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Medicine at University of Glasgow Medical School & Interview Questions 2024

Overview of University of Glasgow Medical School

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The University of Glasgow has been renowned worldwide for the last 560 years. The University has students from over 140 different countries, spread across two main campuses in the city. It is a member of the prestigious Russell Group, where many students reside in the Queen Margaret Residences in the campus. 


The 2019 League Ranking Table placed the University of Glasgow 24th. Each year, 25,000 new students enroll into the university – around 250 of these are medical students! The Medical School is well-known in the UK and provides state-of-the-art facilities for students and patients alike.

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University of Glasgow Medical School's Course Structure

Glasgow Uni Medicine’s innovative and forward-thinking curriculum is delivered through a range of teaching styles which include small-group teaching, problem-based learning (PBL), lectures, Vocational and Clinical Studies, labs and e-learning. 


PHASE 1

You will undertake sessions in Vocational and Professional Studies, have your first Clinical Skills sessions and undertake a clinical visit to an A&E ward or General Practice. 


PHASE 2

It is a system-by-system programme that covers the anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, biochemistry (and related biomedical sciences) of the major clinical systems. 


PHASE 3

There are major contributions from pathology, microbiology, haematology, clinical biochemistry and clinical pharmacology, and the small-group teaching is focused on clinical cases, using case-based learning (CBL), with a clinical tutor. You also have one day per week in hospital or general practice.


PHASE 4 

It is based in hospitals and in general practice, with dedicated academic days. Teaching is structured around 5-10 week clinical attachments, and you will rotate through specialties.

Glasgow Medical School Entry Requirements

GCSE

 Grade 6 (B) - English Language

A Levels

AAA


Must include Chemistry & Biology/Maths/Physics.



RUK applicants must have minimum predicted grades of AAA


IB

38 Points including three HL subjects at 6,6,6. Minimum academic entry requirements: Applicants must meet standard Entry Requirements. 


Additional requirements: Chemistry HL6 and Biology HL6. Mathematics or Physics at HL is preferred, however, SL6 will also be accepted. Mathematics Studies is not accepted where Mathematics is required. English at SL6.

Scottish Higher

S5 standard entry requirements: No entry from S5.. S5 minimum entry requirements: AAAAA/AAAABB. Additional requirements: Higher Chemistry and Higher Biology/Human Biology AND either Higher Mathematics or Physics. 


It is acceptable to take Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics as Highers in S6, provided grades AAAAA or AAAABB are achieved by end of S5. A minimum of Grade B is required in any required Higher subject studied in S6.

Scottish Advanced

S6 standard entry requirements: S5 minimum and two Advanced Highers at AB and one Higher at B, or S5 minimum and three Advanced Highers at BBB.

Degree (Graduates)

Considered from graduates with a minimum of 2.1 Honours degree in a relevant science degree, obtained within seven years of the entry date. Applicants whose degree was obtained more than seven years from the date of entry, or graduated in a non-science degree will be required to have A-level/Scottish Higher Chemistry and A-level/AS-level/Scottish Higher Biology to be sat within seven years of entry (minimum grades AB, or AA with AS-level Biology).

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Glasgow Medicine Admission Tests

UCAT

Yes

How Does Glasgow Medical School Look At The UCAT?


Glasgow UCAT Cut Off 2024 for 2025 Entry 

Interviews holistically allocated by UCAT score. 


RUK applicants must have minimum predicted grades of AAA


👉🏼 LOWEST UCAT Score INVITED TO INTERVIEW per entry year (Glasgow Cut Off Scores):

  • 2024 Entry: 2450 (Scottish), 2500 (RUK), 2800 (International)

  • 2023 Entry: 2690 (RUK), 2800 (International)

  • 2022 Entry: 2900 (International)

  • 2021 Entry - 2690 (Scottish), 2830 (RUK), 2700 (International)

  • 2020 Entry - 2620 (Scottish), 2680 (RUK), 2680 (International)

  • 2019 Entry - 2650 (Scottish), 2680 (RUK), 2600 (International)

  • 2018 Entry - 2680 (Scottish), 2680 (RUK), 2680 (International)


👉🏼 AVERAGE UCAT Score INVITED TO INTERVIEW at Glasgow:

  • 2024 Entry: 2892 (RUK)

  • 2023 Entry: 2900 (RUK)


👉🏼 LOWEST UCAT Score GIVEN AN OFFER at Glasgow A100:

  • 2024 Entry: 2500 (RUK)

  • 2023 Entry: 2690 (RUK)


👉🏼 AVERAGE UCAT Score GIVEN AN OFFER at Glasgow:

  • 2022 Entry: 2863 (including uplifts), 2805 (raw score)

  • 2021 Entry: 2873 (including uplifts), 2816 (raw score)


👉🏼 Application Statistics Glasgow A100 [RUK]

  • 2024 Entry: 275 Applications, 218/219 Interviewed, 128 Offers, 40-50 places

  • 2023 Entry: 400 Applications, 212 Interviewed, 40-50 places


👉🏼 Application Statistics Glasgow A100 [International]

  • 2023 Entry: 533 Applications, 164 Invited To Interview, 95 Offers, 22 Places

  • 2022 Entry: 543 Applications, 91 Interviewed, 52 Offers, 22 Places

  • 2021 Entry: 631 Applications, 161 Interviewed, 65 Offers, 22 Places


SJT: The University’s Undergraduate Medical School does not consider the situational judgement score for entry to the Medicine A100 course.


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