31st July 2025
How Will Universities Use UCAT ANZ Scores?
With the UCAT testing period soon to be over and with students receiving their UCAT ANZ results, a common question is: how will universities use UCAT scores? Every university is different when it comes to entry into medicine and dentistry, and entry requirements can be complicated and confusing. Most undergraduate medical and dentistry courses across New Zealand and Australia require cand ...
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23rd June 2025
UCAT Intensive Classes Starting Soon!
Do you feel you a need for additional guidance for the upcoming UCAT? Did you miss the MedEntry 10-week UCAT Weekly Classes? Don’t despair! MedEntry is running a set of four UCAT Intensive Classes, running on both Saturday and Sunday across two weekends at the end of June and start of July. Who teaches the UCAT Intensive Classes? UCAT Intensive Classes will be run by an ...
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1st June 2025
How to Apply for Medicine at Otago University
There are three ways to enter the medicine program at Otago University (undergraduate, graduate or alternative). The majority of students will gain entry into medicine at Otago university via the Health Sciences First Year (HSFY) undergraduate pathway. This blog outlines the process for entry into medicine at Otago University via the HSFY pathway. Pre-med requirements ...
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18th May 2025
How to Apply for Medicine at Auckland University
Auckland University is a wonderful medical school offering a high quality medical degree. The process for entry is lengthy and can seem daunting at times. The aim of this blog is to help you understand the process for applying to medicine at Auckland University, including how your application will be assessed, what you need to do and relevant deadlines. High school students must ...
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24th April 2025
Medicine – The Big Picture
So you're going into, or in your final year of schooling, and you're set on being a doctor. There are lots of ways you can keep hold of medicine as the big picture throughout this long and sometimes arduous year. By putting some of these points into action now, you will increase your chances of getting straight into med, boost your motivation over the year, and be an awesome doctor in ...
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15th April 2025
A Guide to Pre-Med Papers at Auckland University – From a Past Student
It is difficult to find reliable information on what Medicine and your first year of study will look like at university, and the Auckland PreMed degrees are surely no exception. It can feel like navigating blind if you don’t have guidance, so here’s a summary of the courses you will sit in either your Health Science or Biomedical Science undergraduate year. The papers outlined i ...
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27th March 2025
MedEntry’s Comprehensive UCAT New Zealand Medical Entry Handbook Is Now Available, FREE!
If you’re a student, parent or teacher and looking for a great resource to help you navigate all the steps in your path to medicine or dentistry then check out the MedEntry Handbook. MedEntry's updated, 100+ page, comprehensive UCAT Handbook is now available, absolutely free! It covers everything you need to know about medical entry, including pathways into medicine / dentistry, ...
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12th March 2025
Virtual Work Experience for Aspiring Doctors
Securing traditional hands-on experience within a hospital setting can be challenging. Virtual work experience has emerged as a dynamic and innovative solution for aspiring doctors. In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits of virtual work experience and how it can help you achieve your goals. Accessibility and Inclusivity Virtual work experience transcends geographic ...
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31st January 2025
So, You Want to Be a Doctor? How to Get Into Medicine in New Zealand
Congratulations on your decision to pursue medicine as a career! Medicine is an interesting, valued and rewarding profession. The process of getting into medicine can be confusing, so here’s an introduction. Criteria for getting into medicine In New Zealand, you cannot enter medicine or dentistry as a school-leaver. You must first complete at least the first year of an ...
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17th January 2025
10 Tips For Surviving Your First Year Of Medicine
Medicine is tough, really tough, but you’ve made it this far so you’re tougher. First year is a whirlwind and at times can seem overwhelming, but having made it through to the other side of those first few full-on months, I can hand-on-heart say that everyone is telling the truth when they say college will be the best time of your life. You’ll have ups and downs, I can guaran ...
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