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.
Medical School Interview Questions (UK): 120+ by Topic (with School Mapping)
Prepare for your interview with a detailed, Sixth Form-friendly guide to UK medical school interviews. You’ll find over 120 practice questions organised by topic—each linked to medical schools that evaluate that area—plus quick strategy tips.
How to prepare for Virtual MMI Interviews (VMMI)
You medical school may interview you online, especially with COVID-19. We look at how they might do this and how you can prepare.
How to get into Medicine though UCAS Clearing, Clearing Plus and Adjustment 2020
What to do on A-level results day if you have not got the grades or offers for medicine. UCAS Clearing, Clearing+, Adjustment and deferred entry.
The GMC UKMLA - What is the Medical Licensing Assessment?
The MLA is a new medical exam introduced by the General Medical Council (GMC) which every medical student graduating in the academic year 2024-2025 will have to pass. So it is a few years away but is definitely in the pipeline.
5 Top Tips for UCAT Quantitative Reasoning
This is the section most students appear to find the easiest but don’t get complacent. We go over several tips that you can use to maximise your UCAT Quantitative Reasoning score.
