“Harry got my UCAT up to 2,590, working through the sections I kept dropping marks on week by week. Gemma then ran my interview practice so the MMI stations didn't catch me out, and Dr Akash mentored me the whole way through. I'm off to King's for Medicine.”
A free lunchtime admissions talk for your students
One of our doctors or dentists speaks to your medicine, dentistry and vet applicants online, at lunchtime: what the route involves, what admissions tutors look for, and time for their questions. It is free, there is nothing to buy, and it takes two minutes to ask.
The talk at a glance
Free
No cost to the school and nothing to buy.
Online
Over a video link, on a classroom screen or on students' own devices.
Lunchtime
Around 45 minutes including questions, fitted to your lunch break. Tell us how long yours is.
Given by a doctor or dentist
One of our doctors or dentists speaks, then answers your students' questions.
What the talk covers
- What the route to medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine involves, year by year
- The admissions tests, the personal statement and the interview, in plain terms
- What admissions tutors look for, and the common mistakes that cost applicants
- Work experience and volunteering: what counts and how to reflect on it
- Time for your students' own questions
Teacher, careers lead or head of sixth form?
Tell us the year groups, rough numbers and a few lunchtimes that could work, and we will reply with dates.
Student or parent?
Ask for a talk at your school. Give us the careers lead or head of sixth form's name and email, and we will offer it to them.
About the free talk
Is the talk really free?
Yes. There is no cost to the school and nothing to buy. The talks depend on the availability of our doctors and dentists, so we may suggest other dates if yours do not work.
Which students is it for?
Students considering medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine, usually in Year 12 or Year 13. Some schools include interested Year 11 students or gap year reapplicants.
What do we need on the day?
A room with a screen, speakers and a webcam if students watch together, or a link you share if they join on their own devices. We send the link once a date is agreed.
Can a student or parent ask for a talk?
Yes. Choose Student or Parent or carer on the form, and give us the name and school email of the careers lead, head of sixth form or a teacher who can pass it on. We email them to offer the talk and mention that you asked for it.
Want more than a talk? See the interview course for schools and the UCAT course for schools, or go back to the teacher's guide.





