Blogs
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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13th June 2019
UCAT Timing Feature
Anyone who has sat a UCAT practice exam under timed conditions will know that the hardest part of UCAT is the timing. How is it possible to answer 233 challenging UCAT questions in 180 minutes? Well, it is possible to score highly in the UCAT despite the challenging time constraints. However, it is vital that you become familiar with the extreme time pressures faced in UCAT, and develop the s ...
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5th June 2019
Timed Conditions Feedback toggle
When completing any Exam, Subtest Mock or Drill on the MedEntry LMS, you are presented with heaps of instant feedback, including the portion of students who chose each multiple choice option: MedEntry has added a new feature – allowing you to toggle the popularity by whether or not the Exam/Subtest Mock/Drill was completed under timed conditions: Note: these popularity bars only s ...
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31st May 2019
IMPROVE YOUR UCAT TIMING WITH MEDENTRY’S UCAT TIMING TRAINER
Timing is of the essence in UCAT. If you were given sufficient time to answer UCAT questions, the majority of students would perform very well. However, the UCAT Consortium intentionally gives students insufficient time to answer UCAT questions, in order to distinguish the top UCAT candidates from the rest. Because timing is so important, MedEntry has developed a UCAT ‘Timing Trainer’ feature ...
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15th May 2019
PERSONALISE YOUR UCAT PREP: RECORD YOUR UCAT TESTING DATE!
At MedEntry, we believe each student is different, and that UCAT prep should be tailored to the individual. This is reflected in the design of our UCAT curriculum, which provides students with a variety of learning options to prepare for UCAT. MedEntry encourages all of our students to inform us of your UCAT testing date. This information will be used to provide appropriate UCAT tips, reminde ...
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26th April 2019
Remarking of Decision Making Yes/No Questions
In order to better simulate the grading of the UCAT, MedEntry has updated how certain Decision Making questions are graded in Practice Exams and Subtest Mocks. Decision Making questions with 5 drag and drop YES/NO options, are now graded out of 2 marks, which are awarded as follows: Correct Yes/No responses (out of 5) Mark (out of 2) 0, 1, 2 or 3 0 4 ...
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16th April 2019
MedEntry’s Updated Medical Schools Admissions Guide Now Available!
MedEntry is delighted to release our free, printable medical school admissions guide that covers everything you need to know about getting into medicine in New Zealand. This guide covers: Entry criteria, including UCAT and interviews How to apply to study medicine Medical entry pathways, including undergraduate and graduate entry What you should be doing if you ...
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28th February 2019
MedEntry’s UCAT Practice Exams are optimised for UCATSEN!
What is UCATSEN? UCATSEN (University Clinical Aptitude Test Special Educational Needs) provides certain students sitting UCAT with 25% extra time when sitting the test. UCATSEN is available to students with a medical condition that impacts upon their ability to perform in testing settings such as UCAT, for example, those with learning disabilities. How do I apply for UCATSEN? If yo ...
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1st February 2019
What is covered in MedEntry’s UCAT Courses?
MedEntry’s UCAT Courses are offered in two main forms: A two-day, in-person UCAT Course An online UCAT Course The Platinum Package, which is the most popular UCAT Course, includes both of these services. Two day UCAT Course The two day UCAT Course provides comprehensive preparation for UCAT in a fun, engaging and interactive manner. MedEntry’s UCAT Courses are ru ...
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