Leicester Medicine Interview 2026-27: Format, Dates, Rates

By Michael Thompson · Education Specialist; 10 years teaching the IB at Bromsgrove School · Published 26 October 2026 · Updated 28 October 2026

The University of Leicester interviews for Medicine MBChB with multiple mini interviews (MMI). Home applicants interview in person at the George Davies Centre, between 8 and 18 December 2026 and between 6 and 13 January 2027; international applicants interview online between 8 and 12 February 2027. Invitations go out from late November, and offers from early January to mid-May. On the most recent figures released (2026 entry), 62% of applications led to an interview and 53% of interviewees received an offer. This page sets out the Leicester medicine interview from the University's own course page and published figures: who is shortlisted, the format and timing, what the interviewers assess, how Leicester compares with other UK medical schools, and the questions applicants have reported.

Key Takeaways

In This Article

  1. The Leicester medicine interview at a glance
  2. Who is invited
  3. The format: stations, timing and interviewers
  4. What Leicester assesses
  5. How Leicester compares
  6. Questions reported at Leicester medicine interviews
  7. Other medicine routes at Leicester
  8. How this page was built
  9. What to do next

1. The Leicester medicine interview at a glance

The University of Leicester interviews for Medicine MBChB with multiple mini interviews (MMI). Home applicants interview in person at the George Davies Centre, between 8 and 18 December 2026 and between 6 and 13 January 2027; international applicants interview online between 8 and 12 February 2027. Invitations go out from late November, and offers from early January to mid-May. For 2026 entry, 62% of applications led to an interview (1,638 of 2,622), and 53% of those interviewed received an offer. That puts Leicester among the schools that interview the largest share of applicants, so the selection happens at the interview: the median school interviews 53% of its applications.

Everything on this page is what the University of Leicester publishes on its course and admissions pages, read on 18 October 2026. The page on medicine interview dates by school puts Leicester beside every other school, and medicine interview rates compares the figures.

2. Who is invited

How Leicester chooses who to interview, as its pages describe it:

The other steps it describes:

3. The format: stations, timing and interviewers

What the course page says
Formatmultiple mini interviews (MMI)
LengthMMIs about one hour
Modein person for Home applicants, online for international applicants
At the interviewNumeracy test (largely mental arithmetic) with a pass mark
Before the interviewComplete a consent form and upload academic certificates (official GCSE certificates) to a student portal
DatesHome (in person, George Davies Centre): 8-18 December 2026 and 6-13 January 2027; International (online): 8-12 February 2027; invitations from late November; offers early January to mid-May

The course page does not state who interviews.

An MMI is a circuit: you move from station to station, each with its own interviewer and its own task, and each is scored on its own, so a poor station does not follow you to the next.

4. What Leicester assesses

The University of Leicester lists the qualities the interview assesses:

These are the criteria the stations score against, and the reason to prepare examples from your own experience that show each one, rather than a speech about wanting to be a doctor.

5. How Leicester compares

Leicester medicine interview, in figures: bar chart: at Leicester 62% of medicine applications led to an interview against a UK median of 53%, and 53% of interviewees were offered a place against a median of 68%.
Leicester medicine interview, in figures: bar chart: at Leicester 62% of medicine applications led to an interview against a UK median of 53%, and 53% of interviewees were offered a place against a median of 68%.
LeicesterLowest UK schoolMedian UK schoolHighest UK school
Share of applications interviewed62%14%53%95%
Share of interviewees offered a place53%14%68%88%

The comparison is across the 32 UK medical schools that publish or have released interview counts for their standard-entry course (27 of them also give offers); the figures are applications, not people, because every applicant has up to four medicine choices. The nearest schools by interview share are Southampton (64%) and Manchester (64%).

6. Questions reported at Leicester medicine interviews

No question reported at Leicester can be traced to a university page or a first-hand account; our dataset holds 46 attributed to Leicester by preparation companies, which are not reproduced for that reason. The station types are the same across UK MMIs, so the sourced examples on MMI questions and medicine interview questions are the ones to practise with.

7. Other medicine routes at Leicester

The University of Leicester also interviews for Medicine with Foundation Year MBChB. For Medicine with Foundation Year MBChB, the course page gives the format (MMI) and the dates (8-18 December 2026 and 6-13 January 2027 (Home dates, face to face at the George Davies Centre); invitations from late November; offers early January to mid-May).

8. How this page was built

The format, timing, dates, shortlisting and assessment criteria come from the University of Leicester Medicine MBChB course page, and the applications, interviews and offers from the school's own admissions figures. Each page was read on 18 October 2026 and the figures exported on 21 October 2026; nothing is estimated, and where the school does not publish a figure the page says so. Interview arrangements change between cycles, so the course page is the final word and this page is the comparison.

9. What to do next

Check the dates and the notice Leicester gives, then prepare for the format named above and nothing else: short stations reward a clear first sentence and an example, not a build-up. Work through the assessment list and write one example from your own experience against each criterion. Then practise out loud and timed, with someone who will play the interviewer. The guide to how to get into medicine covers the UCAT and the four-choice rule, and the hub page on Oxbridge and medicine interviews 2026 links every interview page on this site.

FAQ

What is the Leicester medicine interview format?

Multiple mini interviews (MMI); in person for Home applicants, online for international applicants. The course page gives the length: MMIs about one hour.

When are Leicester medicine interviews?

Home applicants interview in person at the George Davies Centre, between 8 and 18 December 2026 and between 6 and 13 January 2027; international applicants interview online between 8 and 12 February 2027. Invitations go out from late November, and offers from early January to mid-May.

What percentage of applicants get a medicine interview at Leicester?

For 2026 entry, 62% of applications led to an interview, and 53% of those interviewed received an offer.

What does Leicester look for at interview?

The University of Leicester says the interview assesses motivation and interest in medicine, insight into own strengths and weaknesses, reflection, personal organisation, and problem solving, among other qualities.

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