low ucat score

Original post by ACTN3

i have a low ucat score of 2510 :/ band 2 sjt, but achieved all 9 for IGCSE's and am predicted a 45 for ib (bad day for the ucat :frown:

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i am planning to apply to UK med schools as an international applicant... any advice?
I've looked at some lower scoring UCAT med schools and these are my current choices:
1) Queen Mary University of London (Barts) *
2) Queen's University Belfast
3) University of Lecister / Liverpool (not sure)
4) University of Nottingham
*'reach' schools

Hi! Hopefully your application went well! I was wondering if you could share where you applied/where you chose? I have my UCAT in 2 weeks and don't think I'll score very high. Thanks!

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Original post by ACTN3

i have a low ucat score of 2510 :/ band 2 sjt, but achieved all 9 for IGCSE's and am predicted a 45 for ib (bad day for the ucat :frown:

)
i am planning to apply to UK med schools as an international applicant... any advice?
I've looked at some lower scoring UCAT med schools and these are my current choices:
1) Queen Mary University of London (Barts) *
2) Queen's University Belfast
3) University of Lecister / Liverpool (not sure)
4) University of Nottingham
*'reach' schools

I have the exact score as that but with a band 1 and have been told it is not a bad low score it is an average score so there is still a good chance of getting into medical school as long as your personal statement is fantastic and grades are really good

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Original post by sduncan19

I have the exact score as that but with a band 1 and have been told it is not a bad low score it is an average score so there is still a good chance of getting into medical school as long as your personal statement is fantastic and grades are really good

Do you have any tips for writing a really stand out personal statement?

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Original post by kortizz

Do you have any tips for writing a really stand out personal statement?

yes u always always always need to reflect on anything u have done be it work experience or volunteering somewhere or playing some sport and then say what this links to medicine and how these vital skills are applied throughout medicine that is the most important thing with the medical personal statement REFLECT on your skills and experiences, don't try to make a super amazing opening just start with WHY and inspiration

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Original post by sduncan19

yes u always always always need to reflect on anything u have done be it work experience or volunteering somewhere or playing some sport and then say what this links to medicine and how these vital skills are applied throughout medicine that is the most important thing with the medical personal statement REFLECT on your skills and experiences, don't try to make a super amazing opening just start with WHY and inspiration

Thank you for your help!

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Original post by ACTN3

i have a low ucat score of 2510 :/ band 2 sjt, but achieved all 9 for IGCSE's and am predicted a 45 for ib (bad day for the ucat :frown:

)
i am planning to apply to UK med schools as an international applicant... any advice?
I've looked at some lower scoring UCAT med schools and these are my current choices:
1) Queen Mary University of London (Barts) *
2) Queen's University Belfast
3) University of Lecister / Liverpool (not sure)
4) University of Nottingham
*'reach' schools

Hey I have the exact same score but band 1 for UCAT and was hoping if u could share if u have been invited to interview and given an offer, this would be much appreciated thank u :smile:

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Javeriya ijaz

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Hi
So I just did my ucat and got a really low score 2320.My GCSE grades were 3A*s and 6A ,Iam gonna sit my A2 CIES this year.Iam really confused as to where I should apply or take a gap year.I also had a band 4 in situational judgement.

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Original post by Javeriya ijaz

Hi
So I just did my ucat and got a really low score 2320.My GCSE grades were 3A*s and 6A ,Iam gonna sit my A2 CIES this year.Iam really confused as to where I should apply or take a gap year.I also had a band 4 in situational judgement.

I got 2420 band 2 in my ucat and I don't know if it's worth me applying😭

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Original post by kortizz

I got 2420 band 2 in my ucat and I don't know if it's worth me applying😭

deffo apply u have nothing to lose r u english or Scottish and then I can recommend unis to apply to

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Original post by sduncan19

deffo apply u have nothing to lose r u english or Scottish and then I can recommend unis to apply to

english - but i do go to a grammar school. thank you sm!

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Ok so I know u may not wish to go to Scotland cause of how far it is and the weather lol but I highly recommend checking out Aberdeen uni as it has a good record for accepting scores on the lower side even for internationals and RUK applicants if u have strong grades, keele, sunderland uni I have heard r good in England but sadly don't know much about english ones

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