Official Pharmacy Applicants Thread 2026

Bath usually interviews all applicants who meet their minimum entry requirements.

Are MMI’S part of interview?

If you're applying to university for Pharmacy for 2026 entry, this is the place to introduce yourself to fellow applicants, ask questions and share your experience of applying so far.
A few questions to start the conversation:
Which universities are you hoping to apply for?
Work/shadowing experience?
Anything else?
Share as little or as much information as you are comfortable with.
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I’m applying UCL KCL Manchester and I’m honestly so unsure where I’m gonna apply for my last two options as I’m not keen on universities that aren’t in London - and there are honestly such limited universities with mPharm. UCL and KCL are definitely my first two choices though.

Hi I think I'm going to apply to Nottingham Bath Birmingham uea and Keele I'm predicted AAB and hopefully A in epq GCSEs 988777754 I was wondering how long unis usually give you notice before an interview and how early you need to start prep for them

With a C in Chemistry, and even with a Foundation year an MPharm is going to be challenging. If she didnt apply this year, could she work hard enough to get better grades and then apply in a gap year for 2027 entry with higher achieved grades?

I’ve applied for Cardiff Newcastle Birmingham Leicester and DMU.
I did work experience at Cytiva as well as doing a Pharmacy focused EPQ - have feedback on the essay from MPharm lecturers
I’m just wondering how long it can take to receive interview invites from the others as I have one for DMU already!

Hi my daughter is looking at predicted grades of B in Maths and C in chemistry . Are there any Mpharm courses who will accept a C , don’t want her wasting a choice on UCAS, also anyone on here who has competed a foundation / prep year and then progressed onto Moharm . Thanks

I got AAB, B in Chemistry. I am applying to notts, Keele, brum, Aston and Cardiff (idk about Cardiff it's more of a filler choice).
What parts of Chemistry A Level is actually relevant to Pharmacy. I'm on a gap year so knowledge is kinda low rn but I wanna know what actual parts show up in the degree.

Online interview with one staff member.

Hi Guys!
I’ve just applied to study Pharmacy (MPharm) at Bath, Cardiff, UCL, Leicester and Swansea- I was just wondering how long it usually takes to get interview invites back from them. I applied yesterday, and already have a Cardiff interview, so also any tips about how to prepare for interview (especially the chemistry and maths aspects) would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!

Hi Guys!
I’ve just applied to study Pharmacy (MPharm) at Bath, Cardiff, UCL, Leicester and Swansea- I was just wondering how long it usually takes to get interview invites back from them. I applied yesterday, and already have a Cardiff interview, so also any tips about how to prepare for interview (especially the chemistry and maths aspects) would be greatly appreciated, thanks so much!

hey dm me about the Cardiff x

Hey, I also applied to study pharmacy in Bath!
For bath, they usually wait until the January deadline so they can equally consider everyone that applied so we will not get any replies until mid January. But I did read somewhere that Bath offer an interview for every person that meets the minimum requirement so that's good.

ahh ok brilliant, thanks so much! where else have you applied?