Medicine is a very popular choice of career, and competition for a place at medical school can be incredibly fierce. Here are some tips on the routes to getting into medicine and becoming a doctor.
There are different routes to getting into medical school, of course, every applicant needs to have good qualifications – most schools ask their potential applicants for straight As and even some with straight A* grades, including biology, chemistry and/or maths. Some schools require applicants to pass an admissions test, and others rely on UCAS points (this helps to even out the different qualifications applicants enter with, and provides a universal and fair comparison).
There are medical schools all over the country, including some in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Something worth considering is any particular specialism you wish to go for – some schools have specialist departments which could be more beneficial for you than other institutions.