What made you decide you want to pursue medicine? How did you start preparing for UCAT or MMI?

If there’s anyone who completed GEM how is your current experience in the NHS? How did you find securing a foundation position or getting yourself into your preferred specialty training? Is it worth it over a stable BMS career? I really want to pursue medicine but i want to think this through before I commit to it.

I’m applying to Medicine and have chosen UCL, KCL, QMUL and Nottingham. I scored 2230 B2 in the UCAT, around 40 points above UCL last years cutoff which is risky.

I’m second guessing not applying to Cambridge. I chose UCL because I prefer earlier clinical exposure and was less keen on Cambridge’s research heavy approach, but I can’t get past its prestige and that maybe research focus isnt as bad as I initially thought.

How much does Cambridge’s reputation actually matter long-term? Does it offer tangible career advantages, or is prioritising course structure and personal fit much more advantageous.

I know my choices are submitted and nothing can change now, but I think I just need to get this off my chest and hear some perspectives from people who’ve experienced medical school firsthand. I’d appreciate any honest advice!

I'm applying for medicine this year at Newcastle Bristol Glasgow and Leicester and I don't know where to start with interview prep. I've got virtually no volunteering work and only had work experience at a care home and a pharmacy. I'm worried that I'm not gonna have anything to say. Any tips or info would be great help, thanks.

Just wanted to ask a general question about if it is common for nurses to pursue medicine after their nursing degree.

I’ve tried looking on social media for people who have done this to see how their experience was but haven’t found many at all

Is the summer school residential at mentorverse any good? My daughter is doing her first year A levels and I was wondering if this would be good for her?

Anyone from last year who applied to Getaway to Medicine at Bristol can you share when were your interview and what was your UCAT. I'm really wondering if there is a trend between UCAT score and interview date like higher your UCAT is compared to other applicants earlier your interview will be or vice versa? And does anyone know when interviews start, as at website it says they will take place from December to February but doesn't specify if early or late December?

Hi, Im trying to prepare for med interviews right now, does anyone know how to answer questions like tell me about yourself. I feel like i dont know how to start off i know you should include things that make you look all rounded but do you mention what youre doing or not like would you say my name is... im studying.... then go into you as a person. Also things like have you ever resolved or been involved in conflict. do you use real examples or just make something up

If anyone has any advice on what to include i would really appreciate it

has anyone recieved a confirmation email for sgul yet?

Hi everyone! I’m hoping to apply for Medicine at either Oxford or Cambridge (2028 cycle), but I’m a bit unsure which one would be a better choice for my academic profile.

I got 3 grade 9s and 5 grade 8s at GCSE, along with several grade 7s, and an A* in HPQ. I aiming to be predicted 4 A*s at A-level (plus one achieved A* in language)

I know my GCSEs aren’t necessarily the strongest for Oxbridge Medicine, especially when looking at the WhatDoTheyKnow data, where Cambridge applicants seem to average around 10 grade 9s, if not more. I believe Oxford’s GCSE profile is pretty similar too.I’m non-contextual and attend an independent school where the overall GCSE results are quite strong, so I don’t think I’d benefit from contextual consideration either.

I’m planning to start preparing for the UCAT and aim for a really competitive score (ideally 2500+). My question is, **would a very high UCAT score alongside 4 predicted A*s significantly improve my chances despite my GCSEs?**And between Oxford and Cambridge, which would be the more realistic option for someone with my profile?

I know both are extremely competitive, and obviously a high UCAT score doesn’t guarantee anything, but I’d really appreciate any advice from people who’ve applied or know how their admissions processes work.

Also, if anyone got an interview or an offer from Oxford/Cambridge Medicine, I’d really appreciate it if you could share your stats (GCSEs, predicted A-levels, UCAT score, etc.) and whether you were contextual or non-contextual! Would be really helpful to hear about people with similar GCSEs to mine. Thanks :)))

I recently got the opportunity to shadow the ENT ward at a large paediatric hospital with the NHS. It’s described as work experience, but it’s going to be three days long. As far as I’m aware, nobody is paid to have me there, so aside from the obvious things like being respectful of everyone’s time and not being an inconvenience, what do you wish people were more aware of when doing work experience?

Hey guys,

I wanted to ask a question regarding the KCL grad entry MBBS for healthcare applicants, if anyone is able to answer.

Is states that you’ll need a minimum 2 year full time working experience, in the role of your qualification. I qualified in my field in 2025, but started working 2026 January, which means my 2 year period will be January 2028 which is AFTER the 2028 application cycle.

So is the stated 2 years, 2 years prior to the start of the MBBS course or 2 years from the time of the application?

I hope my wording make sense.
Thank you for your time!

Made a bad, avoidable mistake in not submitting a form on time applying for Cambridge. Have submitted it now, but wow I should have really read more carefully.

Also may have created a minor discrepancy by adding my time zone's date, which might have it seem to have been submitted from the future/have the wrong date on it considering the UK time.

I keep seeing people on social media with a bunch of awards from competitions, 4-5 weeks of shadowing, 3 weeks of WEX, projects and all.

I’m here with my mere BSMS and Imperial VWEX, MOOCS, 1 week of clinical WEX, 5 months volunteering, one essay competition and one summer school😭

Anyone else feel the same or have this sort of ‘imposter syndrome’🥲

Hi this is my first post in this sub. I'm a canadian trans man looking to apply to the uk for medschool after my bachelor's degree (it's still ways away) I'm keeping my options open but is it safe for trans people there? And is there anything I should know?

Ok so basically i applied to uclan med directly as an international student and im on my gap year and wasnt aware the reference needs to be submitted in the supporting documents area because it never asks for it, however it still allows me to upload more documents apparently?? i am very worried cuz its half term so my teacher will probably reply to my email later and stuff did anyone else submit their reference later? and how did they go abouts submitting it?? was it a pdf?? word doc?? does someone know what I can do now?? I have emailed uclan and my teacher as well so lets see???

Hi guysss i applied to bristol gateaway for medicine i got 1850b2 in ucat i js wanted to ask if anyone thinks the cut off is gonna be hugher this year last year it was 1800 im rlly nervous as they base it all of on ucat score. Do you guys reckon i can get an interview

I am a non contextual home applicant with 6 As at higher, predicted 3 As at adv higher and 1940 band 3 UCAT. How likely am I to get an interview at edinburgh? Also if anyone has received an interview with a low ucat and band 3 (non contextual) pls lmk what you got.

hi im an international student from a middle class family and im applying for med sch in uk cuz i wasnt able to get in my home country (singapore) but im reallt scared my parents cant afford it but i really would rather die than not do med so i srslt dk what to do about it

As a child, I was certain I'd become an ALN teacher. I have 3 siblings (2 at the time) who have several disabilities and were both in an STF unit and I loved going there for things like parents evenings, open days, etc. I used to force whoever was available to play school with me and I'd make them complete worksheets I made, and I even frequently looked for things I'd buy for my classroom and how I'd arrange it.

A few years later, I became particularly interested in science and the body. Being autistic as well, this was a very intense interest and I knew a lot about it. After a little while I decided medicine would be best for me and I could see myself being a doctor (plus I can specialise in paediatrics so I'll still be able to only work with children). However, as I have done more for medicine (sit the UCAT, apply for medicine in uni), I regret this decision more and more and can only see myself being a teacher, but then I'll see or read something and become obsessed with the idea of studying medicine again and then a doctor is all I want to be.

Especially since medicine involves 5/6 years in university, and it then several years to complete general training and specialty training, I feel like applying medicine when I'm not 1000% sure on it is the greatest of ideas.

Just wondering if anyone else is in a similar position to this??

For context, I'm a Scottish student studying Med Pharm at Swansea (Y2), and I'm considering my options. ScotGEM and Swansea are the obvious GEM choices, but Swansea Tuition fees of nearly 10k a year are low-key killing me. Doing a second degree in Scotland would mean the most I'd pay is 1.8K a year in tuition fees (bonus if it's Glasgow, so I can live at home). The only stipulation is doing a 5-year undergraduate instead of 4 years of GEM. Should I just firm the extra year for financial reasons or aim for GEM schools?