Dentistry application with low UCAT score

take a gap year!!! and smash those a-levels. don't do dental therapy

it's only a waste of time if you waste the time - there's so many valuable things to do. you can train to be a pharmacy assistant and get a job. or get a job at a dental practice reception.
graduate entry dentistry is so much more competitive. you'll need 2800+ ucat score and if you're passionate about what's an extra year waiting compared to a 3 year degree.

Hii, I received a UCAT score of 2330 and band 3 SJ (with predicted a level A*AA) do you think it’s worth applying this year for this course or is it too risky and should instead opt for dental therapy? Thank you

Hi i'm in a similar situation with 2390 and band 2 but I wanted to do med idk if i should apply to pharm bc the career prospects interests me too and I also love chem and maths but idk if i should take a gap year.

Sameeee I’m also so confused wether to take gap year or not but I rly don’t want to

I'm glad to know we're in the same boat, I bet you have similar concerns as me haha. Firstly if I do take a gap year lets sys i do work hard my alevels and get good results and i try the ucat again and work hard, what's the guarantee i'll do good enough to get into a med school, there's also the issue of interviews My parents don't actually mind me taking a gap year but they said if I do pharmacy then I won't take a gap year, I mean it makes sense bc there's no entrance exam anyways. I don't have a hatred to the idea of a gap year as I have seen many people with positive outcomes it's just the fear of wasting it if I end up not getting in and then I'd regret not doing the pharmacy application before the gap year yk? but best of luck! I found my vr really hard it was so bad i got 490

Hey, i got a ucat score of 2670 (bit disappointed as i was averaging and hoping for higher) and band 2 sj and was wondering which were the best unis to apply to considering my score, or if it's better that i take a gap year after my alevels and reapply.

hey guys im a gap year student thats applying for medicine this year. Working for part of the year and travelling - trust me everything will work out. I actually applied to pharmacy first time round but achieved good Alevel grades and realised pharmacy wasn’t what I truly wanted to do - was always medicine. Got my ucat coming up but hopefully will all go fine

Hi! this was my plan too, when you applied after ur first time sitting the ucat did apply to med at all or just 5/5 for pharmacy instead? I was thinking of doing that maybe and see how my alevels go then consider after my results if i want to retake the ucat and do a gap year? If you don't mind me askng if u did end up applying to some med or just pharm 1st time and what you got in ur first ucat? thank you so much

hii i applied for pharm first time round through ucas and no med. I had interviews from unis like UCL and Notts for example so got good interview practice. Maybe try and apply this year and you can always put pharmacy down as a 5th! I decided to really focus on my grades and allowed myself to think throughout y13 if a gap year was really for me! Lmk if u have other qs xx

Thank You!! If you don't mind me asking did u end up getting offers after ur interview and if you did, when u decided to take a gap year im guessing u rejected them? did u do this before or after results day?

Hii, I received a UCAT score of 2330 and band 3 SJ (with predicted a level A*AA) do you think it’s worth applying this year for this course or is it too risky and should instead opt for dental therapy? Thank you

Hi i'm in a similar situation with 2390 and band 2 but I wanted to do med idk if i should apply to pharm bc the career prospects interests me too and I also love chem and maths but idk if i should take a gap year.