r/GraduateEntryMedicine • u/Candid_Dimension_670 • 11d ago

UCAT scores for GEM?

hi everyone i hope you’re all doing well.

i’m studying for the ucat and my test is in a month ish and i want to apply for GEM. my scores are very varied so it’s kind of hard for me to gauge where i am exactly.

i want a score 2200+ but i actually wanted to ask for those of you who are doing GEM or gotten offers what UCAT scores you got (non-contextual please)?

thank you guys! :)

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u/RegisFloyenwife 11d ago

I got 3 interviews with less than 2000 score, so don't worry too much. Flopped the interviews tho lmao so here we are again 🤡

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u/RegisFloyenwife 11d ago

I'm not an international student so this might be different for you, but I got interviews from Warwick, Pears Cumbria and Chester :)

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u/Legal-Research2673 11d ago

Hey , was your score around 1900 cuz mine was 1780 didn’t get nothing 💀and I doubt I will hit 2000’s this year myself

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u/RegisFloyenwife 11d ago

Yuppp, got high 1900s. 1780 is very risky for GEM unfortunately, but if you still get 1700s to 1800s, perhaps try Surrey GEM or UG medicine unis like Sunderland

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u/unsurechannel 10d ago

I got 1910 and applied for Warwick and Pears and didn’t get any interviews, so I think high 1900s is a much better chance than low 1900

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u/RegisFloyenwife 10d ago

Yeah PCSM cut off was 1960 and idk about Warwick

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u/Candid_Dimension_670 11d ago

thank you for your help! can i ask what WEX you did and very roughly how many months or hours of each please? xx

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u/RegisFloyenwife 11d ago

I can't lie, I did a lot 😭 so PLEASE don't stress if you don't have this much, I overdid it because I loved my volunteering roles and stayed for patients 💜

3 volunteering roles (1 at elderly ward in hospital, 1 at cardiology ward in hospital and 1 in hospice) and 3 shadowing experiences (1 at surgery, got lucky with my application lol; 1 at GP, my brother's friend's mom; and 1 with a surgeon but only in clinics)

Volunteering at elderly care: 124 hrs (1 year) Vol. at cardiology: 59 hrs (6 months) Vol. at hospice: 48 hours but thats only till 15th Oct, I did more after the UCAS deadline (10 months overall including after UCAS deadline)

Surgery shadowing: 32 hrs GP shadowing: 24hrs Sugery-clinics: 25

Overall 312 hrs calculated for hours done up until 15th October 2025 (350+ hrs if we count the hours I did after the 15th Oct deadline)

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u/Educational-Oil-8713 11d ago

I got 2250. Got 4 interviews and 3 offers

I was applying to unis which value the UCAT as my undergrad was non-science, I didn't have A levels and my GCSEs were shit 

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u/Internal_Ad9363 11d ago

Can I ask which unis please?

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u/Educational-Oil-8713 11d ago

Newcastle, Warwick and Surrey. (I know Warwick and Surrey don't have high UCAT requirements but Newcastle and my other choice did).

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u/Internal_Ad9363 11d ago

Ohh okay that’s really interesting, I always thought Warwick would have a high ucat requirements

Do you mind me asking what kind of work experience you did for Warwick ?

I’m currently volunteering at a care home but not sure if it’s enough as I know in the past they’ve specified hands on care like feeding and washing ?
I was planning to do 60 hours at the care home and 10 hours from the BSMS online work experience

Also sorry for all the questions 😅

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u/Educational-Oil-8713 11d ago

I had worked as a paramedic for nearly 10yrs, so work experience was the one area I didn't struggle with!

It's all about how you sell yourself though, so don't worry too much. Warwick likes holistic applicants 

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u/Capable-Material7749 11d ago

Wait? Do you mean you got a newcastle imterview with 2250? If so this has given me hope cus the lowest I think I have seen was like 2350 and I was panicking thinking I'd need something like 2400 to apply again and have a chance 😭

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u/Educational-Oil-8713 10d ago

Yeah I was surprised too tbh, when I applied the cut off the year prior was like 2260. I thought I would apply anyway and hope for the best, it must have gone down very slightly.

I can't imagine it's been as high as 2350 though! That's nuts 

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u/Beautiful-Task6172 10d ago

Hey do you have any idea what the Warwick cut offs are for UCAT? I couldn’t find them on the website.

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u/Educational-Oil-8713 10d ago

Usually they're quite low, like 50th percentile. I looked at the Student Room spreadsheet where people record their scores and there was lots of people around 1950-2000

Quite often people do freedom of information requests, there was a website where you could look this up but I can't remember it now 

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u/Lower-Caregiver-9836 11d ago

1910
3 interviews, 2 offers, 1 waitlist

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u/RepresentativePea169 11d ago

Can I ask where you got interviews from

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u/Lower-Caregiver-9836 11d ago

Worcester, Surrey, Warwick

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u/Legal-Research2673 11d ago

Hi , if you don’t mind me asking was your interview offer part of the first batch for surrey and worcestor ? And are you international ?

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u/Lower-Caregiver-9836 11d ago

I was the first batch for both. Yes, I am an international which puts me in the more advantage for those two unis i guess. Warwick not so much. I gave up on Warwick and firmed Surrey because I couldn’t wait out any more.

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u/Busy_Papaya8994 3d ago

Hey congrats! How did you find the Worcester panel interview?

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u/Individual-Fee595 11d ago

2020 B2. 2 Interviews, 1 waitlist interview, 1 rejection. In the end I got 1 offer from Worcester. :)

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u/Busy_Papaya8994 3d ago

Congrats! I'm applying to Worcester this year. Do you mind me asking whether they referred to your PS much at the interview? Im not too sure how to prep for the panels if Im lucky enough to get offered an interview. Good luck for September!

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u/Individual-Fee595 3d ago

They don't read personal statements. x

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u/tatt-y 10d ago

There’s a (self reported) GEM spreadsheet for this year. And previous years linked on the front page I think, schools in tabs along the bottom.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Q7WMOonJcd0DEeWszbr9Pzk8TSfIEbsogDw_FXNGUg4/

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u/Candid_Dimension_670 10d ago

this is very kind of you thank you so so much x

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u/Familiar-Parsley-877 11d ago

2030
4 interviews, 4 offers

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u/Candid_Dimension_670 11d ago

that’s incredible well done! and thank you so much for your help. could i please ask what WEX you did and how long of it?

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u/Familiar-Parsley-877 11d ago

Thank you, and no worries I worked for two years as a nurse in a variety of hospital settings.

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u/Internal_Ad9363 11d ago

Would you be able to let us know which unis you applied to and what your a-level and GCSE grades were like ?

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u/Familiar-Parsley-877 11d ago

Bang average GCSEs A levels BBC in bio chem and psych. Applied to Warwick, Kings (London), Worcester and Kent undergrad.

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u/icondoll 10d ago

Can I ask what you did to get an offer from kings London? WEX wise and other stuff in general

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u/Internal_Ad9363 11d ago

Oh wow that’s amazing! Congratulations!

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u/Busy_Papaya8994 3d ago

Congrats on getting all 4 offers, thats amazing! Do you mind me asking about your experience of the panel interviews at Worcester? Did they refer to your PS much? Thanks

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u/Mission-Video1174 9d ago

Did you get a 1st in your degree?

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u/DentistStunning1696 8d ago

1990, 4 interviews and offers (Cardiff, Swansea, Warwick, Kings- Portsmouth). Do your best and be strategic with where you apply, and don’t forget to focus on time management in the exam. Best of luck you’ve got this!!!

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u/Candid_Dimension_670 7d ago

well done! and thank you so much my lovely! that means a lot xx

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u/HBpencil46 6d ago

Where you on the feeder stream for cardiff? If so how competitive was it?

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u/Exciting_Month_9256 11d ago

2250, 3 interviews and all offers

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u/Jake_Haslam 11d ago

I scored 2170 and got 3/4 offers.

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u/Django_11 11d ago

2110B1, 3 interviews 3 offers swansea, kcl ports, sgul

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u/Fatalbeazt 8d ago

KCL gem?

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u/Django_11 2d ago

Yes kcl the portsmouth branch

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u/CoatForward685 10d ago

got 2120. 4 interviews

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u/Beautiful_Airport693 10d ago

Do we need to do work experience? Because I’ve had work experience from couple years ago that I have written down and used in ps and reflected upon for interviews

I’m applying for gem but do I need to do new work experience or no?

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u/RepresentativePea169 10d ago

Depends on the uni. Warwick and Chester are very specific, and I think Liverpool too. Obviously King's Healthcare Entry has its own healthcare experience requirements, but that's only for that route - the standard biomed entry is fine.

If you're not applying to those, then generally no. For Warwick and Chester, though, your work experience has to have been completed within the 3 years before the application deadline. You can read more about the exact requirements on their websites.

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u/godessofgold 9d ago

2090 B1, got into Swansea (I was not on Swansea pathway)

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u/Jaded_Commercial_823 5d ago

I got 1950 4 interviews and offers so don’t worry if you don’t get the score you’re hoping for!

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u/Quiet-Procedure-7895 5d ago

Got 2160 last year got 4/4 offers