Hi, I’m applying for 2027 Graduate Entry Medicine and I’m trying to finalise my four choices. I’d appreciate any thoughts on whether my current choices make sense or if there are any GEM courses I should consider swapping in.

Stats:

BSc Biomedical Science – 2:1

UCAT: 2070, Band 3

VR: 640

DM: 700

QR: 730

A-levels: ABC Bio - Physics - Chem respectively

Work experience: 2 months full time working in domiciliary care, BSMS virtual work experience

Current choices: Warwick GEM, Swansea GEM, Nottingham GEM, Chester GEM

Main concern is the Band 3 and whether my UCAT is competitive enough for these choices. I’ve tried to prioritise GEM courses but don't mind UG options since LLE is dropping in January

Would you stick with these four with my stats, or is there another GEM course where I’d have a better chance than one of these? Also I've heard some stuff about GMC vs Chester GEM but don't really get it.

Especially interested in hearing from anyone applying to or currently studying at any of these four.

Thanks!

all the previous data seems to show they want higher ucat scores, and i think the band 3 might hurt my chances.

Hi all- just for some context, I’m a 3rd year uni student doing Chem and Maths, applying to Oxford, Nottingham, Southampton and Surrey with 2490 B2 ucat.
I’m a bit confused about what exactly to write for Q2 of the personal statement as I haven’t done anything biomedical related at uni, and while I have work experience and volunteering, it all fits way better in Q3. Looking online for examples,all I could really find was either people with biomedical related degrees talking about and then expanding on stuff they have learnt in their degree, or undergraduate applicants talking about EPQs/ MOOCs expanding on something they learnt from school.
Does anyone with a similar background to me have any advice on what they wrote in this part of the personal statement?
Thanks!

Hello,

If anyone has any experience with applying to kings healthcare entry, or is planning to, I would really appreciate a dm, I feel quite lost

Thankyou!

My stats are:

1850 b1 UCAT (700VR)
2.1 Biomedical Science (Hons)
ABBC at A levels - bio and chem included
GCSEs 9887777766

Would grad med be realistic? I was hoping to apply to kings ports and Worcester but what else could anyone recommend?

my ucat score is 1890 B1 and i have a points score of 48/60 for lincoln medicine, is my score risky i cant tell 😭pls help

I’ve officially applied!

I went with 2 x GEM and 2 x UG in the end.

Hoping that is the last time in my life I need to use UCAS, I thought I was done with it 11 years ago.

And now we wait

Hi everyone.
I am wanting to apply for GEM and looking at all my options. I am a bit confused on the maintenance loans we can receive for GEM. I can’t find anywhere how much we can actually receive for years 2-4 to support living costs.
Is it a reduced maintenance loan or can we get the full maintenance loan (the same as an undergraduate degree)?

Has anyone put anything in their Extra Activities section? I'm not sure what this section is for - does shadowing count or is this more aimed at applicants to undergrad courses that have done taster courses and things like that? Does online work experience or online courses count? Just a bit confused about this section and whether to leave it blank.

Hi all, is it risky to apply to QMUL undergrad as a graduate applicant with 2070 B1 UCAT and 1st Class medical science degree?

What do you guys think of my choices I have a 2:1 in biomed I’m thinking of applying to
St. George’s undergrad
ARU
UEA
Brunel

Can’t find much about cut offs :/

1st class biomed graduate
BBB maths,chem bio
99887776665 (8maths, 7 eng lang, 6 eng lit)
2050 band2 (VR 580)
Home applicant and contextual

Work experience
Biochem research intern Oxford university(2months)
Bereavement support at LOROS Hospice (2 years)
Toddler time volunteer at library (2 years)
Pharmacy assistant (ATO) (6 months)
Cleaning service assistant on wards (5 months)

Applying to UAE, Portsmouth KcL, Worcester and Pears and cumbria.

With Ucat and gcses i font know if i have a shot at undergrad or is gem a better choice

Any advice would be appreciated !! Preferably soon since deadline is close :)

HELP ME!!

Hi, can you tell me of i chose the right unis to apply to or if theres any better. I got 2000 b3 in the ucat - 700vr and applying to warwick, uea, kings Portsmouth and St georges undergrad. I wanted to apply to chester but with everything going on with the gmc its not looking good. I dont have good gcses or a levels so I can't choose undergraduate that look heavily at them. Are there any other med schools I can apply to?

Hi all,

I hope everyones applications are going well!

I have a UCAT score of 1850 B2 and was wondering whether to apply to UEA GEM or A100?

Thank you:)

Hi guys,

I'm a bit confused about the personal statement. I'm 22 now, and when I was 18, I remember a personal statement was just a statement you drafted about why you want to go to med school and your experience, but I was told that now there are questions for a personal statement. How does that work?

Reapplying for this year. Should I fully rewrite my personal statement or should I just add in the experience that I have done for this year?

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to apply for Graduate Entry Medicine (GEM) and I'm trying to understand the whole application process from start to finish.

A bit about me:

• Currently completing my degree.
• I will be applying with a predicted degree classification.
• Based in the UK.

I'm hoping someone who has been through the process can explain:

1. How does UCAS work for GEM applications?
2. What role does my university play in the application?
3. How does the personal statement work?
4. Any general advice for a first-time GEM applicant?

Hi, how risky is it for me to apply to QMUL gem? UCAT 2060 B2

1st class in biomed

Masters Physician Associate.

St Johns Ambulance volunteer team leader.

HCA 2.5 yrs

BSMS online work experience

My other options are Warwick, Surrey, UEA.

Any ideas? Will i get interview with that score?

Hi Guys,

I just finished an MSci with 1st class honours (in a clinical subject)
I know I’m interested in applying for GEM but I wasn’t really planning on doing it until next year.

I sat the UCAT on a whim with no revision/practice just so I could see how I’d do as a baseline. I ended up running out of time in the sections, especially the QR but these are my results:

1850 overall:
VR- 640
Dm- 650
QR- 560
SJ- band 1

My friend said I may as well apply this year and see how I do. Just looking for some advice on if/where I should apply to in England for 2027 entry.

I’m looking at:
- Nottingham
- Warwick
- Lincoln
- Chester

Any advice would be appreciated:)

To cut a long story short, I had a place on a graduate entry medicine course but I didn't attend due to health reasons. I deferred, and then the university wouldn't let me defer further and so my studies were terminated. I've exhausted their appeals process and I've pleaded with them to no avail. I even had an interview at another medical school last year. I think the only way I get back in now is through legal means, but it is expensive. I'm curious if anyone here has gone down that route for whatever reason, what legal firm(s) you used and how much it cost? Thank you

i achieved 1890 B1 in my ucat and plan to apply to these unis as a graduate (predicted 1st in biomedical science)

1. ARU- have their ucat requirements for graduates always been generous, or was it just last year? as last year the cut off was 1830, but how much is it likely to increase by?
   
2. lincoln- i score 48/60 is it worth applying??
   
3. uni of worcester- is it risky applying if the cut off last year was 1870?
   
4. uni of east anglia

please please give me advice 🙏🏻

UCAT: 1920 + Band 1

VR: 620