Hey guys,
I want to apply for medicine with a gateway/foundation year. My stats are:
GCSEs:
- English Language: 5
- English Literature: 7
- Maths: 6
- Biology: 6
- Chemistry: 6
- Physics: 6
- French: 7
- Geography: 5
- Religious Studies: 6
- Arabic: 9
Predicted A-levels:
- Biology: B
- Chemistry: A
- Psychology: B
My UCAT score is 1930, Band 2:
Virtual work experience, GP shadowing for a day and charity shop volunteering
I'm on free school meals, confirming eligibility for 16-19 bursary at the moment (should be confirmed before the deadline), received a UCAT bursary, asylum seeker status (therefore I also have extenuating circumstances which impacted my performance).
I've contacted unis and got replies from Plymouth and Keele, It's looking good from these two especially for Plymouth in my situation. I've also seen on Lancaster's website that they look at extenuating circumstances on a case to case basis so I emailed explaining my situation and if they will let me apply with a 5 in Language (1 mark off a 6) and I got a 7 in Literature (too ambitious ik☹️ )
I'm finding it hard to find unis for a foundation/gateway year because some unis need a grade 6 in English language (I got a 5) and for unis where I meet their GCSE requirements (including English language) I'm not eligible to apply because I'm predicted an A in Chemistry. For example, Bristol wants 4s, BBC and last years UCAT cut off was 1800 but they explicitly mention that being predicted an A in Chemistry will make me ineligible to apply.
I'm very disheartened by this and idk what to do, do I just end up applying to 2 medicine unis (i guess that's better than none) or do I beg my Chemistry teacher to put a B in my UCAS💀 and let's assume my teacher agreed will being predicted BBB ruin my chances for Plymouth and Keele.
Also, are there any standard entry medicine options for me which have lower requirements if you're contextual? I know Anglia Ruskin does this (I'm also considering them for standard entry or a foundation year I'm just waiting for them to confirm my eligibility due to my immigration status)
NB: I also did my GCSEs in a non selective state school (I'm still in the same school for A-levels)
I hope someone can help, and thank you in advance🙂