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Can i get into Medical Schools in UK with my GCSE results?

I am looking to apply into UCL, Imperial or Kings. I got my GCSE grades which are 9988887777.

In my A-level subjects that I gonna take next year I got 7 in Maths and Chemistry, and an 8 in Bio.

I know that usually for these unis the requirements in GCSEs are not very high, but I am not sure how it works in reality.

Does anyone with experience have advice on this?
Original post by mashaerko
I am looking to apply into UCL, Imperial or Kings. I got my GCSE grades which are 9988887777.

In my A-level subjects that I gonna take next year I got 7 in Maths and Chemistry, and an 8 in Bio.

I know that usually for these unis the requirements in GCSEs are not very high, but I am not sure how it works in reality.

Does anyone with experience have advice on this?

Possible that some information may have changed but this is what it was a couple of years ago:

UCL:
Maths Grade 6 minimum
English Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other Requirements: None (EDITED as information out of date)
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are not scored. Only minimum requirements needed

KCL
Maths Grade 6 minimum
English Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other requirements: No other requirements
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are scored. GCSEs make up 40% of the weighting in scoring for interview, with an average of roughly 7.5 A*s and 2.5 As achieved by offer holders in 2018.

Imperial
Maths: No requirements
English: Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other requirements: No other requirements
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are not scored. Only minimum requirements needed
(edited 2 months ago)
Reply 2
Original post by 04MR17
Possible that some information may have changed but this is what it was a couple of years ago:
UCL:
Maths Grade 6 minimum
English Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other Requirements: UCL expects all UK applicants to offer a modern foreign language at 5 minimum. Candidates can be admitted if they do not offer a foreign language GCSE (and their application will not be disadvantaged), but they would be obligated to take a language course during their first year
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are not scored. Only minimum requirements needed
KCL
Maths Grade 6 minimum
English Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other requirements: No other requirements
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are scored. GCSEs make up 40% of the weighting in scoring for interview, with an average of roughly 7.5 A*s and 2.5 As achieved by offer holders in 2018.
Imperial
Maths: No requirements
English: Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other requirements: No other requirements
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are not scored. Only minimum requirements needed

Thank you!
Out of curiosity, why does UCL care about modern foreign languages?
Original post by purpleflamingo77
Out of curiosity, why does UCL care about modern foreign languages?

Because they're a Global university :K:

They've always had a thing for languages, maybe it makes them different and edgy? :dontknow:
(Thread title updated to fix typo)
Original post by purpleflamingo77
Out of curiosity, why does UCL care about modern foreign languages?


Their website says that you do not need a MFL at GCSE anymore and do not have to do a language course whilst studying. I’m assuming the information on this thread is outdated.

Info found here:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/how-apply/entry-requirements#:~:text=GCSE%20and%20equivalent%20qualifications,of%20each%20individual%20programme%20carefully.
Reply 7
Original post by mashaerko
I am looking to apply into UCL, Imperial or Kings. I got my GCSE grades which are 9988887777.
In my A-level subjects that I gonna take next year I got 7 in Maths and Chemistry, and an 8 in Bio.
I know that usually for these unis the requirements in GCSEs are not very high, but I am not sure how it works in reality.
Does anyone with experience have advice on this?

thoses gcses are fine for those 3 kings does score gcses out of 40 so would try and see what u would score there as well
Reply 8
Original post by 04MR17
Possible that some information may have changed but this is what it was a couple of years ago:
UCL:
Maths Grade 6 minimum
English Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other Requirements: None (EDITED as information out of date)
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are not scored. Only minimum requirements needed
KCL
Maths Grade 6 minimum
English Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other requirements: No other requirements
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are scored. GCSEs make up 40% of the weighting in scoring for interview, with an average of roughly 7.5 A*s and 2.5 As achieved by offer holders in 2018.
Imperial
Maths: No requirements
English: Grade 6 minimum
Science: No requirements
Other requirements: No other requirements
How GCSEs are used: GCSEs are not scored. Only minimum requirements needed

For KCL, do you know if they score all your GCSEs (because I noticed other unis only scored 10, 9 etc.) I got all 9/A*, except for Cambridge English literature where I got an A. So I have 9A* and 1A. Would this affect my chances of getting shortlisted? Thanks in advance.
Reply 9
Original post by ricky joe
thoses gcses are fine for those 3 kings does score gcses out of 40 so would try and see what u would score there as well

wdym score out of 40?
Original post by mikasaluvr
wdym score out of 40?

Kings score GCSEs out of 40

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