Blogs

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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11th February 2020
UCAT Calculator Keypad Trainer Launched!
Using the UCAT Calculator quickly is an essential skill, particularly in the UCAT Quantitative Reasoning subtest. MedEntry has developed an interactive Calculator Keypad Trainer to help you use the UCAT Calculator quickly and accurately. The Trainer can be found on MedEntry’s Community page, and contains 30 stages which test various calculator operations. In order to complete a stage, you ...
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11th February 2020
UCAT Speed Reading Trainer Launched!
When sitting the UCAT, you will have an average of less than 30 seconds to answer each question. Therefore, increasing your reading speed is an essential skill to develop, particularly in the Verbal Reasoning subtest. Two common causes of slow reading include subvocalization (or reading words aloud in your mind) and reading each word individually. To read quickly, you need to avoid subvocali ...
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4th February 2020
Where will I be able to sit UCAT?
UCAT will take place at various locations across Australia and New Zealand over the month of July. Most capital cities will have multiple testing centres across various locations. Exact locations will be available once registration opens. Test centres will be available for a number of days or weeks in the month of July. Available dates will be shown at the time of booking your test. ...
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30th January 2020
Quantitative Reasoning Mental Arithmetic Trainer
Strong mental maths skills (the ability to make calculations quickly in your head) is a major advantage in the Quantitative Reasoning Subtest of the UCAT. MedEntry has developed an arithmetic training game to help you work on your mental arithmetic under timed conditions, and it available right within your online learning platform: The game consists of three levels – easy, medi ...
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23rd August 2019
Medical Interview Preparation: My Achievements & Experience
MedEntry has developed a My Achievements and Experience module, allowing you to record all of your co-curricular activities, achievements/awards and work experience. This information will help you when writing a university application, preparing for medical interviews, or updating your CV. To access this module, click on My Achievements and Experience in the University Admissions course. ...
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16th August 2019
UCAT Courses
MedEntry provides a range of quality UCAT Courses to help students prepare for this difficult and important test. MedEntry’s UCAT Courses include the online Essential Package, Premium Package and Comprehensive Package. Essential Package The Essential Package provides comprehensive preparation for those unable to attend a UCAT Course in person. This UCAT Course fea ...
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