Will i ever be able to do med? What actions can i take?

Hi there

I resat year 12 again as my biology grade wasn't enough to apply to med. I got my results for the end of year 12 which is today [2nd time this year] and its D for AS biology and a level psychology. Clearly these can't be sent off in my UCAS application as they aren't AAA as what Southampton uni expects. There aren't any mocks that I can do before October, only in December and thats way after the October deadline for med. From what i know, my grades can definitely be changed if i want to get into biomed as i'll be having my December mocks and the deadline for that is wayyy after med. However, it's a tricky situation as i need to find biomed unis that don't require a level chem ANDD have transfer schemes to med. I only found Queen mary, which is what I am clinging on as it can transfer me to med if i possibly do well in the 1st-2nd year. I also found out that apparently biomed doesn't relate to med at all and it's all lab based worked with very little pay. I need assistance in whether i can ever do med :[ i know it is for me, it is just the damn grades that always put me down. Thank you

So here are my thoughts at your situation.
Your school will not give you a predicted grade high enough for Medicine, and your resitting of year 12 is already weighing against you (there will be a couple of universities you will have to avoid in case you apply to Medicine). You realistically will not be able to apply to Medicine this upcoming October. If I were in your situation, I would accept this and have a complete and radical change of mindset and work ethic to ace A-levels and be able to apply to Medicine directly during a gap year. While this doesn't sound great, I think the alternative is worse:
Applying to Biomed comes with its very own risks and traps which make it a very unappealing option, in my opinion. For starters, as you've rightly noted, Biomed is only tangentially related to Medicine. Also, transfer schemes are super competitive - Queen Mary's transfer scheme is for the top 19 ranked students for Biomed, Neuroscience and Pharmacy. That is literal hundreds of students you're competing against for just 19 places - it is much more competitive than standard entry Med and so, not a great idea. The other alternative is Graduate Entry Medicine, but that has similar problems of being super-competitive like the transfer schemes, and they might have A-level requirements too (diminished, but still there), or also the need to sit the GAMSAT, which is an evil exam heavy on chemistry and sadism. Plus, going down the transfer scheme or the Grad Med Entry course will translate to thousands of pounds more of debt.
I realise this is not the answer you'd have liked to hear, but I have to be honest with you Think of your next steps very carefully and I wish you the best of luck.

Thank you i really appreciate your advice. I think i will settle in with biomed because i just can't imagine myself taking a gap year on top of resitting. Would you say that applying to biomed unis with transfer schemes either way would be a good idea in case if i worked really hard and decided to take med for the future ? I found 4 unis that do biomed with transfer schemes with my suitable a levels

Thank you i really appreciate your advice. I think i will settle in with biomed because i just can't imagine myself taking a gap year on top of resitting. Would you say that applying to biomed unis with transfer schemes either way would be a good idea in case if i worked really hard and decided to take med for the future ? I found 4 unis that do biomed with transfer schemes with my suitable a levels

If you decide to do another degree with the intention of applying to GEM, then do something that leads to a career you would be happy with long term, as GEM is even more competitive than standard entry.

Is graduate entry for med 4 extra years on top of the degree that is completed? Let's say biomed or any course is 3 years, so graduate would be 4+3= 7 years in total?