How many UCAS choices can I make for medicine?

four choices
Did you know? You can choose four medicine courses in your UCAS form and you should use all four choices for medicine. Your fifth choice is to apply for anything except medicine. A fifth choice will not prejudice your application to medicine in any way.

Can you apply to 5 universities for medicine?

As we all know, as a medical school applicant, you’re only allowed to allocate 4 out of 5 of your UCAS choices to medical schools.

Is medicine on UCAS Extra?

Can I use UCAS Extra for my medical application? Students applying for medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or veterinary science may have only made four choices, not the usual five choices, but because of this, they can’t use the UCAS Extra service.

What is the UCAS code for medicine?

Our UCAS codes are: Five-year Medicine (MBChB) course: A106. Six-year Medicine (MBChB) course with a foundation year: A104.

What is the easiest medical school to get into UK?

The 10 Easiest Medical Schools to Get Into in the UK

1. Queen’s University Belfast School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences.
2. Hull York Medical School.
3. Durham University School of Medicine, Pharmacy and Health.
4. School of Medicine at University of St Andrews.
5. Medical School at the University of Birmingham.

Can you apply to more than 5 universities on UCAS?

Who can use Extra? If you included five choices on your application, have received decisions from all five, and weren’t accepted, or if you declined the offers you received, you will be able to use Extra.

What happens if you apply to 5 medical schools?

You submit your UCAS application to all four medical schools and your fifth choice in one application. For this reason, you send one personal statement to all these institutions via your UCAS form. You should ask the 5th choice university if they would like an additional separate personal statement.

Can universities see my other choices?

Universities will only know where else you’ve applied once they’ve made their decision and you’ve decided whether or not to accept them as your firm or insurance choice.

Is UCAS Extra worth it?

Is UCAS Extra worth it? Yes, if you have changed your mind about the course you would like to study. You may also use UCAS Extra if you’ve received no offers from your original five choices or you decide you want to study at a different university.

How can I get more UCAS points 2020?

3 genius ways to get extra UCAS points

1. Volunteer. ASDAN offer community-based courses that can get you plenty of extra UCAS points, such as the CoPE (16 UCAS points) and Wider Key Skills (3 different qualifications available, 8 points each).
2. Take an extra AS Level.
3. Learn an instrument (or get graded)
4. Become a tutor.

Where do you get UCAS points from?

3 genius ways to get extra UCAS points

• Volunteer. ASDAN offer community-based courses that can get you plenty of extra UCAS points, such as the CoPE (16 UCAS points) and Wider Key Skills (3 different qualifications available, 8 points each).
• Take an extra AS Level.
• Learn an instrument (or get graded)
• Become a tutor.

What can you study if not medicine?

Alternatives to medicine Expand / collapse

• one of the sciences, a specialist aspect of science or a joint degree.
• a course in an allied health profession eg physiotherapy, occupational therapy or podiatry.
• nursing.
• pharmacy.
• dentistry.
• psychology, possibly with a view to working in the psychological therapies.

Can you make a 5th UCAS choice when applying to medicine?

If your personal statement is tailored exclusively to Medicine, then a 5th choice will not prejudice your application to medical school.

When do you get tariff points for UCAS?

UCAS Tariff tables Tariff points for entry to higher education from 2021 January 2021 . These Tariff points are used for applications submitted for the 2021 admissions cycle onwards (i.e. for students making applications from September 2020 for full-time courses starting from September 2021).

Can you decline an offer of UCAS again?

You can still decline either your firm and insurance offer if you wish and apply to UCAS again at a later date but bear in mind that some universities will not let you apply to the same course again. This section looks at what options you have with your 5 th UCAS choice if you are applying to Medicine.

What happens if you pick a firm choice on UCAS?

If you pick a firm choice which is conditional, then you can have an unconditional offer as a backup. You can still decline either your firm and insurance offer if you wish and apply to UCAS again at a later date but bear in mind that some universities will not let you apply to the same course again.