Messed it up first time, will I ever get to be a doctor?

[lel7821]

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[giella]

You can still do what you want to do. You haven't technically failed at anything. If you start over with a fresh personal statement, and a fresh set of goals, I think there would be very little stopping you.
Obviously I can see why you would have misgivings about applying to the same universities again. What if they drag up your file/record? There are ways around this though. Personal statement would require some work though, and you would need to be delicate about filling in the gap between school and the present, but it's nothing insurmountable.
What you will want to do however is start working towards making an application now. Volunteering, brushing up your A levels or perhaps taking the GAMSAT. Be prepared for the application process to take 2 years or longer. As a mature student, you need to demonstrate your commitment to the career. You also would want to demonstrate some recent academic achievement. Do a language course perhaps, or some stuff with the OU, or an NVQ. There are many things you could do to demonstrate this. I'm sure the people on NMM would be falling over themselves to suggest things, so just wait for people to start offering support and advice.
I have to go. RSI you see!
Good luck.

[yazoo]

What you need is some proper advice from people who know! These are the "medical" people involved with admissions (as opposed to the admin admissions staff who screen applicants according to "criteria"). Ideally I would advise approaching a clinically qualified member of the admissions team as they will (generally) be much better equipped to deal with senisitive issues.

Where there is a will there is a way.

[anogona]

you know what you want go after it, chase your dreams might be daunting in your case but it will come. i agree yazzo andd giela, get advice from someone well clued up about these things, have you tried talking to your gp, maybe he knows somebody who will channel you the right way and help you mend wat needs mending to achieve your aim, also if you join a college as previously mentioned you might find good uptodate advice as far as your case is concerned from lecturers directly linked ......

gud luck

[GlasweJen]

Get a good reference, i can't stress this enough. Referees open doors so make sure you choose well and that your reference is sparkling!

[SWSM]

Good luck lel7821.

[sjk]

Sorry, I don't mean to put a damper on anyone's spirits here but I was under the impression that once you left a Med School, you weren't eligible to apply again? I am however, hoping that most Med Schools would waive this policy due to these particularly unusual circumstances.

[Clairey_Fairy]

I'm pretty sure you can, however lel7821 won't be able to re-apply to Birmingham or any others that they had interviews at the first time around. I think thats how it works from reading uni web sites etc. They may also make an expection, as you said, in this case.

[latestarter]

I found this in the Newcastle admissions policy:

We do not normally consider applications from candidates who have previously commenced a medical degree at another institution. Applicants should contact the university with supporting evidence explaining why they left their previous medicine degree programme. The circumstances will be considered and a decision made on whether we would consider an application.

[latestarter]

I couldn't find anything in Soton's policy...