If your application has been unsuccessful, we hope this information will help you understand the reasons why this decision has been reached. The most common reasons for an unsuccessful decision are listed below. If you feel that none of these reasons apply to you, then please feel free to write to us and we will provide further detailed feedback. You thought you were qualified but have been told that you were unqualified. Those candidates who do not meet, or are not predicted to meet, the subject specific entry requirements for Medicine cannot, unfortunately, be considered for a place. For further information, please follow the link below: Entry requirements and how to apply You are taking resits. The Medical school does not consider resit candidates unless there are extenuating circumstances pre-agreed by the Admissions Office You applied after 15 October. Due to the extremely high demand for places it is only in the most exceptional of circumstances will we consider a late application. The deadline date for applicants is 15 October. You have not sat the UCAT. It is essential that the UCAT is sat prior to an application being submitted. If this has not been done, an application cannot be considered. Exemptions are only offered on the basis that the UCAT cannot be taken in your country and an exemption must be applied for prior to application. For further information, please see the link below: The University Clinical Aptitude Test You have not provided an academic reference. It is essential that your UCAS reference is written by someone who knows you in an academic context. You have not disclosed all relevant information. Our decisions are based on the information you have provided on your UCAS application plus any supplementary information you have submitted such as references in support of your application. It is essential that on your UCAS application you provide details of all qualifications you currently hold and predictions for all exams that have yet to be taken. We also cannot consider applications without an academic reference as outlined above. Without this information we are unable to take your application further. You have started a degree course but are not in your final year. We expect those who undertake degree programmes to complete them and therefore cannot consider applications from those who are not in the final year of their degree. You are qualified but competition is incredibly intense. Competition for places on the MBChB programme is extremely high. All applications that meet our standard academic requirements are assessed on both academic and UCAT total and SJT banding before shortlisting for assessment days. Your personal statement must show motivation to study your chosen degree programme. We interview approximately 650 applicants where they hold the most competitive scores within their relevant fee status group. You have been interviewed but were unsuccessful in gaining an offer. Should you not get an offer this year and you still wish to be a Doctor, we recommend you take a year out and use some of the time to gain extra work experience and to practice interview techniques. If you apply again next year, we cannot guarantee an interview or a place as demand will be equally as great and offers are dependent on how your applicant peers perform. Your most recent qualification was taken more than three years before your anticipated start date. If you do not have recent academic qualifications then unfortunately we are unable to consider your application further. Entrance qualifications must have been achieved within the three years prior to the proposed start date at University. Request for feedback If you would like more detailed feedback on your application, please contact us at medug@ed.ac.uk. This article was published on 2024-09-09
