Frequently Asked Questions

If you are NOT currently a MedEntry student, before you can purchase your virtual interview training, you will need to register with MedEntry. See our FAQ – How do I register on the MedEntry site? 

After you have registered an account with MedEntry:

1. Log in to your MedEntry account
2. From the top options, click on Pricing
3. Under the title Your Career in Medicine Starts Here, click on 'Interviews'
4. From the option Virtual Interviews, click Buy Now.
5. Your package has now been added to your cart.
6. You can view your cart from here by clicking on the green cart symbol in the top right corner.
7. Please review the items you have placed in your cart.
8. Select your billing method by clicking on Pay By Card or Pay By EFT
   
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    3. Click Place Order
11. On the next page you will be given your order number. Once your payment is received you will receive an email about your tutor within 48 hours.

To find out the specific entry requirements for the course you are interested in, please contact the university directly.

For a general overview of which universities require an interview, please review the resources on our university admissions page.

Note that all of MedEntry’s packages include a comprehensive University Admissions Guide.

Yes! Interviews are a crucial aspect of the selection process for entry into health science courses. Most people focus on secondary school, study for the UCAT but do not prepare for the interview.

However, knowledge of the types of questions asked, coaching on interview technique and enhanced communication skills can dramatically improve your performance. You should not go into an interview unprepared or not having an understanding of what you will be asked. If you do, you will be at a competitive disadvantage compared to those who are prepared for the interview.

The MedEntry Team has extensive interview expertise and knowledge of the types of questions likely to arise at each university, which we use to provide you with focussed training. MedEntry offers:

An MMI bank and Interview Guide:  With the MMI Bank, you'll be able to practice responses, record your answers and simulate interviews. The Interview Guide is packed with information on interview technique, common themes in health science interviews and how to tackle specific questions that will be asked.

Virtual Interview Training. This service offers personalised interview coaching from an experienced tutor and mentor. It includes five one hour sessions to help hone your interview skills.

A Personal Statement Review with a Personal Statement Guide to help you.  After you have written your statement, it will be reviewed and sent back to you with advice about how to improve it, so that it can be completed in a manner that will maximise your chance of gaining a place.

Yes!

95% of students who have undergone our full training program have been successful in obtaining a place in one or more medical schools. Psychometric and personality tests (such as the UCAT and interviews) rely on the fact that the candidates do not prepare, so testers/interviewers actively discourage candidates from preparing. They do this by propagating various myths such as: preparation does not help; it will be a waste of resources; preparation may hinder your performance; interviewers are trained to pick up those who are coached, etc. Accredited testers/interviewers know that such organisations go to great lengths to place fear in candidates to ensure they do not prepare, precisely because preparation works!

If it is really true that you can't prepare for interviews, universities should have no objection to interview preparation (rather than actively discouraging students from preparing). Even if there is evidence that answers come across as rehearsed, interviewers have to give you the benefit of the doubt (they will assume you are smart/motivated to prepare and think about the relevant issues).

This is a myth promoted by universities to prevent you from preparing, because if you do prepare, their job becomes harder.

If you believe this myth, try watching a stand-up comedy show by the same comedian two days in a row. You will see that the seemingly 'random' thoughts which pop into their heads, which makes their lines so funny, are exactly the same. They have been rehearsed and practised hundreds and perhaps thousands of times. No one would say that stand-up comedians come across as rehearsed! Jerry Seinfeld, for example, takes one line of delivery and works on it for days, polishing the intonation, delivery, pitch etc. Yet when he comes on stage, it seems natural.

MedEntry's Medical Interview Training Sessions are designed to help you prepare effectively for your interview and come across in a natural, genuine manner.