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UK Medicine · 2027 Entry
Bristol Medical School2027 Entry Requirements & Interview Format
Location Bristol, UKEstablished 1876Interviews December - FebruaryDecisions March onwards
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About Bristol
Bristol is a Russell Group medical school with a distinctive on-the-spot MMI - no questions in advance, no station prep time, and a high UCAT bar.
What makes it different
Russell Group university with strong medical and dental programmes. Shortlisting is wholly UCAT-based - neither personal statement nor SJT is used in selection. Bristol has the highest UCAT cut-off of the major English schools.
Course & teaching
Spiral curriculum. Five-year MB ChB spiral curriculum - concepts revisited with increasing complexity. Clinical exposure from Year 1.
Research strengths
Bristol has notable research strength in Population health, Translational health, Cancer & developmental biology, Cardiovascular research.
Intercalation
Optional intercalated BSc - competitive.
Interview
Bristol interviews via Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI). MMI with stations focused on communication, ethical reasoning and motivation. No questions are released in advance and there is no preparation time at each station - every answer is on-the-spot.
Intake
~220 home + ~30 international places per year (A100 Standard Entry Medicine).
At a glance
Founded in 1876, based in Bristol. Programmes offered: Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Sciences.
TrueScore
Predicted UCAT for Bristol
TrueScore
What is TrueScore?
A data-driven estimate of the UCAT score you'll likely need to be invited to interview at Bristol 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.
- Home2280
- Contextual1450
- International2330
Entry requirements
What you need to apply to Bristol
A-Level requirements
AAA at A-level including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics, Mathematics or Further Mathematics
Contextual A-Level offer
ABB at A-level for contextual / WP-eligible applicants
Required A-Level subjects
Chemistry required, plus one of Biology / Physics / Mathematics / Further Mathematics
A-Level resit policy
Resits accepted - no requirement that all three A-levels be sat in the same year
GCSE requirements
Mathematics at minimum grade 7/A and English Language at minimum grade 4/C. GCSE resit applicants welcomed and may apply with results pending.
Scottish Highers
AAAAB at Higher including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics
Scottish Advanced Highers
AA at Advanced Higher including Chemistry and one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics
International Baccalaureate
36 points overall, 18 at Higher Level including 6,6 HL in Chemistry and one of Biology / Physics / Mathematics (either Analysis & Approaches or Applications & Interpretation)
Graduate-entry degree requirement
2:1 (predicted or obtained) in any honours degree, plus ABB at A-level (with A in Chemistry and B in Biology/Physics/Mathematics) - OR sufficient Biology and Chemistry content within the degree itself
UCAT Selection at Bristol
Weighting
Wholly UCAT-based shortlisting (100% weighting). Academic and GCSE used only as eligibility gates. SJT and personal statement not used in shortlisting. Offers based purely on interview performance post-shortlist.
SJT band
Not used
Contextual / WP eligibility
A108 Gateway to Medicine programme + standard contextual offer (ABB) for WP-eligible applicants. Lowest invited contextual UCAT has historically reached well below the standard cut-off (1790–1890 /3600 i.e. 1340–1420 /2700) for severely contextualised candidates.
Home - lowest invited
21532022 entry21832023 entry22052024 entry22582025 entry
International - lowest invited
21832022 entry22202023 entry22202024 entry23102025 entry
Contextual - lowest invited
13432022 entry14182023 entry
100% UCAT weighting for shortlisting once academic minimum met. SJT not used. Personal statement only used post-interview if borderline.
SJT Band
Not used
Specialities offered
Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Sciences
Interview
How Bristol interviews applicants
Format
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI)
Interview window
December - February
Decision date
March onwards
Post-interview chances
Total: 650/968 = 67% (2024); A108 Gateway to Medicine: 63/88 = 72%
Tutor insight
Practise on-the-spot mock MMIs without prep time so the real format feels familiar. Listen carefully to the wording of each follow-up question - Bristol interviewers often build on your previous answer to test how flexibly you think.
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Bristol — frequently asked questions
Home applicants: ~2260+ /2700 (2025 entry cut-off ≈ 2258). Contextual applicants: ~1450+ /2700 (A108 Gateway / WP - lowest invited has reached as low as 1340). International applicants: ~2310+ /2700 (2025 entry cut-off ≈ 2310). 100% UCAT weighting for shortlisting once academic minimum met. SJT not used. Personal statement only used post-interview if borderline.
AAA including Chemistry and Biology
Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI). MMI with stations focused on communication, ethical reasoning and motivation. No questions are released in advance and there is no preparation time at each station - every answer is on-the-spot.
Bristol typically interviews in December - February.
Decisions are released March onwards.
Russell Group university with strong medical and dental programmes. Shortlisting is wholly UCAT-based - neither personal statement nor SJT is used in selection. Bristol has the highest UCAT cut-off of the major English schools.
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