Official: University of Birmingham A100 2024 Entry Applicants
Welcome to the Birmingham A100 2024 Entry Discussion.
2023 thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7252489
For general information click: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/med/medicine.aspx
For entry requirements click: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/med/medicine.aspx#EntryRequirementsTab
Selection process: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/medical-school/applying-to-medicine/selection-for-interview.aspx
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Reply 1
Please can you tell me where I can find or how I can work out the 'QCA points per A level subject' for my school. I am trying to work out if contextual points are available. Google is not being helpful!
Reply 2
Anyone know roughly what the deciles were last year? Apparently the ones on the website are much lower than the reality.
Reply 3
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Hi,
I got 2630 in UCAT and SJT Band 1. I got 14 A*s in GCSE (im from Wales). My postcode is in POLAR4 Quintile 3. So in total I would get 4.5 + 2.667 + 1.2 = 8.367 points. Would that be competitive for Birmingham 2024 entry?
I got 2630 in UCAT and SJT Band 1. I got 14 A*s in GCSE (im from Wales). My postcode is in POLAR4 Quintile 3. So in total I would get 4.5 + 2.667 + 1.2 = 8.367 points. Would that be competitive for Birmingham 2024 entry?
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by VilasL06Hi,
I got 2630 in UCAT and SJT Band 1. I got 14 A*s in GCSE (im from Wales). My postcode is in POLAR4 Quintile 3. So in total I would get 4.5 + 2.667 + 1.2 = 8.367 points. Would that be competitive for Birmingham 2024 entry?
I got 2630 in UCAT and SJT Band 1. I got 14 A*s in GCSE (im from Wales). My postcode is in POLAR4 Quintile 3. So in total I would get 4.5 + 2.667 + 1.2 = 8.367 points. Would that be competitive for Birmingham 2024 entry?
do you attend a contextual school or are in receipt of free school meals? as you need to be in order to get a score for POLAR4
Reply 5
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cut off was 8.1, youre in good standing for Bham
Reply 6
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by reubenn05do you attend a contextual school or are in receipt of free school meals? as you need to be in order to get a score for POLAR4
im not sure, is there a way to find out if my school is contextual? and no i never got free school meals
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by Chi chi5cut off was 8.1, youre in good standing for Bham
are you sure?? Is 8.367 actually good enough for this year? omg i might choose bham then
Reply 8
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by VilasL06are you sure?? Is 8.367 actually good enough for this year? omg i might choose bham then
yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x
Reply 9
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by VilasL06im not sure, is there a way to find out if my school is contextual? and no i never got free school meals
https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables?_ga=2.171876777.882842378.1693686298-1347989070.1692131263
check your school here, either a gcse attainment 8 score of less than 54.8 or average a level score of less than 34.65, or both, means your school is contextual
edit - nvm all welsh state schools are contextual
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by reubenn05https://www.gov.uk/school-performance-tables?_ga=2.171876777.882842378.1693686298-1347989070.1692131263
check your school here, either a gcse attainment 8 score of less than 54.8 or average a level score of less than 34.65, or both, means your school is contextual
check your school here, either a gcse attainment 8 score of less than 54.8 or average a level score of less than 34.65, or both, means your school is contextual
they get polar 4 points which puts them over 8.1
Reply 11
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by Chi chi5yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x
oh yes I just checked, I went to a state school in Wales so its contextual!!!! And yes I live in a quintile 3 area so 1.2 points!!!
Reply 12
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by Chi chi5they get polar 4 points which puts them over 8.1
yes, but you need to attend a contextual school and/or have FSM to receive POLAR4 points, but for this poster they definitely get the points, as all applicants who attend welsh state schools get the contextual points
Reply 13
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by Chi chi5yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x
Also is it true that they look at SJT score in interview stage? Bc i got Band 1
Reply 14
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by VilasL06Also is it true that they look at SJT score in interview stage? Bc i got Band 1
it's a virtual mmi station, so yes
Reply 15
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by reubenn05yes, but you need to attend a contextual school and/or have FSM to receive POLAR4 points, but for this poster they definitely get the points, as all applicants who attend welsh state schools get the contextual points
ohhh thanks for the clarification, that makes more sense!
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by reubenn05it's a virtual mmi station, so yes
Wait what does that mean? Do I need to do a SJT style test at that station? Or is my actual SJT band taken in August looked at? Im confused
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by VilasL06Wait what does that mean? Do I need to do a SJT style test at that station? Or is my actual SJT band taken in August looked at? Im confused
your actual sjt band is looked at, given the same weighting as an mmi station
(edited 2 years ago)
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by reubenn05your actual sjt band is looked at, given the same weighting as an mmi station
Ohhh ok I see. How many mmi stations are there in total? Also is the MMI online or face to face?
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by VilasL06Ohhh ok I see. How many mmi stations are there in total? Also is the MMI online or face to face?
based on last year's info, 6-7 stations, face to face
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