- Medicine applications have an early deadline in the autumn, and you can choose only a limited number of medicine courses.
- Many schools interview using short, timed stations (multiple mini-interviews) or panels.
- Offers are usually conditional on your final grades.
Personal statement and interviews
- Be specific about what you did and what you learned.
- Be honest. Admissions teams read many statements.
- For interviews, practise explaining your reasoning aloud, not reciting answers.
- Know the format: panels and multiple mini interviews both exist.
Your checklist
- Noted this year’s UCAS medicine deadline
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