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2024 entry A100 / A101 Medicine fastest and slowest offer senders

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Reply 100

Hi everyone. Good Luck with your choices! It’s nerve wracking, isn’t it. I noticed in last years similar thread that someone mentioned finding out the cut off for a particular uni. How would we know about this? Is it easily accessible soon?

Reply 101

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by Izyyter1
Hi everyone. Good Luck with your choices! It’s nerve wracking, isn’t it. I noticed in last years similar thread that someone mentioned finding out the cut off for a particular uni. How would we know about this? Is it easily accessible soon?

we won't know until all the interview invites have been handed out, and then some unis will publish the cutoffs officially at the end of the cycle

Reply 102

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by Wishfull
Did anyone receive an email from Southampton university regarding there is large volume of applicants and they will let B5applicants know I assume about interview....random question


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by xoxlaurenxox
Yes I also received this email,! it scared me at first when it came through haha


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by Wishfull
Collective sigh of relief...hope we all get good news🙏


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by hameedah:)
Same haha I thought I got rejected at first because that's how they start their rejection emails lol.


Interesting. I don't think I have seen anyone on the BM5 thread mention this. But I do know Southampton sent a lot of we are writing to tell you nothing emails last year !!

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7388760

Reply 103

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by Izyyter1
Hi everyone. Good Luck with your choices! It’s nerve wracking, isn’t it. I noticed in last years similar thread that someone mentioned finding out the cut off for a particular uni. How would we know about this? Is it easily accessible soon?

It happens in different ways for different med schools and at different times. Some like Sheffield publish the day they send out invites, others like Plymouth include it on thr rejection letters, others do publish stuff but not until long after the fact and others tend to not really say much about it at all and it just ends up being discerned or estimated based on who reports getting interviews and who doesn't on the TSR threads.

Sometimes the published cut offs are not the same as the practical cut offs. So may publish via an FOI that the lowest UCAT was x, but actually that belonged to somebody with WP or extenuating circumstances. The practical level for an interview non WP was higher for example.

The all do it at different times and with differing levels of transparency.

The best thing to do in my view is to join the course thread for all your med school choices and keep upto date with what is happening that way. You will soon get a feel for what is happening and get some moral support into the bargain.

Good luck

Reply 104

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by GGIN
It happens in different ways for different med schools and at different times. Some like Sheffield publish the day they send out invites, others like Plymouth include it on thr rejection letters, others do publish stuff but not until long after the fact and others tend to not really say much about it at all and it just ends up being discerned or estimated based on who reports getting interviews and who doesn't on the TSR threads.

Sometimes the published cut offs are not the same as the practical cut offs. So may publish via an FOI that the lowest UCAT was x, but actually that belonged to somebody with WP or extenuating circumstances. The practical level for an interview non WP was higher for example.

The all do it at different times and with differing levels of transparency.

The best thing to do in my view is to join the course thread for all your med school choices and keep upto date with what is happening that way. You will soon get a feel for what is happening and get some moral support into the bargain.

Good luck

Thanks. I already follow my unis. I was just wondering how that person knew cut offs so early but now understand every uni is different. Thanks

Reply 105

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by reubenn05
we won't know until all the interview invites have been handed out, and then some unis will publish the cutoffs officially at the end of the cycle

Thanks

Reply 106

Is anyone else super anxious to just find out info from unis soon 😭 keep refreshing my emails

Reply 107

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by Jk97_
Is anyone else super anxious to just find out info from unis soon 😭 keep refreshing my emails

Same I've refreshed emails like 9 times today, I think it's because everyone else is getting their offers right now

Reply 108

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by Mell111
Same I've refreshed emails like 9 times today, I think it's because everyone else is getting their offers right now

Omg really? What unis ?

Reply 109

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by Mell111
Same I've refreshed emails like 9 times today, I think it's because everyone else is getting their offers right now

Med school applicants aren’t though.
Maybe late next week for a few….
But some med school interview invites go on being sent out until March sometimes even later.
So it’s a long waiting game I’m afraid.

Reply 110

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by Jk97_
Omg really? What unis ?

I mean for the other courses😅

Reply 111

no let up, each stage is scarey but glad to have TSR family for support. This process would be unmanageable without all you guys 🙌

Reply 112

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by ss12468
no let up, each stage is scarey but glad to have TSR family for support. This process would be unmanageable without all you guys 🙌

It never feels alone

Reply 113

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by Mell111
It never feels alone

Definitely it would be nice to get updates whenever anyone gets an interview offer.....give us an idea of timeliness of universities giving interview offers out

Reply 114

Applied: 13/10/23
UCAT: 2980 B1
BMAT: N/A
GCSEs: 9 888888 77 6
Achieved A-Levels: ABB (bio/chem/history - i'm resitting)
Contextual: Yes - IMD 2 + Newcastle PARTNERs

Newcastle University / A100
Date: 12/10/23 | Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: 17/11/23 | Reply: Interview invite
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University of Bristol / A100
Date: 13/10/23 | Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: 5/12/23 | Reply: On hold
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University of Nottingham / A100
Date: 13/10/23 | Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: 12/12/23 | Reply: Interview invite
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University of Plymouth / A100
Date: 17/10/23 | Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: 6/12/23 | Reply: Interview invite
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

Queen Mary University of London / F152
Date: 14/10/23 | Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: 10/11/23 | Reply: Offer!

Reply 115

Update with 4 offers. Thanks to the excellent advice on here. Strategic application and huge amounts of interview prep paid off. She is thrilled and I can exhale...

Applied: Oct 13
UCAT: 2950 B1
BMAT: NA
GCSEs: 1xA 8xA STAR
Predicted A-Levels: 3 x A STAR
Predicted / achieved Degree: NA
Contextual: NO

University SGUL / A100
Date: Oct 20| Reply: acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview 24 Nov
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer! Mid feb (sorry can't recall exact date)

University QMUL / UCAS A100
Date: Oct 20 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite Zoom IV 26 Jan
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer March 5th

University Exeter / UCAS A100
Date: (Oct) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: 14 Nov | Reply: Interview (online) 15 December
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer February 28th

University UEA / UCAS A100
Date: (Oct) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview 1 dec in person.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer 21st February

University Sussex (Your backup) / UCAS B143
Date: (October) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (November) | Reply: Offer (november sometime)
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 116

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by Somethingso
Applied: Oct 13
UCAT: 2950 B1
BMAT: NA
GCSEs: 1xA 8xA STAR
Predicted A-Levels: 3 x A STAR plus A for EPQ
Predicted / achieved Degree: NA
Contextual: NO

University SGUL / A100
Date: Oct 20| Reply: acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview 24 Nov
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University QMUL / UCAS A100
Date: Oct 20 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University Exeter / UCAS A100
Date: (Oct) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University UEA / UCAS A100
Date: (Oct) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University Sussex (Your backup) / UCAS B143
Date: (October) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (November) | Reply: Offer

Good luck with the interview 😊

Reply 117

Original post
by Somethingso
Applied: Oct 13
UCAT: 2950 B1
BMAT: NA
GCSEs: 1xA 8xA STAR
Predicted A-Levels: 3 x A STAR plus A for EPQ
Predicted / achieved Degree: NA
Contextual: NO

University SGUL / A100
Date: Oct 20| Reply: acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview 24 Nov
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University QMUL / UCAS A100
Date: Oct 20 | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University Exeter / UCAS A100
Date: (Oct) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University UEA / UCAS A100
Date: (Oct) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University Sussex (Your backup) / UCAS B143
Date: (October) | Reply: Acknowledgement
Date: (November) | Reply: Offer

Wow that’s early

A November interview

Don't think I’ve ever seen that before

Reply 118

UCAT: 2920 B1
BMAT: didn't take
Nat 5's: 8- all A band 1
Highers: Chemistry/ Human Biology/ Maths/ Music- A Band 1
Physics- A Band 2
Adv Higher: Biology/Chemistry/Maths
Contextual: No

Aberdeen/ A100
Date: October 7th
Interview:18.12.23
Offer 25 th January(conditional on BB AH)

Dundee/ A100
Date: October 7th
Interview: November 29th
Offer January 5th 2024(conditional on BBB AH)

Edinburgh/ A100
Date: October 7th
Interview:8/1/24
Offer January 26th (conditional on BB AH)

Glasgow/ A100
Date: October 7th
Interview: November 24th
Offer 13th December 2023(conditional on BBC AH)

Didn't make a 5th choice- will take a gap year and reapply

Reply 119

Applied: 10/10/23
UCAT: 2790 Band 1
GCSEs: 9999888877 Predicted 45 points (IB) Contextual: Care experienced

University of Manchester / A100
Date: 11/10/23 Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

Queen Mary University of London / A100
Date: 11/10/23 | Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: (date) | Reply Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

University of Exeter / A100
Date: 13/10/23 | Reply: Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: 14/11/23| Reply: Interview invite/ ✔️
Date: (date) | Reply: offer / rejection

University of Leeds / A100
Date: 11/10/23 | Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: (date) | Reply: Interview invite / etc.
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

Imperial College London / B101
Date: 11/10/23 | Acknowledgement ✔️
Date: (date) | Reply: Offer / Rejection

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