Bad yr 12 mocks….

Most schools use Y12 mocks to generate your UCAS predicted grades so if you got 3 E's for example your predicted grades are unlikely to be higher than CCC. Even for foundation year medicine you need AAB or ABB iirc (not a med student). Talk to your teachers and explain your situation. Maybe they'll be willing to raise your predicted grades if you attend extra support after school.

so I’m usually a A/A* student so I wasn’t too worried with mocks coming up in yr 12 and I didn’t do much revision especially because my mental health was absolutely horrendous and I just didn’t have time to revise either. I really wanted to do medicine but I just realised I’m literally going to fail these mocks because I didn’t revise so my predicted grades are going to be awful, I just did my biology mock and it went horrendously I’m very sure I’m going to fail. Same with chem, hopefully I can finesse maths🤞 But I’d be lucky if I don’t get a U in bio or chem our school makes the papers extremely hard too. Do you think I can still do medicine if I really focus on getting good grades next year? Will my predicted i got in year 12 still matter?

so I’m usually a A/A* student so I wasn’t too worried with mocks coming up in yr 12 and I didn’t do much revision especially because my mental health was absolutely horrendous and I just didn’t have time to revise either. I really wanted to do medicine but I just realised I’m literally going to fail these mocks because I didn’t revise so my predicted grades are going to be awful, I just did my biology mock and it went horrendously I’m very sure I’m going to fail. Same with chem, hopefully I can finesse maths🤞 But I’d be lucky if I don’t get a U in bio or chem our school makes the papers extremely hard too. Do you think I can still do medicine if I really focus on getting good grades next year? Will my predicted i got in year 12 still matter?

I’m in year 12, so I don’t have any expert advice, but I don’t think you should be too worried as of now. Yes, your predicted grades are probably going to be based on these results, but if you fail the exams, then they will likely make you retake them (this is what happens at my school as if you can’t pass you can’t go into year 13). If you have to retake them, this will be a good opportunity for you to revise and up the grades. Because you normally get high grades, I’m sure you are more than capable of getting into medicine, and your teachers may even see these mock results as a fluke if you’ve been consistently doing well so far. A levels are a whole year away, which is plenty of time for you to get great grades. The only obstacle is your predicted, as you need to get the minimum required predicted grades to even apply. Discuss how predicted grades are determined at your school (some schools are lenient with them). But please prioritise your mental health in all of this. If your school knows about this, they may be more understanding. Good luck with everything!

Thank you so much for your response! I really appreciate it but the thing is our school is sooo strict and the teachers are never lenient. I’m pretty sure they made our papers hard on purpose tbh,,,, for example we were asked to evaluate cytochrome c in phylogenic classification? What even is that?? a lot of people struggled with the paper too,,,, so I don’t think they’ll do anything about it. But say I get really good A level grades like idk A*s would I still be able to get into a good uni and do medicine? By taking a gap year I mean,,, or in clearing?Please tell me the mock grade doesn’t count then, I’m losing motivation

What about if I wanted to take a gap year and just not apply this year and let’s say I get rlly good grades in my actual a level? Can I still get into a good uni a do medicine 😭I’ve lost all motivation atp, my teachers rlly dislike me too I don’t think they’ll want to help me out here

What about if I wanted to take a gap year and just not apply this year and let’s say I get rlly good grades in my actual a level? Can I still get into a good uni a do medicine 😭I’ve lost all motivation atp, my teachers rlly dislike me too I don’t think they’ll want to help me out here

so I’m usually a A/A* student so I wasn’t too worried with mocks coming up in yr 12 and I didn’t do much revision especially because my mental health was absolutely horrendous and I just didn’t have time to revise either. I really wanted to do medicine but I just realised I’m literally going to fail these mocks because I didn’t revise so my predicted grades are going to be awful, I just did my biology mock and it went horrendously I’m very sure I’m going to fail. Same with chem, hopefully I can finesse maths🤞 But I’d be lucky if I don’t get a U in bio or chem our school makes the papers extremely hard too. Do you think I can still do medicine if I really focus on getting good grades next year? Will my predicted i got in year 12 still matter?

I don't want to be a bummer, but I think someone needs to tell you this. If you can't survive year 12, there is absolutely no chance you will survive year 13. I am currently sitting my final A-level exams right now, so take it from a year 13. I do biology and chemistry as well. A2 content is completely reliant on AS, and if you do not have a strong foundation you won't understand anything next year. Take energetics for example. I assume you've met Hess' law? Well get ready for Born-Haber cycles.. If you want to do well, especially medicine, there is no room for error, poor mental health and "not enough time". If you need to, redo year 12 but work on your mental health this summer. You have to be strong, and your mental health can be improved with enough discipline and hard work. I know this all sounds harsh and mean, but I really hope you listen with an open mind. If you want any advice, I am happy to give you some. I wish you all the best...