4th October 2024
Introducing Mai: MedEntry’s Innovative AI Chatbot
MedEntry’s IT team has been busy creating an exciting new tool to help students with their UCAT preparation. Mai, MedEntry’s intelligent AI chatbot, has been created to provide UCAT support whenever you need it. Available to students with MedEntry’s Comprehensive and Premium UCAT preparation packages, Mai is your go-to resource for any questions related to the UCAT exam, m ...
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22nd September 2024
University Rankings and Prestige: How Much Do They Really Matter for Studying Medicine?
Is studying medicine at Monash more prestigious than Melbourne? Is studying medicine at USyd more prestigious than UNSW? And in the end, does it really matter? University rankings and prestige: how much do they matter for studying medicine? Prestige, prestige, prestige. It’s a battle cry often heard echoing from the halls of the oldest universities and repeated with an ...
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9th September 2024
10 Factors to Consider When Choosing a Medical School in New Zealand
Choosing a Medical School to apply for in New Zealand is one of the first major decisions you will make on your path to becoming a doctor. Worldwide ranking and prestige should not factor into your decision making, as a medical degree from either Auckland or Otago university will give you a high quality degree and a licence to practice medicine. With entrance to the first year of study guarant ...
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5th September 2024
Decoding the MBBS vs. MD Debate
Embarking on the path to become a doctor is a journey laden with choices, and a common question from aspiring doctors revolves around the type of degree pursued—Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or Doctor of Medicine (MD). As the landscape of medical education evolves, it's useful for aspiring doctors and their parents to understand the nuances of these degrees, p ...
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26th August 2024
Where Can I Apply to Medicine via UCAT If I Am Currently Studying at University?
Are you already studying a degree at university and thinking of applying to study medicine or dentistry? If so, the requirements differ compared to if you are a standard, or school leaver applicant. Not all universities will accept students who are currently studying at university into their medical or dental programs, but some will. Furthermore, applying as a non-standard applicant can be ...
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6th August 2024
3 Tips for Written Applications
Some universities require you to submit a written application when applying for medicine or dentistry. You will be required to submit a written application if you are applying to the University of New South Wales’ medical course and James Cook University's dental course. Some special access pathways (for example rural entry pathways) also require applicants to submit a written applic ...
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31st July 2024
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 candid ...
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29th July 2024
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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24th July 2024
How to Study for the UCAT When You’re Sick of Studying
Let’s set the scene – UCAT is fast approaching but you can’t stand the thought of sitting at your desk one more minute for UCAT prep. I’ve been there. The secret to igniting your motivation to study is variety – and lots of it. As someone who is change averse and largely a homebody – I always rolled my eyes at this advice, thinking that I already knew ...
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10th July 2024
UCATPHOBIA Don’t Get Scared, Stay Motivated!
Does the thought of UCAT day make you cringe and consider hiding in your room? That's how I felt in the weeks that led up to UCAT. Being a student in year 13 I had rarely been in a position where I was sitting an exam which was so important for determining my future career pathway. Sure I had been through many school exams and academic competitions, but I felt that no test or assi ...
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