Your Essential Guide to UK Medical School Applications: UCAT, UCAS, Interviews & Beyond
Welcome to the Blue Peanut Medical School Blog—your trusted resource for navigating the challenging and competitive journey into medicine. Whether you're in sixth form preparing your UCAS personal statement, studying for the UCAT, or gearing up for interviews such as MMIs or panel formats, our blog provides expert guidance at every stage.
Created by practising NHS General Practitioners and experienced medical educators, each article distils practical strategies, up-to-date insights, and insider knowledge to help you achieve your dream of securing a place at a UK medical school.
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.
Medical School Interview Hot Topics - Doctors and social media
Guidance has been released by the General Medical Council and also the medical defence organisations which cover how doctors should approach the use of social media. This topic is now being assessment in medical school interviews.
Medical School Interview Hot Topics – BREXIT
In 2016 the United Kingdom held a referendum in which the majority of the electorate voted to leave the European Union. We look at how medical schools can ask questions relating to Brexit in medical school interviews.