Aberdeen Medical School — Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Historic Scottish medical school with strong emphasis on primary care and rural medicine.
Entry Requirements
What you need to apply to Aberdeen for medicine.
- Scottish: ~1710+ non-contextual (~1680+ contextual)
- Rest of UK: ~1990+ non-contextual (~1920+ contextual) with A*A*A*
~1950+
~1890+ (RUK Graduate)
UCAT used post-interview — aim 2000–2100+ for good chances.
Interview Format
How Aberdeen interviews medicine applicants.
What to expect at a Aberdeen interview
Candidates rotate around a number of different question stations each in turn. At each station, two selectors will explore one question area/domain for 5 minutes and score the candidate's performance against pre-determined criteria. Communication and interpersonal skills are also scored at each station. The MMI experience will last approximately 1 hour for each candidate.
What makes Aberdeen different
Frequently assessed on understanding of the medical career ladder, motivation for medicine, and problem-solving. 60:40 academic:UCAT shortlisting; UCAT used heavily post-interview (50% interview / 20% UCAT / 30% A-level). Widening-access uplift for Scottish care leavers and Quintile 1 postcodes.
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