Leicester is a welcoming medical school with a five-year MBChB and early clinical contact. It splits pre-interview scoring evenly between your UCAT and academics, so it rewards a balanced applicant rather than one standout number.
Leicester scores applicants 50:50 on UCAT and academic ability before interview, so neither dominates. You need to be in the top seven UCAT deciles with the SJT in Band 1–3 to be considered. Because the two halves are balanced, a strong academic profile can carry a merely-good UCAT, and a strong UCAT can lift solid grades. There's no single published number — the cut moves with the pool.
Leicester's 50:50 split makes it a good home for strong all-rounders. If your UCAT is in the top deciles you're well placed; if it's middling but your grades are strong, the balanced scoring is friendlier than a UCAT-only school. Check your percentile and your decile.
Check your percentile →A*AA with the A* in a science, including Chemistry or Biology plus a second from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology (AAA with an EPQ at B is also considered).
Grade 6 in Maths, English Language and Chemistry or Biology.
Leicester wants evidence you understand the realities of medicine and have reflected on it, rather than a particular tally of hours.
MMI. A multiple mini-interview; applicants must be 18 by 1 September of their entry year.
Leicester runs contextual and foundation-year routes for eligible applicants.
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There's no single cut-off. Leicester scores UCAT and academics 50:50, and you must be in the top seven UCAT deciles with SJT Band 1–3. A higher decile clearly helps, but strong grades share the load.
UCAT is 50% of the pre-interview score and academic ability the other 50%, so neither dominates — it rewards a balanced applicant.
A*AA with the A* in a science, including Chemistry or Biology plus a second science; AAA with a B in an EPQ is also considered.
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