GCSE Results (2009) - Cardiff University?

[apo1324]

Hello, i recieved my GCSE results a few days ago and i was slightly dissapointed... I want to apply to read in medicine or pharmacy maybe in Cardiff University but I realize that there is a lot of competition.

I am thinking of taking Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Physics upto to A2...

My GCSE Results (2009) are as follows:-

Information Technology - A*
Geography - A*
D@T : Systems and Control - A*
Food and Nutrition - A
Mathematics - A
Religous Studies - A
Science (Core) - A
Additional Science - A
Welsh Second Language (Short Course) - B
English Language - B
English Literature - C

Providing I do well in my A-Level's and in the UKCAT examination, would i have a good chance of getting into the courses or would i struggle a lot (and by that i mean - that i would need luck to get in?)...

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!!

[Mamba]

I have a feeling you already know that your grades are good enough and find it odd you are asking. However they do all ask for a minimum of B in maths and english so look into your English lit result.

About medicine. if you want it then go for it, but i advise you to gain some work exp first so you know that is is definetly for you.

Cardiff is an excellent medical school with a fantastic working relationship with its students. As a student i can confirm they judge on merit not ability. If you want medicine, if you want cardiff, its within your grasp. Go get it.

Again tho, and please dont think I am being patronising, but i am assuming that you are 16 having just got your GCSE's. Make sure that you want medicine, may i reccomend a great book called 'Trust Me, i'm a Junior Doctor' by Max Pemberton. If at the end of it u still want it, go get it !

Mamba

[Drnic]

I'm sorry, but I hate people who do that. It's just not neccessary I'm sure your quite able to read entry requirements and you clearly surpass them.

[Mamba]

Hmmm, its easy to spot future investment bankers isnt it lol.

[Drnic]

I've jus found out my GCSES won't actually meet there little point system they have conjured. With the whole 3 for A* 2 for A bollocks in which place you need 20. Luckily our friend who started this beautiful thread has achieved this, but I'm afraid one of my choices has just been crossed off. I now hope to find out other stipulations at other universities that I'm applying to.

[Mamba]

I got hurrendous GCSE results ! One A the rest mostly C's with a couple of B's. So put the glass thats half empty away and if you want medicine go get it x

[Drnic]

Yeah, but you had a different kind of entry with your access to medicine and you being a mature student which sort of makes it different when entering. It appears to be how cardiff separate between us school leavers

[Mamba]

So have you done your Alevels yet ?

[Drnic]

just got 'as' results an got a biology b chemistry a physics a maths :-) which i'm of course happy with. I've just read about cardiff looking at gcses first and cutting people because of this reason alone using there points system.

[DLS]

Yeah its 21 points to be considered (well it was last year, might increase this year because of grade inflation). Out of your top 9 GCSE's which MUST include English, science and maths.

The problem is, your marked on GCSE's and non academic achievments and given a score for each. The highest overall scores are invited for interview. After interview your interview score is added to the other 2 scores and the overall highest scorers get offers.

This means if your just on the boundary (21/22 points) your disadvantaged all the way through as in theory you could be 5/6 points behind other people.

This is what they said at the open day anyway.