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I applied for medicine and have been turned down on all choices. What can I do?
If you applied for medicine only and have been turned down, you have a decision to make. Is medicine all you want? You can add one non-medical choice to your application before 30 June.
Extra and Clearing are further chances to gain a place if you do not have one. Unfortunately, very popular, over-subscribed courses like medicine are unlikely to be available.
If you do not obtain a place on a medicine course in this application cycle, you could take a 'gap' year (which you can use to improve your grades or gain some relevant health-related work experience) and reapply in the next application cycle.
Another option is to try to gain a place on a related course, for example, a science degree. You could then apply for a postgraduate medicine course after successfully completing your degree.
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- When will my universities and colleges make a decision about my application?
- I have been interviewed. How long will it be before I receive a decision?
- An offer I received direct from a university or college is not displayed in Track. What shall I do?
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- My course has been discontinued. What can I do?
- The decision you have sent me is different to what the university/college told me. What shall I do?
- The conditions in my offer do not make sense to me. What can I do?
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- My application has been unsuccessful. Can you tell me why?
- I applied for medicine and have been turned down on all choices. What can I do?