Starting your 2025 Medical School application
The process of medical school application is smooth when you are aware of the timeline of the process. There is no formal opening except for UCAT registration, which starts in May, and you can create a UCAS account from the year before you are applying.
Some key steps are as follows:
- You should prepare your Personal Statement and activities associated with it, such as volunteering and work experience.
- Prepare for the UCAT exam, including registration and finding out about special access arrangements and bursaries if eligible.
- You should carefully choose universities to apply to, once you have your UCAT score and predicted grades
- Get some additional help if you need extra A-level support
- Interview preparation
Why does the process of application to medical school seem complicated?
Because there are thousands of people applying, and it is an academic degree, you need to prove that you have the standards that will make you successful, not only to apply to medical school but to stay in medical school.
Experts like MED SCHOOL ENTRY, who are led by doctors, can guide you through each process from personal statement, work experience, strategic applications and the all-important UCAT exam prep and interview prep.
Here is a brief 2026 Entry Medical School Application Guide.
- As an applicant, you should plan and prepare for the different parts of the application process early, This ensures deadlines are not missed and you don’t feel overwhelmed.
- Start volunteering and work experience early so that you can draft a personal statement sooner than later.
- You should study for the UCAT – our most successful candidates start our programme in February
- You will have to make a tactical selection of medical schools to apply to. This will typically be in September or October.
- You should keep track of your application progress. It is important to respond promptly to any requests from the medical schools.
Med school entry can guide you through the entire process, holding your hand and being led by experts with decades of experience. You can sign up to the bundle packages, which will give you everything you need in year 12, making the process effortless and smooth, while ensuring you have an application of a high standard.
Link for packages: https://medschoolentry.classcard.app/en/packages/category/38638