What happens after I apply for Medicine through UCAS?

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

Applicants who are 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. We expect to have made these decisions by the end of November  

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 (normally December to February after the UCAS application deadline in October). Invitations are sent via email with a link to our online booking system in December. 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 interview format is multiple mini interviews (MMIs). The interview will be conducted online via Zoom and will take the form of a written station and verbal MMI stations. Questions will explore personal qualities and attributes deemed important for doctors https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethicalguidance-for-doctors/good-medical-practice  

A final score will be determined by combining scores achieved in both the written station and verbal MMI stations.

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 the Admissions Team (medicineadmissions@bangor.ac.uk) prior to their interview time to make them aware. An alternative interview date will be arranged, if possible, but this cannot be guaranteed.

If an applicant has any concerns about an 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 Head of the North Wales Medical School and Curriculum Director 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’ll be given a Conditional or Unconditional offer.

Conditional means you’ll need to meet the conditions that we set – usually by gaining certain grades in your exams.  

Unconditional means you’ve already met the conditions we ask for.  

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.