Is it a bad idea to apply for foundation year medical courses with high A-Levels?
I want to apply to medicine foundation courses for medical school because I want to make sure that I ease myself in and have an academic rest before jumping into a stressful 5 or 6 years. Additionally, I didn't think that my GCSE grades were as high as they could be. However, I'm predicted grades for Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Psychology and a medical EPQ as follows:
A*A*A*AA
If I do obtain these grades or similar grades, will my chances of being accepted be lower than those with lower grades, seeing as the courses are designed for people whose grades did not reflect their academic potential?
If not, will these grades actually make me more likely to be accepted?
Thanks
A*A*A*AA
If I do obtain these grades or similar grades, will my chances of being accepted be lower than those with lower grades, seeing as the courses are designed for people whose grades did not reflect their academic potential?
If not, will these grades actually make me more likely to be accepted?
Thanks
Foundation is typically for those who don't meet academic requirements for med school. You might find yourself being taught material that you already know again. Also, there's the tuition.. You'll have to pay for six years if you go to med school. Do you want the additional strain of the extra one year of tuition from foundation?
Original post by archp
I want to apply to medicine foundation courses for medical school because I want to make sure that I ease myself in and have an academic rest before jumping into a stressful 5 or 6 years. Additionally, I didn't think that my GCSE grades were as high as they could be. However, I'm predicted grades for Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Psychology and a medical EPQ as follows:
A*A*A*AA
If I do obtain these grades or similar grades, will my chances of being accepted be lower than those with lower grades, seeing as the courses are designed for people whose grades did not reflect their academic potential?
If not, will these grades actually make me more likely to be accepted?
Thanks
A*A*A*AA
If I do obtain these grades or similar grades, will my chances of being accepted be lower than those with lower grades, seeing as the courses are designed for people whose grades did not reflect their academic potential?
If not, will these grades actually make me more likely to be accepted?
Thanks
many foundation year courses have maximum predicted grades e.g. leeds say that if u meet the contextual offer requirement for the standard course then u can't apply for the foundation year. also, these courses are intended for those who have faced barriers to their education in some way i.e. are contextual, and thus did not or will not achieve the grades they could have.
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Take a gap year instead
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