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Low ucat, want to stay in Londond

Please help, where do i apply
GCSEs -> 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,8
UCAT -> 2690 band 2
A levels (predicted) -> A*, A*, A* (bio, chem, maths)

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Reply 1

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Reply 2

Sallylin

Are you okay to go within the greater London area?
St. George, Anglia and Ruskin, Kent and Midway are your options.

Reply 3

marble arch

Try Brunel x

Reply 4

unicornbabe246

On top of my head, St. George and Queen Mary came into mind for London

Reply 5

klafow

Original post

by lianarainforest

Please help, where do i apply
GCSEs -> 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,8
UCAT -> 2690 band 2
A levels (predicted) -> A*, A*, A* (bio, chem, maths)

i think you meet last year's qmul cut off, although there's no guarantee it won't go up this year

Reply 6

zay_jedidiah

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by lianarainforest

Please help, where do i apply
GCSEs -> 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,8
UCAT -> 2690 band 2
A levels (predicted) -> A*, A*, A* (bio, chem, maths)

GCSEs are very strong. I know it’s past the deadline now but I would’ve definitely chosen Unis that prioritise high GCSEs. Hull and York wouldve been a very good option for you, and Leeds and Liverpool. A safe option would be Plymouth as well. The only London Unis you could apply to is St George’s and Queen Mary’s, but you’re narrowly above their cutoffs which would mean interview possibility wouldn’t be very high. I wish i would’ve seen this before the deadline but i hope this helped

Reply 7

Sallylin

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by lianarainforest

Please help, where do i apply
GCSEs -> 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,8
UCAT -> 2690 band 2
A levels (predicted) -> A*, A*, A* (bio, chem, maths)

Would you mind to share where you applied at the end?

Reply 8

Azzzzi

I applied QMUL with 2660 b3. But im predicted 3A* A level and mostly 9s GCSEs

Reply 9

lianarainforest

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by Sallylin

Would you mind to share where you applied at the end?

QMUL, Brunel, St Georges, Anglia Ruskin Chelmsford campus and then UCL for biomed :smile:

Reply 10

Eddyngee

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by lianarainforest

QMUL, Brunel, St Georges, Anglia Ruskin Chelmsford campus and then UCL for biomed :smile:

What interviews did you get

Reply 11

anonymous56754

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by Eddyngee

What interviews did you get

If it helps, I got 2780 in my UCAT and GCSE all 9 predicted 4 A*, applied to kings and UCL for med, and got rejected pre-interview

Reply 12

Flower2007!

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by lianarainforest

QMUL, Brunel, St Georges, Anglia Ruskin Chelmsford campus and then UCL for biomed :smile:

did you get offers? :smile:

Reply 13

lianarainforest

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by Flower2007!

did you get offers? :smile:

yes I did, from all 🙂 going to qmul in september!

Reply 14

lianarainforest

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by Eddyngee

What interviews did you get

All

Reply 15

stilllearning123

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by anonymous56754

If it helps, I got 2780 in my UCAT and GCSE all 9 predicted 4 A*, applied to kings and UCL for med, and got rejected pre-interview

Not anything against you, just that ucat is too low for those uni's and was probably below their cut-off?
Did you end up getting in at another uni?

Reply 16

anonymous56754

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by stilllearning123

Not anything against you, just that ucat is too low for those uni's and was probably below their cut-off?
Did you end up getting in at another uni?

Yep I knew when I was applying but just wanted to give it a shot, I got an offer from birmingham 🙂

Reply 17

stilllearning123

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by anonymous56754

Yep I knew when I was applying but just wanted to give it a shot, I got an offer from birmingham 🙂

Well done and good luck!

Reply 18

Faizannnnnnnn

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by lianarainforest

Please help, where do i apply
GCSEs -> 9,9,9,9,9,9,9,9,8
UCAT -> 2690 band 2
A levels (predicted) -> A*, A*, A* (bio, chem, maths)

It wldve been a good shout at at George’s and QMUL definitely. But ig I’m late to the party anyways.

Reply 19

Eddyngee

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by anonymous56754

If it helps, I got 2780 in my UCAT and GCSE all 9 predicted 4 A*, applied to kings and UCL for med, and got rejected pre-interview

Kings took quite a few people below your score ; are they contextual?

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