Unusual Situation - Medical School Acceptance
Ok, I will detail my situation below (but have changed a few details for anonymity). I have sent an email asking them to consider this and am waiting to hear back. I just want to know if there is a chance or whether I should just accept it’s not going to (or very unlikely to) happen and just move on.
I had an offer at a competitive London Medical School for Medicine A100 2024 entry which I received and met A-level conditions for but declined and am wondering whether it might be possible for it to be reinstated for September 2025.
I had originally applied to this school as both the course structure and clinical placements were excellent and I thought strongly suited me. I was fortunate to receive an offer from this school. However, although this school was my first choice, I made the decision reluctantly to firm another medical school as it was the closest medical school to my family, who were then based in the West Midlands.
My father suffers from a severe chronic lung condition and requires significant daily care. Throughout my GCSEs and A-Levels, I have provided this care alongside my younger brother, and I have adapted my studies accordingly to ensure they were not compromised.
However, after firming this other medical school, I deferred my place by a year, as it was agreed that my father would undergo major surgery at [a major London quaternary centre] in December 2024. Both his doctors and I were concerned that he would not have adequate post-operative support during recovery if I were to start medical school in 2024.
Since then, his condition has worsened. He has experienced multiple serious complications, including frequent and severe lung infections requiring hospitalisation. As a result, we made the decision to move to Central London to be closer to his specialist care and to reduce the risk and burden of long journeys via public transport.
Due to my father’s worse health, I now need to be based at or very near home in order to continue supporting him and my younger brother effectively while ensuring I can complete my medical studies to the highest standard. This London med school was always my first choice medical school and had I been able to firm an offer based on my personal desire rather than familial obligation, I would have firmed it at the first instance. My current situation means I will unable to attend any medical school not located in London and thus, if this reinstatement of my offer is unable to be approved, I will be unable to attend medical school.
I had already provided extensive evidence (and so did my school) of my caring responsibilities when I first applied and I think this gave me special consideration for the interview though I did not receive a lowered offer. My UCAT and A-Levels exceed significantly all of the standard requirements for the course and I got my offer relatively soon after interview (though I know this doesn’t necessarily mean I did that well, just that they were giving out offers at this time).
I’m having a really hard time with all of this at the moment and so I would appreciate it if someone (and especially someone with knowledge of admissions processes) could tell me whether I realistically had a change of getting an offer or whether I should just now turn my attention to new avenues and accept that Medicine is just not possible for me unless my family situation improves.
I had an offer at a competitive London Medical School for Medicine A100 2024 entry which I received and met A-level conditions for but declined and am wondering whether it might be possible for it to be reinstated for September 2025.
I had originally applied to this school as both the course structure and clinical placements were excellent and I thought strongly suited me. I was fortunate to receive an offer from this school. However, although this school was my first choice, I made the decision reluctantly to firm another medical school as it was the closest medical school to my family, who were then based in the West Midlands.
My father suffers from a severe chronic lung condition and requires significant daily care. Throughout my GCSEs and A-Levels, I have provided this care alongside my younger brother, and I have adapted my studies accordingly to ensure they were not compromised.
However, after firming this other medical school, I deferred my place by a year, as it was agreed that my father would undergo major surgery at [a major London quaternary centre] in December 2024. Both his doctors and I were concerned that he would not have adequate post-operative support during recovery if I were to start medical school in 2024.
Since then, his condition has worsened. He has experienced multiple serious complications, including frequent and severe lung infections requiring hospitalisation. As a result, we made the decision to move to Central London to be closer to his specialist care and to reduce the risk and burden of long journeys via public transport.
Due to my father’s worse health, I now need to be based at or very near home in order to continue supporting him and my younger brother effectively while ensuring I can complete my medical studies to the highest standard. This London med school was always my first choice medical school and had I been able to firm an offer based on my personal desire rather than familial obligation, I would have firmed it at the first instance. My current situation means I will unable to attend any medical school not located in London and thus, if this reinstatement of my offer is unable to be approved, I will be unable to attend medical school.
I had already provided extensive evidence (and so did my school) of my caring responsibilities when I first applied and I think this gave me special consideration for the interview though I did not receive a lowered offer. My UCAT and A-Levels exceed significantly all of the standard requirements for the course and I got my offer relatively soon after interview (though I know this doesn’t necessarily mean I did that well, just that they were giving out offers at this time).
I’m having a really hard time with all of this at the moment and so I would appreciate it if someone (and especially someone with knowledge of admissions processes) could tell me whether I realistically had a change of getting an offer or whether I should just now turn my attention to new avenues and accept that Medicine is just not possible for me unless my family situation improves.
Reply 1
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Reply 2
Accepting that you and your family have my sympathies for the current situation then I’d progress onto my opinion.
I think it 100% unlikely that the London medical school would allow you to in essence transfer a rejected 2024 offer to 2025 without you having to go through the rigours of applying again no matter what the extenuating circumstances are.
There are a variety of valid reasons for this as well as the counter argument that your family circumstances are such that you couldn’t expect to give the course your full attention. You partly alluded to this by deferring the 2024 course with the medical school you accepted.
My advice would be to put your studies on hold until your personal circumstances are resolved.
I think it 100% unlikely that the London medical school would allow you to in essence transfer a rejected 2024 offer to 2025 without you having to go through the rigours of applying again no matter what the extenuating circumstances are.
There are a variety of valid reasons for this as well as the counter argument that your family circumstances are such that you couldn’t expect to give the course your full attention. You partly alluded to this by deferring the 2024 course with the medical school you accepted.
My advice would be to put your studies on hold until your personal circumstances are resolved.
Reply 3
Agree with the above. Medical school is hard enough without a lot of extra real life going on in the background. There is no way you will be given a place having rejected one previously.
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