Medical School Interview / University of Leicester
University of Leicester medicine interview: the seven-station MMI
Seven stations, around ten minutes each, and one of them is mental arithmetic with a pass mark. Leicester tells you to ask the interviewer to repeat the question while you think.
Updated September 2026The University of Leicester interviews UK A100 applicants face to face at the George Davies Centre and international A100 and foundation-year (A199) applicants online. On campus the MMI has seven stations of about ten minutes, an hour in total, with the instructions posted outside each station and time to read them. One station is a simple numeracy station: no medical knowledge, no calculator, mental arithmetic, with a pass mark. Online the circuit is six stations of seven minutes, each with a minute to read, some split into a task (read or watch a video, then answer), followed by a separately invigilated numeracy station on its own link. Leicester publishes the eight skills it assesses, from verbal communication and listening to ethical judgement and numeracy, and its candidate page is refreshingly direct: you do not need to go on a course because it will not ask specialist questions, and every station is marked independently so a bad one can be parked.
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Merra: practise it out loud before it counts
Merra's Leicester practice is a spoken, MMI-style mock across Leicester's talking skills: five questions, one follow-up each, about fifteen minutes, then spoken feedback and a written report. It does not include the numeracy station, video-based tasks or a timed circuit.
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Practise the Leicester medicine interview2 free coaching sessions · available until used · no card needed · no subscriptionThe interview process
- 1Invitations are issued after screening; you accept via MyStudentRecord, upload certificates and sign a declaration not to record or share interview content (a probity matter). UK A100 applicants interview on campus; international A100 and all A199 applicants interview online on Blackboard Collaborate.
- 2On campus: half of each group does a student-led campus tour first and half interviews first. Bring photo ID; water, a notepad and pencil are allowed; phones go in a secure room. Two circuits run each morning and afternoon.
- 3The campus MMI: seven stations of about ten minutes, an hour in total. Instructions are outside each station with time to read them and the timing is done for you. One station is numeracy: no medical knowledge, no calculator, simple mental arithmetic, and it has a pass mark.
- 4Online: six stations of seven minutes in separate virtual rooms, moved automatically. The examiner confirms your name and shows the instructions, you get one minute to read, and some stations are split into a task (reading or a short video) followed by questions. A seventh, separately invigilated numeracy station follows via its own link with your camera on.
- 5Skills assessed, as Leicester lists them: verbal communication; listening; compassion, respect and dignity; emotional intelligence; problem solving; motivation; ethical judgement; numeracy. Every station is considered independently.
- 6Offers go out in batches from February through to the UCAS decision deadline in May; a waiting list may operate because of the number cap. Offer Holder Days run in spring.
Interview questions
Leicester publishes the skills it assesses and its tips, not its questions. The practice questions below are Merra's, written to Leicester's eight skills; they are not Leicester's own. Merra does not practise the numeracy station.
“What's the least glamorous part of a doctor's job you've seen, and did it put you off?”
“Why Leicester? What do you actually know about how the course is taught?”
“Describe how to make a cup of tea to someone who has never seen a kettle. (Leicester says it won't ask specialist questions; it's listening to how clearly you speak.)”
“I'm going to describe a problem I had at work. Afterwards, tell me back what I said and what you think I was really worried about.”
“An elderly patient on a ward keeps asking for the same thing every few minutes. How would you treat them?”
“A friend has just failed an exam they worked hard for. What do you say in the first minute?”
“You're volunteering at an event and twice as many people turn up as expected. What do you do first?”
“A patient asks you not to write something in their notes. What are the issues, and what would you say?”
“Is it ever right for the NHS to refuse a treatment because it costs too much? Think it through out loud.”
“Leicester says 'answer the question asked, not a rehearsed one'. So: tell me something true about why you want this that you haven't rehearsed.”
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FAQs
How many stations are in the Leicester medicine MMI?
Seven stations of about ten minutes on campus (roughly an hour). Online it is six stations of seven minutes plus a separately invigilated numeracy station.
Is there really a maths station?
Yes. Leicester includes a simple numeracy station: mental arithmetic, no calculator, no medical knowledge, and it carries a pass mark.
Is the Leicester interview in person or online?
UK A100 applicants interview face to face at the George Davies Centre; international A100 and all A199 (foundation year) applicants interview online.
What skills does Leicester assess?
Verbal communication, listening, compassion/respect and dignity, emotional intelligence, problem solving, motivation, ethical judgement and numeracy, each station marked independently.
Do I need an interview course for Leicester?
Leicester's own advice is that it is not necessary: it will not ask specialist questions. It suggests practising random questions with a teacher or adult, asking for a question to be repeated while you think, and answering the question asked rather than a rehearsed one.
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