East Anglia MBBS Medicine interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

East Anglia interviews 69% of MBBS Medicine applicants, in person, and offers a place to 70% of those interviewed.

Figures from uea.ac.uk, checked 2 November 2026.

At a glance

When: November to March (Invitations from late November/December)
Format: MMI stations, In person (A different interviewer at each station)
How many: 6 stations
Length: 5 min per station, plus 1.5 min preparation (6 stations)
Who's interviewed: Applicants passing primary screening (minimum academic criteria, satisfactory personal statement and reference, UCAT taken) (832 of 1,202 last cycle)
Before it: UCAT required, no cut-off

Before: UCAT required, no cut-off; SJT score counts within the interview score; offers ranked on interview score and overall UCAT weighted equally; offers subject to occupational health check and immunisations, enhanced DBS (overseas police check where applicable); applicants considered for two consecutive years only
Interviews: 6 stations, November to March, in person
Each one: 5 min per station, plus 1.5 min preparation, with A different interviewer at each station
They assess: "Questions based on the MSC statement of core values and attributes needed to study medicine", in the university's own words

Applied: 1,202. Interviewed: 832. Offered: 581 (2026 entry (2025-26 cycle)).

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

November to March.

In person, as MMI stations.

5 min per station, plus 1.5 min preparation. 6 stations.

69%, and 70% of those interviewed got an offer.

UCAT required, no cut-off.