22nd November 2025
Presenting Yourself in Interviews
You may have started preparing for your medical interview. Practicing how to answer tough personal questions and scenarios are vital. However, one aspect of a medical interview that many people do not focus on is how to present yourself in front of the interviewers. Presentation is just as important as what you say in your medical interview. Now you might be thinking, ‘there’s n ...
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19th November 2025
How to Apply to Study Medicine in Ireland
There are six medical schools in Ireland where you can apply for undergraduate entry: Medical School Programme Length University College Cork (UCC) 5 years Trinity College Dublin (TCD) 5 years University of Galway 5 / 6 years The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) 5 / 6 years University Co ...
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14th November 2025
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 ...
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12th November 2025
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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4th November 2025
Answering the BIG Medical Interview Question
One question which commonly comes up in both panel interviews and multiple mini-interviews (MMIs) for medical admission is the question of why you want to be a doctor. This question can take a number of different forms, such as: Why do you want to be a doctor? What are the things you like about studying medicine? What kind of a doctor do you want to be? Wh ...
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28th October 2025
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 ...
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20th October 2025
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 process. Many students do not prepare for them, either because they do not recognise the importance of medical interviews, or do not understand how difficult they ...
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14th October 2025
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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2nd October 2025
Final UCAT UK 2025 Test Statistics Available!
The UCAT UK 2025 final statistics have been released, which will help students to interpret their UCAT 2025 scores. The UCAT consortium has developed a UCAT score to percentile calculator that will help you to convert your 2025 UCAT scaled scores into an estimated percentile ranking. You can find the percentile ranking calculator and the UCAT UK 2025 final test statistics here:& ...
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2nd October 2025
UCAS Medicine and Dentistry Applications: 2025 Deadline Approaching
The UCAS 2025 medicine application deadline is fast approaching. If you're planning to study medicine or dentistry next year, 15 October 2025 should be the most important date in your calendar. This is a hard deadline for applications for Oxford, Cambridge and most other medical and dental courses, making it critical for your future career plans. Why This Deadline Matters The U ...
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