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Reapplicant

A reapplicant is someone who applies to medicine again after an unsuccessful application. Each medical school sets its own policy.

Updated 19 October 2026 (1 minute read)

Summary

Nottingham says that most applicants who have applied before are welcome to reapply.
Nottingham limits applicants to three interviews and requires a minimum of three years after the last interview before applying again.
Keele says applicants may only reapply once, and may not reapply within the same UCAS cycle.
Applicants who have used all five UCAS choices without a place can add one more course through UCAS Extra.

Sources

University of Nottinghamnottingham.ac.uk/…/applying-to-medicine.aspx
keele.ac.ukkeele.ac.uk/…/medicinehowtoapply
UCASucas.com/…/extra-choices

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UCAS Extra UCAS Extra is a service for applicants who hold no offer after using all five choices. UCAS UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, runs applications to UK universities, including medical schools. UCAS Clearing Clearing is the UCAS service that applicants without an offer use to look for another course. JUPAS vs UCAS JUPAS is the central application system for universities in Hong Kong, and UCAS is the one for full time higher education in the UK. Each lets an applicant apply to several programmes through one application.

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Reapplicant

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