Writing your personal statement can be challenging and time-consuming, often needing several drafts before you reach the final one that you will submit on your UCAS application form. However, by avoiding certain pitfalls, you can make a strong impression with your application.

Are you aspiring to pursue a career in medicine or dentistry in the UK? If so, you've likely encountered the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT), formerly known as the UKCAT. This standardised test plays a crucial role in the admissions process for many medical and dental schools across the UK. With the end of the BMAT exam, it is anticipated that every applicant to medical and dental school, at least as an undergraduate, will be sitting the UCAT exam.

Have you ever wondered why medical schools use the UCAT exam as part of the admission process? Do you think the exam is unfair? This article examines why the UCAT exam leads to selecting good potential medical students.

Recently, you may have noticed that some medical schools have removed the need for A-level chemistry from entry requirements for studying medicine. These medical schools usually accept A-level biology instead. Have you ever wondered why this is the case?

Have you ever wondered why most medical schools in the UK insist on prospective candidates having A-level chemistry as one of their choices of A-level subjects? They can also insist on having a particular grade in A-level chemistry, usually A or A*. There is evidence behind why they insist on this, and in this blog, we will go through this.

Many students will start revising for the UCAT exam, typically held over the summer in the UK. This examination is essential for entry into most medical and dental schools in the UK. A higher score in the exam opens the ability to apply to more medical schools, especially those based in more popular and established universities. Many students will start their revision by going through past questions. This blog discusses why this is not a smart approach to this exam.

The interview is one of the final stages of your medical school application process, and all UK medical schools will interview. Of nearly 40 UK medical schools with an undergraduate medicine course, about 75% of them use the multiple mini interviews, or MMI for short, format.

Panel and Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) are two different formats of medical school interviews. They are designed to assess a candidate's suitability for medical school and potential as a future doctor. Here are the key differences between these two interview formats

Although this exam does not have a specific ‘fail’ mark, a low score may mean your application is rejected outright, or you don’t get an offer after your interview. Here are some significant reasons why we feel students get low scores in the UCAT exam.

Medical schools do expect you know about what it is like working as a doctor and some of the challenges facing the NHS.

Cambridge assessment states they will no longer administer the BMAT admission test from 2024/2025. This means for students applying next year in 2023 (for 2024 entry) will be the last cohort that will sit the BMAT test.

During our courses, we give specific and individual feedback to students, but we will share come of the general comments the examiners made during the mock circuits.

UCAS has now released data on medical school applications in the UK for 2023 entry. We look at these statistics and look at what they mean for students applying for medicine.

Students applying to medicine for 2023 entry should start to receive invites for medical school interviews soon.

You will need the learn the knowledge and skills required for medical school interviews as well as interview technique.

Now that the UCAT, BMAT and UCAS personal statement are out of the way, the next step is for you to start preparing for your medical school interviews.

We have created a further question bank for you to start your interview preparation. These are all likely to be topics that come up on medical school interviews for 2023 entry.

We will look at which medical schools require the UCAT, how they use your score in the admissions process and offer some recommendations on where you apply with high or low UCAT scores.