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Medicine and dentistry applications, finally organised.

Track work experience, build interview-ready reflections, stay on top of deadlines, and make smarter university choices. Everything you need for a stronger medicine or dentistry application.

Built by a UK medical school applicantDesigned for UCASFree to use
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MedCompass
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Experience hours
47
hrs
Reflections
12
written
Shortlisted
5
universities
Study tasks
8
this week
Application Readiness
62%
Work exp
Grades
UCAT
Shortlist
Upcoming Deadlines
UCAT 2026 registration closes9d
UCAS Medicine deadline115d
Interview season begins132d
AI Advisor

"Your A&E placement reflection is strong. Consider linking it more directly to your motivation for medicine to strengthen your personal statement."

Why MedCompass exists
β€œWhen I applied to medical school, I kept everything in a notes app. Work experience in one note, reflection drafts in another, UCAS deadlines copied from a school email. It worked fine until I had to write my personal statement and realised I had barely recorded anything useful from my placements.”

I ended up reconstructing eight months of clinical experience from memory, the week before my interviews. I knew I had learned things during those placements. Some of them were genuinely interesting. But I could not remember enough specific detail to write anything worth reading, and the vague stuff is exactly what admissions teams do not want to see.

Most applicants are not disorganised. They are just doing the right things with the wrong tools. Notes apps and spreadsheets were never built for this. They do not prompt you to reflect. They do not flag when you have not logged anything in three weeks. They do not show you whether your university shortlist actually makes sense for your grades and UCAT score.

I built MedCompass to be the thing I needed and did not have. If I had used it during my own application, my reflections would have been sharper, my shortlist would have been smarter, and I would not have spent the month before the UCAS deadline trying to fill gaps that had been sitting there all year.

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Olamide Adeosun

Founder, MedCompass

Queen Mary University of London Biochemistry Graduate Β· St George's University of London Medicine Offer Holder

Built by a UK medicine applicantQueen Mary Biochemistry graduateSt George's medicine offer holderDesigned from real applicant frustrationsBuilt specifically for UCAS

Most applicants are doing the right things, but tracking them badly.

The application process is demanding. The tools most students rely on were not built for it.

Work experience gets forgotten

Students complete placements, volunteering, and shadowing but have no structured place to record or reflect on what they learned.

Reflections are rushed before interviews

Without a journal or prompts, students often try to recall months of experience the week before a medical school interview.

Deadlines are scattered

UCAT, UCAS, personal statements, and interview prep all happen at once. Without a central planner, things get missed.

University choices are often guesswork

Students pick universities based on reputation without understanding entry requirements, UCAT weighting, or fit with their profile.

Teachers struggle to see student progress

Without visibility into who has logged experience or written reflections, it is hard for schools to give timely, targeted support.

Everything an applicant needs to stay on track.

Built specifically for medicine and dentistry applicants. Not adapted from a generic tool and not built to sell you more UCAT practice.

Experience Log

Stop losing track of placements and experiences. Log everything as it happens and retrieve it instantly when your personal statement or interview needs it.

Reflection Journal

Build interview-ready reflections before the pressure arrives. Guided prompts help you turn each experience into structured, specific, and memorable answers.

Study Planner

Never miss a UCAT registration window, UCAS deadline, or interview prep block. Your full admissions timeline in one place, with tasks you can check off as you go.

University Matching

Stop shortlisting universities based on reputation alone. MedCompass matches your grades, UCAT score, and preferences against real entry requirements.

AI Advisor

Ask anything about your application. Get feedback on reflections, understand what universities look for, and receive guidance tailored to where you are in the process.

Coming soon

Teacher Overview

Give schools visibility into student progress, missing evidence, reflection quality, and application readiness, without waiting for students to self-report.

See it in action

Built to feel like a natural part of your preparation, not another tool to maintain.

medcompass.uk/experience
Experience Log
47 hrs across 12 entries
+ Add entry
AllClinicalVolunteeringLeadershipReading
Hospital A&E Placement
Royal Free Hospital NHS Trust
40h
Reflected
Weekly Care Home Support
Local community care home
24h
Reflect β†’
GP Shadowing
NHS Primary Care Practice
8h
Reflected
Medics Society President
Sixth Form College
Reflected
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
Reflect β†’
Experience Log

Log it when it happens. Find it when it matters.

Most applicants try to recall months of experience in the days before their personal statement deadline or interview. MedCompass gives every placement, session, and activity a permanent record.

  • Log clinical, volunteering, leadership, and wider reading entries
  • Record hours, organisations, and dates as you go
  • Instantly see what is reflected and what still needs attention
medcompass.uk/reflections
A&E Department Placement
Royal Free Hospital Β· 14 Jan 2026 Β· 40 hrs
Reflection prompt

What did you observe about how healthcare professionals manage uncertainty, and how does this relate to the challenges of being a doctor?

Working in the A&E department at Royal Free Hospital, I was struck by how doctors balanced clinical uncertainty with the need for decisive action. In one case, a patient presented with symptoms that pointed to two very different diagnoses...
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Reflection Journal

Reflections that hold up in interviews.

Writing a strong reflection under pressure the night before an interview is the wrong approach. MedCompass helps you build structured, specific, and memorable reflections as your experiences happen.

  • Guided prompts designed for medicine and dentistry admissions
  • Turn experiences into answers before you need them
  • Build a library of reflections you can actually use
medcompass.uk/matching
University Matching
AllMedicineBackupShortlisted (5)
LO
University College London
MBBS Medicine Β· London
A*AAHigh UCAT
Strong fitβ˜… Shortlisted
MA
University of Manchester
MBChB Medicine Β· Manchester
AAAMedium UCAT
Good fitβ˜… Shortlisted
BI
University of Birmingham
MBChB Medicine Β· Birmingham
AAAMedium UCAT
Possible fit
University Matching

Choose universities that match your profile, not just your ambitions.

Guessing at university choices is one of the most common and most avoidable application mistakes. MedCompass matches your grades, UCAT score, and preferences against real entry requirements.

  • See fit categories based on your actual profile data
  • Understand UCAT weighting and interview style per university
  • Shortlist strategically across medicine, dentistry, and backup choices

Why MedCompass is different

Most applicants manage their application across five different places. MedCompass brings it all into one, built specifically for medicine and dentistry.

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Feature
MedCompass
Notes & Spreadsheets
UCAT-only Tools
Experience tracking
Structured reflections with prompts
Admissions deadline timeline
University matching by profile
AI-guided application support
Teacher and school visibility
Soon
UCAT preparation
Soon
Interview preparation
Soon

MedCompass is the only platform built for the full medicine and dentistry application journey, not just one part of it.

Built for everyone involved in the journey.

Medicine and dentistry applications affect students, schools, and families alike. MedCompass supports all three.

For Students

Get the offer you have worked towards.

The medicine application demands more than good grades. You need work experience, structured reflections, UCAT preparation, and a sensible university shortlist, all managed across two years of sixth form. MedCompass keeps everything in one place so nothing gets lost when it matters most.

  • βœ“Log experiences as they happen, not the night before the deadline
  • βœ“Build reflections that hold up in interviews and personal statements
  • βœ“Track UCAT, UCAS, and interview deadlines in one place
  • βœ“Shortlist universities that genuinely fit your profile and grades
  • βœ“Get AI-guided support throughout your entire application journey
For Schools

Better outcomes for your medicine and dentistry applicants.

Supporting aspiring medics and dentists takes real time, especially when you are managing multiple applicants across year groups. MedCompass gives schools a clearer picture of who is prepared, who is at risk, and where to focus support, without waiting for students to self-report.

  • βœ“See experience hours, reflections, and deadlines across all applicants
  • βœ“Identify students who have not logged experience or written reflections
  • βœ“Track application readiness without relying on students to update you
  • βœ“Support larger cohorts more consistently and with less manual effort
  • βœ“Improve medicine and dentistry application outcomes over time
Coming soon: full school dashboard
For Parents

Support your child without the guesswork.

Medicine and dentistry applications take two years to do properly. If you are a parent trying to follow along, the process is genuinely hard to track from the outside. UCAT, personal statements, work experience, university shortlisting: MedCompass lets you see how preparation is going without turning every conversation into a progress report.

  • βœ“Understand what UCAT, UCAS, and personal statements actually mean
  • βœ“See how experience and reflections build over time
  • βœ“Know what strong preparation looks like before interviews
  • βœ“Stay informed and supportive without micromanaging
  • βœ“Understand the timeline so you can help, not hinder

How it works

Get set up in minutes and build your application evidence over months.

1

Create your applicant profile

Set your pathway (medicine or dentistry), enter predicted grades, log your UCAT status, and note your university preferences. Takes under five minutes.

2

Log experiences and reflections

Record placements, volunteering, shadowing, leadership, and reading as they happen. Write structured reflections using guided prompts built for medicine and dentistry.

3

Track deadlines and study tasks

See all key admissions dates in one place. Add personal study tasks, mark them complete, and plan around UCAT, UCAS, and interview timelines.

4

Get AI-guided support

Ask the AI Advisor questions about your application, get feedback on reflections, and receive personalised guidance based on your profile and experiences.

5

Build a stronger application over time

The more you log, the clearer your progress becomes. MedCompass helps you identify gaps, improve weak areas, and arrive at interviews and applications fully prepared.

What's coming next

MedCompass is starting with core application organisation, then expanding into deeper interview preparation and school-support tools. None of the features below are available yet.

AI Interview Coach

The flagship feature coming to MedCompass

Coming soon

Practise realistic medicine and dentistry interview stations with AI-powered feedback tailored to your own experiences, reflections, university choices, and application profile. Not generic questions: questions drawn from what you have actually done.

Personalised questions

Interview questions generated from your logged experiences and reflections, not generic prompts.

MMI and panel practice

Practise both MMI-style stations and traditional panel interviews across multiple scenarios.

Admissions-style scoring

Feedback against criteria used by medicine and dentistry admissions teams, not generic rubrics.

Ethics, empathy, teamwork

Structured feedback on communication, professionalism, leadership, and motivation.

Guided mark schemes

Mark schemes informed by experienced medicine admissions interviewers and clinicians.

Progress over time

Track how your interview performance improves across practice sessions and scenarios.

Coming soon

Teacher Dashboard

Help teachers monitor student progress, experience hours, reflections, deadlines, and readiness across a cohort without chasing individual students.

Future

Parent Insights

Give parents a clearer understanding of the medicine and dentistry application timeline without overwhelming students with extra scrutiny.

Future

Mobile App

Log experiences, complete reflections, and receive deadline reminders on the go. Available for iOS and Android.