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Low UCAT Score and Gap Year?

Hi All,

I just completed my UCAT today.

I did terribly and did not anticipate the score that I got.

My results - 2230 B3

I am fully aware that this score is too low for application to medicine.

I am predicted A*A*A -

Can i take a gap year and reapply and retake my ucat.

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Reply 1

anyone

Reply 2

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by shdshhshdhdf
anyone


Yes
You can also sit the BMAT for this year - you have nothing to lose!

Reply 3

I don't want to sit the bmat

I don't want to apply for Oxbridge

I think it is too late to start preparing for bmat

Reply 4

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by shdshhshdhdf
I don't want to sit the bmat

I don't want to apply for Oxbridge

I think it is too late to start preparing for bmat

Med schools other than Oxbridge use BMAT.
Otherwise, your UCAT is almost certainly too low for any of the unis that use it

Reply 5

Original post
by shdshhshdhdf
Hi All,

I just completed my UCAT today.

I did terribly and did not anticipate the score that I got.

My results - 2230 B3

I am fully aware that this score is too low for application to medicine.

I am predicted A*A*A -

Can i take a gap year and reapply and retake my ucat.


hey :smile: you dont need to take a gap year, you can apply a snormal,I had a very very low UCAT and i still got into med, message me if you need any help or tips :smile:

Reply 6

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by (())
hey :smile: you dont need to take a gap year, you can apply a snormal,I had a very very low UCAT and i still got into med, message me if you need any help or tips :smile:


hi i got 2390 band 2 is it still worth applying? or I was thinking of applying to pharmacy as this course also interests me and I do love chemistry and maths, then I'll do my alevels and if they go well i'll rethink about taking a gap year and doing the ucat again and possibly rejecting pharmacy (if i get offers). However, I am unsure if this is allowed and if it is worth doing the ucat again considering i struggled and there's no guarantee it will be better and then i'd havre rejected pharmacy

Reply 7

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by ggeezz
hi i got 2390 band 2 is it still worth applying? or I was thinking of applying to pharmacy as this course also interests me and I do love chemistry and maths, then I'll do my alevels and if they go well i'll rethink about taking a gap year and doing the ucat again and possibly rejecting pharmacy (if i get offers). However, I am unsure if this is allowed and if it is worth doing the ucat again considering i struggled and there's no guarantee it will be better and then i'd havre rejected pharmacy

Hey! Its still worth applying :smile: dont let yourself lose hope or compare urself to others who have really high UCAT. The reality of it is you need one interview offer for a chance and when you do you smash it

If you truly want to go for med, apply as usual put. Pharmacy as the 5th see what happens, what unis give you offers and go from there


Its all still worth playing for, just because you have a low UCAT does not mean you vant get in. I was told i wouldnt with a 2400 UCAT but I did

Reply 8

its absolutely not too late to start prepping for the bmat!
most people are just about starting now actually :smile:
Original post
by shdshhshdhdf
I don't want to sit the bmat

I don't want to apply for Oxbridge

I think it is too late to start preparing for bmat

Reply 9

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by (())
Hey! Its still worth applying :smile: dont let yourself lose hope or compare urself to others who have really high UCAT. The reality of it is you need one interview offer for a chance and when you do you smash it

If you truly want to go for med, apply as usual put. Pharmacy as the 5th see what happens, what unis give you offers and go from there


Its all still worth playing for, just because you have a low UCAT does not mean you vant get in. I was told i wouldnt with a 2400 UCAT but I did


thanks! i think i'd replied to you in a nother thread haha, if you don't mind me asking where you applied and ur stats? and were you 2023 entry? :smile:

Reply 10

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by ggeezz
thanks! i think i'd replied to you in a nother thread haha, if you don't mind me asking where you applied and ur stats? and were you 2023 entry? :smile:


Hey sure!! i got AAA, 9's 8s and 1 7 in GCSE, 2440 UCAT :smile:

Reply 11

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by (())
Hey sure!! i got AAA, 9's 8s and 1 7 in GCSE, 2440 UCAT :smile:


where did u get in?

Reply 12

Hi everyone i've posted a forum with all my stats :smile:

Reply 13

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by (())
Hey sure!! i got AAA, 9's 8s and 1 7 in GCSE, 2440 UCAT :smile:


I’ve got 2400 in my ucat. What unis did you apply too if you don’t mind me asking :smile:?

Reply 14

Original post
by shdshhshdhdf
Hi All,

I just completed my UCAT today.

I did terribly and did not anticipate the score that I got.

My results - 2230 B3

I am fully aware that this score is too low for application to medicine.

I am predicted A*A*A -

Can i take a gap year and reapply and retake my ucat.


I got into medicine with 2300

Reply 15

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by medictutor
I got into medicine with 2300


What unis did you apply to if you don’t mind me asking ?:smile:

Reply 16

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by (())
Hey sure!! i got AAA, 9's 8s and 1 7 in GCSE, 2440 UCAT :smile:


Are you WP/contextual? If not, where did you apply/get accepted?

Reply 17

Which score did you get and which uni did you get into?

Reply 18

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by Aymen.b108
Which score did you get and which uni did you get into?

i got 2550? any tips on deciding on unis

Reply 19

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by artsandscience
i got 2550? any tips on deciding on unis


Exeter is a great uni for an average ucat score, they look at predicted grades much more than ucat
(edited 2 years ago)

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