3rd August 2026
A-Level Results Day and Clearing
A-Level results day is a particularly significant moment for many students, marking the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. It comes with a mix of intense emotions such as excitement, anxiety, uncertainty, and eager anticipation. It's essential to be well-prepared for results day so that you know what to expect and understand your next steps. When is A-Level results da ...
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1st August 2026
Dealing With Disappointing UCAT Mock Scores: 3 Tips
So you’ve been preparing for UCAT by working through the UCAT guides and attempting UCAT practice questions and exams. Then one day you receive a disappointing UCAT mock exam score. So what should you do? Is it time to freak out? Is it time to give up on your medical entry dream? No! Read on for three key tips. 1. Understand what a UCAT score means and how they are calculated ...
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28th July 2026
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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22nd July 2026
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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14th July 2026
UCAT UK 2026: A Student's Experience
I have just completed UCAT 2026! 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 I did. The ...
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13th July 2026
UCAT Results: Common Questions Answered
With the UCAT UK testing period underway, you may be asking questions such as: When and how will I get my UCAT results? How does scoring work in the UCAT? How will universities use my UCAT scores? This blog answers your questions about UCAT results. When and how will I get my UCAT results? You will receive a copy of your UCAT score report before you leave the Pearson VUE test ...
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11th July 2026
Tips for UCAT Test Day and the Night Before
With UCAT test day fast approaching, it's important to be thoroughly prepared, not just academically, but also in terms of logistics and your mental and physical well-being. This blog provides essential tips for the day before, the night before, and the day of your UCAT test to help you stay calm, focused, and ready to excel. The day before UCAT Ensure that you have everything ...
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8th July 2026
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 doable if you are given unlimited time. If sufficient time is given, most students would be able to score very highly in the UCAT. However, UCAT is intentionally designed to give you less time than is required to answer UCAT questions. This is ho ...
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2nd July 2026
Checklist: Are You UCAT Ready? 10 Essentials for UCAT Success
With the UCAT rapidly approaching, many students begin to frantically grind through UCAT questions, without pausing to consider their overall plan of attack for the UCAT. It is important that you take a few moments to reflect and check that you are indeed UCAT ready. This article outlines a checklist of 10 essential tasks to complete before your UCAT test day. 1. Check your ID Ac ...
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1st July 2026
UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How does it work? Part 2
The blog “UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How does it work? Part 1” explained how the scoring and scaling of UCAT works. In this blog we will discuss what all that means for you in practice. Negative marking There is no negative marking in UCAT. Why? There is a lot of educational research and literature on this point, but in summary, if there is negative marking, risk aver ...
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