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InterviewMMI
University of Glasgow
Stations7
Time per station6 min incl. 1 min reading
Total lengthJust under 45 min
Interviewers1 assessor per station
WhenLate Jan / early Feb
PlacesAbout 200 interviewed
Interviews and offers in recent years
206interviewed (2025 entry)
132offers made
About 64%of interviewees received an offer
| Entry | Applicants | Interviewed | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 entry | 623 | 206 | 132 |
| 2024 entry | 474 | 205 | 140 |
| 2023 entry | 518 | 208 | 140 |
| 2022 entry | 447 | 122 | 51 |
Offers from the waiting list: not published by this university.
What these figures cover: BDS standard entry, all fee statuses. 2022 offers were low because of deferred 2021 entrants.
Figures are as published by the university or released under Freedom of Information. Definitions differ between schools, so compare with care. A dash means the figure was not published.
Key dates
- Selected applicants are invited to interview in late January or early February.
- Outcomes are normally given by the end of March.
How the interview works
- You will take Multiple Mini Interviews (MMI) instead of a traditional interview.
- You rotate around a circuit of normally seven stations.
- Each station lasts six minutes, including one minute of reading time.
- The whole circuit takes just under 45 minutes.
- Stations include role-play, discussion and practical activities.
- Each station has one assessor.
What they assess
- Diligence and ethical conduct
- Caring nature, empathy and respect for others' views
- Communication skills
- Teamwork and leadership
- Self-criticism and self-motivation
- Independent thinking
- Planning, thinking on the spot and problem solving
- Manual dexterity, creativity and spatial awareness
How it's scored and how offers are made
- Each station targets a characteristic needed for dentistry.
- The assessor at each station scores you without knowing how you did elsewhere.
- Your station scores are added together to give a total score.
- Decisions are communicated through UCAS, normally by the end of March.