i need help!! medicine A100 + rejections 2024

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Hey everyone I’ve had to make some crazy decisions these past few weeks because of my A-Level results day outcome. Cut a long story short I applied to 4 medical schools received 4 pre-interview rejections because of my UCAT and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse for me I’d missed the typical AAA minimum grades required to reapply for 2025 entry. I felt like I was hit by a truck on results day, and like the world had literally stopped spinning. Much to my disappointment I achieved AABB with my As in maths and history and my Bs unfortunately in the 2 I needed most, biology and chemistry. I loved biology but I found the actual A level exams shockingly difficult, but the B in chemistry hurt a lot, since I really loved chemistry and was definitely capable of getting an A*, or an A at the very least. While I am happy for my friends who did well, my heart still hurts for myself if I’m honest, and I am slightly envious. However, I’ve cried enough tears, and I think it’s time to work with what I have and be the bigger person. I’ve exhausted too many options these past few weeks but this is what I am currently thinking, and I would love some advice or suggestions/tips if you have experience with A-Level failure/reapplying/resitting/medical school admissions, I just need opinions to see if I am making the right decision? Thank you x
Here’s my plan;
While I’m still in shock at how much lower I did than I wanted to, AAB (given only one science is looked at) is not impossible for medical school. Kent would take me, and I really like the university, so I am definitely applying. Initially I thought I’ll just resit both biology and chemistry, but now I’ve done tons of research into resit policies and entry requirements, a lot of unis need just Chemistry. So maybe it might be better just to retake Chemistry, and achieve definitely an A or even an A*. I do feel like I have it in me to get an A* which is why I want to give it another go, and I’ll settle for A*AAB (take it or leave it, I was within ten marks off an A in biology so if you squint it would be A*AAA)
Retakes are crazy expensive, but by not retaking biology it’ll half the price. I also need a centre to sit my exams, if I’m honest I feel really humiliated going back to school and sitting with the year 13s to do my papers again, but it is a means to an end I guess; I personally would just prefer to keep it private and not have anyone except my immediate family know. Maybe it’s in my head right now maybe let’s see how I feel in a years time but right now returning to school to resit is honestly my worst nightmare.
Anyways I’m done rambling, please if anyone has any advice or anything please let me know. If anyone is in the same/similar situation to me I would love to connect with you, thanks so much for reading <3

How many medical schools have u written to with your achieved grades and they reply that u do not meet their entry requirements?

I’ve checked their websites, and anytime I email they always refer me to the website.

Hey everyone I’ve had to make some crazy decisions these past few weeks because of my A-Level results day outcome. Cut a long story short I applied to 4 medical schools received 4 pre-interview rejections because of my UCAT and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse for me I’d missed the typical AAA minimum grades required to reapply for 2025 entry. I felt like I was hit by a truck on results day, and like the world had literally stopped spinning. Much to my disappointment I achieved AABB with my As in maths and history and my Bs unfortunately in the 2 I needed most, biology and chemistry. I loved biology but I found the actual A level exams shockingly difficult, but the B in chemistry hurt a lot, since I really loved chemistry and was definitely capable of getting an A*, or an A at the very least. While I am happy for my friends who did well, my heart still hurts for myself if I’m honest, and I am slightly envious. However, I’ve cried enough tears, and I think it’s time to work with what I have and be the bigger person. I’ve exhausted too many options these past few weeks but this is what I am currently thinking, and I would love some advice or suggestions/tips if you have experience with A-Level failure/reapplying/resitting/medical school admissions, I just need opinions to see if I am making the right decision? Thank you x
Here’s my plan;
While I’m still in shock at how much lower I did than I wanted to, AAB (given only one science is looked at) is not impossible for medical school. Kent would take me, and I really like the university, so I am definitely applying. Initially I thought I’ll just resit both biology and chemistry, but now I’ve done tons of research into resit policies and entry requirements, a lot of unis need just Chemistry. So maybe it might be better just to retake Chemistry, and achieve definitely an A or even an A*. I do feel like I have it in me to get an A* which is why I want to give it another go, and I’ll settle for A*AAB (take it or leave it, I was within ten marks off an A in biology so if you squint it would be A*AAA)
Retakes are crazy expensive, but by not retaking biology it’ll half the price. I also need a centre to sit my exams, if I’m honest I feel really humiliated going back to school and sitting with the year 13s to do my papers again, but it is a means to an end I guess; I personally would just prefer to keep it private and not have anyone except my immediate family know. Maybe it’s in my head right now maybe let’s see how I feel in a years time but right now returning to school to resit is honestly my worst nightmare.
Anyways I’m done rambling, please if anyone has any advice or anything please let me know. If anyone is in the same/similar situation to me I would love to connect with you, thanks so much for reading <3

Hey everyone I’ve had to make some crazy decisions these past few weeks because of my A-Level results day outcome. Cut a long story short I applied to 4 medical schools received 4 pre-interview rejections because of my UCAT and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse for me I’d missed the typical AAA minimum grades required to reapply for 2025 entry. I felt like I was hit by a truck on results day, and like the world had literally stopped spinning. Much to my disappointment I achieved AABB with my As in maths and history and my Bs unfortunately in the 2 I needed most, biology and chemistry. I loved biology but I found the actual A level exams shockingly difficult, but the B in chemistry hurt a lot, since I really loved chemistry and was definitely capable of getting an A*, or an A at the very least. While I am happy for my friends who did well, my heart still hurts for myself if I’m honest, and I am slightly envious. However, I’ve cried enough tears, and I think it’s time to work with what I have and be the bigger person. I’ve exhausted too many options these past few weeks but this is what I am currently thinking, and I would love some advice or suggestions/tips if you have experience with A-Level failure/reapplying/resitting/medical school admissions, I just need opinions to see if I am making the right decision? Thank you x
Here’s my plan;
While I’m still in shock at how much lower I did than I wanted to, AAB (given only one science is looked at) is not impossible for medical school. Kent would take me, and I really like the university, so I am definitely applying. Initially I thought I’ll just resit both biology and chemistry, but now I’ve done tons of research into resit policies and entry requirements, a lot of unis need just Chemistry. So maybe it might be better just to retake Chemistry, and achieve definitely an A or even an A*. I do feel like I have it in me to get an A* which is why I want to give it another go, and I’ll settle for A*AAB (take it or leave it, I was within ten marks off an A in biology so if you squint it would be A*AAA)
Retakes are crazy expensive, but by not retaking biology it’ll half the price. I also need a centre to sit my exams, if I’m honest I feel really humiliated going back to school and sitting with the year 13s to do my papers again, but it is a means to an end I guess; I personally would just prefer to keep it private and not have anyone except my immediate family know. Maybe it’s in my head right now maybe let’s see how I feel in a years time but right now returning to school to resit is honestly my worst nightmare.
Anyways I’m done rambling, please if anyone has any advice or anything please let me know. If anyone is in the same/similar situation to me I would love to connect with you, thanks so much for reading <3

Hey everyone I’ve had to make some crazy decisions these past few weeks because of my A-Level results day outcome. Cut a long story short I applied to 4 medical schools received 4 pre-interview rejections because of my UCAT and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse for me I’d missed the typical AAA minimum grades required to reapply for 2025 entry. I felt like I was hit by a truck on results day, and like the world had literally stopped spinning. Much to my disappointment I achieved AABB with my As in maths and history and my Bs unfortunately in the 2 I needed most, biology and chemistry. I loved biology but I found the actual A level exams shockingly difficult, but the B in chemistry hurt a lot, since I really loved chemistry and was definitely capable of getting an A*, or an A at the very least. While I am happy for my friends who did well, my heart still hurts for myself if I’m honest, and I am slightly envious. However, I’ve cried enough tears, and I think it’s time to work with what I have and be the bigger person. I’ve exhausted too many options these past few weeks but this is what I am currently thinking, and I would love some advice or suggestions/tips if you have experience with A-Level failure/reapplying/resitting/medical school admissions, I just need opinions to see if I am making the right decision? Thank you x
Here’s my plan;
While I’m still in shock at how much lower I did than I wanted to, AAB (given only one science is looked at) is not impossible for medical school. Kent would take me, and I really like the university, so I am definitely applying. Initially I thought I’ll just resit both biology and chemistry, but now I’ve done tons of research into resit policies and entry requirements, a lot of unis need just Chemistry. So maybe it might be better just to retake Chemistry, and achieve definitely an A or even an A*. I do feel like I have it in me to get an A* which is why I want to give it another go, and I’ll settle for A*AAB (take it or leave it, I was within ten marks off an A in biology so if you squint it would be A*AAA)
Retakes are crazy expensive, but by not retaking biology it’ll half the price. I also need a centre to sit my exams, if I’m honest I feel really humiliated going back to school and sitting with the year 13s to do my papers again, but it is a means to an end I guess; I personally would just prefer to keep it private and not have anyone except my immediate family know. Maybe it’s in my head right now maybe let’s see how I feel in a years time but right now returning to school to resit is honestly my worst nightmare.
Anyways I’m done rambling, please if anyone has any advice or anything please let me know. If anyone is in the same/similar situation to me I would love to connect with you, thanks so much for reading <3

If you’ve got the chance to go to medical school with what you’ve got, then I would forget about resitting. Nobody cares what your A levels were when you’re qualified and unlike other courses, a medical degree is not affected by which uni you went to. You could see if there are some that would take you with a foundation year which would be more useful than a year resitting if you really want to go somewhere else. Although you are clearly capable of high grades, there is always the risk that a retake could stay the same or go lower and that really would affect your chances of getting in. Some unis won’t accept resits so you need to check that before you apply. I am sorry that you are feeling so down, but they are still really good grades. There are courses that can help improve your ucat scores and your money might be better spent on that. It is certainly worth ringing some universities and talking to them directly, they can be really helpful. A levels can be brutal, but you are far from failed and still have options so try to stay positive!

Icl, your grades are good enough for better unis, you could have done clearing. Many people got worse. I know someone who got into Kings with ABB, Idk how worse your ucat score was but you definitely should have asked the universities directly on the phone if they will accept you.
Also, did you talk to your school about resitting? I am sure it could be free

I was in your same position last year for dentistry and I ended up resiting chem and going from a b to an a (I was also predicted an a* and super bummed about the b) unforuntsley I didnt get in again and I'm aiming of postgrad dent, gotta make sure I get that 1st class hon lol
id say resitting is very independent and at times I was lazy so id say if you don't have to resit both then definitely don't do it, most places tend to only consider the 3 a levels so you don't wanna waste more money worrying about the 4th, honestly managing 4 a levels and still achieving such good grades is deffo commendable well done! its best to just channel all your energy into chem to ensure you get the best grade possible and also content wise trust me you deffo do not want to be relearning alllll the tedious processes again in bio for them to not even come up in the exam its basically luck based, at least with chem evreything kinda comes up and there's many overlaps
tldr: keep your plate empty, prioritise chem and make sure you score well in your ucat (some places weight the ucat heavily)
just breathe and good luck, ps I resat at my old sixth for bc it was cheaper and I can confidently tell you no one was even looking at me I doubt they remember my face so yeah the anxiety is probably all just in your head

Hey everyone I’ve had to make some crazy decisions these past few weeks because of my A-Level results day outcome. Cut a long story short I applied to 4 medical schools received 4 pre-interview rejections because of my UCAT and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse for me I’d missed the typical AAA minimum grades required to reapply for 2025 entry. I felt like I was hit by a truck on results day, and like the world had literally stopped spinning. Much to my disappointment I achieved AABB with my As in maths and history and my Bs unfortunately in the 2 I needed most, biology and chemistry. I loved biology but I found the actual A level exams shockingly difficult, but the B in chemistry hurt a lot, since I really loved chemistry and was definitely capable of getting an A*, or an A at the very least. While I am happy for my friends who did well, my heart still hurts for myself if I’m honest, and I am slightly envious. However, I’ve cried enough tears, and I think it’s time to work with what I have and be the bigger person. I’ve exhausted too many options these past few weeks but this is what I am currently thinking, and I would love some advice or suggestions/tips if you have experience with A-Level failure/reapplying/resitting/medical school admissions, I just need opinions to see if I am making the right decision? Thank you x
Here’s my plan;
While I’m still in shock at how much lower I did than I wanted to, AAB (given only one science is looked at) is not impossible for medical school. Kent would take me, and I really like the university, so I am definitely applying. Initially I thought I’ll just resit both biology and chemistry, but now I’ve done tons of research into resit policies and entry requirements, a lot of unis need just Chemistry. So maybe it might be better just to retake Chemistry, and achieve definitely an A or even an A*. I do feel like I have it in me to get an A* which is why I want to give it another go, and I’ll settle for A*AAB (take it or leave it, I was within ten marks off an A in biology so if you squint it would be A*AAA)
Retakes are crazy expensive, but by not retaking biology it’ll half the price. I also need a centre to sit my exams, if I’m honest I feel really humiliated going back to school and sitting with the year 13s to do my papers again, but it is a means to an end I guess; I personally would just prefer to keep it private and not have anyone except my immediate family know. Maybe it’s in my head right now maybe let’s see how I feel in a years time but right now returning to school to resit is honestly my worst nightmare.
Anyways I’m done rambling, please if anyone has any advice or anything please let me know. If anyone is in the same/similar situation to me I would love to connect with you, thanks so much for reading <3

hey hope u r doing well just wondering if u wouldn't mind sharing your UCAT score as I am applying this year and am concerned about my score when applying so wish to be strategic with my application- would much appreciate it 🙂 but also it's ok if u don't want to

hey no worries!
last year i got 2410 and a band 2 in SJT

ah ok thank u so much r u reapplying this year again? was it English Universities u applied to or Scottish ones?

no worries! yes I am reapplying this year and sitting my UCAT again, i applied to only England universities!

best of luck with your UCAT where r u aiming for this year?

thank you and you! trust me it’s far less intimidating the second time round, but i doubt you’ll have to do it again
i am aiming for 2700+ and a band 1 in SJT, my mocks are looking promising at the minute, what about you!

Hey everyone I’ve had to make some crazy decisions these past few weeks because of my A-Level results day outcome. Cut a long story short I applied to 4 medical schools received 4 pre-interview rejections because of my UCAT and just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse for me I’d missed the typical AAA minimum grades required to reapply for 2025 entry. I felt like I was hit by a truck on results day, and like the world had literally stopped spinning. Much to my disappointment I achieved AABB with my As in maths and history and my Bs unfortunately in the 2 I needed most, biology and chemistry. I loved biology but I found the actual A level exams shockingly difficult, but the B in chemistry hurt a lot, since I really loved chemistry and was definitely capable of getting an A*, or an A at the very least. While I am happy for my friends who did well, my heart still hurts for myself if I’m honest, and I am slightly envious. However, I’ve cried enough tears, and I think it’s time to work with what I have and be the bigger person. I’ve exhausted too many options these past few weeks but this is what I am currently thinking, and I would love some advice or suggestions/tips if you have experience with A-Level failure/reapplying/resitting/medical school admissions, I just need opinions to see if I am making the right decision? Thank you x
Here’s my plan;
While I’m still in shock at how much lower I did than I wanted to, AAB (given only one science is looked at) is not impossible for medical school. Kent would take me, and I really like the university, so I am definitely applying. Initially I thought I’ll just resit both biology and chemistry, but now I’ve done tons of research into resit policies and entry requirements, a lot of unis need just Chemistry. So maybe it might be better just to retake Chemistry, and achieve definitely an A or even an A*. I do feel like I have it in me to get an A* which is why I want to give it another go, and I’ll settle for A*AAB (take it or leave it, I was within ten marks off an A in biology so if you squint it would be A*AAA)
Retakes are crazy expensive, but by not retaking biology it’ll half the price. I also need a centre to sit my exams, if I’m honest I feel really humiliated going back to school and sitting with the year 13s to do my papers again, but it is a means to an end I guess; I personally would just prefer to keep it private and not have anyone except my immediate family know. Maybe it’s in my head right now maybe let’s see how I feel in a years time but right now returning to school to resit is honestly my worst nightmare.
Anyways I’m done rambling, please if anyone has any advice or anything please let me know. If anyone is in the same/similar situation to me I would love to connect with you, thanks so much for reading <3