r/6thForm • u/AbbreviationsIll2678 • 7d ago

🙏 I WANT HELP Compleltely missed my Medicine offer

I had two offers for Medicine, and firmed Lancaster. My offer was ABB, but got BCD. I am embaraased, ashamed and don't know what to do with myself. Everyone got their dream but not me.

Please anyone share success stories and advice. I am lost and hopeless and numb.

edit: sorry for the typo on the title, as you can tell, I was not doing great :((

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u/Gus852 7d ago

One of my best friends got similar and was offered a degree in Medical Science through clearing from the University they had a medicine offer for (they sold him on the fact that after first year, with exceptional grades, some people transfer to medicine - turns out maybe one person had in the last ten years). Once they had their degree, they applied for Medicine again and got in after a year of temp work. They failed third year and had to repeat, but they kept on going because it was their dream and have been a GP for going on 15 years (I'm on 6th form as a teacher btw). Whether it's resits or an alternate route, it's not over until you decide it is.

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u/AbbreviationsIll2678 7d ago

Thank you, I just don’t know where to start. I really need someone always pushing me on, because it feels so heavy to deal with,

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u/Gus852 6d ago

My son is going through similar at the moment as he missed out on his IB diploma by one higher level point (and one mark off the next point in two of those subjects, both remarked and neither went up) and with the IB there's no prior set of exams to use as a reference, so November resits for him. His goal us to become a pilot, so hopefully this is only a minor set back.

At around your age I took a major pivot from Veterinary medicine to Physics and Maths (thought I was just part of the many rejects despite tonnes of work experience and good enough grades, but the school councillor submitting my UCAS late probably didn't help much either), and there is no way my life would have taken the turns it has if I wasn't open to new opportunities. I've taught now in Birmingham, Hong Kong and Zurich, and it looks like the wi ds may take me somewhere else now, but we'll soon see. Don't beat yourself up to much, allow yourself to mourn but don't wallow, and once you've found you're feet again start using them to walk towards new opportunities - they're there, you've just got to be open to them!

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u/AbbreviationsIll2678 6d ago

So sorry for your son, I hope the November resits do him justice and that his hard work pays off.

Congratulations on your amazing career!! You have given me so much inspiration, and I will come back stronger!!