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InterviewMMI
Cardiff University
PlacesAbout 300 (about 25 overseas)
Interviews and offers in recent years
| Entry | Applicants | Offers |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 entryHome | 2,127 | 607 |
| 2025 entryInternational | 590 | 58 |
Offers from the waiting list: not published by this university.
What these figures cover: MBBCh A100, from a Freedom of Information response. Interview numbers were not given.
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
- Cardiff aims to contact all applicants by mid-December.
How the interview works
- You will do a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI).
- You rotate around a series of short, carefully timed stations.
- Each station has themed questions.
- Home fee-status applicants interview in person.
- Overseas fee-status applicants interview online.
- You can do your MMI in Welsh or bilingually on set dates.
- You choose a Welsh or bilingual date when you register.
- You can switch language between stations with no penalty and no extra points.
- Station topics include the Cardiff course.
- Station topics include ethics.
- Station topics include understanding a career in medicine.
- Station topics include the NHS.
- Station topics include teamwork and self-directed learning.
- Station topics include motivation, empathy, resilience and communication.
What they assess
- Thinking on your feet
- Understanding of issues important to the profession
- Critically appraising information
- Communicating ideas effectively
- Personal qualities and attributes important for a medical career
How it's scored and how offers are made
- You will only receive an offer if you have had an interview.
- About 600 applicants received offers after interview this year.