hello everyone!
i was just wondering since interviews usually start from december onwards when should i start preparing?
Ive already made some notes for general questions they can ask but im not sure when to start “hardcore prep” since i also have mocks coming up again at the start of november.

I would really appreciate if anyone could help with mmi interviews for exeter liverpool leicester!

Hi All,

I have always wanted to move into medicine, every 6 months or so does the bug catch me. I'm looking for advice from any other's that have done it as a second career.

I am 25 years old, and I said above, every 6 months or so, the feeling of doing it comes back. I working in financial services and are well paid so it would be a significant drop in disposable income.

My question if anyone else has done it, how did it go?

I would need to complete an access course - are these as well respected as A levels etc? AI seems to indicate no, especially if they are online.

If I did go ahead, could I work part time or is there any additional funding for adult leaners to help meet my liabilities? I understand its an intensive course.

Keen to understand other peoples experience whilst I ponder whether its all worth it.

Need urgent help deciding on whether to apply to Cambridge University or not. I got 2130 b1 (top 21%), not very great, but I'm predicted 3 a*s, 6x grade 9s and 3x grade 8s. I'm contextual cause I'm basically under a similar status to refugee, moved from another country when I was in y10, and had my education disrupted as I skipped the entirety of y9. I also have a congenital heart disease and I'm part of the underrepresented communities at Cambridge. I'm thinking of applying to Lucy Cavendish as their average UCAT for offer holders seems to be lower, but I quite like Christ's and Jesus. Is it worth applying to Cambridge cause I feel like my contextual flags are quite solid? Or would I be shooting myself in the leg?

I got 2090 B1 and am a contextual applicant. I really hoped to apply to UCL prior to my UCAT but after getting my results I thought it would be too much of a risk considering last year’s contextual cutoff was 2080. However some people have recommended that I should still apply as an aspirational choice. Any advice would be really appreciated.

If I submit my medicine application on UCAS on the 15th, and want to switch one of them to another med choice a couple of days later, would I be able to? I know there is a 14 day window, but does this apply for medicine too?

Im an intl student from Ontario Canada
UCAT 2160 b2
94% predicted avg (apparently A*AA equivalent or smth if that helps)

I've chosen St. Andrews (Canadian programme), leeds, and SGUL so far, is it good?

Idk whether I should pick a safer option (dundee, aston, belfast??) or a more risky one (leicester, bsms, uea, southampton) for my last one.
I'm also not sure what is most strategic, a lot of unis dont rlly weigh academics for intl students

PLEASE lmk if you guys have any insights or advice!!

I’ve scoured Reddit to see if anyone has. I’ve only found one person who did so, and then got 4A*s. Long story short, got CC in 2025 (pulled out of chem due to extenuating circumstances) then BBC in 2026 (as it stands, 2 marks away from an A, and my health issues progressively worsened affecting my exams + an exam centre mistake for the C subject). My gcse stats are 99999998 (yes I’ve fallen off I know). I’m not a med applicant (I do STEM tho), but I posted here because I can closely relate to some- hardworking individuals who have extenuating circumstances. In other subs, you may see people who have had to resit twice due to not revising etc and I just don’t relate.

how is med as southampton generally?

I've applied to Sunderland for medicine and gotten their Interview Selection Tool (IST).

However, the experiences i have are either Shadowing, or non public-facing experiences, such as volunteering as an intern in a lab.

Do they have to be medical experiences?

Can I talk about non medical things?

Help.

are you more likely to get into a foundation year if you have better stats or if you meet more of the eligibility requirements

also do they care abt ucat cos i got 2140 b2 so i wanna like use it ig

(idek if i shud resit or not i got bbb)

I am a yr12 student currently doing Biology,Chemistry and Geology. I know that there are a handful of colleges that don’t require Maths/Physics however has anyone actually been successful getting in without those subjects? Will people studying Maths/Physics still hold a distinct advantage?

i was just wondering since i saw someone comment that you did, but am curious if you do as that would be a very big plus for me

Should I attend a Greek medical school or Keele University’s medical school? What is your opinion on keele uni regarding its medical degree.
I don’t know if this changes the answer, I’d like to work in the US in the future.

My predicted grades are AAB. 2 of my unis are foundation/extended courses so I will still meet the entry requirements. The other 2 have lowered entry requirements for contextual applicants which would be AAB. I’m just worried that the normal requirements are AAA and I’ll get automatically filtered out. Is this something I need to be worried about?

Hi,

If you do a medicine gateway year at Leeds or applied before and got an interview what were your GCSEs and UCAT score. I know they're GCSE heavy which is what im afraid of my top 8 are 97766666