Medical School Interview / King's College London
King's College London medicine interview: the MMI and what King's assesses
Around 5,500 applications for about 410 places, interviews from November to May, and no decisions until the whole cycle finishes. King's assesses four things and publishes them.
Updated September 2026King's College London receives around 5,500 applications for about 410 places across its undergraduate medicine programmes (roughly 4,000 for A100 and around 300 A100 places) and interviews 1,200 to 1,400 applicants. Shortlisting is holistic: GCSEs, predicted or achieved A levels, the personal statement, the reference and UCAT, where King's looks more at the overall averaged score than the subtests, considers the SJT and sets no threshold. The interview is a Multiple Mini Interview of around seven stations, each with a different interviewer asking one question, marked on standardised score sheets by interviewers who have no prior knowledge of you; it was held remotely in the 2026 cycle. Interviews run from November to May and you must be available; King's does not expect to release decisions until the cycle completes in May. Its entry requirements page names four things interviewers assess: communication skills, general social and ethical issues (normally health related), suitability for the programme and as a health professional, and how you would contribute to the university as a whole.
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Merra's King's practice is a spoken, MMI-style mock on the four areas King's assesses: five questions, one follow-up each, about fifteen minutes, then spoken feedback and a written report. It is one interviewer rather than seven, and it is not a station circuit.
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- 1Holistic shortlisting on GCSEs, predicted or achieved A levels, personal statement, reference and UCAT (overall averaged score weighted more than subtests; SJT considered; no threshold). King's wants the personal statement to show commitment, a realistic appreciation of the demands, caring or clinical experience or public-facing work, communication and teamwork, and participation beyond school.
- 2Interviews run from November to May. You must be available throughout, and King's does not expect to release decisions until the cycle completes in May; all final decisions are made by the end of May.
- 3The MMI has around seven stations, each with a different interviewer asking one question. Interviewers use standardised score sheets and have no prior knowledge of you. In the 2026 cycle interviews were remote.
- 4Interviewers assess: communication skills; general social and ethical issues, normally health related; general suitability for the programme and as a health professional; and how you will contribute to the university as a whole. King's FAQ adds values and personality-based attributes, knowledge of topical medical issues and ethical reasoning.
- 5King's runs a fit-to-sit policy: mitigating circumstances for interview performance are not accepted afterwards, so raise any issue at the time. It recommends reading the GMC's Outcomes for Graduates.
- 6No offers are made without an interview. You must be 18 before starting the second year.
Interview questions
King's publishes what it assesses but not its station questions. The practice questions below are Merra's, written to King's four assessed areas; they are not King's own.
“Explain to a patient why a doctor might refuse to prescribe the antibiotics they've asked for.”
“Tell me about a time you had to persuade someone older or more senior than you. How did you go about it?”
“Should the NHS fund weight-loss injections for everyone who is obese? Give me the case for and against.”
“A patient with dementia refuses to eat. Who decides what happens next, and what are the issues?”
“Pick a health story from the news this year. What's the ethical question underneath it?”
“Interviewers know nothing about you. In two minutes, why are you suited to five years of this?”
“Tell me about a time you were criticised fairly. What did you do with it?”
“Which quality in the GMC's Outcomes for Graduates do you think you already show, and which don't you yet?”
“What would you bring to King's outside the lecture theatre?”
“Tell me about something you've started or organised. What did you learn about other people?”
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FAQs
What is the format of the KCL medicine interview?
A Multiple Mini Interview of around seven stations, each with a different interviewer asking one question, marked on standardised score sheets. Interviews were remote in the 2026 cycle.
How many people apply and get interviewed at King's?
Around 5,500 applications for about 410 places across undergraduate medicine, roughly 4,000 for A100; 1,200 to 1,400 applicants are interviewed.
When are King's medicine interviews?
From November to May. You must be available throughout, and King's does not expect to release decisions until the cycle completes in May.
What does King's assess at interview?
Communication skills; general social and ethical issues, normally health related; suitability for the programme and as a health professional; and how you would contribute to the university as a whole.
Does King's use a UCAT threshold?
No. It considers the overall averaged UCAT score more than the subtests, takes the SJT into account, and shortlists holistically alongside grades, personal statement and reference.
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