Bangor's North Wales Medical School is one of the UK's newest, with its first BMBS cohort starting in September 2024. It's built to train doctors for North Wales, and its selection is straightforward: meet the academic bar, and your UCAT score ranks you for interview.
Bangor sets no specific UCAT cut-off. Applicants who meet the academic requirements are ranked by their UCAT score, and the highest scorers are invited to interview until all the interview slots are filled — so above the academic bar, your UCAT is the deciding factor. You must sit the UCAT in your year of application. As a new school serving North Wales, it particularly welcomes applicants committed to the region.
Because Bangor ranks eligible applicants purely by UCAT, a competitive score is your route to interview. As a new school with a clear North Wales mission, demonstrating a genuine commitment to the region strengthens your case — and a solid UCAT plus that local connection is a strong combination here.
Check your percentile →AAA including Biology and one of Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Maths, Further Maths or Statistics.
A solid GCSE profile including English and Maths; confirm the exact grades on Bangor's page.
Bangor values insight into care and a real connection to North Wales, explored at interview.
MMI. Multiple mini-interviews; as a new school, confirm the current format on Bangor's page.
Bangor has a strong North Wales focus and welcomes applicants committed to the region.
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Bangor has no fixed cut-off — it ranks eligible applicants by UCAT score and invites the highest to interview until slots are filled. So a competitive score is what secures an interview, with the line moving each year.
Yes — the North Wales Medical School at Bangor welcomed its first BMBS cohort in September 2024, with a mission to train doctors for North Wales.
AAA including Biology and one of Chemistry, Physics, Economics, Maths, Further Maths or Statistics.
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