What happens after I apply for Medicine through UCAS?

Once you have submitted your application to study at Bangor University, UCAS will forward your application to us. You will be notified when we have received your application. We will then consider all applications received by the medicine UCAS deadline, following which we will shortlist applications for interview.

Those applicants unsuccessful at obtaining an interview will be notified as soon as possible after all applications have been reviewed and decisions about interviews have been made.  If you are unsuccessful in being shortlisted for interview, we may offer you a place on an alternative course of study.  

Interview

Applicants who are shortlisted will be invited to interview in December (after the UCAS application deadline in October). Invitations are sent via email with a link to our online booking system.

Please note: Where an applicant has been invited to interview, a ‘dummy date’ will be issued through UCAS. This is a requirement of UCAS and is NOT the actual interview date. The offer will clearly state that you must disregard the date provided and that you will be contacted by email shortly.

Applicants should receive an email the following day directly from Bangor University inviting them to select their own interview slot. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that they check their inbox, including their junk mail, regularly and book their interview slot prior to any deadline that may have been specified. If you have not received an email within 48 hours of the invite issued via UCAS, applicants must email medicineadmissions@bangor.ac.uk.

If you do not follow up and/or book your slot before the booking closing date, we cannot make alternative arrangements.

Once an applicant has booked an interview, the date/time cannot usually be changed, so please check with your other medical school choices to avoid a clash of dates (interview dates are often published in advance).

The interviews will be conducted in person at Bangor University and will take the form of face-to-face Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). MMIs involve a number of discussion stations and questions for discussion will explore personal qualities and attributes deemed important for doctors.

A final score will be determined by combining scores achieved in each discussion station.

Any known extenuating circumstance that may affect an applicant’s performance at interview must be declared when booking the interview slot to allow for reasonable adjustments.

In the event of illness or other extenuating circumstance on the day of interview which prevents an applicant from participating in the interview, the applicant must contact and notify the Admissions Team (medicineadmissions@bangor.ac.uk) prior to their interview time. An alternative interview date will be arranged if possible, but this cannot be guaranteed.

If an applicant has any concerns about the interview, they must bring it to the attention of the Admissions Team on the day of the interview.

Retrospective adjustments will not be made, and retrospective extenuating circumstances cannot be considered.

Failure to attend a booked interview without exceptional reasons will result in the application being rejected and no offer for the medicine programme will be made.

Offers

Offers are only made after all interviews have been completed.

The Admissions Group meets with the Dean of the North Wales Medical School and Programme Lead as soon as possible after all interviews have been conducted to determine the threshold for offers based on interview score.

Successful applicants will be notified via UCAS.

If you’re offered a place, you will be given either a Conditional or Unconditional offer.

• Conditional means you’ll need to meet specified conditions - normally this is achieving certain grades in your exams. These will be clearly stated in the offer.
• Unconditional means that you have guaranteed your place on the course. You already have sufficient grades, qualifications, or experience to satisfy their admission criteria.

Once all your chosen universities have made decisions, UCAS will contact you with a deadline date for your replies. You should check the 'Your choices’ section of your UCAS application and mark your decisions there.