16th July 2025
How to Write a Standout Personal Statement for the New 2026 UCAS Format
The personal statement can be an important aspect of a UK university application. It's your opportunity to express why you want to study your chosen course and demonstrate your academic readiness and broader experiences. Starting with the 2026 entry cycle, UCAS has introduced a major reform. The traditional free-form 4,000-character personal statement has been replaced with a structured r ...
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21st May 2025
Medicine – The Big Picture
So you’re going into, or in your final year of schooling, and you’re super duper set on being a doctor. There are lots of ways you can keep hold of medicine as the big picture throughout this long and sometimes arduous year. By putting some of these points into action now, you will increase your chances of getting straight into med, pump up your motivation over the year, and be an ...
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13th May 2025
How to Register for UCAT UK 2025
Registrations to sit UCAT UK 2025 are now open! UCAT UK 2025 testing takes place between 7 July and 26 September 2025, and bookings for UCAT open on 17 June 2025. However, you can register your UCAT UK account now, which will allow you to immediately book a suitable location, date and time as soon as bookings open. How do I register for UCAT UK 2025? ...
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12th May 2025
Timeline for Medical Entry 2026
Getting into medicine is a complex process. It’s not just about your academic performance, you also need to succeed in UCAT and interviews. There are many important deadlines that you must not miss if you are to enter your dream course. This blog outlines the key dates and tasks so you can ensure you keep on track! Early Preparation Timeline ...
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10th October 2024
Medical Work Experience Alternatives
In recent years, gaining in-person work experience has become increasingly challenging. However, if you are organised and cast the net wide, you can usually obtain in person work experience. Our blog on medical work experience provides some advice. However, if you are unable to obtain in-person work experience, don’t despair! There are other ways that you can demonstrate to unive ...
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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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1st August 2024
What is a Good UCAT UK Score?
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 account. The format of UCAT scores can be confusing, and it can be difficult to know what counts as a ‘good’ UCAT UK score. This blog answers some common questions about UCAT UK scores. Wh ...
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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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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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