Quote Originally Posted by rory_20_uk View Post
I am sure that not everyone that has a degree is clever - and as you rightly point out that is not required for all degrees (medicine is certainly one where regurgitation of facts alone will probably get you through).

Bear in mind medicine is still one of the most, if not the most competitive degree around. I believe that since 2006 the UKCAT has been a permanent thing. That means to get onto a medicine course you have to have all A's, work experience(generally unnecessary for every other course, minus law) as well as a high UKCAT score. It's also made even harder seeming only select places offer medicine courses.