Apply to medicine
with a plan,
not a guess.
Clear guides to every UK medical school, a hand-reviewed shortlist for £5, and 1:1 support for UCAT and interviews, from people who have been through it.
52 UK medical schools
Filter by nation, entry route and course, then read one consistent guide per school, with the date it was last reviewed and a link to the university's own admissions page.
- Anglia Ruskin University School of MedicineChelmsford
- Aston University Medical SchoolBirmingham
- Brighton and Sussex Medical SchoolBrighton
- Brunel University Medical SchoolUxbridge, London
New: MMI circuit days
Practise the whole circuit, not just one question.
Register interest in a £50 six-station circuit, available in person or virtually with timed stations, different interviewers and structured feedback.
Explore MMI circuit daysThe £5 Strategy
£5A considered shortlist, built around your actual grades and UCAT.
- You share your grades, predicted grades, UCAT result and preferences
- We review them by hand against each medical school's published criteria
- You get a written shortlist with the reasoning behind every choice
- Reviewed by a person, never generated automatically
Personal Statement Review
£30Detailed, medicine-specific feedback on all three UCAS answers.
- Each of the three UCAS questions reviewed individually, plus the whole application
- Comments on motivation, evidence, reflection and understanding of Medicine
- A prioritised action plan: must-change, strongly recommended, final polish
- Suggestions and rewrites of your own sentences, never ghostwritten for you
1:1 support
£45 per sessionFocused sessions on interviews, UCAT and application strategy.
- Interview practice with structured feedback
- UCAT technique and timing under pressure
- Application strategy and choice of medical schools
- Pre-session form so no time is wasted getting up to speed
Free resources
Start with the basics
UCAT
How the sections work, how to build speed, and how scores are actually used.
Read the guide →Interviews
MMI and panel formats, station types, and how to answer without sounding rehearsed.
Read the guide →Work experience
What counts, how to find it, and how to reflect on it in an application.
Read the guide →Hosted by
Ali Raja
Host, The Med Step
Resident Doctor
Ali is a Resident Doctor and the host of The Med Step. He has been through the UK medical school application process himself and now helps applicants cut through the noise with clear, honest guidance on UCAT, interviews, work experience and choosing the right medical schools.
We have not published testimonials yet. When students give us permission to share their words, they will appear here, real names, real outcomes, nothing invented.
Common questions
- Is The Med Step part of TheStudySoc?
- Yes. The Med Step is TheStudySoc's medical admissions division. It keeps its own name, tone and audience, and shares the company's infrastructure, safeguarding standards and support.
- Do you guarantee an offer?
- No, and no one honestly can. We help you make well-informed choices and present yourself clearly. Admissions decisions are always the university's.
- How current is the information in your guides?
- Every guide shows the date it was last reviewed. Requirements change each cycle, so always confirm the detail on the university's own admissions page before you apply, we link to it on every guide.
Not sure where you stand?
Send us your grades and UCAT and we will tell you honestly where you are competitive.