Table 1.

Summary of processes undertaken by medical schools offering five year “traditional” course

Pathway	No of schools
UCAS form assessed on academic and non-academic criteria, offer made	2*
UCAS form assessed on academic and non-academic criteria, invitation to interview, offer made	15†
UCAS form assessed on academic criteria only, invitation to interview, offer made	1
UCAS form assessed on academic criteria only, additional written assessment undertaken, invitation to interview, offer made	1‡
UCAS form assessed on academic and non-academic criteria, additional written assessment undertaken, invitation to interview, offer made	3§

^*One will interview some candidates if information on UCAS form is not clear; one interviews selected international, widening access, and mature non-graduate applicants.

^†Two operate identical admission processes; until 2004, one made offers without interview.

^‡Additional written information completed by candidates at interview and is used to help only with determining offers for borderline candidates (when candidate's personal statement on UCAS form will also be scanned).

^§At one school, all candidates take BMAT (biomedical admissions test) and are asked to provide further information on supplementary application questionnaire. Some candidates may be requested to undertake additional written assessments; certain candidates for whom costs of attending interview are prohibitive may be offered places without interview. At one other all candidates take BMAT; in addition, some candidates may be requested to undertake additional written assessments.