Yes, WES will hold you accountable for every grade in every year - not just the honours year. If you are unhappy with the evaluation, they let you contest it. I am uncertain how successful this is. It sounds like you need the evaluation, so I would worry less and just get it. Good luck!
Hello Scottish Chap....No we have not communicated before, but from reading the threads you seemed the most knowledgable about the subject of concern. I would really like if you tell me what GPA did WES give you and what uk percentage that was. Wcmc in Qatar wants that evaluation by wes and you do not need a citizenship to study there...its still the same quality as american degree, just the campus is not in the USA. I got a 63% in a 2.1 but thats only counting 25% of the second and 75% of the third year. It was hinted that in calculating the GPA they will take all years into account.....is that true? If that is true then that is good news as I will go up to a 69% average if I take the first, second and third years all equaly. Cheers for your help, I appreciate it.
cheers scottish chap. No I don't have U.S. citizenship. I am focusing now on british schools because it will be easier to get in after researching. I am still going to take the MCAT and apply for WCMC in Qatar (Cornell in Qatar).
Just read this note. I receive many similar messages. Have we communicated? Do you have U.S. citizenship or a green card? Without either of those, the U.S. is pretty much a closed door to folks with a foreign university degree unless there is independent wealth or a rich relative involved. This is putting logistics of a foreign degree aside. I strongly urge you to stay in the U.K. for medical school if you can. It's infinitely easier to gain admission and to pay for it if you have British citizenship. Let me know. I'll do what I can to assist you.
Dear Scottish Chap I have read one of your posts made way back in 2005 about how you got accepted into medical school in the US. I am now in the same boat you were in. I just graduated from manchester BSc (Hons) Biochemistry, with a 2.1 (although was expected a first but really messed up a couple of my exams and got like 25%'s in each) and I am serious about applying to medical school in the USA. One of the reasons for that is because I am already an international student here in the uk and graduating from medical school in uk does not gurantee me practise, i believe it is easier in the USA to practise after graduating from there. What class did you get in your degree? I done A levels prior to my degree and those went quite well, done physics, chemistry, bio and math. I am currently preparing for MCAT, only have two months of preparation unfortunately.. Do I need to worry about my low 2.1 (63%).....took me a long time to get over it as I was expecting a first and it is really annoying me now considering that to be competitive in US you need a 3.7 GPA and a 2.1 is like a 3.5 tops which is what I deduced from my limited research. I am so confused, I would really appreciate if you tell me how did that agency you were talking about in your post evaluate your 2.1 or first to be equal to? Also did your Phd help you in gaining admission? I am expecting to do a masters... Please any guidance will be really appreciated. I really want to get into medical school
