Can I do medicine or anything in the medical side with my grades?
Please be brutally honest could I get into medicine or anything on the medical side (like radiography ect.) with my GCSE grades?
I do 4 subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Psychology and English Literature to "overcompensate".
I have really mid GCSE results
even though I was a few marks off the next grade in like every subject. I got a 9 in English Literature, an 8 in RE, a 7 in Sociology, 5 6's ( in Maths, Drama, Geography, English Language, 6/6 in Combined Science) and a 5 in French.
I'm also predicted 4 B's but my teacher recently changed my English Lit prediction to an A so it's now ABBB.
If anyone has any advice or anything please tell me- you can be as honest as you want!
I do 4 subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Psychology and English Literature to "overcompensate".
I have really mid GCSE results
even though I was a few marks off the next grade in like every subject. I got a 9 in English Literature, an 8 in RE, a 7 in Sociology, 5 6's ( in Maths, Drama, Geography, English Language, 6/6 in Combined Science) and a 5 in French.I'm also predicted 4 B's but my teacher recently changed my English Lit prediction to an A so it's now ABBB.
If anyone has any advice or anything please tell me- you can be as honest as you want!
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Original post by bluemoon00
Please be brutally honest could I get into medicine or anything on the medical side (like radiography ect.) with my GCSE grades?
I do 4 subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Psychology and English Literature to "overcompensate".
I have really mid GCSE results even though I was a few marks off the next grade in like every subject. I got a 9 in English Literature, an 8 in RE, a 7 in Sociology, 5 6's ( in Maths, Drama, Geography, English Language, 6/6 in Combined Science) and a 5 in French.
I'm also predicted 4 B's but my teacher recently changed my English Lit prediction to an A so it's now ABBB.
If anyone has any advice or anything please tell me- you can be as honest as you want!
I do 4 subjects: Chemistry, Biology, Psychology and English Literature to "overcompensate".
I have really mid GCSE results
even though I was a few marks off the next grade in like every subject. I got a 9 in English Literature, an 8 in RE, a 7 in Sociology, 5 6's ( in Maths, Drama, Geography, English Language, 6/6 in Combined Science) and a 5 in French.I'm also predicted 4 B's but my teacher recently changed my English Lit prediction to an A so it's now ABBB.
If anyone has any advice or anything please tell me- you can be as honest as you want!
My opinion is definitely not the best as i’m still in year 11 however from the research i have done…
Your gcse grades meet all those minimum requirements for pretty much all unis - so you can apply to unis that don’t look into your gcse as much. ( Note most applications have higher gcse so maybe compensate lower gcse with more work experience?)
- You really need AAA or AAB to get into medical school ( traditional way) your extra alevels doesn’t really add anything as far as i’m aware. could maybe drop your 4th and focus on the main 3?
- again let me stess this is from my own research and findings don’t quote me.
yr 12 here - some med schools may be a little iffy about the 6's nut you should be okay as long as you dont wanna go oxbridge. you do need an A or A* in either bio or chem to solidify the chance of you getting in. Hoep this helps. PS defo 100% drop the 4th choice it adds nothing to your application - focus on the three and get the ebst grades possible.
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