Live Updates: Medical and Dental School Admissions

Last updated Tuesday 1 October 2024‍

On this page, you'll find updates on:

• ‍UCAT‍
• GAMSAT
• Personal statement
• A-levels, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher exams

We recommend bookmarking this page so you can keep checking for regular updates.
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UCAT

UCAT 2024 testing season ran from 8 July–26 September 2024.

‍Final test statistics have now been published:

• Most notably, the final total mean scaled score has increased compared to 2023.
• In contrast to last year, candidates performed better overall in Verbal Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning, but were weaker in the Decision Making section.
  

GAMSAT

The GAMSAT 2024 information booklet has been released. There are a number of important changes, including how each section will be delivered.

Please refer to the official information booklet and our GAMSAT blog article for further information.
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‍Personal statement

The personal statement is changing to a series of free text questions for 2026 entry onwards, however it remains unchanged for 2025 entry.
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A-levels, National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher exams

The following exam timetables for A-levels have been released:

• June 2024
• November 2024
  

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