Medicine UCAS Extra for 2026 entry

Medicine UCAS Extra for 2026 entry
UCAS Extra opens on 26/02/2026 and will close on 01/07/2026. This is where you can add an Extra choice once you have used up your original 5 choices. Click here for general UCAS Extra advice. Please don't lose hope, you're not alone! We're cheering you on
Click here for Medicine Extra thread for 2025 entry.
Click here for Medicine Extra/Clearing thread for 2023 entry.
Click here for Medicine Extra/Clearing thread for 2022 entry
Click here for Medicine Extra/Clearing thread for 2021 entry
Click here for Medicine Extra/Clearing thread for 2020 entry
Click here for Medicine Extra/Clearing thread for 2019 entry
The below information was taken from 2025 entry thread's second post (linked above):
List of Medical Schools in UCAS Extra for 2025 entry:
UCLan gateway with foundation year for international students only
See spoiler for Medical Schools that were in UCAS Extra for previous years:

Eligibility for UCAS Extra:
You would need to either have received 5 UCAS rejections or to have withdrawn from all 5 choices.
In the case of only using 4 choices initially, applying to a random course as your 5th choice and withdrawing in a few minutes after the choice has been processed, should make you eligible (speaking from personal experience - please share your advice if you think otherwise). Before applying to a medical school through UCAS Extra, please make confirm that Medical School is definitely in Extra
Click here to find out more directly from the UCAS website.
What about UCAT?
If you sat UCAT in 2025, then you are required to use the same score for UCAS Extra.
How to keep updated on which Medical Schools are in UCAS Extra?
- The university's website course page
- they usually state if they're in UCAS Extra or not
- Contact the Medical School to find out, either by email or telephone
- UCAS search tool
- filter by course vacancies (this may not be reliable, so double check wesite or contact them)
- This thread
What's next?
If you are unable to receive an offer through UCAS Extra, UCAS Clearing will be your next step. This will open on 02/07/2026. We will have a separate thread for this closer to the time.
General TSR rules:
(1) Please don't ask for or post group chat links.
(2) Please don't ask for or post interview questions.
(3) Please don't offer to buy and sell items.

Can you enter extra if you are placed on a waiting list please?

It depends on what the wording of the email that notified you of being on the waiting list was, but usually yes.

So if someone has been rejected on UCAS, but the uni has emailed them to say that they are still on their waitlist (as has happened for some on GEM this year), they would be OK to use Extra (as long as they have used all 5 choices already, if not they can just add one?)

Based on my experience, yes. As far as I'm aware, it's if they haven't said something like 'you must not apply to another university during this time to be considered for the waiting list' in their email but I'm not sure how they would check.
@Admit-One Are you aware of anything else?

Thanks.
Currently Surrey and Worcester appear on UCAS on Extra for Graduate Entry medicine but this may not be accurate - if anyone is interested they should email them or ring them. Their course pages don't say either way (so don't get your hopes up!). Last year Worcester was in clearing - but year on year things vary.

So if someone has been rejected on UCAS, but the uni has emailed them to say that they are still on their waitlist (as has happened for some on GEM this year), they would be OK to use Extra (as long as they have used all 5 choices already, if not they can just add one?)

Based on my experience, yes. As far as I'm aware, it's if they haven't said something like 'you must not apply to another university during this time to be considered for the waiting list' in their email but I'm not sure how they would check.

@Admit-One Are you aware of anything else?

Yes, that's my understanding. So long as the uni hasn't given any specific instructions as to how they want you to hold fire whilst waitlisted.

Thanks.
Currently Surrey and Worcester appear on UCAS on Extra for Graduate Entry medicine but this may not be accurate - if anyone is interested they should email them or ring them. Their course pages don't say either way (so don't get your hopes up!). Last year Worcester was in clearing - but year on year things vary. In addition Surrey places may be open to International only