Application Process

Timeline

This page is aimed at explaining the undergraduate medicine application process and the steps you will need to undertake on your journey to your medical career.

2025-26

July-September 2025

Step 1 - UCAT

The School of Medicine utilises the University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) and academic eligibility requirements, as a means to shortlist for interview. All candidates are required to sit the UCAT in the same year that they make their application to study Medicine. Booking for UCAT opens on 17th June 2025 and testing runs between 7th July-26th September 2025. The UCAT is available globally in 130+ countries via Pearson VUE test centres.

Make sure you prepare thoroughly for your test by reading the test-taker guidance, doing timed practice past papers and revising areas you may not feel as confident about. You can find out more on the UCAT Website. You can also visit our UCAT resources page here.

October 2025

Step 2 - UCAS

The next step of your application is apply to UCAS by the deadline. The UCAS website has all the information you need, including the application deadline, which is normally around 15th October each year. Make sure you submit all the documents needed for your application. We will look at your predicted grades and your reference, as well as your personal statement. For more information about entry requirements you can have a look at the MBBS prospectus page.

January - February 2026

Step 3 - MMIs

If you reach this step, congratulations, you will take part in our Multiple Mini Interviews (MMIs). We have a dedicated page that will tell you everything you need to know about MMIs and contains the most up-to-date information on how to prepare for them.

April 2026

Step 4 - Decision

This is the phase when we communicate the outcome of your application. This will only be communicated through UCAS.

Offers - Your offer can be either be:

Conditional - most offers are Conditional Offers. This means that you will be able to start the programme if you fulfil certain conditions. For example, you will have to achieve your predicted grades.

Unconditional - this is less common but could happen for candidates who have already obtained their A-level results, like graduate students or gap-year students.

Contextual Offers - At Imperial we welcome diversity and want to ensure that our application process is fair to everyone. We use UCAS data to apply the Widening Participation flag to any application (please see below for more information). At any point during the application process, you can let us know if your circumstances change or if you believe you are a widening participation candidate. You can read more about contextual data and admissions schemes on the Imperial website.

Rejections - If we reject you and it does not work out, do not despair. We have a high number of applications each year and thresholds can be very high, but we always offer feedback on the interview process. We do welcome re-applications, should this be your wish for next year, and we have a webpage dedicated to gap years, with tips on how to make the best out of the time off school.

August 2026

Step 5 - Conditions

You made it: you have an offer! Now you have to make sure you fulfil the conditions of your offer in time to start in October. Make sure you attend all the Offer Holder events, and study hard for your exams so you can achieve the grades you have been predicted.

Once you have your grades, if you have sat your tests at School/College most of these will be automatically communicated to us from UCAS. However if you are independently sitting your assessment or are required to provide your qualification results (you will be told if this is the case), these must be sent to Medicine UG Admissions medicine.ug.admissions@imperial.ac.uk.

September 2026

Start of Course

Application Process

Timeline

Widening Participation

Useful Links and Resources

Admission process (Timeline)

Multiple Mini Interviews

UCAS Undergraduate

Helping you get into Medicine

NHS Constitution