Anglia Ruskin University Medicine: UCAT, A-Levels & Interview Requirements

2027 UCAT cut off

Not published

How the UCAT is weighted

UCAT score used in selection process alongside academic achievement.

SJT policy

SJT band used in selection.

A-level requirements

AAA including Biology or Chemistry as the first A-level, a second from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology, and any third subject. General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted, and a pass in the practical element is required for Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Widening access (WAMS) offer is ABB plus a 5% uplift to the UCAT score. GCSEs: a minimum of four at grade 5/B or above including Maths, English Language and two sciences.

Interview

Multiple Mini Interview, December to January.

Anglia Ruskin does not publish three of the five things a candidate needs before an interview.

Anglia Ruskin interview: full format, stations, dates and what is not published

Resits

Accepted, but with a first-sitting floor that the headline grades hide. Predicted A-level resit grades of AAA are accepted (ABB for applicants eligible under the Widening Access to Medicine Scheme), taken within three academic years prior to application - but ARU adds that 'At first sitting, applicants must have achieved at least AAB (or BBB for those eligible under the Widening Access to Medicine Scheme).' That floor applies only to applicants presenting predicted resit grades. If the resit grades are already achieved at the point of application, AAA (or ABB under WAMS) is accepted and the first-sitting requirement does not apply - ARU's own example is an applicant who achieved CDD first time and has since achieved AAA, who can be considered.

Personal statement

Not used to select, but used at interview. That combination catches out applicants who have been told statements no longer count. ARU says it does not directly use the personal statement in the selection process, and in the same breath that you should be prepared to discuss or use aspects of it at the MMIs.

Standard A-level offer: AAA including Biology or Chemistry as the first A-level, a second from Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Maths or Psychology, and any third subject. General Studies and Critical Thinking are not accepted, and a pass in the practical element is required for Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Widening access (WAMS) offer is ABB plus a 5% uplift to the UCAT score. GCSEs: a minimum of four at grade 5/B or above including Maths, English Language and two sciences. SJT policy: SJT band used in selection. Worth knowing: ARU publishes a separate cut-off for every route, and adjusts the UCAT for where an applicant lives: residency in Essex carries a 5% uplift, and residency in the East of England, which ARU defines as Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire, carries 2.5%. Widening access under WAMS carries a further 5%, and the uplifts stack. For 2026 entry the non-graduate cut-offs were 2010 on the main route with no uplift, 1920 for an Essex applicant, 1920 for a WAMS applicant, 1960 for an East of England applicant, 1830 for an Essex applicant who is also WAMS-eligible, and 1870 for an East of England applicant who is also WAMS-eligible. Graduate cut-offs run lower: 1830 main, 1740 Essex, 1790 East of England. Interviews are six MMI stations of seven minutes, with a minute to read the instructions outside each. Always confirm against the official page before applying, since this is the most recent published position rather than a guarantee for the live cycle.