FAQ overview
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FAQ overview

Guiding UK medical school applicants through forests of information, we answer some frequently asked questions

There's a lot of information to consider when preparing applications to UK medical schools.

Our interactive resources help you filter through all this, and our answers to Frequently Asked Questions provide some extra guidance.

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By default, this page shows all FAQs. You can filter by category, sharpening the focus on what interests you most: working through key reference information, or reviewing curriculum track requirements, or evaluating competition for interviews and places, or learning website usage tips. To revert after applying a category filter, and see all (unfiltered) results, use the 'Reset' button.

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How best to manage your medical schools shortlist?
The shortlist tool on our website helps applicants manage key information about target medical schools, all in one place.

Category: School reference info

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How do UK medical schools define Home applicants?
Definitions of 'Home' applicants can vary, and some 'Home' students are expected to pay different tuition fees.

Category: School reference info

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How to use MedSchoolGenie bookmarks?
The bookmark tool on our website lets you flag up and keep track of information useful for your UK medical school applications

Category: School reference info

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How to use filtering options to focus your research?
Our website provides many filtering options to help you focus on just the information you need for your UK medical school applications

Category: Website usage

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What are the benefits of a free MedSchoolGenie account?
MedSchoolGenie accounts help applicants to UK medical schools use interactive technology to manage key information, across multiple devices

Category: Website usage

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How to focus on A Level curriculum requirements set by UK medical schools?
MedSchoolGenie website makes it easy to set your global viewing preference, to focus on A Level curriculum information.

Category: Curriculum track

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How to focus on Advanced Higher curriculum requirements set by UK medical schools?
MedSchoolGenie website makes it easy to set your global viewing preference, to focus on Advanced Higher curriculum information.

Category: Curriculum track

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How to focus on IB curriculum requirements set by UK medical schools?
MedSchoolGenie website makes it easy to set your global viewing preference, to focus on IB curriculum information.

Category: Curriculum track

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How to evaluate Home competition data reported by UK medical schools?
When considering Home applicant competition data, as reported by UK medical schools, it's important to be aware of several factors.

Category: Competition

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How to evaluate international competition data reported by UK medical schools?
Several factors are important when evaluating International applicant competition data, as reported by UK medical schools.

Category: Competition

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How to focus on Home competition at UK medical schools?
MedSchoolGenie website makes it easy to focus on Home competition data, by setting your global viewing preference

Category: Competition

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How to focus on In International competition at UK medical schools?
MedSchoolGenie website makes it easy to focus on International competition data, by setting your global viewing preference

Category: Competition

Usage tips

 By default this page shows resources relevant to all curriculum tracks. You can narrow the focus (as explained in our FAQs) to either A Level or Advanced Higher or IB scope.

 By default this page shows resources relevant to both Home and International competitiuon data. You can narrow the focus (as explained in our FAQs)  to either Home or International scope.

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