-effect related to having high predicteds because it does not automatically guarantee rejection, there's only a correlation - as techwiz said themselves: "If someone has A*aa prediction but a low ucat between 2300-2600 then they could compensate for that"; and as goo said "The people who got in last year with above AAA had a low ucat !!!" probably because they didn't satisfy A100 UCAT "cutoffs".

This suggests a clear indication though, that you should probably not apply to EDMP if you satisfy all entry requirements and ucat cutoff for a100 as the course is primarily to widen access - hence the grade requirements are traditiionally lower and you'd be better off applying to A100. Just having good a-levels doesn't guarantee you satisfy all the shortlisting requirements for a100 though, and would still make EDMP the better option, so those with good predicteds can't be accused of taking advantage of the course without knowing more.

Anyone know how Kings EMDP use personal statement? Thanks sm