How do I go about my grades?

[magpie7]

wht? im confused...........when did undergraduate int be given out, bmat results r still a while away???? or have they still left gullable in the dictionary lol

Maybe they thought my application would be strong even without a high BMAT score, and so offered me an interview anyway...

...Crosses fingers so hard to they point that they snap.

(Or of course, they just do it as routine and realise the BMAT isn't usually the make-or-break part of the application.)

[sara7000]

hahhaha well gud luck again and i also read sumwhere tht cambridge interview far more ppl than oxford, so tht cud well be a reason and ofcourse ur application must hav been fab

[magpie7]

hahhaha well gud luck again and i also read sumwhere tht cambridge interview far more ppl than oxford, so tht cud well be a reason and ofcourse ur application must hav been fab

Yup, you're right.

Cambridge interview nearly all their applicants (the only ones they don't interview are those that have absolutely no chance in the World of getting a place.)

But hell, I'm not complaining! =P

Good luck getting an interview at Oxford!

[sara7000]

thnx i really need it......my family has just made it a joke tht i even applied to oxford and i finally "shared" that i did awful in the bmat today to them after comparing answers on a thread in the bmat section and then i got a long lesson on "how not to waste choices on an application"......which i dnt get because if medicine is my decision the unis shud be too and atleast i tried, never kinded the effort i made to beg for gcse and bmat books :'( lol my rant is over

[Dr.Black Knight]

I have only AAABBBBBC can I apply?

[House Jr.]

I have only AAABBBBBC can I apply?

yeah but just be careful of the unis which want As in english/maths/science.

I would advise you to avoid cambridge/oxford since they really love GCSEs and the average student has about 6/7 A*s I believe, so you will be at a very bad disadvantage. However you may be able to turn it around with a very high BMAT, but that is very risky, so again, avoid oxbridge.

[Dr.Black Knight]

yeah but just be careful of the unis which want As in english/maths/science.

I would advise you to avoid cambridge/oxford since they really love GCSEs and the average student has about 6/7 A*s I believe, so you will be at a very bad disadvantage. However you may be able to turn it around with a very high BMAT, but that is very risky, so again, avoid oxbridge.

Got My results
C1 98/100
C2 100/100
M1 87/100(retaking)
Chem 1 118/120
Chem 2 120/120
Chem 3 53/60
bio 1 120/120
bio 2 doing this June
bio 3 38/60(retaking)
phy 101/120
phy 2 96/120 (retaking)
phy 3 56/60

WHat are my chances for doing medicine at Cambridge?
I'll be doing A2 this jUNE
Chem phy and maths
Would I get invited for interview??

[House Jr.]

Got My results
C1 98/100
C2 100/100
M1 87/100(retaking)
Chem 1 118/120
Chem 2 120/120
Chem 3 53/60
bio 1 120/120
bio 2 doing this June
bio 3 38/60(retaking)
phy 101/120
phy 2 96/120 (retaking)
phy 3 56/60

WHat are my chances for doing medicine at Cambridge?
I'll be doing A2 this jUNE
Chem phy and maths
Would I get invited for interview??

well cambridge looks at your application as a whole and they're the only uni with access to your UMS marks so your good marks should give you an advantage, but as I said, your GCSEs really let you down so even with your good marks, you'll still be taking quite a risk. So I can't say whether you'll get an interview or not, but cambridge interviews around 80% of applicants with some colleges even interviewing 90% so you should have a good chance at getting an interview but unlike most other unis, getting an interview does not necessarily mean that you are among the best applicants since they still look at your application as a whole when handing out offers.

But please, don't go for cambridge just because of the name and prestige because then it would show how little research you have one into medicine.

[.Zara.]

yeah but just be careful of the unis which want As in english/maths/science.

I would advise you to avoid cambridge/oxford since they really love GCSEs and the average student has about 6/7 A*s I believe, so you will be at a very bad disadvantage. However you may be able to turn it around with a very high BMAT, but that is very risky, so again, avoid oxbridge.

Do you think that Cambridge (St Catherines) accept canidates from alternative education with lowish cambridge IGCSE grades but fantastic A-Levels (with all of the other stuff they want - BMAT, interview etc) which are done through a college. -- St Catherines College says that most of their candidates have low GCSE's but have shown potential.