Medicine 2025 entry - part 2

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Onto UCAT and personal statements now - good luck everyone!

Thank you @mumsneedwine .Where could she apply with SJT 2, 2770 Ucat, and eight 9s and three 8s at GCSE? She’s doing the IB and has been predicted the entry required grades for most unis.

Are you sure she scores 23 ? They are good stats.

Options include Sheffield, Southampton, UEA, Kings, Leicester, Liverpool, Birmingham? Newcastle, St George's.

Interim deciles will be out soon so will have a better idea if UCAT scores have shifted this year.

I applied and got offers last year from 4 unis including Sheffield and Birmingham I'd be cautious of the lower UCAT score but I think it will maybe be enough. Just not risk free@JuMcGoo

Apologies, that timeline is wrong!! She had 3 offers for 2023 start but didn’t get the grades so went back to college in sep 23 and re-sat a levels in June 24. Now has grades in hand + good UCAT score and is applying for 25 entry. Thought it looked wrong as I wrote it. 🤦‍♀️ No idea where that time has gone!!

@Fingersalwayscrossed UCAT, GCSE and predicted A level’s exactly the same as my daughter. We had 4 x offers at St George’s, QMUL, UEA and Exeter.

She’d have absolutely applied to BSMS but last year it was still running the BMAT.

@justjuggling I'm still lurking on the Medicine threads (I was also on the 2023 thread and remember you). Just wanted to say I had a bit of a tear in my eye reading your update - so thrilled for your DD smashing her resits and UCAT (wow!) - absolutely amazing. Can see why you're very proud (I would be too). Wishing her all the best for this cycle.

Hello @Africa2go , I remember you too! Thank you for your kind post. Still a way to go for my DD so fingers crossed! Hope your DC is getting on well?

Hi All, When do we expect the UCAT cut offs and calculators for entry to be updated for 2025 applicants (this years Year 13)

I expect this year’s UCAT cut-offs will be decided by the universities only once they have all the applications in.

HI All, what does the comment "There is no fixed threshold score to be selected for interview." Mean on the Notts entry requirements?

www.nottingham.ac.uk/medicine/study-with-us/undergraduate/undergraduate-medicine/undergraduate-selection-process.aspx#Scoring

Means they don't have a fixed UCAT as they score.
No one will know the cuts off for 2025 entry until after the application process is finished (offers given out and accepted). Unis can only decide their cut off when they know who applies - eg. top 900 get an interview.

Thanks @mumsneedwine that is helpful. My DD wants to apply there as everything other than her UCAT is great but I wonder if it is a wasted application as her UCAT is lower than ideal

@SoTiredNeedHoliday score her GCSEs and UCAT. Normally needs SJT 1. Anything around 32 points worth a try.

is there a calculator for Hull York? I can see that points are allocated but I can't see how the points are given out.....Maybe I need new glasses?🙄

www.hyms.ac.uk/medicine/applying/selection-procedure

Need to break down each score

I think it's out of 152 for Notts isn't it @mumsneedwine? I think the cut off was high 120s last year?

@Africa2go was 130 last year as far as I can tell. Normally around that range.

Hi, does anyone know anything about Queens Uni Belfast?. There’s an Open Day there today but unfortunately I found out a bit too late.

@mumsneedwine my DD is at 119 so probably not worth putting it down ?

@SoTiredNeedHoliday if she absolutely loves it then it could be worth a punt. No one knows what cut offs will be this year. But it's risky.

@Midnight001 fantastic course, lovely city. They score GCSEs so need to be pretty perfect.

For Nottingham , anyone knows the interview to offer ratio?

@mumsneedwine - thanks - really appreciate your help

I was just looking at Manchester and my DD won't make the UCAT threshold based on previous years but for the 6 year course she will. Her GCAE's and A level predictions are all suitable for the 5 Year course, its just the UCAT that let her down - is the 6 year course meant for students struggling in the A levels or should she look at this as a possible entry path?

There are very little places for the six year course.

What ucat did she get and we can perhaps advise you where to apply strategically?

Just checked. There are only 20 places