Frequently asked questions about Admissions days
Interviews take place on Wednesdays and Saturdays, during November and February each year.
The programme will contain the following elements:
- Short presentations about BSMS, its curriculum and its admissions process
- A formal 20 minute semi-structured interview
- A student-guided tour of the Falmer campuses (including accommodation) - please bring waterproof clothing in case of poor weather
- An opportunity for group discussions with BSMS students.
Refreshments will be available while you are waiting
As the presentation starts promptly at the time given it is useful for you to arrive 15 minutes earlier to register and collect your information pack for the day. However, please do not arrive more than an hour early. Tea and coffee will be available.
Parents or friends are welcome to attend the initial presentation and the tour but not your personal interview. They may wait for you in the foyer and café area.
Smart-casual clothing is acceptable attire. As the campus tour may take place before or after your interview we suggest you bring waterproof clothing in case of poor weather.
There is no need to bring examination certificates or any form of identification (e.g. passport or driving licence) to the interview. Both of these will be checked on the first day of term if you are offered a place at BSMS.
However, you may be asked to bring with you anything that you have by way of evidence of the most recent and /or substantial work experiences that you have undertaken. A letter from someone in authority, on headed notepaper and giving the relevant dates will suffice.
Interviews and other activities take place throughout the day, and may be as late as 4.30 pm. You will be advised of the time of your interview on arrival. If it is essential that you leave before 5 pm please inform the admissions office in advance.
You will be advised on the information sheet provided in your pack on arrival. Please advise BSMS staff if you realise that you know any members of the panel.
If your interview is being held in the BSMS Teaching Building, it will take you about five minutes to walk from Falmer railway station to the Medical School building on the University of Sussex campus.
If your interview is being held in Mayfield House, on the University of Brighton campus, it will take you about five to ten minutes to walk from Falmer railway station to the appropriate building.
Unfortunately we are unable to offer any accommodation during interview sessions as students currently occupy the halls of residence.
For assistance with your travel arrangements consult Visit Brighton or Brighton.co.uk.
You are advised to use public transport on Wednesdays because parking is very limited on both campuses but on the Saturday sessions there will be plenty of available spaces.
If there are places available on a future date it may be possible to rearrange your date.
As attendance at an interview is an essential part of the selection process your application would not be able to proceed.
Exceptionally we will conduct interviews via a video link for international applicants. We cannot make this facility available to home/EU-based applicants.
