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I have a biomedicine offer that I am yet to accept. But i’m also on a gap year & on a med wait list.

Im not sure what I should do, because to stay on the waitlist I have to have 0 offers, but I also don’t want to take a second gap year. My interview score was mediocre so its not like i’m even close to next in line.
but I know some people have dropped out of the waitlist & some offer holders are debating rejecting the offer as its a foundation year.

Ive always wanted to do medicine, but the idea of dedicating a whole other year to another potential rejection terrifies me. and aside from that I think i’ve started to have doubts about the career itself, as a result of seeing the burnout from doctors/complaints doctors have towards the NHS. but i cant tell if i’m just convincing myself i don’t want it because I want to go to uni so badly this year.

I have until 6th june to decide on if i want to give up on medicine and stick with a Biomed offer at a uni i would really really love to go to

or reject the offer try get through the waitlist, if that doesn’t work out go through clearing for another course, but clearing spots for the uni i want in the last years has been around 15. So I don’t know what my chances are that I call them fast enough.

If i do get into a similar course at the same uni, is there a chance I could try transfer in the beginning of the year?

I was just wondering what anyone elses thought process would be/ what they would do
i feel like by august id figure it out, but not in 2 weeks :/

Reply 1

Original post by Anonymous
I have a biomedicine offer that I am yet to accept. But i’m also on a gap year & on a med wait list.
Im not sure what I should do, because to stay on the waitlist I have to have 0 offers, but I also don’t want to take a second gap year. My interview score was mediocre so its not like i’m even close to next in line.
but I know some people have dropped out of the waitlist & some offer holders are debating rejecting the offer as its a foundation year.
Ive always wanted to do medicine, but the idea of dedicating a whole other year to another potential rejection terrifies me. and aside from that I think i’ve started to have doubts about the career itself, as a result of seeing the burnout from doctors/complaints doctors have towards the NHS. but i cant tell if i’m just convincing myself i don’t want it because I want to go to uni so badly this year.
I have until 6th june to decide on if i want to give up on medicine and stick with a Biomed offer at a uni i would really really love to go to
or reject the offer try get through the waitlist, if that doesn’t work out go through clearing for another course, but clearing spots for the uni i want in the last years has been around 15. So I don’t know what my chances are that I call them fast enough.
If i do get into a similar course at the same uni, is there a chance I could try transfer in the beginning of the year?
I was just wondering what anyone elses thought process would be/ what they would do
i feel like by august id figure it out, but not in 2 weeks :/

not sure about biomed as I am doing bio vet med - similar but for vet.
If you can I think it's worth doing biomed as you can then go into another career after. I am assuming its similar to bio vet med in the sense that of you get a 2:1 and can self fund you can go into med undergrad as some unis overlook your a Level grades in favour for 2:1.
You can transfer but it means you would forfeit your 1 extra pay year so you couldn't change the course again and you would have to start again as they wouldn't let you transfer 9/10. I believe that bio med goes into clearing so if you decided to reject you could potentially go down that route but med and vet rarely if at all goes into clearing.

Reply 2

Original post by Zoe101!
not sure about biomed as I am doing bio vet med - similar but for vet.
If you can I think it's worth doing biomed as you can then go into another career after. I am assuming its similar to bio vet med in the sense that of you get a 2:1 and can self fund you can go into med undergrad as some unis overlook your a Level grades in favour for 2:1.
You can transfer but it means you would forfeit your 1 extra pay year so you couldn't change the course again and you would have to start again as they wouldn't let you transfer 9/10. I believe that bio med goes into clearing so if you decided to reject you could potentially go down that route but med and vet rarely if at all goes into clearing.


ty for the response (:
& yeah ive scrapped the idea of getting through med clearing at all, my ucat was not good. just worried about the uni i want spaces going before i get a chance

but what do u mean by 1 extra pay year? and 9/10?

Reply 3

Original post by Anonymous
ty for the response (:
& yeah ive scrapped the idea of getting through med clearing at all, my ucat was not good. just worried about the uni i want spaces going before i get a chance
but what do u mean by 1 extra pay year? and 9/10?

so with student finance if the course is 4 years they will fund up to 5 years to give you a chance to change course and start again once only if that course isn't right for you. 9 out of 10 unis won't let you transfer they will likely require you to start from year 1 again due to different topics being covered.
You can email the uni and ask but they aren't likely to give much of a response - you can accept your current offer or there is a high chance it will go into clearing if not other unis that offer similar courses probably will but med is very unlikely to go into clearing. its tough as no one really knows but equally you can wait until deadline day and see if you've heard anything back. But yeah its gamble at the end of the day.

Reply 4

Original post by Zoe101!
so with student finance if the course is 4 years they will fund up to 5 years to give you a chance to change course and start again once only if that course isn't right for you. 9 out of 10 unis won't let you transfer they will likely require you to start from year 1 again due to different topics being covered.
You can email the uni and ask but they aren't likely to give much of a response - you can accept your current offer or there is a high chance it will go into clearing if not other unis that offer similar courses probably will but med is very unlikely to go into clearing. its tough as no one really knows but equally you can wait until deadline day and see if you've heard anything back. But yeah its gamble at the end of the day.


ahhh i see.. what if the course is 3yrs? and i request to transfer in the first weeks of the course.? (nonmed)

i know the course(biomed for now) and uni i want will defo go into clearing but only like 12 people got in 😭 so yea big gamble, no clue if its worth risking it

Reply 5

Original post by Anonymous
I have a biomedicine offer that I am yet to accept. But i’m also on a gap year & on a med wait list.
Im not sure what I should do, because to stay on the waitlist I have to have 0 offers, but I also don’t want to take a second gap year. My interview score was mediocre so its not like i’m even close to next in line.
but I know some people have dropped out of the waitlist & some offer holders are debating rejecting the offer as its a foundation year.
Ive always wanted to do medicine, but the idea of dedicating a whole other year to another potential rejection terrifies me. and aside from that I think i’ve started to have doubts about the career itself, as a result of seeing the burnout from doctors/complaints doctors have towards the NHS. but i cant tell if i’m just convincing myself i don’t want it because I want to go to uni so badly this year.
I have until 6th june to decide on if i want to give up on medicine and stick with a Biomed offer at a uni i would really really love to go to
or reject the offer try get through the waitlist, if that doesn’t work out go through clearing for another course, but clearing spots for the uni i want in the last years has been around 15. So I don’t know what my chances are that I call them fast enough.
If i do get into a similar course at the same uni, is there a chance I could try transfer in the beginning of the year?
I was just wondering what anyone elses thought process would be/ what they would do
i feel like by august id figure it out, but not in 2 weeks :/

Hey i’m in the exact same boat as you! What uni has pit you on a waiting list if you dont mind me asking or pm me! X

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