8th November 2024
3 Common Interview Questions and How To Approach Them
Congratulations on having made it through the gruelling UCAT and your examinations and having been offered an interview for a medical program! Like the UCAT, the medical interview is a tool designed to assess your competency across various fields, and hence your suitability to be a doctor. And, just like in the UCAT, a strong understanding of the sorts of questions you might be asked, and the ...
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6th November 2024
Preparing for the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is a common interview structure now used by a large number of universities as a key component of the medical admissions process, alongside more traditional measures like examination results and UCAT. At most universities, strong medical interview performance is integral to gaining admission, with, on average, only around one third of candidates sitting the int ...
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31st October 2024
How Important Are Medical Interviews?
So, you’ve completed your UCAT and you’re working hard to get good grades in your studies, but what about your medical interview? Medical interviews are perhaps the most underestimated part of the medical entry admissions process. Many students do not prepare for them, either because they do not recognise the importance of medical interviews, or do not understand how diffi ...
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23rd October 2024
5 Easy Ways to Start Preparing for Medical Interviews Now
So, you’ve made it through the UCAT, completed your UCAS application and now all you want to do is breathe a sigh of relief and forget about the whole medical entry process. But it’s not over yet! Medical interviews are a very important and challenging aspect of the medical entry process. Therefore, it is vital that you prepare effectively for your medical interview. This blog d ...
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16th October 2024
Everything You Need to Know About Interviews and MMIs
Congratulations on having made it through the UCAT! Having taken the UCAT, the first step of your medical application process is now over and you are heading towards interviews where your comprehension, problem solving and situational judgement skills will also be assessed just like the UCAT, but in a more up close and personal manner. Interviews are an opportunity to see a part of you that ...
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9th October 2024
Work Experience in Your Medical School Applications
Obtaining work experience is an important part of the medical school entry process. However, it has become increasingly challenging to obtain in-person work experience due to evolving policies and heightened demand. Many hospitals and health facilities have adjusted their programs, limiting opportunities for students. However, it is still important that students obtain work experience for t ...
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8th October 2024
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Post-UCAT Pre-Interview Time
If you have completed your UCAT exam, congratulations on getting through the marathon that it is! While you can relax a little, now is not the time to be sitting back and relaxing (sadly). Instead, you should start planning for applications and interviews! Here are five tips to make the most of your post-UCAT, pre-interview time: 1. Pump up your Grades Before UCAT, chances ...
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1st August 2024
What is a Good UCAT UK Score?
This blog refers to the UCAT ANZ scoring format used in previous years. For the most up-to-date information and insights on what constitutes a good UCAT score in 2025, check out our latest blog post here. Students who sit UCAT in the UK will receive their UCAT score report on the same day, before leaving the test centre. This report will also be accessible through your online UCAT acco ...
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8th January 2024
Hot Topic: COVID Vaccinations (with discussion of medical ethics)
The COVID pandemic and COVID vaccinations are common medical interview topics, since they have resulted in significant challenges to the healthcare system, and raise many ethical issues. In this blog, we will be discussing the following medical interview question, and provide four key tips: “Should people be forced to vaccinate in order to achieve herd immunity?” ...
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28th October 2020
Which Medical Schools are Conducting Online Interviews for 2021 Entry?
With the current COVID-19 / coronavirus restrictions, universities are moving from in person interviews to an online ‘virtual’ style interview. The medical interview will take place on platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft teams or Blackboard collaborate. So, what have specific medical schools said about the process? Read on! It is important to note that in a normal year very little ...
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