Actually, to get into medicine into most of the Russell Group of universities in the UK, you need only 3As and not even A*. I find it funny that most prefer to go IMU pms instead of direct entry. Maybe the personal statement and the interview do have a significant influence on the application.

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Added on January 27, 2012, 10:27 pm
These are those that may have been rejected at the interview stage and not on academic ability.

Merely 3As will not be sufficient for UK unis. I have friend with 4A* but not so strong UKcat was rejected by all 4 unis. Another 3A* friend was called by only one uni for interview.

Medical work experience is perequisite for UK unis. I shadowed some doctors for a few weeks, I volunteer in hospice and went to kampung to visit terminally ill patients.

Beside that, UKcat or Bmat and PS is very impt in the application to secure some interviews. After that, is up to your perfomance during interview.

The 3As is only the basic requirement, in reality, you need more than that. UK unis have very low quota for international students. Abt 20s per uni on average. That make it very competitive.

Have attended 4 interviews, one more to go in Feb. It was quite interesting but nerve wrecking as each uni has different approah. But my palliative exp helps a lot as I was asked on it and mercy killing.

Have received offerd from Kings College and Trinity. Still waiting for others before I firm up my choice.

The conditional offer letter said 3As ....,.

Funny, because even the University of Western Sydney requires A*A*AA for entry into their MBBS

http://www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som/applyin...onal_applicants

Btw, podrunner, has your son decided on which medical school he's going to?

The application was made last October using AS results and only sat for A2 last November. Interview held in Dec and conditional offer was given before A2 results was released last Monday. I find it odd that those already with results like 4A* or 3A* got rejected or did not manage to secure any interviews. Is it the PS one of the key determinants?

So which UK university does interview in Malaysia nowadays?

In the past:
Manchester
Bristol
Cambridge
Nottingham UK

Now no more?

really ,, that's great .. hopefully can last for another  5 or 6  years

Not as bad as here, overworked n under paid. Decent working hours, good annual leave n plenty of opportunities to learn n grow.

Hi, hope you r doing well.
Yeah, still there 2 more years to be a nephrologist.
Still ongoing strikes. Consultants not happy with earlier adjustments n doctors still fighting.

Uk has two many misplaced priorities n the huge migrants problem.

Oh, surprised with their choice.

She’s coming back this month for a short break. And we are going to Japan for a holiday.

Haven’t been in UK for quite sometime. Do miss the nice cool weather. Especially now, which is crazy hot.