Medicine FAQs

The Brunel Medical School's Medicine MBBS is open to UK / home and international applicants. UK students must apply via UCAS.

Due to high demand, we encourage you to make your application as early as possible. This may increase your chances of an early interview and, if successful at interview, an early offer.

We require applicants to be 18 years old by 31 October of the year the course starts.

Here's a brief overview of a typical applicant journey.

Stage 1: Initial application assessment by Brunel University’s Admissions Team 

Brunel's admissions team review applications by checking (a) your references, and (b) whether you meet, or are predicted to meet, the general and minimum academic requirements to progress to the next stage.

Stage 2: Application ranking 

Home applicants are ranked using their UCAT or GAMSAT scores. We invite those with the highest scores to interview until all interview places are filled.

International applicants don’t need to take the UCAT or GAMSAT. If you meet the academic and other entry requirements, you’ll be invited to interview on a first-come, first-served basis. The earlier you apply, the better your chance of securing an interview.

Stage 3: Virtual Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs) 

We use a platform called Shortlister to run our virtual multiple mini-interviews (vMMIs).

It's a series of six stations where you can record your responses in your own time and upload them to the Shortlister platform. These are then reviewed and assessed later by our admissions team.

You can find more details about the asynchronous vMMI on our interviews webpage.

Virtual Multiple Mini Interview ranking

• Applicants are ranked based on their overall vMMI score. There’s no requirement to pass a set number of individual stations.
• We set a cut-off score each year, based on the performance of the cohort. If your score is below the cut-off, your application won’t be successful.
• If you meet or exceed the cut-off, you may receive an offer or, with your agreement, be placed on a waiting list depending on the number of places available.

Stage 4: Offers 

If you meet the Widening Access criteria set out in our Medicine Admissions Policy and are successful after the vMMI, you may receive a lower contextual offer.

Applications for September 2026 entry (for UK and international students) are now open for applying via UCAS. The deadline to apply is 15 October 2025. 

If you're an international fee-paying student, you can also apply directly to Brunel.

Key parts of the application are:

• Predicted or achieved grades from your highest academic qualification with transcripts if available;
• Personal statement; 
• Reference; 
• UCAT/GAMSAT certificate or UCAT/GAMSAT Number;  
• Any English qualification you currently have. Meeting the English requirements will be a condition of your offer if progressed.

You can apply directly or via UCAS if you are an international applicant. UK applicants must apply through UCAS. Direct and UCAS applications are pooled together and treated in the same way.  Direct applications will be processed via UCAS when your offer becomes unconditional, so if you already have a UCAS account with a choice of offers, you will need to forgo other offers if you wish to retain the offer from Brunel Medical School. 

Home fee-paying applicants with strong UCAT or GAMSAT scores will be invited to attend a Virtual Multiple Mini Interview (vMMI). If you're an international applicant, you'll be invited to interview based on the date of your application. All interviews are held online using the Shortlister platform. You won’t need to download any app or software, but you will need a laptop or tablet and a reliable internet connection.

The vMMI includes six scenario-based mini-interviews and takes around 45 minutes in total. These are designed to assess the qualities needed to become a doctor, focusing on your responses to a variety of hypothetical scenarios, rather than academic knowledge. You won’t need to revise, but it can help to familiarise yourself with the vMMI format and practise your interview skills. You can find more details about the vMMI on our interviews webpage.

You’ll have five days to record your responses, so you can complete the stations in any order and at a time that suits you.

Here's some things to be aware of before your interview:

• You won’t receive an offer without completing an interview.
• After each interview round, applicants are ranked by score. Those with the highest score will be made an offer. Applicants who aren’t offered a place but still scored highly may be added to a waiting list. Applicants below the cut-off score, unfortunately, won't be successful.
• If you're added to the waiting list, you may receive an offer later in the cycle, if there are places still available.
• All applicants must complete a criminal convictions disclaimer before you're given an offer. This is available on our eVision portal.

With regard to the consideration of exceptional circumstances which may have affected exam performance and prevented applicants from meeting the requirements for selection and/or for an invitation to MMI, Brunel Medical School takes the view that adjustments are made by the schools and by grade-awarding authorities. In consequence, Brunel Medical School will not consider exceptional circumstances.

We do consider applicants who have retaken their A-Level or equivalent qualifications.

Applications for deferred entry are not normally considered unless there are exceptional circumstances.

We unable to consider applicants who have previously been enrolled on a medicine course (whether completed or not) or transfers from other universities or degree courses.

The General Medical Council (GMC) regulates all UK medical degrees. They're currently in the process of quality-assuring Brunel’s 5-year Medicine MBBS programme, with the aim of approving it to award Primary Medical Qualifications. We’re working closely with the GMC to make sure our course prepares you to deliver high-quality care throughout your career. As part of this process, the GMC reviews the programme each year, following the first cohort from registration through to graduation. Full accreditation can only be confirmed once the first cohort has graduated, which is expected in 2027. During this period of close review, the GMC requires all new medical schools to work with an established partner. Brunel Medical School’s contingency partner is the University of Buckingham Medical School, which provides additional support throughout this process.

You can view the full list of UK medical schools currently under GMC review on their website.  

Brunel Medical School’s Careers Advisor will guide you from the start of your medical studies, whether you intend to enter the UK Foundation Programme or return to your home country after graduating. We will help you in researching and understanding the requirements for practicing medicine in your country. We will work with you to identify additional resources and support you may require to meet the requirements. 

We recommend you research your own country’s requirements before confirming your place with Brunel Medical School.