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You've assumed 4 A-levels will give you "bonus points" somehow in the process (it won't, at least not at Oxford or Cambridge - or most medical schools these days)
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You've assumed an EPQ is important and will be considered in shortlisting (neither consider it as part of making an offer and its only value is in what you gain from it in terms of reflecting on it in your PS - and you could just as well get the same value by doing wider reading; most medical schools similarly do not consider it as part of making an offer and it's effectively an extracurricular activity of which it could be one from many choices)
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You've assume the medical schools have a purely mechanical way of comparing applicants where the one with the most qualifications and work experience "wins" (which is not how it works - in fact for many medical schools the academics are just a tick box part of the process and once you meet the academic requirements they don't refer to them further and offers are based purely on the interview).
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You've assumed 4 A-levels will give you "bonus points" somehow in the process (it won't, at least not at Oxford or Cambridge - or most medical schools these days)
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You've assumed an EPQ is important and will be considered in shortlisting (neither consider it as part of making an offer and its only value is in what you gain from it in terms of reflecting on it in your PS - and you could just as well get the same value by doing wider reading; most medical schools similarly do not consider it as part of making an offer and it's effectively an extracurricular activity of which it could be one from many choices)
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You've assume the medical schools have a purely mechanical way of comparing applicants where the one with the most qualifications and work experience "wins" (which is not how it works - in fact for many medical schools the academics are just a tick box part of the process and once you meet the academic requirements they don't refer to them further and offers are based purely on the interview).
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