7th October 2020
SHOULD I GET A TUTOR FOR UCAT OR ATTEND WEEKLY UCAT CLASSES?
Some students who are preparing for UCAT wonder if they should get a private tutor for UCAT or attend weekly UCAT classes. Often this is because that is what they are used to doing in high school. But UCAT is very different to school and therefore requires a different approach. Here we suggest a much more effective (and much cheaper) way of preparing for UCAT: group study. The benefits of gro ...
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7th October 2020
Hypocritical Universities
While universities such as Otago and Auckland say you can't train for aptitude/ability tests such as UCAT, they offer advice to their graduates on how to prepare for such tests for employment. For example, on page 17 of the Interview Skills booklet by the Career Development Centre, Otago University says: "It is important to familiarise yourself with the process of psychometric exercises as th ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT: 5 Tips for the Final Fortnight
UCAT is well and truly close now so it’s time to streamline your study and buckle down! Here are five ways to make sure you’re using the next fortnight effectively to set you up for success on UCAT day. Use your UCAT practice exams wisely A practice exam is only a practice exam if you’re doing it in exam conditions. UCAT is a marathon and your MedEntry exams are your trial runs, so use t ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 6: statistics problems on the UCAT
How to approach statistics problems on the UCAT exam: Frequently a feature of UCAT multi choice, understanding the language of statistics and how to answer those questions involving statistics on the UCAT exam is essential for UCAT success. Below, we have explained, as succinctly as possible, what you need to know in order to answer this style of UCAT question. Statistics is the stud ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation: an overview.
UCAT test tactics and preparation: an overview. UCAT test tactics and preparation part 1: Avoiding multiple confusions in the multiple choice section of UCAT UCAT test tactics and preparation part 2: Process of Elimination in UCAT multichoice UCAT test tactics and preparation part 3: UCAT questions involving percentages UCAT test tactics and preparation part 4: Probability question ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation Part 10: coping with UCAT stress and anxiety on UCAT test day
Pressure, pressure: coping with nerves and stress on the actual UCAT test day. Having done UCAT practice exam, after practice exam, after practice exam, most UCAT candidates will be raring to go come July. Whilst UCAT preparation is key to your UCAT success, it is not the only factor that will affect your UCAT performance on the actual UCAT test day. Being able to cope with the nerves and a ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 9: coping with UCAT stress and UCAT anxiety prior to the UCAT exam
Coping with UCAT stress and UCAT nerves prior to the UCAT exam: We all know that sick feeling in the bottom of our stomachs just prior to walking into a big exam; we’re jittery, shaking and generally thinking that we’d rather be anywhere else but here. Nerves can be debilitating in the most terrible way for even the brightest of students. Thus, it is crucially important that your learn to ove ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 8: practical tips for staying cool under pressure in the UCAT exam
With UCAT just around the corner, and UCAT preparation of most students well and truly under way, we thought we would address the issue of nerves and anxiety that can happen on UCAT test day. Below is a simple check list of UCAT test tactics that you can utilise to overcome this UCAT pressure and tips on how to tackle the actual UCAT exam itself. Firstly, don’t doubt yourself! Just be ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 7: worded mathematical problems
Worded mathematical problems on the UCAT exam: translating worded problems into mathematical symbols. comprehenisve UCAT advice from the team at MedEntry UCAT preparation. Possibly the most confusing questions on the UCAT exam, worded mathematical problems can actually be solved relatively easily if you understand how the question is written and what the words of the question really mean ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 1: Avoiding multiple confusions in the multiple choice section of UCAT
A starting guide on how to tackle the multi-choice of UCAT from the team at MedEntry UCAT preparation: The ’2 out of 4′ rule in multi-choice: In any multi-choice test, it is significantly harder to create a good but incorrect answer than it is to create the correct answer. For this reason usually only two attractive answer-choices are offered. One correct; the other either intentionally m ...
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