Lincoln Medicine: how it selects
Lincoln publishes its whole shortlisting score: six GCSEs worth up to 30 points, the UCAT total and the SJT band up to 15 each, and up to 12 contextual points, capped at 60. The highest scores are interviewed, and offers go on the 7-station MMI (out of 70) plus half the shortlisting score. It takes Home applicants only and has released no admissions statistics, so this page sets out the rules. Offer AAA with Biology.
Offers, contextual offers and resits
A-level offer, 2027 entry
AAA
Biology (or Human Biology)
Resits
Accepts resits
Lincoln permits A-level resits. They must achieve AAA, or AAB with an A in Biology for contextual applicants, and are usually expected within two years of the first sitting. GCSE resits are allowed if awarded by the time you apply.
From Lincoln’s own admissions pages for 2027 entry, checked 1 October 2026. Where a box says not stated, the school’s pages do not mention it.
Shortlisting: a score out of 60
Offers: a score out of 100
SJT Band 4
The interview
The shortlisting score, point by point
From Lincoln's Interviews and Selection Guide. The UCAT bands are Lincoln's, set to line up with the deciles of previous cycles and reviewed each year.
GCSEs: your best 6, up to 30
| Grade | Points |
|---|---|
| 9 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 5 | 1 |
| 4 | 0 |
The six are Biology, Chemistry or Double Science, Maths, English Language and your two highest others.
SJT band, up to 15
| Band | Points |
|---|---|
| Band 1 | 15 |
| Band 2 | 10 |
| Band 3 | 5 |
| Band 4 | Rejected |
UCAT total, up to 15
| UCAT total | Points |
|---|---|
| Above 2,300 | 15 |
| 2,170 to 2,290 | 14 |
| 2,050 to 2,160 | 12 |
| 1,970 to 2,040 | 11 |
| 1,910 to 1,960 | 10 |
| 1,860 to 1,900 | 9 |
| 1,810 to 1,850 | 8 |
| 1,750 to 1,800 | 6 |
| 1,680 to 1,740 | 4 |
| 1,580 to 1,670 | 2 |
| Under 1,580 | 0 |
As published, a total of exactly 2,300 falls in neither of the top two bands; ask Lincoln if that is you.
Contextual points, capped at 12
| Measure | Points |
|---|---|
| UCAT bursary | 6 |
| MEM2 quintile 1 | 10 |
| MEM2 quintile 2 | 8 |
| Lives in Lincolnshire | 2 |
| Care leaver | 12 |
| Refugee status | 12 |
| Its WP summer school | 6 |
Only for applicants eligible for a contextual offer, and not for anyone studying for or holding a degree. MEM2 is a UCAS measure combining free school meals, POLAR4, the IDACI and school type; quintiles 1 and 2 are the most disadvantaged. “Lives in Lincolnshire” means a Lincolnshire local authority area, and the summer school is Lincoln Medical School’s own widening participation one.
Six 9s are worth the same 30 points as a total above 2,300 with SJT Band 1, so GCSEs and the UCAT carry equal weight. A Band 3 instead of Band 1 costs 10 points, more than falling from above 2,300 to 1,750 on the total (9 points). A care leaver or refugee gets the full 12 contextual points.
- A-levels
- AAA: Biology (or Human Biology). Home applicants only. A-levels are not scored and predicted grades are not used; the offer is conditional on them. General Studies, Critical Thinking, Global Perspectives, Citizenship and the EPQ are not accepted.
- GCSEs
- Six GCSEs at 7, including Biology and Chemistry (or Double Science), with English Language and Maths at 6. The best six are scored out of 30 for the shortlist.
- UCAT
- Points, not a cut-off: the total earns up to 15 points in bands set to the deciles (above 2,300 for full marks) and the SJT band up to 15, against 30 for six GCSEs; Band 4 is rejected. Lincoln publishes no cut-off.
- SJT band
- Band 4 is rejected. Band 1 earns 15 points, Band 2 10 and Band 3 5, towards the 60-point shortlisting score.
- Personal statement
- Not scored. Not scored: the shortlist is GCSE, UCAT and contextual points, and offers go on the interview plus half that score.
- Interview
- MMI, seven stations scored out of 70. In person in Lincoln. Offers go on the interview score plus half the shortlisting score, out of 100.
- Contextual applicants
- A contextual offer one grade lower, AAB with an A in Biology. Contextual applicants also get up to 12 extra points (of 60) at shortlisting: 6 for the UCAT bursary, 10 or 8 for MEM2 quintile 1 or 2, 2 for living in Lincolnshire, 12 for care leavers or refugees, and 6 for its widening participation summer school.
- Resits
- Accepts resits. Lincoln permits A-level resits. They must achieve AAA, or AAB with an A in Biology for contextual applicants, and are usually expected within two years of the first sitting. GCSE resits are allowed if awarded by the time you apply.
Where this comes from
- Lincoln Medical School's Interviews and Selection Guide (lincoln.ac.uk/medicalschool/admissionsguidance): the shortlisting score, its GCSE, UCAT, SJT and contextual tables, the MMI and how offers are made.
- The University of Lincoln's MBChB Medicine (A100) course page for 2027-28 entry: offers, GCSEs, resits, contextual offers and the UCAT.
- The Medical Schools Council's course page for Lincoln A100.
Compiled 1 October 2026. The figures are reproduced as tables and charts so nothing has to be downloaded. Check Lincoln’s current pages before you apply; they win if anything here differs.
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