Gcse's

[Samy.26]

Dude I'm so shook, I just got the scariest fright. I read somewhere on the forum that Med school in Birmingham you need at least 5 A*! Is it the same here at Imperial College, Cambridge & Oxford or is it just Birmingham. Can someone please clarify the situation for me regarding GCSE requirment in these three Universities.

[Moony]

Apparently Birmingham now wants 7A* grades...

[Wannabe-Doc]

Oxbridge applicants tend to have 5+ A*s, but it really depends on what your high school was like as to how much this counts (if you went to an under performing state school where the average is a couple of As/Bs/Cs, and you came out wit 3A*s, then this would look better then getting 10A*s at a top-tier independent school, where its more or less expected for you to do well).

[Samy.26]

Any info about Imperial College GCSE requirments as this is the one I hope to be going to.

[Zaynab]

Have a look on their website?

[naimslim89]

At Imperial's open day, they told us that as long as the GCSE grades are AAABB in English, the sciences and maths, then they're no longer relevant.








Here's the catch though: Only the top percentile of BMAT applicants are considered for interview. According to the admissions tutors at the open day.

[swirlaholic]

ditto above

[Samy.26]

So If I get A,A,A,B,B for Maths,English Literature & Reading and Double Science my GCSE won't determine whether I get in the College as in they won't compare my results with other potential candidates if this minimum is achieved?

[Samy.26]

Omg I checked on the site and only 300 out of 2700 applicants for Imperial College (Medicine) get in! Therefore, I think I need to achieve a lot of A* otherwise I won't even be considered.

[Zaynab]

er... its like that for a lot of medical schools?