going into A-levels, medicine question

Original post by niqabiforever21

I am going into year 12 this year and I feel that I didn't get the GCSEs that I wanted. since there is a lot of competition for medicine, do i still have a chance to apply for medicine?
Is there any university that doesn't look at GCSE results?
If anyone got into Medicine that was in a similar situation, what did you do?
thank you

If you don't mind, could you share your GCSE grades for Maths and English Language?

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Original post by KA_P

If you don't mind, could you share your GCSE grades for Maths and English Language?

I dont know yet as I'm waiting for them
but I definitely passed the entry requirements for them

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Original post by niqabiforever21

I dont know yet as I'm waiting for them
but I definitely passed the entry requirements for them

Best of luck!
Post your stats in this thread after reading the first post the summer before year 13:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7312527

Make sure to do this after you sit your UCAT. Have a look at the post above by TSR Hippocrates to get an idea of the different threads available to you :smile:

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Original post by KA_P

Best of luck!
Post your stats in this thread after reading the first post the summer before year 13:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7312527
Make sure to do this after you sit your UCAT. Have a look at the post above by TSR Hippocrates to get an idea of the different threads available to you :smile:

ok thank you
however what I'd like to know is that is it worth taking the route and doing medicine specific A-levels and the UCAT and so on if my GCSEs aren't all 8s and 9s like most medicine applicants?

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Original post by niqabiforever21

ok thank you
however what I'd like to know is that is it worth taking the route and doing medicine specific A-levels and the UCAT and so on if my GCSEs aren't all 8s and 9s like most medicine applicants?

Are you able to come back here once you receive your results? It's difficult to advise without them. I personally think it should be possible, but there's no harm in waiting until you receive them to make a decision!

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Original post by KA_P

Are you able to come back here once you receive your results? It's difficult to advise without them. I personally think it should be possible, but there's no harm in waiting until you receive them to make a decision!

yes
thank you for your help
would it be possible to PM you them?

(edited 1 month ago)

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Original post by niqabiforever21

yes
thank you for your help
would it be possible to PM you them?

Yes that's fine, I really recommend posting on public threads where possible so that more people are able to give you great advice :smile:

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Original post by KA_P

Yes that's fine, I really recommend posting on public threads where possible so that more people are able to give you great advice :smile:

ok, thank you for all your help

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Original post by niqabiforever21

ok, thank you for all your help

No worries! Happy to help :hugs:

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GANFYD

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Original post by niqabiforever21

I am going into year 12 this year and I feel that I didn't get the GCSEs that I wanted. since there is a lot of competition for medicine, do i still have a chance to apply for medicine?
Is there any university that doesn't look at GCSE results?
If anyone got into Medicine that was in a similar situation, what did you do?
thank you

As long as you get a 6 in maths and Eng Lang then your chances will depend on A level predictions and UCAT. If you don't get this, you would probably need to resit them

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Original post by GANFYD

As long as you get a 6 in maths and Eng Lang then your chances will depend on A level predictions and UCAT. If you don't get this, you would probably need to resit them

no I will definitely get these but my question is in regards to the competition, do I have a chance?

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Original post by futuredoctor17

no I will definitely get these but my question is in regards to the competition, do I have a chance?

As I say, that depends on A levels and UCAT, and you don't have those yet, then interview performance, which is an unknown. Your GCSEs are unlikely to mean there is nowhere you can apply, if you have a good enough UCAT

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Jonjon7

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Original post by futuredoctor17

no I will definitely get these but my question is in regards to the competition, do I have a chance?

Perhaps its best you stop asking if you have a chance until you get your GCSE results today?? Not all medical schools look at GCSE across the board in all subjects, just the core subjects.

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Original post by futuredoctor17

I am going into year 12 this year and I feel that I didn't get the GCSEs that I wanted. since there is a lot of competition for medicine, do i still have a chance to apply for medicine?
Is there any university that doesn't look at GCSE results?
If anyone got into Medicine that was in a similar situation, what did you do?
thank you

I've seen some universities like Newcastle that do a thing where they rank your GCSE results and give them a scaled scoring out of 40. Then they do the same for A level predicted grades and UCAT scores.

Whichever scaled scoring is higher out of GCSE results and A level predicted, that's the one they go with.

So if your GCSE results are lower than your A level results then they will choose your A level results because that's your most recent potential, as opposed to something you did at 15/16 years old.

Some universities don't even look at predicted grades at all but they will look at how other people in your year group did and compare your results to theirs. If you did higher than most people at your school, it's very likely that they'll like you.

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