Swansea Medicine (Graduate Entry), MB BCh interview 2026: dates, questions, format and success rate

Swansea interviews 41% of Medicine, MB BCh applicants, in person, and offers a place to 64% of those interviewed.

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

At a glance

When: Early in the New Year
Format: MMI stations, In person (Trained panel of clinicians, academics, medical students and members of the public)
How many: 3 stations
Length: 20-30 min per station (3 stations)
Who's interviewed: Applicants meeting minimum entry requirements ranked on their admissions-test score (356 of 868 last cycle)
Before it: GAMSAT or UCAT (Home), GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT (International)

Before: GAMSAT or UCAT (Home), GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT (International); one test score considered; test results not used after interview selection; offers based solely on the assessment day; enhanced DBS check before admission
Interviews: 3 stations, Early in the New Year, in person
Each one: 20-30 min per station, with Trained panel of clinicians, academics, medical students and members of the public
In the room: Stations may be interviews, presentations or role-play scenarios
They assess: "Communication, problem solving, coping with pressure, insight and integrity, passion for medicine and resilience, organisation and research, ethics and values", in the university's own words

Applied: 868. Interviewed: 356. Offered: 227 (2025 entry (year of entry, as stated; reply dated June 2025)).

Official sample question: What is driving you to become a doctor?
Official sample question: How would you tell someone something life-changing?
Official sample question: How would you cope with balancing conflicting pressures without compromising patient safety?

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Early in the New Year.

In person, as MMI stations.

20-30 min per station. 3 stations.

41%, and 64% of those interviewed got an offer.

GAMSAT or UCAT (Home), GAMSAT, UCAT or MCAT (International).