Medicine - Access to Medicine or A Levels... Please Help!

Hi everyone, I am 19 years old. I have achieved good GCSEs - 3A*s, 8As and 3Bs. I Achieved 3 A Levels in 2010. Business, Economics and Politics, achieving BCC. I now realise I want to study medicine at uni after loads of experience in Hospitals, Care Homes, Hospices, GPs. What are my options to study Medicine at Uni? Can someone clarify i...

College that are recommended and great for people to go to medicine ?

Hi, guys. By next year ill be doing my a-levels and I KNOW THIS MAY BE VERY LATE ASKING but what colleges perhaps would u guys recommend to me that will help people and I whom wants to get started to the path towards medicine by attending an excellent and with a good-reputation wise college. It would be really helpful if people that are c...

Biomed to medicine?

Hi so I was wondering due to my poor gcse results of 2a 6b and 1c and only doing 3 AS levels (wasn't allowed to do anymore) if it would be possible to apply for biomed at a uni that also provides a medicine course and switch over after 2/3 years? I'm pretty confident of obtaining 3As in biology chemistry and maths in my AS's. or should I...

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Is it post-grad veterinary medicine possible?

Hi, I've just firmed an offer from Exeter uni, biological sciences, ABB. I've not really given much thought into doing veterinary medicine until recently, and it's increasingly seeming like a nice career path. I don't think I can get more than ABB for A-levels, but I'd really like to become a vet. What can I do?...

Has Anyone Done An Access Course?

Okay so I've just recently discovered about access courses and how it would be equivalent to A levels but only requires one year.I have been researching about it & it sounds like something i would be interested in.But before I make my mind up about it,i just want to know someone else's personal experience with access courses & if they wou...

Are A levels Necessary?

Hey im currently a student looking to go to america to study for college and mostly for sport. I'm currently doing as levels and i am wondering if anyone can tell me that: are a levels really necessary to gain access to a us college? Could i just not do a levels get a job and do my sat's and other required tests on the side and then go or...

Training Contract and A Levels

I have seen that for many of the training contract roles you're required to have 300+ UCAS points, or 3 A Levels. I don't have any A Levels, instead I did an Access to Higher Education course (I'm a mature student about to start my LLB). I am going to do three A Levels whilst I am in university (i'll be sitting the examinations as a priva...

Post Graduate Medicine ?

Hey guys, Iv just finished my higher's and had the ambition to apply for medicine but my higher maths did not go to plan and it looks like a will be getting a B . So I hope now to get four A's and a B and then advanced highers . I still have a strong desire to do medicine after my first degree which will be science related. After my degre...

Will access courses accept 16 year olds?

I originally posted this question in a different section but I think it wasn't perfectly categorized. I missed allot of school while doing my GCSEs because of various reasons and now i'm on 45% attendance. I'm planning to take A levels as a route towards a physics degree but my attendance has affected my attendance so much that I will pro...

Medicine Gap Year 2013

Hey guys, I applied to medicine this year but unfortunately got all rejections D': I didn't see a thread on medicine gap year so I thought of making one. I am most probably taking a gap year as I really want to do medicine. If you are taking a gap year, what are your plans for it?...

Is a Liberal arts and sciences degree an appropriate 5th option?

I've been looking at my backup choice for medicine, and although I'm definitely gonna eventually do medicine, if I don't get an offer I am open to doing a degree first and then applying for postgraduate medicine. The degree that interests me most (other than medicine) is the Liberal Arts and Sciencea degree at Birmingham. They allow you t...

I think I'm the luckiest applicant of 2013

I think I might be able to stake a claim for the person who got in to medicine this year by the narrowest of margins. I got no offers last year. I trudged on with my A levels but was devastated when I got a B in chemistry. I thought all my planning for my gap year was in vain and I would have no chance if I reapplied. However I found Keel...

Are my predicted grades good enough for medicine?

are these gcse grades good enough for medicine Biology-A* Chemistry-A Physics-B RE-A* PE-B Health and social care-AA (2 GCSE's for this subject) English literature-A English language-A History-A* Maths-A German-B (i completed this GCSE in year 9 i was in fast track german) 3A* 6A 3B I plan on taking these subjects for A-Levels, I hope to...

Medicine or pharmacy

I've applied for medicine and as of yet have no offers (2 interviews to attend yet) but I went to a uea interview for pharmacy and now that's looking more attractive than medicine, I'm also more likely to get an offer from them as well. What should I do, does pharmacy open up into clearing/extra? Posted from TSR Mobile...

TYS in UK?? o.0

hey guys, im new to UK's A lvl. I studied in Sg for the past yrs n did my GCE O'Levels. I just want to know if students in UK use Ten Year Series (TYS) as practice for their AS,A2 Levels? I am not really sure if TYS are used in UK. It is used extensively in Singapore for both GCE O'Levels and A'Levels. It'd be great if someone would enlig...

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Doing A levels when I'm already at University, a good idea?

Hi, I didn't do A levels because I was quite ill and had to leave school during my GCSEs. I am now doing an Access Course and will hopefully be going to university next year. Unfortunately many graduate schemes now require a certain number of UCAS points on top of a degree, so would it be a good idea to do some A levels whilst I am at uni...

Medicine and AS grades

Heyy I wanted to ask if worse case scenario I ended up with BBBB at AS and get A*AA predictions could i still apply to medicine and get offers if I retook the B's in A2. I have seen people get 3 offers for medicine this year when they got like AABB at AS and got A*AA predictions and only average UKCAT scores. Thank you for your help...

Reputation of University of Edinburgh for Medicine?

I know that reputation doesn't count for anything in medicine, but I'm likely going to either the US or Canada to practice and reputation does matter slightly there. How good is Edinburgh's reputation for medicine, particularly overseas (among doctors, medical academics)?...

Medicine, biomedicine or nursing?

I was just wondering if any current students could give me some advice. I'm currently clueless about what course I want to do out of medicine, biomed and nursing. I was originally keen on medicine but now, seeing the work my sister is currently doing (she is in her first year of medicine), I'm quite put off! I understand and knew it was h...

Access course gaining distinctions whilst working 3 days a week: possible?

Hi thanks for stopping by, So I want to get onto a decent degree in engineering or surveying and either need a levels or access. I wasnt motivated at school and thus dont have the a levels i would need. But now im ready to work up to a good career. The sooner i can get to uni the better and since access can be done in a year i was leaning...

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I'm so confused! Can you retake a new set of A-levels as a mature student?

I graduated A-levels from my local college in summer 2012 and have completed my first year of a Sports-related degree since, however I'm really trying to find out information about changing my degree and study a completely new subject. I'm really not enjoying my course and I know it's going to be very difficult to try and find a job relat...

5 A-levels Vs. 4 A-Levels?

I'm choosing my a-levels and i have been told that doing 5 a-levels has no advantage over doing 4, except extra stress and a ton of work to do. I am really ignorant in this situation and have no idea. I'm sure there would be an advantage but i have been told otherwise. And also out of these 5 could you rank them from hardest to easiest (I...

How important are GCSE grades when applying?

I noticed that unis in the UK tend to be quite heavy on their GCSE requirements for entry into medicine. I was considering doing a bachelor of biomedicine before then specialising in medicine in Australia, but was just wondering how much importance is placed on GCSE grades there- is the focus more on A/AS level results? The reason I ask i...

Medicine VS Maths and Chemistry

Hi there, I am currently in possession of an offer to study medicine from Imperial and an offer to study Maths and Chemistry at Exeter and Southampton. My problem is, however, I don't know what to go for. I would have though that a degree from Imperial (in anything) would be better than a degree from the other two although I'm not sure ho...

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Narrowing down my university choices for medicine...please respond!!

I am international student, considering studying in the UK. i short listed (or made a list lol, it isn't short) of universities I considering. I would like to study medicine. Can you please rank the following universities in the order which you deem best for medicine? I don't want it to be ranked based on prestige, but whether the medical...

Voluntary work for medicine - what should I do?

Hi, I'm a medicine 2014 applicant, I understand that voluntary work is valued a lot, but which type, out of working with people with learning disabilities, or in a hospital, would be more 'preferred' for medicine? The reason I'm asking if I've been volunteering at a place for people with learning disabilities and as much as I enjoy it, I...

confused abt UK's A lvl

hey guys, im new to UK's A lvl. I studied in Sg for the past yrs n did my GCE O'Levels. I just want to know if students in UK use Ten Year Series (TYS) as practice for their AS,A2 Levels? I am not really sure if TYS are used in UK. It is used extensively in Singapore for both GCE O'Levels and A'Levels. TYS are books that contain the A lvl...

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What a-levels does jordanstown uni consider as good?

Hey guys I'm currently picking my a levels and I hope to study in jordanstown after. But I'm not sure what a levels to pick. So could any one tell me what a levels Jordanstown considers as good? :) Posted from TSR Mobile...

Do GCSEs matter?!

Hi, I'm in Year 12 and last summer I got my GCSE results. They were pretty average since I didn't revise (3A* 6A 1B). However, for my AS levels I've been working really hard and I reckon I can get 4A's. I want to do medicine but I'm afraid Universities may reject me because of my GCSE grades despite everything else. Do they matter?...

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Hi Everyone, There is a Graduate Entry to Medicine event hosted by the Careers Group University of London which will take place tomorrow 12th of March 2013. Here is a link to the event http://www.gradsintocareers.co.uk/ev.../ medicine.aspx I am attending the event tomorrow, I was wondering if any TSR members were going? They host it every...

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