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4 Steps to Transform Your Weakest UCAT Subtest Into Your Strongest

7th August 2025

4 Steps to Transform Your Weakest UCAT Subtest Into Your Strongest

Although I had been preparing for UCAT for over 6 months, with less than 2 weeks to go until the UCAT, I still wasn't feeling confident about UCAT Quantitative Reasoning. I was consistently scoring in the high 80th or 90th percentiles for other UCAT subtests on the MedEntry online platform, but was still ranging from 40-70th percentile in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning. Since I was happy with ...

 

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Persisting Through Underwhelming Marks

24th July 2025

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 fi ...

 

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Why Is My UCAT Score Not Improving? 3 Reasons and Solutions

22nd July 2025

Why Is My UCAT Score Not Improving? 3 Reasons and Solutions

Has your UCAT performance come to a standstill? UCAT prep score plateaus are frustrating, confusing, and even a little defeating. With exam day looming closer, it's easy to worry that you might not have what it takes. But luckily, with a few proven strategies, you can identify the cause of your problems, fix them, and get back on track on the path towards medical school. The T ...

 

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Convert Your UCAT Score into a Percentile: 2025 MedEntry Calculator

21st July 2025

Convert Your UCAT Score into a Percentile: 2025 MedEntry Calculator

Wondering what your predicted UCAT percentile ranking will be? MedEntry has released a calculator that will help you convert your UCAT scores into estimated percentile rankings, giving you valuable insight into your performance relative to other candidates.   The UCAT Percentile Calculator The MedEntry UCAT percentile calculator produces estimated percentile rankings using t ...

 

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Optimising Your Health for UCAT: What I Learned From Getting the Flu 2 Days Before My UCAT Exam

17th July 2025

Optimising Your Health for UCAT: What I Learned From Getting the Flu 2 Days Before My UCAT Exam

Imagine you’re a hardworking student. You have consistently studied for the UCAT for several months and you are feeling pretty well prepared for UCAT exam itself (hopefully this is not too hard for you to imagine?). Maybe you have a week before UCAT exam day and while you are beginning to feel the nerves of the situation, you are really not too worried. Because why should you be? You hav ...

 

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How to Write a Standout Personal Statement for the New UCAS 2026 Format

16th July 2025

How to Write a Standout Personal Statement for the New UCAS 2026 Format

The personal statement can be an important aspect of a UK university application. It's your opportunity to express why you want to study your chosen course and demonstrate your academic readiness and broader experiences. Starting with the 2026 entry cycle, UCAS has introduced a major reform. The traditional free-form 4,000-character personal statement has been replaced with a structured ...

 

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UCAT Intensive Classes Starting Soon!

12th July 2025

UCAT Intensive Classes Starting Soon!

Did you miss the MedEntry 10-week UCAT Weekly Classes? Do you need additional guidance for the upcoming UCAT? Don’t despair! MedEntry is running a set of four UCAT Intensive Classes to help get you ready for UCAT test day. Who teaches the UCAT Intensive Classes? UCAT Intensive Classes will be run by an experienced tutor who has achieved 99th percentile in the UCAT and gained ...

 

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How I Scored 900 in UCAT Verbal Reasoning

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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What Will UCAT Test Day Be Like?

4th July 2025

What Will UCAT Test Day Be Like?

For many students, sitting UCAT can be a daunting prospect. UCAT is a very different experience to standard high school or university examinations, not to mention how important it is when determining entry into medicine. This blog describes what to expect on the day of UCAT.   UCAT check-in When you arrive, you will need to check in with an invigilator (UCAT exam supe ...

 

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UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How does it work? Part 2

1st July 2025

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, ris ...

 

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