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Is medicine realistic with these GCSE results?

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HamaTime · 23/08/2015 11:17

6As and 4Bs?

Not my dd, but my niece and she is coming over this afternoon and I know she will ask what I think.
What I actually think is given the quality of her education (really good school) and how hard she worked (very) she probably won't get the grades she needs in her A levels to get a place but I'm not sure if I am being overly harsh. I think she's done really well and she should be proud of herself but her 1st choice uni wants A*AA at A level.

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Backforthis · 23/08/2015 11:28

At a really good school and working very hard for those grades I think she might struggle.

noblegiraffe · 23/08/2015 11:27

Here are the GCSE requirements for medicine for 2013 (so slightly out of date, but will give the flavour)

www.thestudentroom.co.uk/content.php?r=15897-medical-school-gcse-requirements

So she doesn't meet the entry requirements for several courses who require more A*/As at GCSE.

If she worked really hard to get those results, then she is probably not going to get a string of top grades at A-level in the sciences and maths.