Cardiff Medicine (MBBCh) interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Cardiff interviews 20% of Medicine applicants, online or in person, and offers a place to 80% of those interviewed.

Figures from cardiff.ac.uk, checked 18 October 2026.

At a glance

Format: MMI stations, Online or in person
Who's interviewed: About 1000 interviewed, shortlisted on combined GCSE points + UCAT decile points (+1 for further/higher education achievement) (801 of 3,911 last cycle)
Before it: UCAT required, no minimum threshold, decile points and a possible cut-off

Before: UCAT required, no minimum threshold, decile points and a possible cut-off; personal statement screened, not scored; predicted and AS grades not considered; DBS check if successful; MMI can be taken in Welsh or bilingually
Interviews: Online or in person
They assess: "Thinking on your feet, awareness of issues important to the profession, critical appraisal of information, communicating ideas, personal qualities", in the university's own words

Applied: 3,911. Interviewed: 801. Offered: 639 (2024 entry).

Official sample question: Why do you want to study medicine?
Official sample question: What makes a good doctor?
Official sample question: We generally ask questions relating to the course in Cardiff, ethics, your understanding of a career in medicine, the NHS, working in teams, self-directed learning, motivation, empathy, resilience, and communication.

Every question reported for this course is open with a free account.

Online or in person, as MMI stations.

20%, and 80% of those interviewed got an offer.

UCAT required, no minimum threshold, decile points and a possible cut-off.