2nd October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 3: UCAT questions involving percentages
What you need to know about percentage % questions before starting your UCAT preparation: Problems involving percent are common on the UCAT. The word percent means “divided by one hundred.” When you see the word “percent,” or the symbol %, remember it means 1/100. For example, 25 Percent ...
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2nd October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 2: Process of Elimination in UCAT multichoice
Process of Elimination or POE in UCAT: the best of a bad bunch. Comprehensive advice from the team at MedEntry UCAT preparation. Once you have established what the UCAT question is asking you need to act efficiently and narrow down your options to reach the correct answer. Using the Process of Elimination or POE method can greatly improve your chances of scoring highl ...
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2nd October 2020
Re-sitting UCAT
This blog is relevant to NZ students in Year 13 who are interested in studying in Australia through teh school leaver entry pathway to medicine. HOW ARE UCAT RESULTS CALCULATED? Unfortunately Pearson Vue does not release the marking scheme that is used determine UCAT scores. There is some speculation as to the following: answering a question correctly that is not answered correctly by the ma ...
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28th September 2020
Tips for Medical Interviews
By now you may have finished your year 13/Uni exams. For those who sat the UCAT this year, it almost seems like the end of the road. However, there is one crucial component for entry into medicine that many major universities require – the interview. It is important you prepare and practice for this last step, especially because this time, you are competing against a tough cohort: all those st ...
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28th September 2020
Is this my only shot at getting into Medicine?
Many Year 13 students sit the UCAT for the first time thinking that they must to do well in UCAT because it is the only way for them to be accepted into their dream uni degree, medicine. This is untrue! The reality is there are numerous ways to be accepted into medicine, although they are not necessarily the ideal pathways. Sitting UCAT, getting a good NCEA score and smashing an interview may ...
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28th September 2020
What Interviewers look for in prospective medical students (Part 1)
Many of the skills that the UCAT aims to assess in prospective medical students are the same qualities that are required to be a good doctor. Whilst the UCAT can only assess what you put on a paper in multiple choice format; the medical interview that will follow, can look for these qualities in person. Your choice of words, body language, attitude and way of thinking will all be up for exami ...
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28th September 2020
Tackling the Multiple Mini Interview (MMI)
The Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) is now used by several universities, alongside the UCAT and ATAR, to determine entry into medicine courses. Unlike traditional panel interviews, the MMI features multiple stations, in which you are marked by different assessors. Therefore, the ideal approach to the MMI is different to the approach for a panel interview. Each station in the MMI has a strict ti ...
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28th September 2020
Applying for Medicine mid-way through your degree
If you are after a place in Auckland or Otago medical schools, you can only apply either after one year of university or after you graduate but not at any other time. If you are after a place in Australia: So you find yourself starting the first year of your degree. Your wounds from not getting accepted straight out of high school are still fresh but you know that medicine is the career for ...
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28th September 2020
Medicine: keeping your options open
This Blog is aimed at NZ students in Year 13 who wish to apply to medicine in Australia through the school leaver entry pathway. You can obtain your NCEA results to equivalent ATAR convesion by contacting the state tertiary admission centres (eg UAC, VTAC) Are you having trouble deciding what to do about your university preferences? Choosing what course to study can be a major decision, and p ...
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28th September 2020
UCAT for Medical-Entrance
Some people raise questions about the current medical selection process, but offer no solutions. As in most countries, the demand for medical places in Australia will always far exceed the number available. Therefore, any selection system used will have winners and losers, and will be controversial. Just because some doctors feel current entry procedures used may not have admitted them to med ...
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