I’ll try keep this as short and simple as I can. I (30F) am from a very working class background and went to a pretty bad secondary school in a pretty rough NW area, but somehow managed to come out with above average GCSE’s even though I was lazy and didn’t really work. I did my a-levels in biology, chemistry and geology from 2010-2012 but wasn’t really motivated and didn’t really know how to study properly at the time so only came out with BCC. I then moved away from home and have been working in various jobs until within the past year or so been thinking about applying to medicine.
So, I’m aware that my A-level grades are not good enough for medicine, so now I’m a bit stuck on the best course of action. Should I fully retake my A-levels doing the Edexcel IAL modular ones (replacing geology with geography) with private tutoring on the side or should I do the Access to Medicine course with Manchester college? I’d rather try and avoid going the grad med route if I can possibly avoid it
Thanks in advance