medical school entries...

[turkey154]

i have always dreamed of going to medical school. i am doing chemistry and biology at A level and also psychology. does anyone know of any good medical schools in the UK, england, scotland or wales. and what sort of grades they look for.

i have no idea about anything like this and any school advisors keep saying " look at sorting that out when the time comes" well i want to sort it out now. i wondered if any one who writes in here, being a science section, would know anything about this.

it would be a great help. thankyou..

[ursula62]

These days most med schools have over 250 applicants for each place. You would probably need predicted grades of at least ABB or AAB - the higher the better.

They also would want to see that you are capable of maintaining external interests apart from study, e.g. hobbies, membership of a sports team,  or voluntary work, e.g. Scouts, St John Ambulance, hospital radio. The reason for this is they are looking for well rounded people, and those who can manage the study and external interests without struggling.

[stevie21]

I agree with the above : Med Schools can afford to be very picky as it's a bloody difficult course and I'd say that you have to better than the average student to match that student's mark.

Predictably, Glasgow has a lovely medical school. Nice social life too.

[benjamin-hansen]

Ursula is right. You should maintain a high grade to be able to be in a good medical school. You might want to check the world wide web about the details in getting into a certain school or try calling or emailing a school for more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_medical_schools_in_the_United_Kingdom
http://www.medicaldoctor-studies.com