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Dentistry as fifth option

Hi,

GCSE grades

Biology-9,Chemistry-9,Mathematics-9,Comp Science-8,Physics-8,History-8,Further maths-8,English language-7,English Lit-6,Arts and Design-5
Predicted A levels-
Biology- A*,Mathematics- A* and Chemistry-A*
EPQ- A* or A, topic- Medical research
Breakdown of UCAT-2980
AR-800,VR-700,DM-740 and QR-740
SJT- Band 2
Work Experience-
214 hours in care home over 2 months (3 days a week for 9 weeks)
3 days Southampton hospital operation theatres, shadowing doctors
First aider course
Various online courses- medicine related
Contextual flags-3
1- POLAR 4 Quintile-1
2- FSM when he was in secondary school
3- Low attainment school
Extenuating circumstances- Yes

Summer Schools- UNIQ at Oxford university and Sutton Trust at Cambridge University, 5 days each.

Thinking of putting down Bristol or Sheffield as fifth choice for Dentistry, any thoughts based on the above?
Bristol does not use PS for screening so Medicine PS can be used for this too, not sure about Sheffield.
Thanks

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Reply 2

Original post
by ash210
Hi,
GCSE grades
Biology-9,Chemistry-9,Mathematics-9,Comp Science-8,Physics-8,History-8,Further maths-8,English language-7,English Lit-6,Arts and Design-5
Predicted A levels-
Biology- A*,Mathematics- A* and Chemistry-A*
EPQ- A* or A, topic- Medical research
Breakdown of UCAT-2980
AR-800,VR-700,DM-740 and QR-740
SJT- Band 2
Work Experience-
214 hours in care home over 2 months (3 days a week for 9 weeks)
3 days Southampton hospital operation theatres, shadowing doctors
First aider course
Various online courses- medicine related
Contextual flags-3
1- POLAR 4 Quintile-1
2- FSM when he was in secondary school
3- Low attainment school
Extenuating circumstances- Yes
Summer Schools- UNIQ at Oxford university and Sutton Trust at Cambridge University, 5 days each.
Thinking of putting down Bristol or Sheffield as fifth choice for Dentistry, any thoughts based on the above?
Bristol does not use PS for screening so Medicine PS can be used for this too, not sure about Sheffield.
Thanks

Im thinking of doing this too as it would be good interview practice

Reply 3

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by sosa2ie2
Im thinking of doing this too as it would be good interview practice

Do you
a) actually want to be a Dentist?
b) have any relevant experience for Dentistry?

Reply 4

thats a really good idea

Reply 5

Original post
by ash210
Hi,
GCSE grades
Biology-9,Chemistry-9,Mathematics-9,Comp Science-8,Physics-8,History-8,Further maths-8,English language-7,English Lit-6,Arts and Design-5
Predicted A levels-
Biology- A*,Mathematics- A* and Chemistry-A*
EPQ- A* or A, topic- Medical research
Breakdown of UCAT-2980
AR-800,VR-700,DM-740 and QR-740
SJT- Band 2
Work Experience-
214 hours in care home over 2 months (3 days a week for 9 weeks)
3 days Southampton hospital operation theatres, shadowing doctors
First aider course
Various online courses- medicine related
Contextual flags-3
1- POLAR 4 Quintile-1
2- FSM when he was in secondary school
3- Low attainment school
Extenuating circumstances- Yes
Summer Schools- UNIQ at Oxford university and Sutton Trust at Cambridge University, 5 days each.
Thinking of putting down Bristol or Sheffield as fifth choice for Dentistry, any thoughts based on the above?
Bristol does not use PS for screening so Medicine PS can be used for this too, not sure about Sheffield.
Thanks

Hi! If you don’t mind me asking, how did your application to dentistry as a fifth option go? Did they read your personal statement?

Reply 6

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by uhmsss
Hi! If you don’t mind me asking, how did your application to dentistry as a fifth option go? Did they read your personal statement?

No they did not, PS was 100% medicine related.

Reply 7

Original post
by ash210
No they did not, PS was 100% medicine related.

Thanks! So I assume it wasn’t mentioned at all during interview?

Reply 8

Original post
by uhmsss
Thanks! So I assume it wasn’t mentioned at all during interview?

nope

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