22nd August 2024
6 Tips for Preventing Burnout During UCAT Preparation
Burnout is something almost everyone will experience in their medicine entry journey. Burnout can significantly impact one’s ability to perform, and how an individual copes with burnout can, in some cases, make or break their chance of admission into their dream course. In this blog, I will be focussing on the burnout associated with UCAT preparation, and strategies which I used to help ...
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21st August 2024
Top Tips for UCAT Quantitative Reasoning
The Quantitative Reasoning subtest of UCAT can be challenging, even for those who are proficient at maths. This is largely due to the extreme time pressure placed on students in this UCAT subtest. The commonest mistake made by students in the UCAT Quantitative Reasoning subtest is to approach it like you would approach a high school maths test – by calculating everything perfectly, ch ...
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19th August 2024
Tips for UCAT Test Day: 5 Things to do Before Clicking 'Start Exam'
It’s natural that after all the time spent preparing for the UCAT, that on the day of the exam, you might want to get it over and done with as quickly as possible. So, on the day of the UCAT exam, you arrive at your UCAT testing centre, check in with the staff, and you are now seated at your computer. But wait! Before you click ‘start exam’, here are five things that I recomm ...
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7th August 2024
How to Interpret Your UCAT Mock Exam Scores
So you’ve completed a UCAT practice exam and are unsure about how to interpret your results and feedback. This blog has some tips to help you gain a better grasp of your UCAT progress. Look at percentile, not percentage The UCAT is a test designed to compare students against each other, thereby giving the universities a clearer indication of the stronger candidates. As ...
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4th August 2024
4 Mindset Shifts to Help You Tackle the UCAT
Many students will already be starting or upping the intensity of UCAT preparation. While time spent on improving your proficiency at answering UCAT questions is certainly well spent, so is the time dedicated to reflecting on what you’re doing and renewing your confidence. After all, the UCAT, like other aptitude tests, is partially a mind game. This blog post aims to provide some new pe ...
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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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31st July 2024
6 Common UCAT Verbal Reasoning Pitfalls
Without a doubt, most UCAT test takers find Verbal Reasoning to be the most challenging subtest. The combination of the stringent timing (~30s per question), the information dense passages and of course, testing nerves (being the first UCAT section!), can often result in lower scores in this subtest. It is important to note that participants tend to score lower Mean in UCAT Verbal Reasoning &n ...
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26th July 2024
Top Tips for UCAT Decision Making
In the UCAT Decision Making subtest students will be presented with a variety of question types. The questions presented are characteristic, but often unusual. It is therefore important that you practice answering Decision Making UCAT questions, and develop familiarity with each type. This blog describes five key tips to help you answer Decision Making UCAT questions quickly and accurately. ...
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24th July 2024
How to Use Holidays to Improve in UCAT
Many students use the holidays to finally relax after several months of hard work. For those sitting the UCAT in the coming months, the road ahead can look especially challenging and instil feelings of anxiety. However, after taking a long-deserved rest, the holidays can be used efficiently and effectively to get ahead in the UCAT and obtain the results you need to get into your dream course o ...
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24th July 2024
Persisting Through Underwhelming Marks
Many of you may have started your preparation on MedEntry and found that you may not be achieving the scores you hoped for, and let me tell you, you’re not the only one! Many people lose confidence during their UCAT preparation and can’t see themselves achieving the scores they hope to attain. I know this for a fact because I was one of those people not too long ago. When I firs ...
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