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University of Birmingham
Stations6–7 (Home)
Time per station8 min incl. 2 min preparation
WhenJan–Feb
Places~1,300 interviewed; 700–800 offers
Interviews and offers in recent years
1,333interviewed (2026 entry)
1,078offers made
About 81%of interviewees received an offer
| Entry | Applicants | Interviewed | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 entry | 2,093 | 1,333 | 1,078 |
| 2025 entry | 1,941 | 1,178 | 924 |
| 2024 entry | 2,426 | 1,156 | 959 |
| 2023 entry | 2,829 | 1,146 | 840 |
| 2022 entry | 2,852 | 1,229 | 661 |
Offers from the waiting list: not published by this university.
What these figures cover: MBChB A100, Home and International combined. Interviewed = invited to interview.
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
- Interview invitations are usually sent December to January.
- Interviews run January to February.
- Decisions are aimed to be on UCAS by mid-March.
- Offers can take up to 3 weeks to arrive after notification.
How the interview works
- You will take a Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI), not a panel interview.
- Home applicants attend in person at the Medical School in Birmingham.
- International applicants are interviewed online via Zoom.
- Home applicants complete six or seven stations.
- Each station lasts 8 minutes, including 2 minutes of preparation.
- Scenarios are printed for you to read before each station.
- Stations mix interviews, role-play and calculation tasks, and you may start at any station.
- International applicants complete at least two stations, including a role-play.
- International applicants also take a separate online calculations station on a different date.
- Interviewers include academic, clinical and professional services staff and trained senior medical students.
- Some stations may have an observer who takes no part.
What they assess
- Critical thinking (no clinical knowledge expected)
- Commitment to and insight into medicine
- Dealing with personal and ethical challenges
- Professionalism
- Data interpretation and debate
- Interaction in a healthcare setting (role-play)
- Calculation at or below GCSE level (computer-based)
How it's scored and how offers are made
- Offers are based on your interview performance and UCAT SJT score, not academic merit.
- All MMI stations and the SJT carry equal weight.
- SJT Band 1 scores the maximum, Band 2 two-thirds, Band 3 one-third and Band 4 zero.
- There is likely to be a minimum standard for each station except calculation, set well below average.
- Missing the minimum at one or more stations may mean no offer, whatever your overall score.
- Academic information is only used if needed, for example to break ties.
- Final decisions are not reviewed on request.
- International applicants have one interviewer or role-player per station, plus a second interviewer scoring independently.