Blogs
15th May 2026
Top Tips for Each Type of Question in UCAT Verbal Reasoning
There are two main types of questions in UCAT Verbal Reasoning: reading comprehension and True/False/Can't Tell. UCAT reading comprehension questions involve "making inferences and drawing conclusions from information", whilst True/False/Can't Tell questions involve "determining whether the statement follows logically". True/False/Can't Tell UCAT questio ...
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13th May 2026
5 Tips for Acing UCAT (From Someone Who Succeeded on Their Second Attempt)
I remember walking out of the UCAT exam centre, the first time I had sat the UCAT, in a state of disbelief. Not because the UCAT exam was incredibly difficult or out of my depth, but rather the opposite: I had actually found the exam reasonable and doable, yet I was devastated with my UCAT score. In the months leading up to the UCAT, I had been in the throes of school assessments and leader ...
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25th August 2025
5 Tips for UCAT Exam Day
Huiyi scored 99th percentile in UCAT (average cognitive score 790). In this blog, she describes her top 5 tips for UCAT test day. 1. Don’t panic This might sound like another one of those easier said than done things that people around you might say, but it’s actually so important on the day itself! Plan ahead in advance for transportation to and from the UCAT exa ...
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19th August 2025
Top Tips for UCAT Verbal Reasoning
Verbal Reasoning is one of the most difficult and time pressured subtests of UCAT. In fact, up to 20% of students each year fail to answer every question – that is, they run out of time to even randomly guess some UCAT Verbal Reasoning questions! This blog describes five key strategies to help you boost your speed and performance in the UCAT Verbal Reasoning subtest. Incre ...
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5th August 2025
How I Scored 900 in UCAT Decision Making
The UCAT Decision Making subtest poses several challenges, including various question types, limited time, and difficult questions. However, I managed to score a perfect 900 on the Decision Making subtest. There were several strategies that allowed me to bring my score up from the 600 range to the 800-900s. Here are my top 5 tips. Tip 1: Understand each UCAT Decision Making question typ ...
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29th July 2025
How I Scored 900 in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning
Eassen scored an incredible 900 in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning (the highest score possible). In this blog, he shares how he scored 900, including his five top Quantitative Reasoning tips. Tip 1: Familiarise yourself with the UCAT keyboard shortcuts As we all know, the UCAT is infamous for its immense time constraints. One way students can help to ease the time pressure is by using ...
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23rd July 2025
UCAT UK 2025: A Student's Experience
I have just completed UCAT 2025! What a relief to have it done. There were no surprises and I felt well prepared thanks to MedEntry’s UCAT preparation. Here’s how the day went: Arrival and registration I sat UCAT in a morning session. My confirmation email from Pearson VUE said that I should arrive at least 30 minutes before my UCAT testing appointment, which ...
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14th July 2025
7 Tips for Using the UCAT Calculator
I managed to score 880 out of 900 in the UCAT Quantitative Reasoning section. A significant reason for this was my ability to use the UCAT Calculator quickly and effectively. In this blog, I discuss my top tips for using the UCAT Calculator. Learning to use the UCAT calculator took my mind off the time-consuming and seemingly never-ending calculations required to answer UCAT Quantitative Re ...
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10th July 2025
How I Scored 900 in UCAT Verbal Reasoning
UCAT Verbal Reasoning is widely known as the hardest and lowest scoring UCAT subtest. The average UCAT Verbal Reasoning score over the past five years has been 586 out of 900. Sara scored an amazing 900 in UCAT Verbal Reasoning (the highest possible Verbal Reasoning score!). In this blog she shares her top 5 UCAT Verbal Reasoning tips. Tip 1: Learn to speed read One of the big ...
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8th July 2025
Is UCAT Stressing You Out? Here's How to Use Stress to Your Advantage
You may have heard that stress negatively impacts performance, particularly in a high-stakes, intellectually challenging exam like the UCAT. You may have been told that if you are too stressed in the lead-up to an important exam such as the UCAT, you won't do well. You may have been advised to look for ways to relieve your UCAT-related stress. While this may be true, in some cas ...
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