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Originally Posted by R2B
I'm not being funny.. but 1 in 6 is fundamentally wrong.
For arguments sake lets say the places for each medical school is x and the number of applicants ~ 9 < x < 12 with most around x ~ 10
So 1 in 10 get a place. Offers wise they offer ~ 2 applicants per place.
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Stats aside. (as i think they are irrelevant as we are all individuals) if each applicant concentrates on making their application as strong, well rounded and full as the possibly can (which i think i have deffo tried) we'll all be smiling come August.
Good luck all.
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It's actually simpler than this. There are just over 7,000 home student places available in UK medical schools. There are approximately 18,000 applications. Therefore, there are approximately 2.5 applications per place nationally, averaging 10 applications per place for each medical school (because each applicant has 4 choices).
People who apply to Bristol, Brighton & Sussex, Leeds and Sheffield (the four most popular medical schools in England) have a lower probability of success (1:3.6) than those applying to QMUL, Birmingham, East Anglia and Hull York (1:1.8), assuming, of course, that they fulfil the minimum entry requirements for each.
lace rations etc, aren't particularly useful because there's no real way to know how many of those applicants genuinely do have a chance. Some may apply without the necessary grades/some may be misinformed about applying (fairly likely considering some of the info some schools are dishing out!)/some may have underestimated what you need to do to get in, ie: work experience + volunteering/etc. There are so many variables that can help and harm your application...
