13th August 2021
UCAT or GAMSAT? Which route is harder? Which route is easier?
For a simple comparison of UCAT and GAMSAT, please read this article: UCAT vs GAMSAT Medicine entry via GAMSAT or UCAT? what’s the difference? It’s a question anyone wanting to gain entry into medicine will inevitably ask: ‘Am I better off sitting the UCAT and doing an undergraduate medicine degree, or should I sit the GAMSAT to gain entry into a graduate ...
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4th July 2021
I don’t have time for the UCAT during year 13, should I do the GAMSAT instead?
The blog below discusses the two clearly defined pathways to study medicine in Australia. A lot of people think because their final year of school is such a busy one, they should forget about doing the UCAT and focus on their studies instead. Some say, “Don’t worry if you are not sitting the UCAT, you can always just sit the GAMSAT during Uni and get into Medicine that way&rdquo ...
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7th June 2021
Medicine at Monash or Melbourne?
Medicine at Monash (via UCAT) or Melbourne (via GAMSAT)? The answer is the same to similar questions such as: Medicine at UNSW or USyd? Medicine at Curtin or UWA? Medicine at UQ or Monash? Medicine at Adelaide or Flinders? etc A dilemma facing high achievers wanting to pursue medicine is whether to choose Monash University (school leaver entry) or Melbourne University (graduate route). M ...
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6th December 2020
UCAT or GAMSAT? Which route is better?
Medicine via UCAT or GAMSAT? For a simpler comparison of UCAT against the GAMSAT please see the following article: ‘UCAT or GAMSAT? which is harder? which is easier?‘. Our view is that UCAT route is far superior for several reasons including: 1. No guarantee: Even if you do ace your GPA and do well in GAMSAT, there is no gurantee that you will get in: there is an intervi ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT Forums
You will find numerous forums on the internet discussing UCAT and medical entry. Many of them are run anonymously and contain a lot of misinformation, posted by ‘nameless-faceless people’ with vested interests, so it is important to be sceptical when reading posts on such forums. You may find that MedEntry is not mentioned on third party forums, because we have our own learning ...
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7th October 2020
Extra-curricular activities: important or irrelevant?
Amidst the stress of preparing for the UCAT and studying for your other exams, it may be tempting to not spend time on extra-curricular activities, so that you can focus on getting the marks you need to get into medicine. After all, they won’t contribute directly to your score, right? However, participating in extra-curricular activities, whether it be joining your local cricket team, volun ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT forums
There are numerous forums on almost every topic on the web of varying quality. With regard to forums on the UCAT specifically, we suggest you take note of the following points and be careful in using the content – i.e. Caveat emptor (buyer beware): Avoid unauthentic online forums: they are not independent and are used as advertising and marketing tools which mislead and trap unsu ...
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7th October 2020
Medical Entrance and UCAT Preparation
Throughout the ages and in most countries medicine has been a profession with special privileges, hence demand to study medicine is high. In fact the demand to supply ratio is higher for medicine than for any other course in Australia, which is one reason for the use of criteria other than ATAR (high school) scores for entry. Since medical knowledge is growing at an exponential rate, it is es ...
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7th October 2020
How to deal with those UCAT Nerves (Part 2 – On the day)
For some people sitting UCAT, those nerves may not hit until the day of or the night before UCAT. We get butterflies in the stomach and perhaps even the need to vomit. These feelings are natural and can even help us to do better. But, for those of us who have difficulty handling the nerves, there are a few simple things to do to minimise them. Make sure you have everything that you need in ad ...
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7th October 2020
10 Tips For During The UCAT
You have rehearsed for this day for the past few months, so here are a few final tips that you may have heard before. Here at MedEntry, we want to make sure that you have as smooth a UCAT experience as possible. Please share this article with your friends or family if you think they need some final tips as well. 1. Read and Think carefully. Consider all the choices in each question on the U ...
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