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The Glasgow interview
Interview by invitation, and it carries significant weight in the decision. Here is how it works and how to prepare.
Interview by invitation
Interviews only for Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Nursing, Teaching, and Community Development; not used for most undergraduate programmes. Format varies by school (e.g. Medicine uses the Multiple Mini Interview).
How to prepare for Glasgow
- If applying to Medicine, Dentistry, or Veterinary Medicine, prepare for a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) format , a series of short, scenario-based stations testing communication, ethics, and situational judgement rather than subject knowledge alone.
- For most programmes (arts, social sciences, sciences, engineering), there is no interview , your UCAS personal statement and predicted grades carry nearly all the weight, so invest your effort there.
- Applicants to programmes without interviews can demonstrate genuine interest through a well-crafted personal statement that references specific Glasgow strengths, research groups, or unique course structures.
- If you receive an interview invitation for a professional programme, research Glasgow's specific school (e.g. the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Nursing) and be ready to discuss why Glasgow specifically, not just the profession generally.
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