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How to get into medicine: your complete UK guide

Applying to medical school? This hub walks you through every stage of the journey, from entry requirements and the UCAT to work experience, your personal statement and interviews, with clear, school-by-school guides for medicine applicants.

Free to read, written for the current cycle by NHS doctors who teach medical school admissions.

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UCAS PERSONAL STATEMENT - Example Exercise

  • Do you think this is a well-written or poor personal statement? Why?

  • What is the motivation for this student’s reason for applying for medicine? Do you think it is reasonable?

  • Do you think this student has demonstrated adequate work experience?

  • Do you think this student has demonstrated that he or she has some of the qualities and skills that would be useful as a medical student?

  • Can this personal statement be improved and how?

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From reading to ready

The guides tell you what to expect. Practice is what gets you the offer.

Knowing a medical school's format is the starting point, not the finish line. The applicants who perform on the day are the ones who have practised out loud, under pressure, with honest feedback, long before the real interview.

Read the guides

Understand the format, timing and topics for each of your chosen medical schools.

Practise properly

Rehearse real MMI and panel stations in small groups with NHS doctors, not just notes on a page.

Walk in ready

Turn preparation into performance, so nothing on the day catches you off guard.

Blue Peanut interview course

Give yourself the best shot at a medical school offer

The guides show you what to expect. Our interview course is where you practise it, taught in small groups by NHS doctors, with realistic MMI stations and feedback on every one. Add a mock MMI circuit to prepare under full exam conditions.

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