Leeds Gateway Year to Medicine MBChB interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Leeds interviews 14% of Gateway Year to Medicine MBChB applicants, in person, and offers a place to 87% of those interviewed.

Figures from courses.leeds.ac.uk, checked 2 November 2026.

At a glance

When: Face-to-face 4, 5 and 6 Jan 2027
Format: MMI stations, In person (One interviewer per station)
How many: 8 stations
Length: 8 stations x 6 min, plus 2 min reading time outside each station (8 stations)
Who's interviewed: UK widening-participation applicants only (must meet two or more WP criteria), ranked on a points score (top 8 GCSEs, top 3 predicted grades, overall UCAT, extra points for contextual criteria) (91 of 630 last cycle)
Before it: UCAT required, used in the shortlisting score with no fixed cut-off

Before: UCAT required, used in the shortlisting score with no fixed cut-off; personal statement not formally part of shortlisting but used to prepare for interview; offers depend entirely on interview performance; criminal convictions declared for DBS checks; offers conditional on a satisfactory occupational health assessment.
Interviews: 8 stations, Face-to-face 4, 5 and 6 Jan 2027, in person
Each one: 8 stations x 6 min, plus 2 min reading time outside each station, with One interviewer per station
In the room: Station outline and questions available to read outside and inside each station
They assess: "Non-academic qualities: values and attributes such as communication skills, ethical reasoning and problem solving", in the university's own words

Applied: 630. Interviewed: 91. Offered: 79 (2025 entry).

Reported by 3 sources: What did you learn from your work experience?
Reported by 3 sources: If you are not offered a place this year, what will you do?
Reported by 2 sources: What are the biggest challenges facing the NHS today?

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

Face-to-face 4, 5 and 6 Jan 2027.

In person, as MMI stations.

8 stations x 6 min, plus 2 min reading time outside each station. 8 stations.

14%, and 87% of those interviewed got an offer.

UCAT required, used in the shortlisting score with no fixed cut-off.