International student applying to medical school

is it possible to get accepted to medical schools in the uk with band 4 in sjt?

Hi,
Thanks for your question. If it has not been answered yet maybe I can help. Medicine in UK is a very competetive course and you can only apply to 4 medical programmes in 1 application cycle. The medical schools that use the SJT section of the UCAT will have high cut-offs. Most courses have less than 10% admittance of all applicants as thousands apply but there are very limited seats. Band 1 and Band 2 are considered competetive scores along with a possible minimum score in other sections. Some universities do screen out applicants initially based on UCAT scores, others may utililise a different test such as the GAMSAT instead of UCAT.
My advice is to research all medical courses to see what they accept and what they utilise as cut-off scores.
If you have low scores you can also look into allied or feeder courses. These courses are BSc which then feed into MBBS as a graduate entry provided your scores in that application cycle are competetive. Have a look at the following links at Swansea University if you would like further info. https://www.swansea.ac.uk/medicine/pathways/ and https://www.swansea.ac.uk/nhs-careers/doctor/
All the best with your applications!
Ruchika Yadav - Swansea University Student Ambassador - Final Year Medical Student