UCL is a large, prestigious London medical school with a six-year MBBS that includes an integrated BSc. It sets a high academic bar and then uses the overall UCAT to rank applicants for interview — so you need both the grades and a competitive score.
UCL's academic bar is high — A*AA with A*A in Chemistry and Biology — and once you clear it, your overall UCAT is used to rank applicants for interview, with the SJT as a tiebreaker. As a rough current-scale guide, competitive Home applicants are around 2100+, with a lower line (around 1950+) for eligible Access UCL contextual applicants; overseas applicants need more. These are guides, not guarantees — the real line depends on the year's pool.
UCL needs both: top grades and a competitive UCAT. If you have the A*AA profile and an above-average score, it's a strong target. If your grades are borderline, the high academic bar is the bigger risk here, not the UCAT. Check your percentile, and if you're contextual, look at the Access UCL route.
Check your percentile →A*AA including A*A in Chemistry and Biology (either order). A-level resits aren't accepted without documented extenuating circumstances.
Maths and English Language at grade 6 (B); UK applicants also need a grade 5 (C) in a modern foreign language.
UCL looks for genuine motivation for medicine and reflection on relevant experience, explored at interview.
MMI. Multiple mini-interviews of up to eight stations; in person in Bloomsbury for Home students, online for international.
Eligible widening-participation applicants are considered under Access UCL, with a lower UCAT line and adjusted assessment.
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UCL ranks applicants who meet its high academic bar by overall UCAT. As a current-scale guide, competitive Home applicants are around 2100+, with roughly 1950+ for eligible Access UCL contextual applicants and more for overseas — but the real line depends on the year's pool.
Generally no, unless you have documented extenuating circumstances such as serious illness or bereavement.
Multiple mini-interviews of up to eight stations — in person at the Bloomsbury campus for Home students and online for international applicants.
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