2025 UK On-the-list Medical School - Interview Tips

Date and Time:
28 September 2024
4:00 pm- 5:00 pm
Location:
Zoom Virtual Meeting

The overseas medical schools recognised by the Hong Kong government (On-the-list) in the UK are attractive to Hong Kong students because graduates from On-the-list universities can easily return to work in Hong Kong without having to take additional medical qualification exams. Besides outstanding academic results and being in the top 10% of the UCAT admission test, interviews are also a crucial part of the application process. How should students prepare interview in the remaining days?

In this webinar, a medical background tutor from Cambridge at Ascent Prep will comprehensively decode the interview strategies for UK medical schools, introducing the On-the-list medical schools one by one, sharing the format, structure, and content of MMI interviews and Panel interviews, to ensure you are well-prepared in the final sprint before the interview!

Why do interviews play a significant role in the admission criteria?

An applicant's excellent academic or admission test scores can only prove their learning ability in the knowledge aspect. Without a fair and transparent interview process, admissions officers would find it difficult to discern a student's motivation for studying medicine or to judge whether they possess the ethics and qualities required of a doctor. Therefore, in selecting students, UK medical schools assess not only their academic performance but also their character and other abilities beyond academics. Thus, the interview is absolutely the final hurdle in evaluating candidates.

Seminar Highlights

  • Sharing the format, structure, and content of MMI Interviews and Panel Interviews
  • Sharing examples of interview questions
  • MMI preparation programme

Target Audience

  • Students and their parents interested in studying medicine in the UK in 2025 or 2026
  • Students and their parents who have applied for the 2025 UCAT admission test
  • Students and parents who want to learn about UK medical schools
  • Students who are unsure how to start preparing for the interview

Seminar Details

  • Date: 28 September, 2024 (Saturday)
  • Hong Kong Time: 4:00pm - 5:00pm 
  • Location: Zoom Webinar 

Speakers

  • Ascent Prep Tutor with Medicine background in University of Cambridge - Oluchi Okoli
  • Ascent Prep Head of Operation - Iris Yip
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