9th October 2024
Work Experience in Your Medical School Applications
Obtaining work experience is an important part of the medical school entry process. However, it has become increasingly challenging to obtain in-person work experience due to evolving policies and heightened demand. Many hospitals and health facilities have adjusted their programs, limiting opportunities for students. However, it is still important that students obtain work experience for t ...
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16th September 2024
I Didn’t Get a ‘Good Enough’ UCAT Score – What Should I Do?
So you’ve sat UCAT and feel that you didn’t get a good enough UCAT score. What should you do now? Firstly, it’s important to note that the UCAT is not the be all and end all in medicine admissions as there are many routes into medicine. It is possible to secure an offer to study medicine even with a low UCAT score. Options for getting into medicine with a low ...
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6th September 2024
3 Top Tips for Creating Your Personal Statement
Writing your personal statement can be daunting. It is challenging to craft an original and personal document which effectively communicates your experiences and achievements. This year UCAS has changed the format of the personal statement from a free-flowing text to three distinct questions: Why do you want to study this course or subject? How have your qualifications and stu ...
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1st August 2024
What is a Good UCAT UK Score?
This blog refers to the UCAT ANZ scoring format used in previous years. For the most up-to-date information and insights on what constitutes a good UCAT score in 2025, check out our latest blog post here. Students who sit UCAT in the UK will receive their UCAT score report on the same day, before leaving the test centre. This report will also be accessible through your online UCAT acco ...
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17th May 2024
Attention Parents: 5 Ways to Help Your Son or Daughter Get Into Medicine
Great things never come easy. Medicine is an incredibly rewarding, secure, well paid and respected profession in the UK. It is also the hardest course to get into. Furthermore, the final years of secondary school are a stressful and demanding time for your son or daughter, and the need to sit UCAT places additional pressure on them during this time. Thankfully there are ways y ...
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16th May 2024
What's the Best UCAT Preparation Course?
If you wish to study medicine or dentistry, chances are you need to sit UCAT. UCAT is an important component of entry into most undergraduate medical and dental degrees across the United Kingdom. UCAT is a very difficult, time-pressured test, very unlike school or university exams. Quality UCAT preparation is therefore essential. There are hundreds of UCAT preparation courses available, and ...
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25th September 2023
How to Choose a Medical School
Choosing a medical school is a really important decision. It is where you will study for the next 4, 5 or 6 years, and may also influence where you practice medicine in future. The decision on where to study will eventually come down to where you are offered a place and then your personal preferences. Deciding on where you wish to study is a very personal decision. However, deciding on the ...
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21st June 2023
ATTENTION PARENTS: 5 Ways to Help your Son or Daughter in the Lead up to the UCAT
The final years of secondary school are a stressful time. Add in UCAT and the pressures of getting into medicine, and stress levels can rapidly sky rocket. As a parent it is easy to succumb to feelings of powerless as you watch your son or daughter struggle to prepare for such an important and difficult exam. However, there are many things you can do to boost their performance and have a ...
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28th October 2020
Which Medical Schools are Conducting Online Interviews for 2021 Entry?
With the current COVID-19 / coronavirus restrictions, universities are moving from in person interviews to an online ‘virtual’ style interview. The medical interview will take place on platforms such as Zoom, Microsoft teams or Blackboard collaborate. So, what have specific medical schools said about the process? Read on! It is important to note that in a normal year very little ...
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9th September 2020
NEW UK PERSONAL STATEMENT GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE!
MedEntry has created a new, comprehensive Personal Statement guide which is available to all students who have an Online, Platinum or Diamond UCAT preparation package. MedEntry students can access the personal statement guide on the online platform, by clicking on ‘University Admissions’ on the left hand panel. Personal statements can be an important criterion for entry into med ...
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