would sitting a gcse i didn’t take originally in sixth form count as a result?
at the start of my gcses i chose just triple biology and chemistry, so i don’t have gcse physics. did this because i was very confident i wouldn’t want to go into sciences/medicine.
fast forward two years and i’ve completely changed my tune but annoyingly a lot of medical schools, including oxford and the one closest to where i live, require physics. if i took edexcel IGCSE physics next year in sixth form as a private candidate, would it count as a resit?? i’ve heard a lot of the good places also don’t look kindly on resits but because i never sat it in the first place i don’t know if i’d have to declare it as a resit or not
fast forward two years and i’ve completely changed my tune but annoyingly a lot of medical schools, including oxford and the one closest to where i live, require physics. if i took edexcel IGCSE physics next year in sixth form as a private candidate, would it count as a resit?? i’ve heard a lot of the good places also don’t look kindly on resits but because i never sat it in the first place i don’t know if i’d have to declare it as a resit or not
Reply 1
Hi,
I think you’ve thought wrong about Oxford needing physics, bc I am pursuing med too and almost no one takes physics for it. This is Oxford’s entry requirements
A-levels: A*AA in three A-levels (excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies) taken in one academic year. Candidates are required to achieve at least grade A in both Chemistry and at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
Here’s Cambridges entry requirements
To apply to any of our Colleges for Medicine, you will need A level/IB Higher Level or the equivalent in:
Here’s Imperial’s requirements
AAA
To include:
All qualifications must be taken in the same sitting.
Those are generally what all medical schools require; none will ever ask you for physics over chem/bio. If you have chem + bio/maths, you’re more than good.
Hope this helps! And remember, your A-level grades matter more than your GCSES x
I think you’ve thought wrong about Oxford needing physics, bc I am pursuing med too and almost no one takes physics for it. This is Oxford’s entry requirements
A-levels: A*AA in three A-levels (excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies) taken in one academic year. Candidates are required to achieve at least grade A in both Chemistry and at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
Here’s Cambridges entry requirements
To apply to any of our Colleges for Medicine, you will need A level/IB Higher Level or the equivalent in:
•
Chemistry
•
2 other science or mathematics subjects from:
•
Mathematics
•
Biology or Human Biology
•
Physics
•
Further Mathematics
AAA
To include:
•
A in Biology
•
A in Chemistry
•
A in a third subject
Those are generally what all medical schools require; none will ever ask you for physics over chem/bio. If you have chem + bio/maths, you’re more than good.
Hope this helps! And remember, your A-level grades matter more than your GCSES x
Original post by imxa6
Hi,
I think you’ve thought wrong about Oxford needing physics, bc I am pursuing med too and almost no one takes physics for it. This is Oxford’s entry requirements
A-levels: A*AA in three A-levels (excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies) taken in one academic year. Candidates are required to achieve at least grade A in both Chemistry and at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
Here’s Cambridges entry requirements
To apply to any of our Colleges for Medicine, you will need A level/IB Higher Level or the equivalent in:
Here’s Imperial’s requirements
AAA
To include:
All qualifications must be taken in the same sitting.
Those are generally what all medical schools require; none will ever ask you for physics over chem/bio. If you have chem + bio/maths, you’re more than good.
Hope this helps! And remember, your A-level grades matter more than your GCSES x
I think you’ve thought wrong about Oxford needing physics, bc I am pursuing med too and almost no one takes physics for it. This is Oxford’s entry requirements
A-levels: A*AA in three A-levels (excluding Critical Thinking and General Studies) taken in one academic year. Candidates are required to achieve at least grade A in both Chemistry and at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics.
Here’s Cambridges entry requirements
To apply to any of our Colleges for Medicine, you will need A level/IB Higher Level or the equivalent in:
•
Chemistry
•
2 other science or mathematics subjects from:
•
Mathematics
•
Biology or Human Biology
•
Physics
•
Further Mathematics
AAA
To include:
•
A in Biology
•
A in Chemistry
•
A in a third subject
Those are generally what all medical schools require; none will ever ask you for physics over chem/bio. If you have chem + bio/maths, you’re more than good.
Hope this helps! And remember, your A-level grades matter more than your GCSES x
sorry i maybe didnt highlight this enough in my original post - i’m talking about needing gcse physics, not alevel physics
Reply 3
it wouldnt count as a resit if thats ur first time sitting that exam
Reply 4
Original post by buttonsss
sorry i maybe didnt highlight this enough in my original post - i’m talking about needing gcse physics, not alevel physics
Hi,
Generally speaking, med schools don’t look at your GCSEs in too much depth, so not having physics won’t affect your ability to get into med schools
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