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Old 04-12-2008, 08:34 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I got rejected from Birmingham and i am not sure what the reason may be...I have Maths, Physics, Chemistry at A'level with A and i had my biology a level pending, i got an average ukcat of 615 and 7.5 at IELTS. I am Cypriot and gone to public school so if anyone can help me if whether this is the problem?
I am very confused that's why i am asking!
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Old 04-12-2008, 08:40 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Hello to you all fellas!
I got rejected from Birmingham and i am not sure what the reason may be...I have Maths, Physics, Chemistry at A'level with A and i had my biology a level pending, i got an average ukcat of 615 and 7.5 at IELTS. I am Cypriot and gone to public school so if anyone can help me if whether this is the problem?
I am very confused that's why i am asking!
Thank you very much guys hope someone can help me!
Well B'ham doesn't use the UKCAT, so that's not an issue.

I'm not sure what the IELTS is. Is that equivalent to our GCSEs?
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They are exams for the english language! It is equivalent to the IGCSE for english i think. Well does it matter if i have no gcse's? I have the A levels though finished and i am currently a sergeant at the national guard of Cyprus!
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They are exams for the english language! It is equivalent to the IGCSE for english i think. Well does it matter if i have no gcse's? I have the A levels though finished and i am currently a sergeant at the national guard of Cyprus!
You need 7A* at GCSE...
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So if i am from a public school in cyprus i dont stand a chance for any of the unis with no GCSE's even if i have 4 A'levels with A?
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So if i am from a public school in cyprus i dont stand a chance for any of the unis with no GCSE's even if i have 4 A'levels with A?
They type of school you go to has no bearing on your chances!

You will need GCSEs or equivalent...
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Old 04-12-2008, 09:46 PM   #7 (permalink)
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You will need GCSEs unless you offer the IB, in most cases they accept IB applicants without GCSEs. However, when I emailed Birmingham they said that I would have to take a gap year if they were to accept me because they selected very much based on grades and they needed to have certified results beforehand. So for Birmingham GCSEs or (in case you don't have GCSEs) completed A-levels or IB etc. are a must if you want to be considered.
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Old 05-12-2008, 04:52 PM   #8 (permalink)
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I have an apolytirion with a grade of 19/20 but i dont know if thats equivalent to IB!
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Old 05-12-2008, 05:44 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Sorry to hear you've been rejected!

hmm, maybe you can write to admissions to ask for feedback?
Medicine and Surgery MBChB - Undergraduate Prospectus - University of Birmingham

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sure you've seen all this before, but it may help! Sorry again to hear you've been rejected!
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Old 05-12-2008, 11:15 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Is the whole qualification presented in the English language? Like is every subject done in English?
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