Strategic Applications & UCAS Guidance
Advice on where to apply and how to put the application together, so the four choices match this student's grades and UCAT score instead of wasting a choice.
- Medicine and dentistry, UK applications
- Choice strategy based on grades and UCAT score
- Session format [TO CONFIRM]
- Price [TO CONFIRM]
Who this is for
- Families deciding which four courses to put on the UCAS form. This is the page you want if the question is where to apply, not how the statement is written.
- Students whose UCAT score or predicted grades rule some schools out and open others up, and who need to know which is which.
- Students applying for the first time who want the whole timeline mapped out before deadlines start passing.
What's included
- A review of predicted grades, GCSEs and UCAT score against published entry requirements.
- A shortlist discussion covering which schools are realistic, which are a stretch and which are not worth a choice.
- How different schools weight the UCAT, GCSEs and the statement, so the application is aimed at places that reward this student's profile.
- A timeline of what needs to happen and when, through to interview season.
- [TO CONFIRM] Session length, format and number of sessions.
- [TO CONFIRM] Any written summary provided afterwards.
How it works
- 1
Send the profile
Share GCSEs, predicted grades, UCAT score and any preferences on location or course type.
- 2
Talk it through
We go through the options together and explain why certain schools suit this profile and others do not. Format is [TO CONFIRM].
- 3
Finalise the four choices
The family leaves with a shortlist and the reasoning behind it, plus what still needs to be done before submission.
What you will be able to do afterwards
- Choose four courses where the student actually meets the way each school scores applicants.
- Understand why a strong student can be rejected by one school and interviewed by another.
- Work to a timeline instead of reacting to deadlines as they arrive.
Frequently asked questions
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