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Contents
1.  Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 1
2.  The admissions process ............................................................................................................................................ 1
3.  The interview/selection process ............................................................................................................................... 1
4.  What weight is given to the applicant’s personal statement? ................................................................................. 2
5.  Are GCSE results taken into consideration? ............................................................................................................. 2
6.  What BMAT scores do applicants need to achieve? ................................................................................................. 2
7.  How many applications were received and how many offers were made? ............................................................. 2
8.  What predicted grades did applicants have? ........................................................................................................... 3
9.  How many applicants were invited to interview? .................................................................................................... 3

1.  Introduction
Imperial College receives many Freedom of Information Act requests from potential applicants for information about
the admissions process for the A100 Medicine programme and for admissions statistics. We have compiled the
information below based on commonly received FOI requests. We hope this document and the information available
on our website will provide al  the information that you need. If you want to obtain further information, please
contact xxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx or, for admissions enquiries contact xxxxxxxx.xx.xxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx.
2.  The admissions process
There is an extensive and thorough admissions process for A100 Medicine, which is outlined below. Please also see
the considerable information available on the College's website about Medicine applications:
https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ug/courses/school-of-medicine/medicine/#entry-requirements please see in
particular the Selection Process and Interview sections.

At an initial stage, all UCAS forms received by the deadline are checked to ensure that candidates have, or are
predicted to obtain, the minimum academic entry requirements. Candidates are then considered only if they have
taken the BMAT admissions test in the year of the application. Candidates are selected for interview based on their
BMAT scores. The College calculates threshold BMAT scores each year as a result of ranked candidate BMAT scores
versus number of expected interview sessions. We use a fixed minimum score in each section (Section 1, Section 2
and Section 3) and then use a combined score in Section 1 and Section 2 from which a threshold is set. Those who
achieve the minimum section score and meet either the threshold score or above it, would be invited to interview.

3.  The interview/selection process
Considerable emphasis is placed on the performance of candidates at interview, and no offer is made to any
applicant who has not attended a competitive interview. The format is multiple mini-interviews (MMI), affording
candidates an opportunity to discuss a range of matters in some depth.  Although questions and stations may vary
through the years, these are the main topics that candidates are asked questions on:

•  Team work and Leadership
•  Motivation to study medicine
•  Understanding the role of a doctor
•  Empathy and breaking bad news
•  Ethics scenarios
•  Imperial and contribution to School of Medicine
•  Resilience

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Candidates’ answers are scored from a possible 7 points for content (what the candidate says) and 3 points for
communication (how the candidate says it) for each interview station. Often there is no right or wrong answer – the
interviewers are assessing an ability to explain thinking. And if a candidate changes their mind on a specific question
half-way through a question, the interviewers will consider the candidate's ability to reflect on their ideas and how
they think on their feet.

A candidate will receive a score for each interview station in the MMI. For 2021 the total number of stations in a
MMI was seven (7). Therefore, a total of seven (7) station scores will be received per candidate which are then
combined for the total interview score. The Admissions team will then review the candidate's scores across the MMI
to determine whether to make an offer or reject.  The threshold score for an offer varies each year, as well as if the
candidate has been classed as a widening participation applicant.

4.  What weight is given to the applicant’s personal statement?
In 2021 Entry, the personal statement was not used in the interview process. In exceptional circumstances, a
candidate's application form can also be reviewed as a means to shortlist at interview.

From 2022 Entry, the personal statement can be given to interviewers and assessors during the MMI process and
applicants can be asked to discuss aspects of the application, including for example evidence of motivation and
understanding of medicine as a career, evidence of extracurricular interests, and the information provided by the
referee's report. In exceptional circumstances, a candidate's application form can also be reviewed as a means to
shortlist at interview.

5.  Are GCSE results taken into consideration?
GCSE results are not taken into consideration except that, as stated in the published admissions guidance
(https://www.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/study/undergraduate/medicine-mbbs-programmes/schoolinfo/), it is a
requirement to have obtained a grade 7 (old grade B) in English.
6.  What BMAT scores do applicants need to achieve?
There are different BMAT thresholds depending on the fee status of a candidate, as well as if the candidate has been
classed as a widening participation applicant.

For 2021 Entry, Home candidates: Candidates were required to score a minimum of 3.5 in Section 1 and Section 2,
with the sum score in these two Sections being at least 10.9. They were required to score a minimum of 2.5C in
Section 3.

For 2021 Entry, overseas candidates: Candidates were required to score a minimum of 4.0 in Section 1 and Section 2,
with the sum of scores in these two Sections being at least 13.3. They were required to score a minimum of 3C in
Section 3.

For those students identified as Widening Participation or involved in Imperial Outreach programme, a
contextualised adjustment was made to the sum of scores of Section 1 and Section 2. The adjustment reflected the
overall difference in performance between flagged and non-flagged candidates.

7.  How many applications were received and how many offers were made?
Imperial College publishes undergraduate admissions statistics for the past 5 completed admissions cycles. These
include:
•  Number of applicants, offers and places confirmed
•  Average BMAT Scores
•  Details of A level and IB offers Made
•  New Entrants' Achieved A level and IB Grades
•  Admissions Rate by Nationality

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The published information can be accessed at the transparency pages of our website:
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/ug/apply/transparency-information/ (scrol  to the bottom of the page to the link
“Download the Undergraduate Admission Statistics”). Information is exempt from the Freedom of Information Act
(Section 21) if it is already reasonably accessible to the requester. The published figures are updated annually
(usual y in January/February). Information that is intended for future publication is exempt from the Freedom of
Information Act by virtue of Section 22 of the Act.
For A100 Medicine, the applications, offers and places confirmed were as follows:
2017 UCAS
2018 UCAS
2019 UCAS
2020 UCAS
2021 UCAS
Cycle
Cycle
Cycle
Cycle
Cycle

Applications
Received
2595
2472
3015
3365
4045
Offers
Made
562
610
758
733
573
Places
Confirmed
302
316
352
394
361

8.  What predicted grades did applicants have?
It is not possible for the College to provide details of applicants’ predicted grades or the A Levels subjects that
applicants are studying. However, Imperial College does publish details of the A Level grades achieved by enrolled
students (i.e. successful candidates), see above.
9.  How many applicants were invited to interview?
Please see below for total number of students Invited to Interview between the admission years 2017 - 2021.
  A100 Invited to Interview - All
2017  2018  2019  2020  2021
832
809
1155  1245  1065
  A100 Invited to Interview -
International students
2017  2018  2019  2020  2021
127
52
165
126
129

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