27th October 2025
Answering the BIG Medical Interview Question
One question which commonly comes up in both panel interviews and multiple mini-interviews (MMIs) for medical admission is the question of why you want to be a doctor. This question can take a number of different forms, such as: Why do you want to be a doctor? What are the things you like about studying medicine? What kind of a doctor do you want to be? Wh ...
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20th October 2025
Presenting Yourself in Interviews
You may have started preparing for your medical interview. Practicing how to answer tough personal questions and scenarios are vital. However, one aspect of a medical interview that many people do not focus on is how to present yourself in front of the interviewers. Presentation is just as important as what you say in your medical interview. Now you might be thinking, ‘there’s n ...
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17th October 2025
Monash Interview Rounds Explained
Since Monash university offers the only undergraduate medical degree in Victoria, entry into Monash is extremely competitive. If you're applying for medicine at Monash University, understanding how the interview selection process works is an important part of your application strategy. At Monash, interview offers are released in stages depending on various criteria. This blog will ...
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14th October 2025
3 Common Interview Questions and How to Approach Them
Congratulations on having made it through the gruelling UCAT and your examinations and having been offered an interview for a medical program! Like the UCAT, the medical interview is a tool designed to assess your competency across various fields, and hence your suitability to be a doctor. And, just like in the UCAT, a strong understanding of the sorts of questions you might be asked, and the ...
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13th October 2025
Preparing for the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is a common interview structure now used by a large number of universities as a key component of the medical admissions process, alongside more traditional measures like examination results and UCAT. At most universities, strong medical interview performance is integral to gaining admission, with, on average, only around one third of candidates sitting the int ...
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12th October 2025
I Am Expecting a High ATAR and I Scored Highly in UCAT – Do I Still Need Interview Training?
This is a common question asked by MedEntry students. Such students, having used MedEntry’s program, have scored highly in UCAT. In addition, many expect to receive a very high ATAR. These students may feel that a place in medical school is guaranteed, so they wonder: 'Why bother with interview training?' Here is a question we received recently from a student: ‘I ex ...
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7th October 2025
Interview Offers Are Being Released
Getting into medicine and dentistry is a complicated process. Part of this includes navigating the various university interview offers that are released at different times. MedEntry can help! Below is a table of the various universities offering interviews for medicine and dentistry undergraduate courses around Australia and New Zealand, the interview type, interview offer dates and actual ...
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6th October 2025
One-on-One With a Medical School Interviewer
I was fortunate enough to have jumped through the hurdles that lie on the way to medical school, and there are quite a few benefits on the other side. I was fortunate in being able to talk to someone who had previous experience as an interviewer. The following is an excerpt from a conversation I had with a past interviewer to understand what they are looking for in medical interview candidat ...
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30th September 2025
How will Medical and Dental schools use Interviews? Here’s a summary
So, you've completed your UCAT and now you're working hard to achieve high grades. But what about your medical interview? Medical interviews are perhaps the most under-recognised part of the medical admissions process. Highly capable students who have excelled in their UCAT and ATAR have unfortunately missed out on a place in medicine simply due to inadequate interview preparation. ...
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22nd September 2025
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Post-UCAT Pre-Interview Time
If you have completed your UCAT exam, congratulations on getting through the marathon that it is! While you can relax a little, now is not the time to be sitting back and relaxing (sadly). Instead, you should start planning for applications and interviews! Here are five tips to make the most of your post-UCAT, pre-interview time: 1. Pump up your ATAR Before UCAT, chances are you ...
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