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STAGE 2 · ROUTE A · UK MEDICAL SCHOOL

Get into UK medical school

Route A: from A-levels to an offer, in the right order and on time. Typical time: 1–2 years of preparation.

STEP 1 OF 8

A-levels and entry requirements

Which subjects and grades UK medical schools ask for, and what “A-grade” means in practice.

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STEP 2 OF 8

UCAT and other admissions tests

What the UCAT is, when to sit it, and how schools use your score.

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STEP 3 OF 8

The UCAS application step by step

Deadline, choices, reference and how medicine differs from other courses.

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STEP 4 OF 8

Work experience, volunteering and your application

What schools actually look for and how to reflect on experience.

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STEP 5 OF 8

Interviews, offers and results day

Multiple Mini Interviews, what is assessed, and how offers become places.

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STEP 6 OF 8

International applicants

Fees, quotas, visas and the future: what overseas A-level and IB students must know.

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Other ways in: graduate entry, foundation years, gap years

Four-year graduate courses, Gateway/foundation years, and re-applying.

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STEP 8 OF 8

Paying for medical school

Tuition loans, maintenance, NHS bursaries and scholarships.

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