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Glasgow Medicine Mock Interview

1 to 1 Glasgow medicine mock interview in the online two-part panel format, run by a current student or offer holder. Recording and written feedback, £69.

Glasgow Medicine Interview Format 2027

Glasgow does not run an MMI circuit. For 2027 entry the interview is online and lasts 30 minutes in two parts: Panel A on your motivation to become a doctor and teamwork, and Panel B on communication and a discussion of one of two given ethical scenarios, with two interviewers covering both parts. Interviews run from late November 2026 to March 2027, invited by email on a rolling basis. Glasgow does not consider the SJT, and says its 2027 UCAT thresholds will not be known until November 2026 or published until September 2027. Interviewers want evidence, not opinions, so we drill answers anchored to real examples.

How Glasgow Selects for Interview

After academic minimums, UCAT is the dominant ranking factor. Considers Band 4 SJT rather than auto-rejecting.

Estimated competitive UCAT scores for 2027 entry: Scottish 1900, RUK 2025, International/EU 2220 (all /2700).

Typical academic offer: AAA incl. Chemistry + one of Biology/Maths/Physics (2027 entry data).

Glasgow Medicine Interview: What to Watch Out For

  • No resits
  • RUK conversion after interview is only 35%
  • High international fees (£62,730/year)

What Does Glasgow Assess at Interview?

  • Motivation to become a doctor and teamwork, covered in the first part
  • Communication and reasoning on a given ethical scenario in the second part
  • Values based reasoning with real evidence behind each answer
  • How you hold a 30 minute online conversation with two interviewers

Common Glasgow Medicine Interview Mistakes

  • You bring your motivation and teamwork answers from Panel A into the ethical scenario discussion in Panel B without adjusting the register. Why it happens: the same two interviewers run both parts across one 30 minute call, so candidates blur the two assessments together instead of treating each as a separate scored section.
  • You pick a side on the ethical scenario immediately and spend the rest of the discussion defending it rather than exploring the other perspective first. Why it happens: candidates trained to sound decisive default to stating a verdict, but Glasgow is scoring the reasoning process across the discussion, not the speed of your conclusion.
  • You describe teamwork values in general terms and never land on one specific incident when pressed. Why it happens: Glasgow interviewers are explicitly told to look for evidence over opinion, and confident candidates assume a well phrased general claim will read as evidence on its own.
  • You look away from the camera to gather your thoughts, which reads as disengagement over a 30 minute video call. Why it happens: for 2027 entry the whole interview runs online, and candidates who prepared mainly for in person delivery do not think about how thinking pauses look on screen.

Glasgow Medicine Interview Questions

  • What has made you want to become a doctor, beyond wanting to help people? Why it matters: Panel A scores motivation and teamwork, so a strong answer gives specific evidence while a weak one relies on a vague or generic claim.
  • Here are two ethical scenarios. Choose one and talk it through with me. Why it matters: Glasgow's Panel B is built around exactly this discussion format, and a strong answer reasons through the dilemma rather than stating a fixed opinion.
  • Give me an example of when you communicated something complicated to someone who did not understand it. Why it matters: communication is separately scored here, so a strong answer shows the adjustment you made for your audience.
  • You said you value teamwork. Give me a specific time that was tested. Why it matters: Glasgow wants evidence, not opinions, so a strong answer names a real event while a weak one repeats the same abstract claim.

How to Prepare for a Glasgow Medicine Interview

The session reproduces the online two part interview University of Glasgow School of Medicine uses, so the pacing, pressure and thinking being tested match the real day.

  • Two panel format practice. We split the mock into Panel A on motivation and teamwork and Panel B on communication and an ethical scenario, matching Glasgow's exact 30 minute structure.
  • Evidence based answer drilling. Since Glasgow wants evidence over opinion, we work on turning every claim you make into a specific example from your own experience.
  • Ethical scenario discussion. Your tutor presents two scenarios in the Glasgow style and talks them through with you rather than just listening, since this is a discussion, not a monologue.
  • One to one, 30 plus 30. Each mock is 30 minutes of timed practice with one tutor followed by 30 minutes of feedback on both panels separately.

What your mock includes

  • One hour 1 to 1 mock in the Online two part interview format
  • Interviewer who is a current student or recent offer holder at Glasgow
  • Recording of the session
  • Written and verbal feedback scored against the domains Glasgow 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 Glasgow Medicine guide for 2027 entry requirements.