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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16th August 2024
5 Tips for UCAT Timing
If you ask any candidate sitting UCAT what the hardest part of the UCAT is, they will inevitably say one thing: timing. All questions in the UCAT are do-able if you are given unlimited time. If sufficient time is given, most students would be able to score very highly in UCAT. However, UCAT is designed intentionally to give you less time than is required to answer UCAT questions. Thi ...
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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?
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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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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19th July 2024
How Important Is UCAT?
You might have heard of the UCAT, you might not, but chances are you will have to sit it to apply to medicine. So how important is the UCAT? The UCAT exam is an aptitude test used by many UK medical and dentistry schools as part of their application process. It is an extremely important part of the application process and is not just a tick box exercise. The way it is used varies between un ...
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