MDV Expectations 2022

MDV applications are very disruptive and will affect your A Level progress.

What EoY12 Estimated Grades should you have at this point?

Answer explanation

We DO want you to succeed in an MDV application.

We have seen many students overstretch and come out of Y13 with no offers and low A Level grades.

This makes it very hard to apply again!

Your records will be analysed soon and you may be contacted for emergency planning.

Which of the following would make us worried about your application?

Tick all that apply.

• Academic performance in Y12

• Academic performance in Y11

• Work Experience / volunteering

• attendance and effort in Pathways

• UCAT mock score

Answer explanation

It is important that you attempted the 1st UCAT mock, but we don't care how well you did!

The UCAT must be sat before WHEN, if you want to do Medicine/Dentistry in Y13?

• 15th Oct

• 4th Sept

• 29th Sept

• 31st July

The UCAT booking opens when?

• Already open!

• 2nd July

• 11th July

• 26th July

Answer explanation

just head to the UCAT website: you may be entitled to a bursary!

BMAT route is very risky this year.

What EoY12 grades do we advise you have if you want to take the BMAT in November?

When is the UCAS Form DEADLINE for LAE Y12 MDV applications?

• 15th October

• 16th Sept

• 29th Sept

• 16th October

Answer explanation

you must complete your whole UCAS form by this time, including your non-MDV choice(s).

We need a month to process all of your applications to ensure no sloppy mistakes get through!

You must have a complete draft of your personal statement uploaded on Unifrog by when?

• 15th Oct

• 4th Sept

• 31st July

• End of Y12 Summer Term

Answer explanation

if you miss this deadline...

you won't get any specialist feedback

Which of the following do you need to be working on currently?

• UCAT practice

• Work Experience or Volunteering

• MDV Reflections Journal / Unifrog

• Interview Practice

Which two of these do medical schools say is essential for an MDV application?

• outstanding personal statement

• clinical work experience (in person)

• clinical work experience (online)

• experience of care work

• further reading and interest in science