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UK Medicine · 2027 Entry
Aberdeen Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location Aberdeen, UKEstablished 1495Interviews (2027 entry) December 2026 - March 2027Decisions (2027 entry) March 2027/April 2027
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Step-by-step: entry requirements, UCAT prep, personal statement, interview format and the key deadlines.
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What the Aberdeen medicine course is like
Integrated, 5 years, placements across Grampian, the Highlands and the Scottish islands.
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About Aberdeen
Aberdeen places real weight on rural and remote care across its curriculum, with strong widening-access uplifts for Scottish-domiciled applicants.
What makes Aberdeen different
Shortlisting weights academic 60% (A-level scores) / UCAT 40%. Scottish-domiciled applicants in the top 75% academically receive guaranteed interview. Care leavers and Quintile 1 postcode applicants receive a 10% UCAT uplift; Quintile 2 receives 5%.
Aberdeen course & teaching
Integrated curriculum. Five-year MBChB with early clinical exposure from Year 1. Distinctive remote/rural placement strand in Highlands and Western Isles.
Aberdeen research strengths
Aberdeen is strong in these research areas:
- Rural medicine & telehealth
- Cancer research
- Imaging sciences (MRI development)
- Public health
Intercalation at Aberdeen
Optional intercalated BSc/MSci - selective.
How the Aberdeen interview runs
Format: Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Multiple Mini Interview format with applicants rotating through several stations. Each station has two interviewers and assesses a specific competency such as motivation, ethical reasoning, communication or reflection on experiences.
Aberdeen intake
~257 Scottish + ~24 RUK + ~39 International per year (2025 entry data).
Aberdeen at a glance
Founded in 1495. Based in Aberdeen.
Programmes offered:
- Medicine
- Medical Sciences
- Rural Health
TrueScore
Predicted UCAT for Aberdeen
TrueScore
What is TrueScore?
A data-driven estimate of the UCAT score you'll likely need to be invited to interview at Aberdeen for 2027 entry entry — based on its published cut-offs and recent admissions data. Treat it as a target to aim past, not a guarantee.
- Scottish1700
- Contextual1650
- Rest of UK1850
- International1850
- Graduate1780
Aberdeen's Scottish-tier TrueScore is 1700. Build a week-by-week UCAT plan that works back from your test date — free for the first two weeks.
Entry requirements
What you need to apply to Aberdeen
A-Level requirements
AAA at A-level
Required A-Level subjects
Chemistry required, plus one of Biology / Human Biology / Mathematics / Physics, plus one other subject
A-Level resit policy
Resits only accepted with serious extenuating circumstances or personal difficulties
GCSE requirements
English Language and Mathematics at grade 6/B or above. A combination of grade 6–9 GCSEs expected, especially in sciences. National 5 (Scottish): English and Maths at B/6 minimum.
Scottish Highers
AAAAB at one sitting including Chemistry plus two of Biology / Human Biology / Mathematics / Physics. AAAB for widening-access applicants.
International Baccalaureate
36 points overall, including HL 6,6,6 with HL Chemistry plus HL Maths / Biology / Physics, and one other HL subject
UCAT Selection at Aberdeen
Weighting
Pre-interview shortlisting: 60% academic + 40% UCAT (no hard UCAT cut-off; scored against cohort). Post-interview offer scoring: 50% interview + 30% academic + 20% UCAT. SJT not scored unless tie-breaking between equally ranked candidates.
SJT band
No use of SJT - band 4 accepted
Contextual / WP eligibility
Scottish-domiciled applicants meeting minimum academic requirements and scoring in the top 75% of applicants are guaranteed an interview. Quintile 1 postcode or care leaver: 10% UCAT uplift. Quintile 2: 5% uplift.
Aberdeen does not use a minimum UCAT cut-off at all. Your score is converted into points relative to every other Aberdeen applicant that year, and feeds a total of academic attainment 30%, UCAT 20% and interview 50%. Applicants are ranked on that total, so UCAT is only a fifth of the decision and the interview is half of it.
SJT Band
No use of SJT - band 4 accepted
Specialities offered
Medicine, Medical Sciences, Rural Health
Interview
How Aberdeen interviews applicants
Format
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Interview window (2027 entry)
December 2026 - March 2027
Decision date (2027 entry)
March 2027/April 2027
Post-interview chances
RUK 74/165 = 45% (2025); Scottish 736/863 = 85%; International 101/140 = 72%
Tutor insight
Aberdeen places real weight on rural and remote care - read up on workforce challenges in Scottish General Practice. Prepare concrete examples of empathy, resilience, time management, communication and teamwork; the personal-attribute stations come up consistently.
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Where Aberdeen's figures come from
Checked field-by-field against University of Aberdeen's official course page on 14 August 2026.
FAQ
Aberdeen — frequently asked questions
Contextual applicants: SIMD20 and care-experienced school leavers receive a 10% uplift on their UCAT score; SIMD40 school leavers receive 5%.. Aberdeen does not use a minimum UCAT cut-off at all. Your score is converted into points relative to every other Aberdeen applicant that year, and feeds a total of academic attainment 30%, UCAT 20% and interview 50%. Applicants are ranked on that total, so UCAT is only a fifth of the decision and the interview is half of it.
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