Medicine 2026 entry for resit / retake / gap year applicants

I missed the A-Level grades I needed to reapply to medical school last year (I applied in Year 13, but had 0 offers). I took a gap year, resat 2 A-Levels, reapplied to medical school, currently waiting on the outcome. I documented my entire experience practically every day since October 2024 on my GYG blog! I am happy to answer any questions, please drop me a message if you have any, you do not have to do this alone 💖

Which med schools did you apply to with resits?

https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/choosing-a-medical-school/medical-school-a-level-resit-policies/
Here is the official list of unis that accept resits for medical school, combining this with my 2nd UCAT score, university’s website (don’t miss this step!!) and some advice from TSR, I applied to KMMS, Aston, ARU and HYMS!

Thank you! May I ask what your UCAT was please? X

Yess no worries I got 2660 band 1
That’s around 1990/2000 band 1 with the new UCAT grading system x

I missed the A-Level grades I needed to reapply to medical school last year (I applied in Year 13, but had 0 offers). I took a gap year, resat 2 A-Levels, reapplied to medical school, currently waiting on the outcome. I documented my entire experience practically every day since October 2024 on my GYG blog! I am happy to answer any questions, please drop me a message if you have any, you do not have to do this alone 💖

https://www.themedicportal.com/application-guide/choosing-a-medical-school/medical-school-a-level-resit-policies/
Here is the official list of unis that accept resits for medical school, I did check other sites as this doesn’t seem to be updated, but combining these with my 2nd UCAT score, university’s website (don’t miss this step!!) and some advice from TSR, I applied to KMMS, Aston, ARU and HYMS!

Did you only take one gap year then? Thought application is before resits so did you just put pending grades? Also do you need to get another set of predicted grades? Thanks

Which medical school are you going to... If you're happy to share?

I would prefer not to share this, I’m sorry!

This is the thread if you missed your grades / were rejected and have to reapply. Please do not lose hope! You're not alone and we're cheering you on all the way
Some of the information below may be taken from this link:
Click here for last year's thread
If you're ever feeling low or demotivated about going through another application cycle, please have a read through this thread for some inspiration:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7209108
Here are some key dates for the coming year to look out for:
UCAT 2025 schedule:
13 May 2025
Account registration opens
Bursary and Access Arrangement applications open
17 June 2025
Booking opens
7 July 2025
Testing starts
16 September 2025
Access Arrangement application deadline
19 September 2025
Booking deadline
26 September 2025
Last test day
26 September 2025
Bursary Scheme application deadline
15 October 2025
UCAS deadline
Early November
Results delivered to universities
Winter-Spring 2025/26
Medical school interviews / offers
May / June 2026
Summer A-Level exams
August 2026
A-Level results day
Other TSR threads:
UCAT 2026 entry thread:
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7567912
General undergrad 2026 entry thread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7475230
"Which medical school should I apply to" megathread: https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7532244
Useful links:
UCAT 2025 UCAT 2025 Test Cycle | UCAT Consortium
General TSR rules:
(1) Please don't ask for or post group chat links.
(2) Please don't ask for or post interview questions.
(3) Please don't offer to buy and sell items.
Best of luck!

I just got AAB (b in chem, missed the A by 19 marks) and I’m planning to retake chemistry + got my ucat booked for 22nd September. I got a terrible score last year and I wasn’t aware you had to take the UCAT a year before application for gap years too (I’m stupid) so I haven’t got a lot of time to prepare!!! (I’m stressed in summary and idk what to do) ive heard that tutors are useless for UCAT but what about resitting an a level ? Anybody got any tips about how I should go about that?? Thank you

I just got AAB (b in chem, missed the A by 19 marks) and I’m planning to retake chemistry + got my ucat booked for 22nd September. I got a terrible score last year and I wasn’t aware you had to take the UCAT a year before application for gap years too (I’m stupid) so I haven’t got a lot of time to prepare!!! (I’m stressed in summary and idk what to do) ive heard that tutors are useless for UCAT but what about resitting an a level ? Anybody got any tips about how I should go about that?? Thank you

I received AAB in a levels but I’m contextual, is it still possible to get a place without resitting as long as I get a decent UCAT?