Official: University of Birmingham A100 2024 Entry Applicants

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?

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

cut 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

im 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

yes, as long as youre certain about your 1.2 contextual points x

they get polar 4 points which puts them over 8.1

yes, 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

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

it'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

your 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?