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Medicine at University of Nottingham Medical School & Interview Questions 2024

Overview of University of Nottingham Medical School

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The first two years are spent learning pre-clinical medicine. There is one GP placement per module, which allows early clinical experience. There is an enormous importance placed on PBL at Nottingham Medical School. This is taught every week, which differs from the more traditional teaching at other universities.

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Nottingham Medicine Course Structure

Five-year undergraduate entry medicine (A100/A10L) at Nottingham University Medicine This route is for UK, EU and international applicants. You will first take an integrated three-year Bachelor of Medical Sciences (BMedSci) degree and then progress to complete the Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery (BMBS) course.

Nottingham University Medicine Entry Requirements

GCSE

6 GCSEs at grade 7 (A) with grade 6 (B) in English language. - These GCSEs must include biology, chemistry and physics as either individual subjects, triple science or double science. They must also include maths. - They do not accept GCSE resits.

A Levels

AAA


Must include chemistry & biology Resits acceptable if completed if A-Levels completed in last twelve months, ABB, predicted to achieve AAA.


A pass is required in science practical tests, where these are assessed separately.

IB

36 points


6, 6, 6 at Higher Level including biology and chemistry, excluding core component) GCSEs as above (or equivalent).


They will consider resits of a maximum of 2 subjects as long as: 

  • You have completed your IB in the last 12 months

  • You have achieved 34 total points overall

  • You have obtained 6,5,5 at Higher Level with a 6 in chemistry or biology

  • The other one being at level 5

  • Students must be predicted and achieve 666 (including biology and chemistry)

Scottish Higher

-

Scottish Advanced

-

Degree (Graduates)

Graduate Entry Medicine Nottingham Requirements: 2:1 degree in any subject plus the A-Level entry requirements. You may also consider applying for our Graduate Entry Medicine course as this is specifically aimed at graduates of other disciplines. If you have achieved a PhD, Masters or a First in a Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, you may not have to meet the A-Level or GCSE entry requirements. You must be in your final year or have completed your degree before applying.

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Nottingham Uni Medicine Admission Tests

UCAT

Yes

How Does Nottingham Medical School Look At The UCAT?

 

Nottingham Medicine Points UCAT Cut Off 2024 for 2025 Entry: Varying Nottingham UCAT cut off every year. There is a significant emphasis on Verbal reasoning (scores double points). We do not accept applicants who score a Band 4 on the Situational Judgement Test. Nottingham doubles the score for verbal reasoning due to published research evidence.



🏆 Overall Nottingham Points Scoring Threshold:

  • 2023 Entry: 131/152 points (see scoring below to calculate your own score) - for home non-graduates


👉🏼 AVERAGE UCAT Score INVITED TO INTERVIEW At A100 Nottingham:

  • 2022 entry: 2807

  • 2021 entry: 2854

  • 2020 entry: 2741


👉🏼 AVERAGE UCAT Score GIVEN AN OFFER:

  • 2023 entry: 2858 - 95% achieved SJT Band 1, 3228 interviewed, 527 offered a place (16.3%)

  • 2022 entry: 2806

  • 2021 entry: 2891

  • 2020 entry: 2744


🏆 Nottingham UCAT Scoring

There is no fixed UCAT threshold score when selecting for an interview. 


🚩 SJT Band 4 = rejection.


Nottingham Application Scoring (2024 Entry):


They use a combination of UCAT & GCSE grades


🏆 GCSE Scoring


When selecting for an interview, we’ll score your highest eight GCSEs. You must have:

  • A minimum of six GCSEs at Level 7 (A), including both Biology and Chemistry

  • Achieved a minimum of a grade 6 (B) in Maths and English Language


✅ GCSE Points Scoring (32 Points)

  • 9 or A* = 4 points

  • 8 = 3 points 

  • 7 or A = 2 points

  • 6 or B1 = 1 point


🏆 UCAT Scoring (120 points)


A maximum of 60 points can be awarded for the cognitive skills element of the UCAT. 


There is no fixed threshold score to be selected for the interview.


✅ Cognitive Skills (Max 60 points)


Each section of the UCAT is scored. The VR score is doubled. Ie max scores are: VR (24 points), AR (12 points), DM (12 points), QR (12 points). 

  • 801 to 900: 12 Points

  • 701 to 800: 10 Points

  • 601 to 700: 8 Points

  • 501 to 600: 6 Points

  • 401 to 500: 2 Points

✅ Situational Judgement Test (Max 60 points)

  • Band 1: 60 Points

  • Band 2: 45 Points

  • Band 3: 20 Points

  • Band 4: 0 Points

🚩 SJT Band 4 = rejection.


Therefore TOTAL SCORE is out of 120 + 32 points = 152 points



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BMAT

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GAMSAT

No

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