28th September 2026
Interview Offers Are Being Released
So, you've sat the UCAT and now you're working hard on your final exams. But what about your medical interview? Interviews are perhaps the most under-recognised part of the medical admissions process. Every year, highly capable students with excellent UCAT scores and ATARs miss out on a place in medicine simply because they didn't prepare properly for the interview. Most inter ...
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10th August 2026
Everything You Need to Know About Interviews and MMIs
Congratulations on having made it through the UCAT! Having taken the UCAT, the first step of your medical application process is now over and you are heading towards interviews where your comprehension, problem-solving and situational judgement skills will also be assessed just like the UCAT, but in a more up-close and personal manner. Interviews are an opportunity to see a part of you that ...
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17th July 2026
I Didn't Get a Good Enough UCAT Score: What Should I Do?
Application and acceptance into medical school is no small task, it is a journey that may not always go the way you want it to. Part of the difficulty is that the application to medical school has many components, and if even one goes wrong it can interfere with your chances of acceptance. You may find yourself in the very common position of looking at your UCAT score and wondering if your cha ...
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12th May 2026
How Will Medical Schools Use UCAT? Here's a Summary
A common question among prospective medical students is how UCAT scores are used to select applicants into medicine or dentistry. Most universities use a combination of three factors when selecting students into domestic, undergraduate medicine or dentistry courses: UCAT ANZ scores Medical interview performance Academic performance (ATAR / IB or GPA) Some uni ...
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17th March 2026
Entry Into Medicine in NZ: Two Crucial Facts
Are you a New Zealand student wanting to study medicine or dentistry at a New Zealand university? Then it is important that you are aware of two key reasons why entry into medicine / dentistry in New Zealand is unique: New Zealanders have the opportunity to sit UCAT in year 13 and then re-sit UCAT in the first year of their university degree (which has several benefits) Ther ...
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8th March 2026
Want to Be a Doctor? Here’s 5 Things You Should Know
Want to be a doctor one day? There are a few things you should know before embarking on your journey. This blog outlines them. 1. There are A LOT of students in the same position as you It really is remarkable how many people want to study medicine. This is both good and bad news for you. The bad part is how small most medical cohorts are, which makes medical entry extremely compet ...
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8th March 2026
Pathways into Medicine in New Zealand
There are many pathways to enter medicine in New Zealand. The most straightforward journey, followed by most candidates, is the first year entry pathway. However, there are other routes into medicine available, including graduate entry and studying medicine in Australia. First year entry into medicine For most students, the ideal pathway into medicine is after first year university ...
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2nd March 2026
How to Register for UCAT ANZ 2026
Registrations and bookings to sit UCAT ANZ 2026 are now open! UCAT ANZ 2026 testing takes place between 1 July and 5 August 2026. However, we strongly advise registering and booking your UCAT test early to ensure you secure a location, date and time that is suitable for you. If you leave it until later to register and book your UCAT test, it is possible you will need t ...
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18th February 2026
ATTENTION PARENTS: 5 Ways to Help Your Son or Daughter Get Into Medicine
Great things never come easy. Medicine is an incredibly rewarding, secure, well-paid and respected profession in New Zealand. It is also the hardest course to get into. Furthermore, this important stage of your son or daughter's education is a stressful and demanding time, and the need to sit the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) places additional pressure on them during th ...
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16th February 2026
Studying Medicine in Australia as a Kiwi
As a Kiwi, there are two domestic options for studying medicine or dentistry: at Auckland and Otago Universities. However, if you are open to looking overseas, studying medicine in Australia is a viable option with an enormous list of benefits. What’s more, there is a significant number of universities to choose from. While this may be intimidating, it provides you with the opportunity ...
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