UCL medicine slightly confused…

On the freedom of information website thing, a UCL medicine rep said they don’t look at GCSEs beyond the minimum requirement, so would that mean someone with all 9s would have no advantage over someone with, let’s say all 7s ?
The slightly confusing thing is that most UCL offer holders have mostly 8s and 9s if not all…
So I’m not quite sure what to believe, does anyone know?

Correlation does not mean causation.
Most UCL offer holders have mostly 8s and 9s because they also will have very high admissions test scores, done very well in interviews and have very high predicted A Level grades. People who have all of the aforementioned characteristics will usually have 8s and 9s. Doesn't mean someone with 7s can't get an offer. People aren't given offers because their GCSEs are excellent, they're given offers because of the things I've just listed. It just happens to correlate highly with people who have also done very well at GCSE.

So if my GCSEs are 887777776666 but I have all A*s predicted, a very high ucat and a good interview, would I have the same chance as someone with all 9s with the same ucat,interview&predicteds?

So if my GCSEs are 887777776666 but I have all A*s predicted, a very high ucat and a good interview, would I have the same chance as someone with all 9s with the same ucat,interview&predicteds?

On the freedom of information website thing, a UCL medicine rep said they don’t look at GCSEs beyond the minimum requirement, so would that mean someone with all 9s would have no advantage over someone with, let’s say all 7s ?
The slightly confusing thing is that most UCL offer holders have mostly 8s and 9s if not all…
So I’m not quite sure what to believe, does anyone know?

What's confusing?? UCL uses 100% UCAT ranking to access candidates to be invited to interview, what's there to be confused about?? Their admission tutor, Dr Sarah Bennett stated in their online webinar that once students meet their minimum entry requirement, the next biggest hurdle would be a GOOD UCAT score that they use for ranking.
Surely there is no need for FOI does it - rather waste of time and a red herring?

Yep - if you are turned down it won't be due to GCSE grades, it will be due to one of the other factors.
The GCSE requirements will be so that they can turn X,000 applicants into a smaller and more manageable number.

Yes thank you I do understand now, I’m pretty sure my UCAT is competitive enough 3050 Band 1, however my teachers have advised me not to apply to UCL bc of my GCSEs which was quite confusing at first bc I’ve researched that UCL don’t look at GCSEs past minimum

What's your GCSE results like in breakdown? Just for review to make sure you surpass their minimum entry requirement.

What's confusing?? UCL uses 100% UCAT ranking to access candidates to be invited to interview, what's there to be confused about?? Their admission tutor, Dr Sarah Bennett stated in their online webinar that once students meet their minimum entry requirement, the next biggest hurdle would be a GOOD UCAT score that they use for ranking.
Surely there is no need for FOI does it - rather waste of time and a red herring?