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Question on GCSE

My GCSE grades:
Biology(cancelled for someone else mistake)
Chemistry: B3
Math: B3
Physics: B3
English: cancelled also but will do IELTS

A level
Biology A*
Chemistry A*
English A

Which university in the London can I apply to for medicine with such grades

Kings college London?
University college London?
Imperial college London?
University of Sussex?
Any opinions also the b3 is equivalent to grade 5 so pretty good I'm just worried about the GCSE biology and English 😭

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by Joychiemeka
My GCSE grades:
Biology(cancelled for someone else mistake)
Chemistry: B3
Math: B3
Physics: B3
English: cancelled also but will do IELTS
A level
Biology A*
Chemistry A*
English A
Which university in the London can I apply to for medicine with such grades
Kings college London?
University college London?
Imperial college London?
University of Sussex?
Any opinions also the b3 is equivalent to grade 5 so pretty good I'm just worried about the GCSE biology and English 😭

Did you only take 3 GCSEs? this isn't enough and will go against you, especially the English which is vital and required by all UK universities. Is it too late to take it now?
Do you mean a B3 is a grade 5 in GCSE equivalent? This is considered a good pass but not strong and many medicine applicants will be applying with 10-11 9s and 8s
Sorry to be blunt but your chances with KCL, UCL and Imperial are very slim as they are super competitive
Good luck

Reply 2

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by charlie200000
Did you only take 3 GCSEs? this isn't enough and will go against you, especially the English which is vital and required by all UK universities. Is it too late to take it now?
Do you mean a B3 is a grade 5 in GCSE equivalent? This is considered a good pass but not strong and many medicine applicants will be applying with 10-11 9s and 8s
Sorry to be blunt but your chances with KCL, UCL and Imperial are very slim as they are super competitive
Good luck

I took others as well like 9 subjects all mostly b3 I see some people say kings and UCL don't care to much oh well I'll look into other unis

Reply 3

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by Joychiemeka
I took others as well like 9 subjects all mostly b3 I see some people say kings and UCL don't care to much oh well I'll look into other unis

As you only mentioned 3 GCSE I assumed (Wrongly) that was all you had taken. Your A level predictions are very good and you're right about KCL and UCL not caring about GCSEs BUT you still need a minimum 6/B at both English and Maths and they won't consider you without it. Both are very competitive for medicine so you'll also need a good UCAT score. Your main hurdle is not having English GCSE at a minimum 6, maybe call them and ask them about it?

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