MEDICAL SCHOOL
DENTAL SCHOOL
VETERINARY SCHOOL
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WHY IS MEDICINE SO POPULAR?
Is medicine the right choice?
Skills required
Entry requirements
Minimum GCSE requirements
Typical offer must match predicted A level grades
Stipulations regarding resits
Medical admissions tests
Trend towards admissions tests for UK universities
Applicants must sit UKCAT, or BMAT, or both
Admissions are very competitive
Too many candidates will achieve all A grades at A-level
Admission test result is often a discriminating factor
Medical admissions timeline
1st May
UKCAT registration opens
1st July
First date to sit UKCAT
18th Sep
BHASVIC UCAS deadline
22nd Sep
UKCAT registration deadline
1st Oct
Standard entry closing date for BMAT
6th Oct
Last date to sit UKCAT
15th Oct
Last entry closing date for BMAT
15th Oct
UCAS deadline: medicine, dentistry, veterinary
4th Nov
BMAT test date
25th Nov
BMAT results released
UKCAT
UKCAT facts
UK Clinical Aptitude Test
Consortium of 26 universities
Computer-based test
Taken at Pearson VUE centres
£65 to 31st August; £80 thereafter
UKCAT universities
BMAT
BMAT facts
BioMedical AdmissionsTest
Required by 5 universities
Offered only on 4th November 2015
Paper-based test
Students register through school
Fee for UK residents: £44.00
BMAT universities
BSMS
Lancaster University
Royal Veterinary College
Imperial College London
University of Cambridge
University of Leeds
University College London
University of Oxford
Sources of information
Research the choices
Research fees and bursaries
Attend an Open Day
Prepare the application
Work experience
Personal statement
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