Edinburgh Medicine Mock Interview

1 to 1 Edinburgh medicine mock interview in the Assessment Day, three stations format Edinburgh uses. Recorded session, written feedback, from £69. Book within 48 hours.

What format is the Edinburgh medicine interview?

Edinburgh does not run a standard interview. Top scoring applicants are invited to an Assessment Day, normally in person and half a day long, built around three stations each scored independently by one selector: two individual stations and one group task, with applicants outside the UK and Ireland assessed virtually. Edinburgh says the assessments are based on the core attributes needed to study medicine set out by the Medical Schools Council. The Assessment Day is worth 50 per cent of the final ranking for 2027 entry, with academic score 25 per cent, UCAT decile 17.5 per cent and SJT band 7.5 per cent. The 2027 UCAT cut-off is 1850 and SJT Band 4 is not considered. Our mock mirrors the three station day and the scoring behind it.

How Edinburgh selects for interview

Combination of UCAT, A-levels/Highers, GCSEs and personal statement scored. Edinburgh does interview a subset of applicants (not fully paper-based as previously understood).

2024 entry average interviewed by fee status: Scottish 2782/3600, RUK 3017/3600, international 3106/3600 (cut-offs 2112 / 2299 / 2574). 2026 predictions: Scottish 2060, RUK 2240, international 2310.

Typical academic offer: A*AA with the A* in Chemistry, plus grade A in one of Biology/Human Biology/Maths/Physics (2027 entry data).

Where applicants lose marks at Edinburgh

• Personal statement weight is unusually high
• No resits
• A* in Chemistry is required at A-level

What Edinburgh is assessing

• Performance across three Assessment Day stations, each scored by one selector
• Values, ethics and insight, since the day is worth half your final ranking
• Ability to defend everything you claimed in your application
• Understanding of the Edinburgh course and its research focus

Common mistakes at Edinburgh

• Treating the Assessment Day as a formality when it carries 50 per cent of the ranking
• Making claims in the application you cannot expand on
• Weak understanding of why Edinburgh's course suits you
• Generic values answers with no personal evidence

Question styles to expect at Edinburgh

• You wrote about this experience, what did you actually learn from it
• Why Edinburgh rather than a more clinically early course
• How do you handle setbacks, with an example
• What does professionalism mean to a medical student

How our Edinburgh Medicine Mock Interview works

The session reproduces the assessment day, three stations The University of Edinburgh Medical School uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.

• Three station Assessment Day format, two individual stations and a group task, each scored independently
• Application defence built around what you actually submitted
• Line by line pressure testing of claims in your statement
• Feedback on credibility, evidence and consistency

What your mock includes

• One hour 1 to 1 mock in the Assessment Day, three stations format
• Interviewer who is a current student or recent offer holder at Edinburgh
• Recording of the session
• Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Edinburgh marks

Single mock £69, with bundles of 3 and 5 available. See all mock interviews, the 2 day live interview course and MMI circuits.

Read the full Edinburgh Medicine guide for 2027 entry requirements.