Southampton runs a well-regarded five-year BMBS (the BM5) with early patient contact and a research-rich course. Its selection is clear: clear the academic bar, and then your UCAT alone decides who's invited to its selection day.
Southampton first checks you meet the eligibility and academic requirements, and then ranks applicants purely on their UCAT score to decide who's invited to a selection day — so above the academic bar, the UCAT is decisive. There's no published cut-off; the line is set by the pool each year.
Because Southampton ranks on the UCAT alone for interview, a strong score is your way in. If your UCAT is comfortably above average and you meet the GCSE bar, it's a solid target. Check your percentile to see where you'd rank.
Check your percentile →A standard AAA-level offer; confirm the exact grades and subjects on Southampton's page.
Seven GCSEs at grade 6 (B) or above, including English Language, Maths and Biology and Chemistry (or Combined Science).
Southampton looks for reflective insight into medicine and care, explored at the selection day.
MMI. A selection-day MMI of around an hour; invitations go out in November and January.
Paraphrased themes from student discussion: impressions, not facts. Visit and judge for yourself.
There's no fixed cut-off, but after an initial eligibility review Southampton ranks applicants purely on the UCAT to decide interview invitations — so a score comfortably above average is what you want. The line moves with the pool.
It checks you meet the academic and GCSE requirements, then ranks applicants solely on their UCAT score, inviting the highest to a selection-day MMI.
Seven GCSEs at grade 6 or above, including English Language, Maths and Biology and Chemistry (or Combined Science).
See where your UCAT lands in percentiles, then build the score Southampton is looking for, or talk it through with a 98th-percentile tutor, free.