I'm 13, going into 9th grade(high school) in America. I want to go to the UK for college-yr. 2012. I want to go to medical school. Can you please explain to me what people in the UK to get to medical school/graduate school? Like what are o-levels and a-levels? This is all very confusing to me.
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We don't really have O-Levels any more. Instead we have GCSEs(General Certificate of Secondary Education) at the age of sixteen, which EVERY year eleven pupil sits. After their GCSEs some pupils leave school and go to work. Others go to college to do one ofa wide range of qualifications. About 40% of students, however, including those who want to study medicine, stay in school to do A-Level GCEs (Advanced Level General Certificates of Education). Students do between two and four A-Levels. In the first school year after GCSEs they take AS-Levels (Advanced Subsidiary) which count as half an A-Level each. I did four ASs. Some students continue with all four of these to A" Level while others, like me, drop one and only do three A-Levels. The AS counts as a qualification on its own. Medical students usually do Scince subjects at A-Level, but as long as they do chemistry and/or Biology they can usually get accepted on a medicine course. Because Medicine courses are sought-after and competitive, the grades needed to access them are higher than other subjects. ABB at A-Level is usually the requirement, but it can vary between universities. The deadline for applying to a coursethrough UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service) is 15th October the previous year. Students also need to complete a UKCAT test (UK Clinical Aptitude Test) in most cases, but I think foreign students might be excused. Let me know if you need any more information, and good luck with your studies!
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