how medical schools use the ukcat

How Medical Schools use Your UKCAT Score

By Ace Medicine

Outcomes of this lecture:

• How Med schools use your UKCAT score & UKCAT Cut off• New universities using the BMAT this year• BMAT Cut offs• How many Applicants : Places• How to strategically choose your Medical schools• Interview format • Source for Free Guides

BMAT

BMAT Med Schools:– UCL– IMPERIAL– OXFORD – CAMBRIDGE

BMAT

BMAT Med Schools:– UCL– IMPERIAL– OXFORD – CAMBRIDGENew Med schools:• BRIGHTON • LEEDS

Universities that DON’T use the UKCAT

• Birmingham• Cardiff• Bristol• Liverpool• Keele

How competitive are the Non- UKCAT Medical Schools?

Applicants Interviewed Places Applicants:Places

Birmingham

Cardiff

Bristol

Liverpool

K eele

How competitive are the Non- UKCAT Medical Schools?


Birmingham 2500 1100 300 8.3

Cardiff 3000 1000 309 9.7

Bristol 3500 unknown 268 (UK students) 13.1

Liverpool 3750 unknown 253 14.8

K eele 2000 500 129 15.5

UKCAT Cut off scores

Medical School Cut off

Barts 2400

Hull york 2400

Exeter 2500

Southampton 2500

St Georges 2590

Sheffield 2600

Warwick 2690

Newcastle/ Durham 2718

Manchester 2810

Kings 2920

• E.G. You get a total score of 2,500 UKCAT score

• This is the Minimum guaranteed score after attending the Ace Medicine UKCAT Course

• E.G. You get an average of 2500 UKCAT score.


Barts 2400

Hull york 2400

Exeter 2500

Southampton 2500

Applicant: Places Ratio for Med Schools with UKCAT Cut offs

based on last years scores

Applicants Interviewed Places Applicants: Places

St Georges 1000 440 135 7.4

Manchester 3000 900 380 7.9

Barts 2369 900 260 9.1

Newcastle/ Durham 3000 1000 327 9.2

Sheffield 2500 615 237 10.5

Kings 3500 1000 330 10.6

Hull york 1400 620 130 10.8

Exeter 1700 500 130 13.1

Southampton 4000 800 276 14.5

Warwick 3000 500 164 18.3

• You get an average of 2500 UKCAT score.


Barts 2400

Hull york 2400

Exeter 2500

Southampton 2500

Applicant: Places Ratio for UKCAT Cut offs based on last years scores


St Georges 1000 440 135 7.4

Manchester 3000 900 380 7.9

Barts 2369 900 260 9.1


Sheffield 2500 615 237 10.5

Kings 3500 1000 330 10.6

Hull York 1400 620 130 10.8

Exeter 1700 500 130 13.1

Southampton 4000 800 276 14.5

Warwick 3000 500 164 18.3

Applicant: Places Ratio for Med Schools with UKCAT Cut offs

based on last years scores

Applicants Interviewed Places Applicants: Places

St Georges 1000 440 135 7.4

Manchester 3000 900 380 7.9

Barts 2369 900 260 9.1


Sheffield 2500 615 237 10.5

Kings 3500 1000 330 10.6

Hull york 1400 620 130 10.8

Exeter 1700 500 130 13.1

Southampton 4000 800 276 14.5

Warwick 3000 500 164 18.3

Undetermined UKCAT Score

• Aberdeen (Higher scores the better)

• Nottingham (in house score)

• Edinburgh (SJT+Non academic =30%; UKCAT =20%)

• Leicester (overall application)

BMAT London Universities

Applicants Places Applicant: Places

UCL 2500 322 7.8

Imperial 2000 320 6.3

BMAT Cut off

• UCLBMAT together with application

About 1/3 interviewed

• ImperialSection 1: 4.5Section 2: 4.6Section 3: 2.5B

BMAT Cut off

• UCLBMAT together with application and about 1/3 interviewed

• ImperialSection 1: 4.5Section 2: 4.6Section 3: 2.5B

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Cut off

Interview Styles

Medical School Interview Style When Interview

Birmingham MMI Mid Nov- MarchManchester MMI End Nov- March

Leeds MMI JanLeicester MMI December

Bristol MMI Dec- Mid AprilSheffield Expecting to do MMI Jan- Feb

Keele MMI Dec- MarchSt George's MMI Aberdeen MMI Late Nov

MMI questionsDifferent formats- usually 5-7 minutes per

station.E.G.– Ethical scenario– Current news topic– Role play- break bad news– Video analysis– Describing a picture– Maths station, – Comprehension

Interview stylesMedical School Interview Style When Interview

Queen Mary Traditional Jan/Feb

Southampton Traditional +group task December

Cardiff Traditional Nov-March

King's College London Traditional Late Nov

Liverpool Traditional (But could change) Nov- March

Nottingham Under review

Exeter Traditional December mainly

Hull-York Traditional (2x10 min) +group task

Brighton & Sussex Traditional (20 mins) Jan- Mid March

University College London Traditional Mainly Jan- March

Imperial College London Traditional

Traditional InterviewsCore Topics:

– Medical Ethics and Law– NHS– Common Medical Conditions– Current issues– Personal Statement

Traditional InterviewsCore Topics:

– Medical Ethics and Law– NHS– Common Medical Conditions– Current issues– Personal Statement

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Strategy

• Look at your UKCAT score and pick the Uni’s who’s minimum you meet.

• Of those choose the Universities with the best applicant to places ratio

• If you are better at sciences then leave at least one space for a BMAT university

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