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Hi guys I recently sat my gcse I got 7777654 the grade 4 is going to be resat as I was really sick during that exam and I always got 9s I got all 7s in my stem subjects and English lit is it worth it for me to go through medicine because I can only apply to London university will my GCSEs really affect my application I’m taking math, Chem and bio I feel like I know where I went wrong as I started school in year 11 and hopefully do better in year 12& 13
Reply 1
Original post by Zzstudiesss
Hi guys I recently sat my gcse I got 7777654 the grade 4 is going to be resat as I was really sick during that exam and I always got 9s I got all 7s in my stem subjects and English lit is it worth it for me to go through medicine because I can only apply to London university will my GCSEs really affect my application I’m taking math, Chem and bio I feel like I know where I went wrong as I started school in year 11 and hopefully do better in year 12& 13


I also got l2m in one of my subjects but it’s getting remarked hopefully to a d2 🫶
Reply 2
Original post by Zzstudiesss
Hi guys I recently sat my gcse I got 7777654 the grade 4 is going to be resat as I was really sick during that exam and I always got 9s I got all 7s in my stem subjects and English lit is it worth it for me to go through medicine because I can only apply to London university will my GCSEs really affect my application I’m taking math, Chem and bio I feel like I know where I went wrong as I started school in year 11 and hopefully do better in year 12& 13


As long as u apply strategically you should be fine, what I will say is that now u need to make other parts of ur application shine whether that be ur ucat score, some volunteering, u doing extra reading and essay competition and ofc ur alevels. Dw best of luck, it will all work out in the end.
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Original post by Chiwen123
As long as u apply strategically you should be fine, what I will say is that now u need to make other parts of ur application shine whether that be ur ucat score, some volunteering, u doing extra reading and essay competition and ofc ur alevels. Dw best of luck, it will all work out in the end.


Thank you so much !!
Reply 4
If you got over a 6 in English language and maths it’s fine. You can apply to the med schools in London
Original post by Zzstudiesss
Hi guys I recently sat my gcse I got 7777654 the grade 4 is going to be resat as I was really sick during that exam and I always got 9s I got all 7s in my stem subjects and English lit is it worth it for me to go through medicine because I can only apply to London university will my GCSEs really affect my application I’m taking math, Chem and bio I feel like I know where I went wrong as I started school in year 11 and hopefully do better in year 12& 13

It shouldn't be a huge problem but when you're applying just make sure you meet the entry requirements for each uni you apply to, and don't apply to anywhere that scores GCSEs, e.g. KCL (since many applicants will have perfect/near perfect GCSEs)

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