Low ucat as international student

Hi all, my daughter got a low ucat 1750 ,
A*AA predicted grades, 6 gcse all A*
Lot of volunteering, got involved in research project which is yet to be published

Seeing her ucat , I think we can’t apply to other universities in uk except buckingham, Brunel , or Uclan.
Is there any university she can apply as international through UCAS other than this ,
Thank u

Reply 1

Jonjon7

Universities Forum Helper

Original post

by Zaheeda

Hi all, my daughter got a low ucat 1750 ,
A*AA predicted grades, 6 gcse all A*
Lot of volunteering, got involved in research project which is yet to be published
Seeing her ucat , I think we can’t apply to other universities in uk except buckingham, Brunel , or Uclan.
Is there any university she can apply as international through UCAS other than this ,
Thank u

Its very difficult to apply to other med schools as international student.

Do try the med schools you mentioned, higher hope in Buckingham though.

Reply 2

UniLancashire

Official Rep

Original post

by Zaheeda

Hi all, my daughter got a low ucat 1750 ,
A*AA predicted grades, 6 gcse all A*
Lot of volunteering, got involved in research project which is yet to be published
Seeing her ucat , I think we can’t apply to other universities in uk except buckingham, Brunel , or Uclan.
Is there any university she can apply as international through UCAS other than this ,
Thank u

Hi @Zaheeda,

It's great to hear that your daughter is considering applying with us. Great GCSEs and predicted grades so well done to your daughter. We have put together some guidance to help you with the MBBS applications, which you can take a look at here.

Do let us know if your daughter has any questions or feel free to get in touch with our international course enquiries team via [email protected] or by calling +44 (0)1772 892400 (option 2). Our friendly team will be able to answer your questions 🙂

Best wishes,
^Zac

Reply 3

Anonymous_Fly

Original post

by Zaheeda

Hi all, my daughter got a low ucat 1750 ,
A*AA predicted grades, 6 gcse all A*
Lot of volunteering, got involved in research project which is yet to be published
Seeing her ucat , I think we can’t apply to other universities in uk except buckingham, Brunel , or Uclan.
Is there any university she can apply as international through UCAS other than this ,
Thank u

Gap year

Reply 4

Jonjon7

Universities Forum Helper

Original post

by Zaheeda

Hi all, my daughter got a low ucat 1750 ,
A*AA predicted grades, 6 gcse all A*
Lot of volunteering, got involved in research project which is yet to be published
Seeing her ucat , I think we can’t apply to other universities in uk except buckingham, Brunel , or Uclan.
Is there any university she can apply as international through UCAS other than this ,
Thank u

Your daughter done her best although it might not be her best on the day of UCAT assessment, its stressful! So do encourage and support her!

With her UCAT and being an international student, there is only the limited few med schools that she can apply to. Though the list you have may have some risks involved.

Brunel is likely to be risky with her UCAT score.

Do consider Buckingham, UCLAN, Hertfordshire (starting their med school this year solely for international students, with home students from next year onwards) then Brunel. May consider Sunderland.

Be prepared and supportive to your DD in taking a gap year if the above approach fails to materialise.

Reply 5

Vxfernandes

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by Jonjon7

Your daughter done her best although it might not be her best on the day of UCAT assessment, its stressful! So do encourage and support her!
With her UCAT and being an international student, there is only the limited few med schools that she can apply to. Though the list you have may have some risks involved.
Brunel is likely to be risky with her UCAT score.
Do consider Buckingham, UCLAN, Hertfordshire (starting their med school this year solely for international students, with home students from next year onwards) then Brunel. May consider Sunderland.
Be prepared and supportive to your DD in taking a gap year if the above approach fails to materialise.

I am also in the same situation, and my daughter got 1780. She was getting good scores in mock tests, but on the day of the test, she said she got nervous and stressed. My daughter's predicted scores are almost 98%. As your daughters are also doing great academically, consider Queens Belfast, Dundee, and Aston. Do not keep much hope, but it might work as well.
UCLAN definitely a good option as they have good reputation. Additionally @jonnon7 said try other universityties addition to Bolton as well (great Manchester ). Brunel, great Manchester and Hertfordshire are still in a process of getting GMC certification while UCLAN and Buckimgum have them already. Anybody finds any incorrect info what I mentioned please correct and assist

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Reply 6

UOBuckingham Med

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Original post

by Zaheeda

Hi all, my daughter got a low ucat 1750 ,
A*AA predicted grades, 6 gcse all A*
Lot of volunteering, got involved in research project which is yet to be published
Seeing her ucat , I think we can’t apply to other universities in uk except buckingham, Brunel , or Uclan.
Is there any university she can apply as international through UCAS other than this ,
Thank u

Hello Zaheeda,

Thank you for your interest in applying to study Medicine at The University of Buckingham on behalf of your daughter!

You can find a lot of useful information about our MB ChB programme, admissions and selection process here: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/mb-chb-medicine-4.5-year-degree/

As you know, we do not required UCAT, we accept direct applications and you can submit your application via the above course page link.

If you would like to chat to some of our current medical students, we have a UniBuddy chat for that: https://shorturl.at/brIYf

We also have some new videos about our medical school which we think you may find useful:
Why Our Students Love Studying Medicine at Buckingham: https://youtu.be/pQ7Hnb7gZY0?si=qQSugnKHUskHYH10
Top 5 Reasons to Study Medicine at Buckingham: https://youtu.be/e3RIDnJWRjA?si=IPHDWilYtefEG4Kv
Inside The University of Buckingham Medical School: https://youtu.be/0XRtLORP8ww?si=_etL4irldfB_z0Cs
Student Wellbeing at Buckingham Medical School: https://youtu.be/D7e2HUR4QGI?si=TaIs3_g5BYw1nv4E
Inside a Clinical Skills Session at Buckingham Medical School: https://youtu.be/ooYpwmPzlYY?si=7LL-1iMAiBRT0TvH

And finally, we have an Open Day coming up - it will be on Saturday, 18th of October and we would love to meet you and show you around so you can experience this for yourself and ask our staff and students any questions you may have.

You can register here: https://www.buckingham.ac.uk/event/buckingham-open-day-4/

If you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to contact our dedicated Admissions Team by emailing [email protected].

Best wishes,
Anastasiya