Ucat 9th of July, predicted grades dilemma - pls help a girl out any advice 💗

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I booked my ucat for 9th of July, bc I’m going on holiday from July to august so July was only month available for me.
I started practice around March straight after my mocks, then intense practice at the start of May. I’ve been very consistent with my medify scores around 2400-2600 and my highest has been 2580! (If u want tips don’t reply to this post - dm me )
So ig I can say that I think I could get a high ucat score to be competitive to dent schools that rank ucat highly. The only problem is my predicted grades. I have been predicted AAA in bio chem and maths. I know these are good and min requirement for most dent schools. But to stand a good chance at the dental schools I wanna go to, I really need A*AA. For example, I wanna apply to QMUL bc they highly rank ucat , but their requirement is A*AA. My school says they cannot change predicted grades. There are no tests or assessments in year 13 for me to improve. So if I get a rlly high ucat like 99th percentile, do you think I could convince my bio teacher to change my A to A*?? For bio my scores this year have been term 1: B, term 2: A, term 3:A, mock exam: A(scraped an A) term 6: B . And btw we use AS grade boundaries for bio, so A is the highest grade for all our exams. My school says they are not lenient with predicted grades. But not being predicted an A* when I have possible advantage with ucat means I can’t even apply to KCL or QMUL dental schools.

BTW if u just comment “ask your teacher” I’ve tried talking to her but she seems busy and doesn’t reply to emails, I will try another time tho.

Reply 1

Anonymous_Fly

OP

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I booked my ucat for 9th of July, bc I’m going on holiday from July to august so July was only month available for me.
I started practice around March straight after my mocks, then intense practice at the start of May. I’ve been very consistent with my medify scores around 2400-2600 and my highest has been 2580! (If u want tips don’t reply to this post - dm me )
So ig I can say that I think I could get a high ucat score to be competitive to dent schools that rank ucat highly. The only problem is my predicted grades. I have been predicted AAA in bio chem and maths. I know these are good and min requirement for most dent schools. But to stand a good chance at the dental schools I wanna go to, I really need A*AA. For example, I wanna apply to QMUL bc they highly rank ucat , but their requirement is A*AA. My school says they cannot change predicted grades. There are no tests or assessments in year 13 for me to improve. So if I get a rlly high ucat like 99th percentile, do you think I could convince my bio teacher to change my A to A*?? For bio my scores this year have been term 1: B, term 2: A, term 3:A, mock exam: A(scraped an A) term 6: B . And btw we use AS grade boundaries for bio, so A is the highest grade for all our exams. My school says they are not lenient with predicted grades. But not being predicted an A* when I have possible advantage with ucat means I can’t even apply to KCL or QMUL dental schools.

BTW if u just comment “ask your teacher” I’ve tried talking to her but she seems busy and doesn’t reply to emails, I will try another time tho.

Reply 2

ChuChumed

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Original post

by Anonymous_Fly

I booked my ucat for 9th of July, bc I’m going on holiday from July to august so July was only month available for me.
I started practice around March straight after my mocks, then intense practice at the start of May. I’ve been very consistent with my medify scores around 2400-2600 and my highest has been 2580! (If u want tips don’t reply to this post - dm me )
So ig I can say that I think I could get a high ucat score to be competitive to dent schools that rank ucat highly. The only problem is my predicted grades. I have been predicted AAA in bio chem and maths. I know these are good and min requirement for most dent schools. But to stand a good chance at the dental schools I wanna go to, I really need A*AA. For example, I wanna apply to QMUL bc they highly rank ucat , but their requirement is A*AA. My school says they cannot change predicted grades. There are no tests or assessments in year 13 for me to improve. So if I get a rlly high ucat like 99th percentile, do you think I could convince my bio teacher to change my A to A*?? For bio my scores this year have been term 1: B, term 2: A, term 3:A, mock exam: A(scraped an A) term 6: B . And btw we use AS grade boundaries for bio, so A is the highest grade for all our exams. My school says they are not lenient with predicted grades. But not being predicted an A* when I have possible advantage with ucat means I can’t even apply to KCL or QMUL dental schools.
BTW if u just comment “ask your teacher” I’ve tried talking to her but she seems busy and doesn’t reply to emails, I will try another time tho.

What did u get in ur ucat if u don’t mind me asking and how can i dm u

Reply 3

JohanKiyotaka

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Original post

by Anonymous_Fly

I booked my ucat for 9th of July, bc I’m going on holiday from July to august so July was only month available for me.
I started practice around March straight after my mocks, then intense practice at the start of May. I’ve been very consistent with my medify scores around 2400-2600 and my highest has been 2580! (If u want tips don’t reply to this post - dm me )
So ig I can say that I think I could get a high ucat score to be competitive to dent schools that rank ucat highly. The only problem is my predicted grades. I have been predicted AAA in bio chem and maths. I know these are good and min requirement for most dent schools. But to stand a good chance at the dental schools I wanna go to, I really need A*AA. For example, I wanna apply to QMUL bc they highly rank ucat , but their requirement is A*AA. My school says they cannot change predicted grades. There are no tests or assessments in year 13 for me to improve. So if I get a rlly high ucat like 99th percentile, do you think I could convince my bio teacher to change my A to A*?? For bio my scores this year have been term 1: B, term 2: A, term 3:A, mock exam: A(scraped an A) term 6: B . And btw we use AS grade boundaries for bio, so A is the highest grade for all our exams. My school says they are not lenient with predicted grades. But not being predicted an A* when I have possible advantage with ucat means I can’t even apply to KCL or QMUL dental schools.
BTW if u just comment “ask your teacher” I’ve tried talking to her but she seems busy and doesn’t reply to emails, I will try another time tho.

I can’t dm( idk how )you I need and lust for them ucat tips straight away 😍

Reply 4

McGinger

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If you are predicted AAA, its worth the risk of applying to one A*AA course - they may say No, but if you get an offer it can be highly motivating to work just that bit harder to get the required A*. Just make sure that your other 3 choices are AAA courses.

And remember that just because a course is asking for A* doesnt make it a better course - or make you a better dentist. The NHS is not going to care where you trained, and neither will your future patients.