I thought I would post here to give an honest warning to future applicants hoping to apply for the EMDP. I applied in October, had an interview in February (interviewers were quite rude but that’s a whole separate story) and still haven’t heard back, it’s currently 19th May 2 hours after the UCAS deadline. The university have taken weeks to reply to messages on KingsApply, giving the same messages on phone calls that they are “still handing out interviews” up to a week before the deadline, which we know to not be true so far, and also telling applicants all decisions would be out by 7pm, which didn’t happen. They have even waited until now to send out pre-interview rejections, something which has been done months ago at other universities.
The lack of communication and organisation from a top ranked, extremely prestigious university is downright shocking. I’m lucky enough to have had another med offer, but know other applicants who were counting on Kings as their last chance to get into medicine this year, or whose studies and mental health have been seriously affected by waiting for a decision. There has a been a complete disregard and lack of communication of the 2022 applicants.
However, I acknowledge that the EMDP offers lower grades than a lot of other medical schools and offers people who aren’t necessarily going to get 3A*s in their A Levels a chance to study medicine. That was the case for me, as I think I am going to struggle to get the grades for my first choice university.
For anyone who values their sanity and mental health, please take careful consideration before you apply to Kings or Kings EMDP.