A level 2024 Medicine

Etta2001!

Is it true some students especially contextual were offered a place even with lower results for medicine? Do u think it will happen again this year?

Reply 1

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Reply 2

George&Mary

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by Etta2001!

Is it true some students especially contextual were offered a place even with lower results for medicine? Do u think it will happen again this year?

It has happened in the past that some med schools have accepted what they might consider "near miss" candidates.

Ie those who had firmed an offer with them and missed their grades by a grade. Say A to a B, and allowed them to take up their place.

This is more likely to happen if it isn't in a specified subject.

It is at the medical schools absolute discretion and will be for them to decide on the basis of the number of firmed applicants they had who achieved their grades, and those that didn't, the size of their wait list if any, and other factors.

It is down to each med school how they choose to fill their places and it will vary from year to year.

I know both med schools who accepted AAB last year and students who missed their grades who are now resitting and reapplying.

It's not a straight answer unfortunately.

The med schools get the grades this afternoon, and will be making these decisions over the next week ready for results day.

(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 3

Etta2001!

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by George&Mary

It has happened in the past that some med schools have accepted what they might consider "near miss" candidates.
Ie those who had firmed an offer with them and missed their grades by a grade. Say A to a B, and allowed them to take up their place.
This is more likely to happen if it isn't in a specified subject.
It is at the medical schools absolute discretion and will be for them to decide on the basis of the number of firmed applicants they had who achieved their grades, and those that didn't, the size of their wait list if any, and other factors.
It is down to each med school how they choose to fill their places and it will vary from year to year.
I know both med schools who accepted AAB last year and students who missed their grades who are now resitting and reapplying.
It's not a straight answer unfortunately.
The med schools get the grades this afternoon, and will be making these decisions over the next week ready for results day.

I see…do you think these decisions are contexual to each individual?

Reply 4

George&Mary

For the med school it's a game of numbers. They have to get bang on their allocation for medicine. It will depend how many firm offer holders / insurance offer holders make their grades. If they have 2 spaces (ie 2 not made their grades) they will make different decisions than if they have 25.

They will have a process that they follow and it is likely to be different for each med school. So it's hard to say. It will depend on how an applicant does against their near miss criteria. So for example they might rank all their near miss applicants who were firm offer holders in interview score and work.their way down from the top. Or use UCAT or shoe size. It could be anything, although interview score is common.

So 3 people could miss their grades and only 1 get a place if there is a space left, or 2 get a place if there are two places left and they go off interview scores. Its hard to tell.

Your med school may well have something on their website about how they handle arrangements for near miss candidates or applications on confirmation.

I know it's hard, but you just have to hold your nerve a little bit longer. 🤞