Warwick runs one of the UK's largest graduate-entry medicine courses — a four-year MBChB for applicants who already hold a degree. Distinctively, it uses the UCAT rather than the GAMSAT, and leans heavily on the Verbal Reasoning section, so VR matters more here than almost anywhere.
Warwick is unusual among graduate schools in using the UCAT rather than the GAMSAT. It places particular weight on the Verbal Reasoning section — recent cycles have applied a VR cut-off (around 600), below which applicants aren't progressed — and then uses the wider UCAT to rank candidates. Because of that VR emphasis, a strong Verbal Reasoning score is disproportionately valuable here. Confirm the current cut-off on Warwick's page, as it can change each year.
If you're a graduate, Warwick is one of the few big graduate-entry courses that takes the UCAT — and its VR focus means you should prioritise Verbal Reasoning hard. Clear the VR bar comfortably, build the required 70 hours of care experience early, and you're in a strong position. It's not a route for school-leavers.
Check your percentile →Not the entry route — Warwick is graduate-entry and requires a 2:1 degree (or a 2:2 with a Master's or doctorate).
Standard GCSE expectations apply; the degree is the main academic requirement — confirm details on Warwick's page.
Strict: around 70 hours of direct, hands-on care within the last four years, across two separate placements.
MMI. In-person multiple mini-interviews (online for international applicants unable to attend).
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The UCAT — Warwick is one of the few graduate-entry courses to use the UCAT rather than the GAMSAT, and it weights the Verbal Reasoning section particularly heavily, with a VR cut-off in recent cycles.
Yes — it's a four-year graduate-entry MBChB requiring a 2:1 degree (or a 2:2 with a Master's or doctorate), so it's not a school-leaver route.
Around 70 hours of direct, hands-on care within the last four years, across two separate placements — one of the stricter requirements in the UK.
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