1 to 1 Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) medicine mock interview in the mmi circuit format, run by a current student or offer holder. Recording and feedback, £69.
Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Medicine Interview Format 2027
Brighton and Sussex runs a values based MMI and, for 2027 entry, lets you choose between an in person interview in early December 2026 or early January 2027 and a virtual interview on Zoom in late January or early February 2027, with offers issued from January to April 2027. BSMS asks applicants to read the Medical Schools Council core values and attributes guidance before the day, because the questions are built on it. BSMS never uses the personal statement at any stage, so everything has to come out in the interview. Applicants with SJT Band 4 are excluded and the rest are ranked on total UCAT, with 30 per cent of interview places ring fenced for contextual applicants who are ranked separately. Photo ID is compulsory on the day. Our mock runs a full station circuit in whichever mode you have chosen.
How Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Selects for Interview
Applicants with SJT Band 1-3 are ranked purely on total UCAT. UCAT is also the final discriminator after interview.
2026 entry cut-offs: 1990 home, 1980 international, both requiring SJT Band 1-3. Mean invited 2080. Historical lowest home invited 1560 (contextual 1340).
Typical academic offer: AAA incl. Biology or Chemistry + one of Biology/Chemistry/Maths/Physics (2027 entry data).
Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Medicine Interview: What to Watch Out For
SJT Band 4 is an automatic rejection
Personal statement is not used at any stage
Only 11 international places
What Does Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Assess at Interview?
Values based reasoning against the Medical Schools Council core values and attributes
Communication and empathy across a station circuit
Motivation and insight, since the personal statement is never used
Consistency whether you interview in person or on Zoom
Common Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Medicine Interview Mistakes
You reference an achievement from your personal statement as if the interviewer already knows it. Why it happens: candidates forget BSMS never uses the personal statement at any stage, so anything not explained fully and freshly in the room simply does not exist for the assessors.
You give a values answer that names the right word, like integrity or empathy, but does not explain what it looks like in practice. Why it happens: candidates read the Medical Schools Council guidance once for vocabulary rather than for the behaviours behind each value, so their answers sound like a checklist rather than lived understanding.
You choose the Zoom interview slot and then deliver an answer with flat energy and poor eye contact with the camera. Why it happens: candidates assume the virtual option is the easier, lower effort route and do not realise it needs its own separate practice on framing, pace and presence.
You arrive at your chosen slot, in person or online, without your photo ID ready. Why it happens: candidates pour all their preparation into content and values and treat basic entry requirements as an afterthought that surely will not matter on the day.
Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Medicine Interview Questions
How would you explain the core values and attributes expected of a doctor, in your own words? Why it matters: BSMS builds its questions on the Medical Schools Council values guidance, so a weak answer only names values without explaining them.
Since your personal statement is not used here, tell me directly what has shaped your decision to apply. Why it matters: this checks motivation expressed live, and a strong answer gives specific, personal reasons rather than generic ones.
Describe a time you noticed someone being treated unfairly. What did you do? Why it matters: values based stations score whether you act on fairness, not just recognise it.
How do you stay resilient when things do not go to plan? Why it matters: this tests self awareness under pressure, and a strong answer names a specific coping strategy rather than a vague claim of resilience.
How to Prepare for a Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) Medicine Interview
The session reproduces the mmi circuit Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.
Values based circuit. We build stations directly from the Medical Schools Council values guidance, matching how BSMS actually writes its questions.
In person or virtual practice. We run your mock in whichever mode you have chosen for the real interview, in person or on Zoom.
One to one with a tutor. Every mock gives you 30 minutes of interview and 30 minutes of feedback on values, ethics and communication.
SJT and ranking context. We explain how SJT Band 4 exclusion and UCAT ranking work here, so you know exactly what the interview needs to secure.
What your mock includes
One hour 1 to 1 mock in the MMI circuit format
Interviewer who is a current student or recent offer holder at Brighton & Sussex (BSMS)
Recording of the session
Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Brighton & Sussex (BSMS) marks