Archive for September, 2010

Information on applying for College accommodation can be found on the Student Accommodation Centre website

The Student Hub is located on Level 3, Sherfield Building, South Kensington campus.

You can also email the Student Hub

The Welcome Week timetable, along with information on Fresher’s Fair can be found on the New Students Website

Arriving at Imperial is one of the most exciting times of your life, however you will naturally have a lot of questions about where you need to be and what you need to do.

The New Students website will answer your questions, ranging from preparing for your arrival, your first week, to your ongoing time at Imperial.

Entry requirements for the undergraduate Medicine programme can be found in the Undergraduate Prospectus

To be considered for the six-year Medicine course (A100), you will be required to take the BioMedical Admissions Test (BMAT).  Further information can be found on the BMAT website.

To be considered for the four-year Medicine (Graduate Entry) course (A101), you will be required to take the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) details of which can be found on the UKCAT website.

Firstly we ensure that the candidate satisfies our published academic entry criteria as detailed in the Undergraduate Prospectus. We then wait for the year’s BMAT scores to be released. Candidates who have performed excellently in all three sections of BMAT are given priority consideration by our shortlisters. The shortlisters read the candidate’s UCAS reference and personal statement and assess how well s/he satisfies the non-academic entry criteria, which are also detailed in the Prospectus.

When the shortlisters have decided which of the above candidates to interview they will consider candidates who have performed slightly less well in each of the three sections of BMAT and decide which of these candidates to interview. This procedure continues until all of our interview places have been allocated.

The Faculty of Medicine regards BMAT as an invaluable tool in comparing suitability between candidates from disparate academic backgrounds. Candidates will not be called to interview if they perform badly in this test. Practice questions are available on the BMAT website.  You might also wish to look at Preparing for the BMAT, a book which is published by Heinemann (ISBN 0-435-28013-9).

What is a good BMAT score? - The BMAT scores will vary from year to year, and so it is not possible to publish a cut-off point. However, on the basis of our previous experience candidates would generally need to obtain 50% in each of the three sections of BMAT in order to be amongst those who are selected for interview.

Interviews for the MBBS/BSc (A100) Medicine course take place between January and April.

We are normally able to give candidates two weeks’ notice of their interview date. Therefore, there will be some candidates who will not receive an invitation to attend interview until late March.

If you are resident outside the UK we will contact you by email to offer you a selection of interview dates. When you have notified us which date would be convenient we will confirm the date and time of your interview so that you can arrange flights. 

There is no disadvantage to being invited towards the end of the interview cycle. We do not work to a quota system, and so a strong candidate will be recommended for admission by their interview panel, irrespective of when their interview takes place.

If you are unable to attend your interview, you should contact us as soon as you receive details of your interview. It is usually possible ton reschedule an interview, but you should note that it might postpone your interview by several weeks.

DECISIONS: Candidates normally receive a decision within ten working days of the interview.

Details of the student appeals procedure, along with all relevant guidance, regulations and forms can be found on the Registry website