27th June 2025
Making Friends with UCAT Practice
In the game of UCAT practice, consistency beats brilliance. It is important that we not wait until we have lots of motivation before we start practicing. Good UCAT skills come about in the context of practicing in a more routine and ordinary manner, rather than sporadic bursts of insight. The goal should be gaining meaningful and valuable UCAT skills every time you practice. Expecting anything ...
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26th June 2025
Balancing the UCAT and Hobbies
With the UCAT around the corner, summer break can quickly start to feel less like a holiday and more like an extended study period, it can be quite a stressful time for students. Many students will spend hours practising UCAT questions and completing UCAT practice exams, as well as devoting a large amount of time to UCAT preparation. However, this does not mean your hobbies and interests ...
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25th June 2025
Help! I Got a Poor UCAT Score for My Last Mock Exam – What Should I Do?
There will be a time in everybody’s UCAT preparation journey where scores may fluctuate or decrease. A single bad performance in a UCAT mock exam should not discourage you, but instead be a call to action. If you achieve a poor UCAT percentile or score, ask yourself, “How can I change my UCAT preparation so that this won’t happen in the live UCAT?” This blog outli ...
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23rd June 2025
5 Reasons to Start Your UCAT Preparation Now!
Preparing for the UCAT can be a daunting task, but starting sooner rather than later will make a significant difference in your performance. This blog outlines five compelling reasons why beginning your UCAT preparation now will set you up on the path to success. 1. Master the UCAT learning curve The UCAT is a test unlike anything you have ever sat before. UCAT Verbal Reasoning is ...
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17th June 2025
What Testing Date Should I Choose for UCAT UK?
Bookings to sit UCAT UK 2025 are now open! If you are planning to sit UCAT in 2025 for entry into medicine in 2026, we suggest booking your UCAT testing date as soon as possible. Remember, popular dates, times and locations to sit UCAT do book out! UCAT offers a variety of testing dates, times and locations. This gives you the flexibility to choose a UCAT testing session that is c ...
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17th June 2025
Top 5 Under-Rated UCAT Preparation Strategies
There are hundreds of UCAT strategies out there, but not all are created equal. There are some UCAT strategies that are very important, but also completely under-rated by most UCAT candidates. Familiarising yourself with them will help you boost your UCAT performance. Ready? Here they are: 1. Learn how to speed-read Not enough students are working on improving their speed reading. ...
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10th June 2025
Group vs Individual Study for UCAT
Should I prepare for the UCAT with friends or alone? It’s a question many students ask themselves leading up to a major exam, including the UCAT. Although the answer will vary depending on personal preference, this article will endeavour to discuss some of the benefits and drawbacks of both group and individual preparation. For most, the answer lies somewhere between the two – i ...
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16th May 2025
Distributed Practice and the UCAT: What you Need to Know Part 2
In part 1 of this blog, we looked at why it is important to study with distributed practice for the UCAT. In part 2, we will look at how to implement distributed practice into your UCAT plan. How to implement distributed practice for UCAT Here are some tips and strategies on how to best use distributed practice in your UCAT preparation (you can also use them in your secondary ...
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16th May 2025
Distributed Practice and the UCAT: What you Need to Know Part 1
Over the last few years various catch-phrases have circulated in the education sector: “study smarter not harder”, "do less work for more reward” and others. They can seem too good to be true. Nevertheless, there is one system that eclipses all others in the research conducted, the widespread implementation and the unanimous praise it has received fro ...
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8th May 2025
6 Ways to Make UCAT Study More Effective
Fifty years of educational research shows that effective learners (for UCAT or other learning) have one - preferably all - of the following six characteristics. 1. Encounter challenging ideas or people Basically, this is Newton’s First Law of Motion in action in the academic, cognitive, psychosocial, attitudinal and career-preparation dimensions of your education: a bod ...
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