19th August 2020
Which Subjects Should I Choose in Years 12 and 13?
Your academic score is just as important as your UCAT score when it comes to applying for medical schools in New Zealand and especially Australia. Because of this, a lot of discussion around choosing subjects for senior high school/college remains. It often centres around which subjects will scale the best and which ones are required for applying to medicine. Of course these things are importa ...
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3rd August 2020
UCAT CALCULATOR: HOW DO THE UCAT PRACTICE EXAMS DIFFER FROM THE LIVE UCAT?
The calculator in the live UCAT (i.e the calculator in the testing centre for the actual UCAT) has several differences to the calculator available on the official UCAT practice exams. These changes range from cosmetic (e.g. colour, style) to functional differences. MedEntry’s Simulated UCAT Exam Platform is the most accurate representation of the live UCAT calculator. You may therefor ...
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14th July 2020
My UCAT Experience: A Candidate who scored >3000 in UCAT Shares his Tips
My UCAT exam was at 8am, and so I had to wake up at 5:30am to comfortably get ready and travel to the UCAT testing centre, accounting for the 30 minutes waiting time. However, I woke up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle the UCAT exam, and my mental energy was in no way compromised. How? It was simply due to the fact that I had already been waking at 5:30am sharp every morning for the 2-3 w ...
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27th June 2020
Earplugs Update for UCAT ANZ
Candidates can request earplugs at the test centre if they wish to use them. At test centres where earplugs are available, candidates must use the earplugs provided and cannot use their own. Not all test centres can provide earplugs. If you are taking the test at one of the test centres below, you will be allowed to bring your own earplugs. If you bring your own earplugs to one of these centre ...
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21st May 2020
Integrate your MedEntry UCAT Study Plan into your daily calendar!
MedEntry’s interactive, personalised UCAT study planner can now be synchronised with your daily calendar! Your MedEntry UCAT Study Planner can be added to most calendar applications with a single click. If your computer or mobile device does not support a one-click setup, then don’t despair! We have compiled detailed instructions to help you sync your Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Mi ...
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15th May 2020
Exclusive UCAT Skills Trainers for all UCAT Subtests!
MedEntry is delighted to offer our students innovative, exclusive UCAT skills trainers for each of the four UCAT cognitive subtests. You will not find anything like our skills trainers on any other UCAT platform. These skills trainers have been developed by an expert team of IT Engineers, academics and high achieving UCAT students. The UCAT skills trainers: Target key UCAT skills that are ...
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6th May 2020
In year 11, 12 or 13? MedEntry Headstart UCAT Preparation Packages are now Available!
Are you in year 11, 12 or 13? Do you want to give yourself the best chance of getting into medicine? Would you like to get a head-start on your UCAT preparation? Then check out our new Headstart packages. Research shows that the more time that you put into UCAT Preparation, the higher the chance you have of achieving a top UCAT score. Furthermore, UCAT is a skills-based exam, so regular pra ...
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22nd April 2020
New difficulty levels added to MedEntry’s Venn Diagram Trainer!
MedEntry’s exclusive Venn Diagram Trainer makes it easy for you to master Venn diagram questions in the UCAT Decision Making subtest. The trainer displays a Venn diagram and 5 timed questions (each to be completed within 30 seconds). Afterwards, the answers are displayed, along with explanations showing the appropriate shaded Venn diagram regions. To use the trainer, sele ...
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21st April 2020
Personalised UCAT Study Planner Launched!
What do almost all students who achieve 99th centile in UCAT have in common? They plan their UCAT study. If you are sitting UCAT this year, chances are you are busy. You have school commitments, exams and extra-curricular activities to balance. With the added pressure of UCAT, it can all feel overwhelming. The best way to manage all of these activities is to make a plan. In fact, almost eve ...
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10th April 2020
Keyword Scanning Trainer
Most students find UCAT Verbal Reasoning to be the most time pressured subtest. You will have less than 30 seconds to answer each question! An effective strategy to answer UCAT Verbal Reasoning questions correctly is keyword scanning. This involves identifying keywords that appear in the question stem, and scanning the text for them. Reading around the keywords can help you ...
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