Guaranteed Interview Scheme at Anglia Ruskin University: eligibility, deadline and what it gives you
The Guaranteed Interview Scheme is Anglia Ruskin University's route to an MBChB interview at its Chelmsford medical school for applicants who had free school meals in the last five years, are care-experienced, or completed ARU's Amplify Your Summer medicine residential or the NextMedic programme in the year they apply. Amplify Your Summer is a free five-day residential for Year 12 students with mock MMIs, a hospital visit and student mentoring. Eligible applicants are interviewed regardless of UCAT score, and offers are then made on MMI ranking alone.
- Closes
- Opens soon
- For
- Year 12 to 13 students, medicine
- Where
- Anywhere in the UK
- Gives you
- Guaranteed interview, then ABB instead of AAA
What you get
Completing Guaranteed Interview Scheme gives you a guaranteed interview and an offer of ABB instead of AAA for medicine at Anglia Ruskin University.
- Guaranteed MMI for Medicine (A100) regardless of your UCAT total
- Amplify Your Summer and NextMedic completers can also use it for the A101 Gateway Year
- FSM and care-experienced applicants also qualify for WAMS: an ABB offer instead of AAA (BBB at first sitting for resits) and a 5% UCAT uplift
To get it, you must
- Meet the academic requirements and score band 1 to 3 in the SJT
- Send evidence of FSM eligibility or care experience after you apply through UCAS
Who can apply
You need to
- Live anywhere in the UK with Home fee status
- Have at least 4 GCSEs at grade 5 including Maths, English Language and two sciences
- Be studying Chemistry or Biology A-level plus one of Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics or Psychology
- If you have neither FSM nor care experience, completing Amplify Your Summer or NextMedic in the year you apply qualifies you instead
Plus at least one of
- Free school meals
- Care-experienced
What it involves
- Score band 1 to 3 in the UCAT SJT
Dates
- Applications open
- Due to open by January 2027 (Amplify Your Summer 2027)
- Applications close
- Not published, applications reviewed from March with decisions by the end of June 2027
- Programme runs
- Amplify Your Summer medicine residential at Chelmsford, 4 to 8 Jul 2027
- Apply to university
- UCAS deadline 15 October 2027 for 2028 entry
How to apply
Apply through the Amplify Your Summer page. It is run by ARU School of Medicine, with the aspirations team running Amplify Your Summer. Questions go to aspirations@aru.ac.uk.
Frequently asked questions
Does Guaranteed Interview Scheme guarantee an interview?
Yes, if you complete the programme and meet its academic conditions. Guaranteed MMI for Medicine (A100) regardless of your UCAT total.
Who is eligible for Guaranteed Interview Scheme?
Live anywhere in the UK with Home fee status. You need to have at least 4 GCSEs at grade 5 including Maths, English Language and two sciences, be studying Chemistry or Biology A-level plus one of Biology, Chemistry, Maths, Physics or Psychology, if you have neither FSM nor care experience, completing Amplify Your Summer or NextMedic in the year you apply qualifies you instead, and meet at least one of its widening participation criteria, such as free school meals, care-experienced.
When is the Guaranteed Interview Scheme deadline?
This cycle's closing date has not been published. Not published, applications reviewed from March with decisions by the end of June 2027. Applications due to open by January 2027 (Amplify Your Summer 2027).
What offer do Guaranteed Interview Scheme students get?
Students who complete the programme are made an offer of ABB instead of AAA. FSM and care-experienced applicants also qualify for WAMS: an ABB offer instead of AAA (BBB at first sitting for resits) and a 5% UCAT uplift
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