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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.
What can Aspiring Medics do to Prepare for Medical School during the Lockdown?
Currently, we all find ourselves in the comfort of our homes, twiddling our thumbs thinking about what we can do with our time. While the temptation for spending hours binging through the latest Netflix series may be high, it’s also crucial to utilise this time to ensure we are continuing to drive closer towards our goals, and during this lockdown, we can do both!
You have Offers for your Medical School, which one should you choose?
Congratulations! You’ve gone through the gruelling process of application, admission tests, and interviews and now have your medical school offers! However there’s still one big decision to make, how to narrow down your options, hopefully this guide will help.
Waiting For Your GCSE Results? What to Do in the COVID Lockdown.
Is that it? So… results day for GCSE’s have been announced in August and we haven’t sat any exams to prepare for essentially what could determine the rest of our lives for many. How do I feel? It’s the least to say that I am very anxious.
COVID-19. Update For Future Medical Students and Parents
The safety of our doctors and students is of paramount importance. Therefore Blue Peanut has taken the decision to suspend some of our courses and to move some of our courses to the webinar format.
Merry Christmas from all of us at Blue Peanut!
We are working hard to create new learning options for 2020. We will be holding our UCAT and BMAT courses over the summer. Students will be able to attend these in traditional classroom settings but also now online!
Applying to Study Medicine at a Russell Group University – Does this matter?
Medical schools often ask in interviews why you applied to that university. Should you respond ‘because it’s in the Russell Group’?
Kent and Medway's new medical school in Canterbury overwhelmed by demand for places
Medical School Interview Question - What at the advantages and disadvantages of applying to a relatively new medical (or dental) school?
MMI Interviews Candidate Feedback - Advice for students
In general, all our students performed very well. You all had a decent attempt at all the MMI stations you came across and we advise you continue this excellent effort. We would like to give some specific advice in order for you to continue to improve as you learn and challenge yourself over the next few weeks.
Dental School Interview Questions - Medics also have a go!
Free Dental School Interview Questions to help your preparation. Designed by dentists. Also relevant to medical school candidates!
Medical School Interview Questions - NHS Hot Topics
A range of FREE up to date questions on NHS Hot Topics written by medical school tutors. Check your knowledge and skills.
University of Sunderland School of Medicine
We look at the Sunderland Medical School MBChB. A PBL based curriculum developed in partnership with Keele University School of Medicine.
UKCAT - Situational Judgement - FREE practice questions
Here are some UKCAT Situational Judgement questions for you to try. These are all of the ‘appropriateness’ type. This section is marked on how close your answer is to what medical ‘experts’ have decided to be correct.
What GCSEs, IGCSEs, Scottish Standard Grade Subjects and Grades Do I Need to get into a UK Medical School?
For many people, the dream of becoming a doctor starts at a young age. Knowing that you want to pursue such a specialised and specific path means that it is very important to choose your secondary school subjects carefully to ensure you meet the requirements to get into the UK medical school of your choice.
UKCAT (UCAT) – How to start preparing for this exam
The UKCAT (UCAT from 2019) is an examination that must be prepared for. The score is a major factor influencing your choice of medical school.
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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