2 STEM subjects at A level. can i apply to cambridge med?

in 2024 entry requirements and lots of cambridge college websites it’s stated you can take chemistry and ONE OTHER science/maths subject for medicine, but on the cambridge website for medicine it states you need chem and 2 other stem subjects. i study biology chemistry and english literature and have really good reasons as to why i chose english. have i got no chance in getting a place at cambridge medicine ?

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evemcatlro123

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Original post by evemcatlro123

in 2024 entry requirements and lots of cambridge college websites it’s stated you can take chemistry and ONE OTHER science/maths subject for medicine, but on the cambridge website for medicine it states you need chem and 2 other stem subjects. i study biology chemistry and english literature and have really good reasons as to why i chose english. have i got no chance in getting a place at cambridge medicine ?

Also i looked on the college websites of the colleges i want to apply to (queens, jesus and gonville and caius) and they all state to only need chem and 1 other stem subject, but the cambridge website is very misleading.

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TakingWs

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Yeah, currently doing med here and I know plenty of people who only have 2 STEM a-levels also doing med. No harm in applying anyway, but be prepared to justify your a-level choices in interview, or even touch on the relation of english and medicine in your PS.

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GANFYD

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Original post by evemcatlro123

in 2024 entry requirements and lots of cambridge college websites it’s stated you can take chemistry and ONE OTHER science/maths subject for medicine, but on the cambridge website for medicine it states you need chem and 2 other stem subjects. i study biology chemistry and english literature and have really good reasons as to why i chose english. have i got no chance in getting a place at cambridge medicine ?

You can apply, but in previous years, only a TINY percentage of people (as in about 0.1%) were successful with only 2 STEM subjects, for medicine.
Nowhere else will care and your subjects will be fine for any other uni

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artful_lounger

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Original post by evemcatlro123

in 2024 entry requirements and lots of cambridge college websites it’s stated you can take chemistry and ONE OTHER science/maths subject for medicine, but on the cambridge website for medicine it states you need chem and 2 other stem subjects. i study biology chemistry and english literature and have really good reasons as to why i chose english. have i got no chance in getting a place at cambridge medicine ?

As above nothing is stopping you but more than likely it will be a wasted choice.

In previous years they noted on their website that only 2% of applicants had only 2 science/maths subjects at A-level, and only 2% of that 2% were successful. By comparison, of the 98% of those applying with 3 STEM subjects at A-level, it was around ~20% success rate.

Those with only 2 science/maths subjects were literally 10 times less likely to achieve competitive scores in the BMAT/interview at Cambridge to receive an offer.

So just apply to literally any other medical school.

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2 STEM subjects at A level. can i apply to cambridge med?

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