Medicine 2026 Part 3

[MyGreyBiscuit]

Hi everyone, here's the new thread!

Congratulations @MyGreyBiscuit & @bluefineliner!!! You must be very relieved!

thanks @Thefatbutteredpig , @Peanuts79 and @Katyapup !!! Omg can’t believe it!!!

Lovely news @MyGreyBiscuit and @bluefineliner well done to your young folk.

@MyGreyBiscuit & @bluefineliner I am so pleased for you! It’s such a huge relief!

Looks like Sheffield offers have started this eve. Posts on reddit

🥂🥂🥂 that one lovely offer is so worth the wait. V v pleased @MyGreyBiscuit

Fabulous new @bluefineliner - and so pleased for you @MyGreyBiscuit What a torturous wait, congratulations!

Well done on the offers. Great to see. Really hope Sheffield will come through for us but not hopeful. At least once we know we can work on next steps.

Well done, that must be a relief!

That’s great news, relief all round I would imagine!

Great news, congtrats @bluefineliner and @MyGreyBiscuit!

YP got an offer from Leceister, just Southampton to go now. We have Birmingham Offer holders day on Saturday. YP is worried about some of the stories of it being a bit of a pressure cooker environment with not great support. Anyone have any experience with the med school? She does really like it.

It really is, one is all you need!

Excellent news! Well done!

Yay! Congrats!

Well done to your son @MyGreyBiscuit genuinely happy for you guys! I like QMUL, my DD didn't want to apply to it for some reason.

Need to find another waiting partner now 🤣

And well done @bluefineliner and @notsoperfect33 YPs those are great schools!

Amazing news!! Well done to the DCs @bluefineliner @MyGreyBiscuit @notsoperfect33
Keeping fingers crossed for you @inae xxx

Really hope your daughter get some good news this week @Tsuipen
And fingers crossed for @inae too and any others still waiting.

Heard lots of good things about Birmingham @notsoperfect33 Hopefully your daughter gets the chance to chat with current students at the OHD?

I think there's so many very bright teens competing for places that, particularly if you go to a selective school, there is a feeling that you need to be top at everything but that's not actually the case (DD has this wobble as well). I think it's really important that there are multiple routes into medicine so we do get the diversity needed. We want people who are maybe not quite so strong on paper but have care experience and speak with working class accents and are really good with people.

Also, congrats to all the DC with new offers and fingers crossed for those waiting to hear from the tardy universities.

You really don't need lots of extra stuff - but unfortunately some schools tell kids they do. Most Unis only look at UCAT and grades. Yes you need to be able to talk about stuff but doing the MOOCS or having a job are just as useful. I wish the pressure was taken off for all these extra curricula's that are nice but not useful except for a v few Unis.

Hang in there if still waiting. Offers have been earlier this year than last 5 ! Good luck.

Thank you everyone @Curlyshabtree @GrinsteadGrinch @PurryGrowls @Itsallstressstressstress @notsoperfect33 @Ceruleanmoon @inae @HelenofSparta ! Had a good night's sleep!! :)

@inae - back on the waiting step with you, my friend!!! and @Tsuipen - as many have said here, only need one. Fingers tightly crossed.

@inae happy to be your waiting partner!

for sure! I definitely think it so important to have diverse skillsets... I think I was more talking about the different expectations for these 16/17 year olds, and also alongside the A levels and other things that children this age do, including socialising, learning to drive, earning some money etc. But... I think all our children have managed that and more so fingers crossed they get what they need to continue on this journey.

Dd went through this process a few years back - only had one offer by results day - she now has an honorary contract teaching at the medical schools she was rejected from pre interview.
Her friend got her place on A level results day by calling round medical schools.