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Keele university offer help

So I’ve got an offer for keele uni-med with a foundation year im predicted a*cc and my offer is to get bbc would i be declined on results day if i got My predicted? I’m so worried ive been working hard but it’s nerve wracking- it’s my only chance to get into med school I can’t retake! I don’t know if they’ll still accept me any idea on wha to do? They didn’t specify at the time of offer if tarring points were included it just said ‘bbc and must include chemistry and biology’ it didn’t say specific grades i have to get for a specific subject - my a* is in psych

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by Jjjjas
So I’ve got an offer for keele uni-med with a foundation year im predicted a*cc and my offer is to get bbc would i be declined on results day if i got My predicted? I’m so worried ive been working hard but it’s nerve wracking- it’s my only chance to get into med school I can’t retake! I don’t know if they’ll still accept me any idea on wha to do? They didn’t specify at the time of offer if tarring points were included it just said ‘bbc and must include chemistry and biology’ it didn’t say specific grades i have to get for a specific subject - my a* is in psych


You should message the Keele admission team they will tell you if you can or what you can do

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Hi just enquiring… do you have a contextual offer… can standard applications could be made for foundation year?… I have predicted grades ABC non contextual… can I apply to Keele?… TIA

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by Gops 2007
Hi just enquiring… do you have a contextual offer… can standard applications could be made for foundation year?… I have predicted grades ABC non contextual… can I apply to Keele?… TIA


For the foundation year you would need to meet these requirements first to be considered Applicants must meet the following Essential Criteria from Group 1 and 2 to be considered for this route. Applicants must provide evidence of meeting the essential criteria at the point of application. We will send you an email to request this information.

Group 1

Applicants must meet all the following -

Ordinarily resident in the UK
Attended a non-selective maintained school for GCSEs and a maintained school for A-Levels (we recognise that generally non-selective schools and sixth-form colleges may use some form of selection for students wishing to undertake A-Levels). Applicants must either be in the second and final year of A-Level or equivalent study (i.e. year 13) or have completed these qualifications at the required grades in the previous academic year: applications from students retaking level-3 qualifications are not accepted.
Attended a school for GCSEs with an attainment 8 score below national average (level set on an annual basis: for 2026 entry the 2023-24 school performance measure is used).
For schools without an attainment 8 score only, we will consider schools where the % of students on free school meals is above the national average OR if this is not available, we will consider POLAR 4 data, quintile 1 of the school.

For home-schooled applicants who are therefore without an Attainment 8 Score, we will use the POLAR4 quintile of your home postcode rather than of the examination centre where you sat the exams.

Group 2

Applicants must also meet one of the following -

Parent(s) or guardian in receipt of means-tested benefit(s) for a minimum of three months within your last five years of schooling
(i.e. in Years 9–13)
Time spent in local authority care (more than three months) within the last five years (i.e. in Years 9–13)
Eligibility for free school meals at any point in Years 9–13
Receipt of 16–19 bursary for purpose other than meals
Receipt of UCAT bursary. Bursaries are available to cover the test fee for applicants from less well-off families. We strongly advise applicants to apply for the UCAT Bursary if they are eligible. Please check the UCAT web site for details.
Students on the Keele Steps2Medicine scheme or those currently in local authority care will be eligible for consideration for this route and should include this information in their UCAS application.
And with your predicted grades, you would be considered as long as your UCAT is above the min they require for my year it was min 2280 I believe and I had 2390 my pred items were ABB but since they require BBC you would be condisdered and possibly be given an interview but they also do rely ALOT on the personal statement so make sure that is good and you meet the eligibility for the course! If you need any help don’t hesitate to aask!!

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