Hey there! Welcome to a page full of incredible resources to help you get into medical school, no matter your background. You’ve probably seen all of the expensive paid courses and work experience - but you don’t actually need to pay a penny to get into medical school. Whether its UCAT prep, personal statement writing or work experience, there’s something out there. This guide is aimed at widening participation students, but even if you don’t fall into this category, you can still access many of these resources.
If you are applying for graduate entry medicine, see our specific guide here :)
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An aptitude test that must be taken by all UK medical school applicants. Find bursary information and free preparation resources.
Need some guidance with your application? Get yourself a mentor to guide you through the process, read your personal statement and more.
Some Universities offer guidance to students in their application, and may offer reduced entry requirements or guaranteed interviews upon course completion.
Commonly known as “Gateway Year into Medicine”, for widening access students who don’t meet standard entry requirements into standard medicine courses.
Gaining work experience provides firsthand exposure to the healthcare environment and not only enhance applications by demonstrating commitment and understanding of the profession but also help develop critical skills such as communication, empathy, and teamwork. See opportunities and how to gain work experience here.
Volunteering is crucial in a medical school application as it showcases your commitment to healthcare, empathy, and real-world experience. I’ve linked plenty of opportunities you can sign up to!
Summer schools are a great opportunity to experience life as a medical student at different universities and gain help with your application. These happen during the summer between Y12 and Y13, and applications will be during Y12.
You can get a head start on building up your medical school application by getting work experience, volunteering and getting top GCSEs.
Read a collection of top tier personal statements from students who achieved 4/4 interviews for medicine!
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The UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) is an exam required for admission to many medical and dental schools in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. It evaluates skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and empathy. You MUST take it in the summer before you submit your application to university. Find more information about this exam here.
You typically have to pay for the UCAT, BUT for widening access students, this is completely FREE. Please don’t miss out on this opportunity if you are eligible. Check eligibility and to apply for a bursary voucher which covers the cost of the exam ***here.***
The official UCAT website themselves have some practise questions and mocks you and do for free. I would save these mocks to do closer towards your exam date, as it’ll be most like the real thing. Find those questions and mocks here.
MyUCAT have some fantastic free resources including their strategic application guide.
Medify is a subscription-based UCAT prep tool, with thousands of questions and resources to help you ace the UCAT (I used them, and got top decile so I really recommend it!!). If you’re a widening access student, you can apply for their bursary which will give you free access to the site ***here.***
Medentry is another UCAT prep too, who have some free resources and a free mock for all students to try out. Check them out here. To get full access to their question banks, again, this is a subscription based service but they offer 50% off for widening access students when you complete this form.