A question about being a doctor?

Question

Ok so here's the deal. I really would love to be a doctor probably a gp as I don't really want to limit myself to one field however how clever do you really have to be?

So far I'm at high school and people don't believe I can do it, I've got 2 b's in science gcse's. My girlfriends mom is a doctor and she had c's at the gcse equivalent at the time and moderately good grades at college and got into medical school and learned it all from there. Is this common or do I really have to be a smart a*se to become a doctor?

Answer 1

Just because you're not making straight A's doesn't mean you're not capable of being a doctor.  M.D.'s do have to be fairly bright, but not necessarily rocket scientists.  Being a good doctor requires certain skills; however, not all facets of high intelligence are needed.  If you're a good problem-solver, have a decent memory, and can use the process of elimination fairly well, you're probably equipped with the basics.  

Once again, don't let people tell you what you can and CAN'T do.  Only you can decide that.

Answer 2

To be honest, I'm considering it myself. Most UK Universities require you to sit the UK aptitude test, which is more like a psychological test then a, "what is 50 x 5678" if you get my meaning. You need to have at A level, Biology  and Chemistry at least, and no less than AB grading. GSCE's are not as important as A levels, so if you scored C's at GSCE, and A/B at A level your perfectly fine..Math has to be in there somewhere though, dosen't have to have been one of your A levels, but you will have a GCSE in it. You need to pass two phases to even get an interview; have the required entry requirements and have sat the UK aptitude test, you can do practise questions here;

http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/home/

I'm an RN just completing my masters and I am seriously considering going to med school.

Good luck..and have the self belief that you can achieve ANYTHING if you put your mind to it.

Answer 3

Well, I needed 5 As or A*s, with at least an A in science, and at least an A in English Language (I never understood that one either).

Then, I needed for my A levels at least AAB, with an A in chemistry and another science (maths counted as a science).

I achieved AAAAB, and I needed to go for an interview, some people didn't get accepted because they didn't have any work experience in the health sector, or that they didn't have any other qualifications bar the academic ones.

In reality, GCSEs don't really matter as much as A levels, my results were:

A-Chemistry

A-Biology

A-Maths

A-Physics

B-Further Maths

But, I'd guess nowadays, you'd need at least As at GCSE to stand a chance.

Answer 4

if you want to badly enough, you can do it. the m cat is not really that hard.