2026 entry · Medicine interview
University of Nottingham
Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) · format, dates and preparation
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Interview timeline
When are University of Nottingham medicine interviews?
| Invitations released | November to December |
|---|---|
| Interviews held | December to February |
| Delivery | Online |
How interview waves work
Interview invitations are not sent in one batch. Schools release them in waves across the cycle, so the date you hear back depends as much on when your application was processed as on how strong it is.
- Most invitations go out in waves from November to January, with interviews held between late November and March.
- A quiet December does not mean a rejection. Later waves are normal, and some schools (Southampton, King's, Brunel) run well into the new year or beyond.
- When an invitation arrives you usually have to respond fast, often within two weeks, or the place is released.
- A handful of schools interview early: St George's from November, Oxford and Aberdeen in mid-December.
What changes year to year
The biggest change year to year is delivery mode. Many schools moved online during the pandemic; some have stayed online (Bristol, Glasgow, Keele, Nottingham, Plymouth, Aston), while others returned in person (Aberdeen, Leeds, Anglia Ruskin, St George's). Exact calendar dates move by a few weeks each cycle, but the month-level windows below have stayed stable.
Cross-checked for 2026 entry. Windows are month-level and describe the most recent (2026-entry) cycle. Exact dates shift by a few weeks each year and are confirmed only in a candidate's official invitation email. Always treat the invitation as the source of truth. The Medic Portal and Blue Peanut interview guides (2026 entry)
Assessment focus
What University of Nottingham looks for
Real experiences
What applicants actually say about the University of Nottingham interview
Gathered from applicant forums, weighted by how many independent sources agree. These are unverified community reports, not official university information, and can shift between cycles.
7 insights · 3 widely reported
Expect a long gap between invite and interview: in the 2026 cycle parents reported invites landing from late November into December, with most Teams interview slots not until mid or late January, so keep practising rather than peaking too early.
Widely reported · 3 sources(spans several cycles)
Expect a long gap between invite and interview: in the 2026 cycle parents reported invites landing from late November into December, with most Teams interview slots not until mid or late January, so keep practising rather than peaking too early.
"Nottingham received today. Home applicant. 2470 UCAT, 3 A* predicted (France8857, 27 Nov 2025)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 2, page 16 (verbatim, fetched directly)"Nottingham mid January online and Hyms at the end of January (Thefatbutteredpig, 30 Dec 2025); DD also has Leeds on 6th, HYMS on 15th then Nottingham online the week after and Newcastle (Curlyshabtree, 31 Dec 2025)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 2, page 30 (verbatim, fetched directly)"Nottingham - 12.12.23 (Randomactofkindness, listing 2024-cycle invite dates)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 2, page 1, prior-cycle invite date list (verbatim, fetched directly)Do not panic at post-interview silence: offers historically start around the last week of February, then offers and rejections go out together in batches over several weeks, and in recent cycles families were still waiting in mid February and even asking whether Nottingham was still interviewing.
Widely reported · 3 sources(spans several cycles)
Do not panic at post-interview silence: offers historically start around the last week of February, then offers and rejections go out together in batches over several weeks, and in recent cycles families were still waiting in mid February and even asking whether Nottingham was still interviewing.
"Last year Nottingham started sending offers around the last week of February, expecting offers to start next week (paraphrase)"
TSR thread 'Notts med offers 2026??', Feb 2026 (paraphrase from search snippet)"Offers and rejections were sent out in batches simultaneously over several weeks; admissions said they were still waiting on decisions from the medical school and hoped for more of an update by end of March (paraphrase)"
TSR Official Nottingham A100 2025 Entry Applicant thread, page 16 (paraphrase from search snippets)"We are still waiting for HYMS and Nottingham. Does anyone know if Nottingham are still interviewing? (Thefatbutteredpig, 12 Feb 2026)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 3, page 4 (verbatim, fetched directly)Treat a post-interview rejection or waitlist place as live until results day: Nottingham's waitlist activates on A level results day with candidates told to have phones ready from 8am, a parent reported her daughter being phoned on results day with a place by Nottingham or Liverpool after an earlier post-interview rejection, and a university rep said rolling contact can continue as late as 26 June.
Widely reported · 3 sources(spans several cycles)
Treat a post-interview rejection or waitlist place as live until results day: Nottingham's waitlist activates on A level results day with candidates told to have phones ready from 8am, a parent reported her daughter being phoned on results day with a place by Nottingham or Liverpool after an earlier post-interview rejection, and a university rep said rolling contact can continue as late as 26 June.
"A confirmation email reminded waitlisted candidates the waitlist would activate on results day, 15th of August, and they should have their phones ready from 8am; firming another uni removes you from the waitlist (paraphrase)"
TSR thread 'University of Nottingham Medicine A100: waitlisted; 2024 entry' (paraphrase from search snippets)"DC was phoned on results day from a uni she'd previously been rejected from (after interview) offering her a place... Liverpool and Nottingham x (Africa2go, 12 Mar 2026, naming the two unis involved)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 3, page 15 (verbatim, fetched directly)"Interviews and offers are made on a rolling basis, with the final date by which eligible applicants could potentially be contacted being Friday 26 June (paraphrase)"
TSR thread 'Nottingham A100', page 7, University of Nottingham rep reply (paraphrase from search snippet)Track the crowd-sourced points chatter rather than a fixed UCAT cutoff: applicants score themselves out of 82 (50 UCAT with VR double-weighted, 32 GCSEs) and compare invites on TSR, but a Nottingham rep posting in the thread warned that comparing to last year's thresholds is comparing apples and oranges because the formula changed.
Several reports · 2 sources(2026 entry)
Track the crowd-sourced points chatter rather than a fixed UCAT cutoff: applicants score themselves out of 82 (50 UCAT with VR double-weighted, 32 GCSEs) and compare invites on TSR, but a Nottingham rep posting in the thread warned that comparing to last year's thresholds is comparing apples and oranges because the formula changed.
"Applicants compared scores like 51/82, 58/82, 61/82, 65/82; the UoN rep said 2025 thresholds were based on a radically different mathematics and comparing this year's score to last year's would be an exercise in comparing apples and oranges (paraphrase)"
TSR thread 'Should I apply to Nottingham for medicine 2026?' including a University of Nottingham official rep reply (paraphrase from search snippets)"DD scores 65/82, any ideas on what this years cut off might be for Notts as their scoring has changed this year (bluefineliner, 8 Sep 2025)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 1, page 19 (verbatim, fetched directly)If you compete at a high level in sport, use Nottingham's elite athlete route: parents on the 2026 thread flagged it as a guaranteed interview if eligible, and one poster's son actually interviewed at Nottingham through the scheme.
Several reports · 2 sources(2026 entry)
If you compete at a high level in sport, use Nottingham's elite athlete route: parents on the 2026 thread flagged it as a guaranteed interview if eligible, and one poster's son actually interviewed at Nottingham through the scheme.
"look at Nottingham elite athlete programme too. Guaranteed interview if are eligible (mumsneedwine, 17 Dec 2025); My son interviewed at Notts under the elite athlete scheme. Feel free to shout if you have any questions (Thefatbutteredpig, 18 Dec 2025)"
Mumsnet Medicine 2026 part 2, page 28, two independent posters (verbatim, fetched directly)Do not read anything into your interviewers' reactions: applicants report Nottingham examiners stay deliberately deadpan and keep the marking sheet flat on the table so you cannot see scoring, and stations feel very time pressured, so just keep delivering rather than fishing for feedback.
Single report(2026 entry)
Do not read anything into your interviewers' reactions: applicants report Nottingham examiners stay deliberately deadpan and keep the marking sheet flat on the table so you cannot see scoring, and stations feel very time pressured, so just keep delivering rather than fishing for feedback.
"The interview was very time pressured and the interviewers were very poker face and didn't mark while speaking, the marking sheet was flat on the table; the poster found it a little frustrating afterwards as they couldn't gauge much from them (paraphrase)"
TSR thread 'Med interview today', Dec 2025, surfaced in Nottingham-specific searches (paraphrase from search snippet)Prepare for curveball questions on topics you have not rehearsed, but treat the role-play station as your chance to score: 2026-cycle interviewees called the questions hard and unfamiliar while saying the role plays themselves went well.
Single report(2026 entry)
Prepare for curveball questions on topics you have not rehearsed, but treat the role-play station as your chance to score: 2026-cycle interviewees called the questions hard and unfamiliar while saying the role plays themselves went well.
"Found it quite difficult, hard questions like things I didn't really go over before the interviews... role plays were really good though (close paraphrase of snippet)"
TSR thread 'Nottingham Medical School' (A108/A100 interview debrief, Feb 2026, paraphrase from search snippet)Free prep guide
How to prepare for University of Nottingham
- Each station is scored independently by a different assessor: a weak station doesn't sink the ones before or after it, so reset your mindset walking into each one.
- At least one station uses a trained actor: practise staying natural and empathetic when responding to someone in character, not just answering a question.
- Teamwork stations are scored on how you collaborate, not just the outcome: practise narrating your thinking so a partner (or examiner) can follow it.
- Practise explaining something familiar to you in plain language: examiners are checking whether you can be understood by someone with no medical background.
- Keep up with current NHS news: workforce, funding and policy questions come up often and reward candidates who can discuss specifics, not just opinions.
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University of Nottingham: official Undergraduate Selection Process pageResearched 2026-07-03 for 2026 entry. Formats can change year to year: next check due 2026-09-01.
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