I'm a year 13 student who just finished their Alevels. I got AAB with the B in maths. I didn't apply to dentistry last year because I wasn't fully sure if I wanted to do it over medicine.
I applied for medicine but I did some more dentistry work experience and decided I would want to do the course, especially with the state of medicine in the UK now. Unfortunately the deadline had already passed and I ended up not getting offers in med but had a UCAT score of 2810.
I'm looking into o studying abroad for dentistry in Bulgaria but would preferably study within the UK, as I don't want to be too far from my family😭. I don't want to risk taking a gap year and not getting in for dentistry and being in the same situation.
I know that Bristol, Plymouth, Leeds and Sheffield(?) accept resits but I would only be resitting my maths alevel. So would they accept me with the two A's as I know most people who apply are in their first cycle and are predicted all A*s. And because I didn't apply to dentistry initially Im not sure whether I will do well in the process of interviews etc.
I regret not applying this year as I am a BAME student and go to a state school so would have been eligible for contectual offer and I might have even gotten in.
I don't want to try through graduate entry as I've heard it's very competitive and I would rather just study for 6 years abroad.
I don't know whether I should take the risk and apply or not next year. Please give me some advice.