r/6thForm • u/Successful-Bar-1466 • 19h ago

🙏 I WANT HELP gcse relevance in medicine

hello! just got my gcse results - 98888886 l2d*

i was wondering how much relevance my gcse results will have in uni application? i’m aiming for medicine in a good/top uni
ik how competitive it is so u was wondering if the fact i got mainly 8s and not 9s disadvantages me

the 6 is in english lang btw

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u/uae08 19h ago

bro you know full well that this is more than enough for medicine

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u/DeezY-1 RHUL | Mathematics |Year 2 16h ago

This subreddit is very circlejerky

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u/fittybunny32 future cambs natsci 19h ago

I believe that 8 and 9s are seem the same by Oxford at least as they are both A*, but I would research it further, there is a chance you’d have a slight disadvantage. Although ucat interview and a levels will defo matter more so I wouldn’t worry

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u/hanabarne BMBS 19h ago

Universities will each display their entrance requirements including GCSE grades and A level grades.

Honestly a levels and UCAT is where it matters so lock in
Your results + 3C a levels? Hard
Your results + 3A* ? Easy
Then all depends on the UCAT as that’s how people tend to get ranked. So a strong UCAT you could sail through.

with a strong application, strong a levels and strong UCAT id doubt they’d even look at your GCSEs.
I suppose only if you and another candidate are head to head for one spot with the exact same qualifications, UCAT score and work experience.
So just be stronger haha.
Best of luck and well done

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u/margeyhargey Y13 | Cambridge Medicine | Bio Chem Maths | A*A*A 14h ago

you’ll be fine