Verbal Reasoning UCAT WALKTHROUGH + Strategies

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  • @AvaSun-yo2wy
    @AvaSun-yo2wy 3 роки тому +18

    I swear to god I was consistently at 50% with my medify VR questions but after watching this I just got 78% on the 28 questions I just attempted. Thank you so much this was so useful.

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +2

      Ahhhh omg that honestly means so much to me!!! this video was actually like death to film and edit but im so glad it was useful - that literally makes it all worth it! Thank you for your kind words and i really am wishing you the best with your ucat!! Youve got this!!!💕😋

  • @aqeelzamann
    @aqeelzamann 3 роки тому +2

    Got my ucat in a few days and ur vids help me out a lot Thankyou so much!

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому

      ahhh im so happy it was helpful!!! Good luck with your ucat !!! i hope it went well!! 💕😋

  • @KK-mk8xb
    @KK-mk8xb 3 роки тому +1

    she's backk! thanks for the video, super useful!

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      haha yes!! Ive just been settling into being back at uni!! thank you

  • @ananya8689
    @ananya8689 3 роки тому +3

    My UCAT is in like 3 days and I have literally lost my sleep …. I feel very under confident becoz of having averages of 500-600 on my mocks (so doomed) …. But this video is wonderful , thanks

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +2

      Oh nooo girl!! try and get some sleep! It will be essential to performing with a clear mind. maybe try sleeping early or use something like headspace. Youve got this girl!! dont feel discouraged! youve but the work in and itll all pay off! - and as a last resort if youre feeling unprepared you can always reschedule it as long as its done something like 24hours in advance!! But youre going to smash it regardless! Good luck!!

  • @AvaSun-yo2wy
    @AvaSun-yo2wy 3 роки тому +8

    4 days until UCAT super scared. Verbal makes me want to cry.

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      Hahaha Honestly Verbal reasoning is the worst 😂😂😂 Youve got this though!! Good luck!

    • @AvaSun-yo2wy
      @AvaSun-yo2wy 3 роки тому +1

      @@SerenaShah THANK YOU!! ❤️

    • @angelinaafzal8190
      @angelinaafzal8190 3 роки тому

      Hey @Ava. S How did it go

    • @tomlawal7991
      @tomlawal7991 3 роки тому

      @@angelinaafzal8190 no reply, must have been bad unfortunately

    • @AvaSun-yo2wy
      @AvaSun-yo2wy 3 роки тому

      @@angelinaafzal8190 I got a 2610 and band 3. I found the test way harder than my medify mocks. Decision making and situational judgement was especially difficult.

  • @Maki-wr7go
    @Maki-wr7go 3 роки тому +3

    Such a helpful video

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому

      Thank you!!! im so glad that you think it is :)

  • @AkkuSriv
    @AkkuSriv 3 роки тому +3

    Very useful video!

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому

      Ahhhh thank you so much :) 🥰😋

  • @amrangill9047
    @amrangill9047 3 роки тому +1

    This video helped so much!!

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому

      Thank you girl!!! i appreciate your kind words 🥰

  • @shayaanhamid9069
    @shayaanhamid9069 3 роки тому +5

    13DAYS until my UCAT, I’ve found a useful technique. So I removed all the VR pages from the ISA 1250 Q book, and made a little booklet of passages where I can speed read through the passages before I approach mocks. Along side Medify.

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      Ohhh that actually sounds like an amazing techqniue - is this something you use to improve your reading speed? have you tried to do something similar but an online version? i feel like that would be beneficial too because your brain reads information slightly differently when its on a screen! i talk a little more about an app which helps you improve your reading speed in my "improve your VR" Video!! - if youre struggling that might be helpful! Also 13 Days!!! in 2 weeks you will literally be done and hopefully never have to think about the UCAT again! Good luck, im wishing you the best for the ucat + your applications :)

    • @shayaanhamid9069
      @shayaanhamid9069 3 роки тому +1

      @@SerenaShah thank you, I just checked your ‘Improve your VR video’ really good. Currently scoring around 650 to 670 for VR with a low of 600 (one- off) because of lots of background noise. Would you say Pass medicine is accurate in difficulty compared with the real exam? (Particularly the DM and VR subsets). Again, thank you.

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      Ahhh im so glad you found it helpful!! hmmm its difficult to say if they are completely represenatative because you have to remember that while one question may be similar - there is an entire bank of questions which have to be of the same standard and they are probably made by a small group of dentists etc - on the other hand since the official ucat questions are all we have to go off of - i think if you focus more on technique and timing and doing effective practice will do you better. I personally know people in my real life who have use medify - and some who have used passmedicine and gotten high high marks (ridiculously high) so although it is important to see if a bank is representative i think it is hard to judge and it will be slightly subjective to the individual - try maybe doing a pass medicine mock then waiting a bit and doing an official ucat mock and seeing how you found them. I hope that helps !!! wishing you the best of luck :)

  • @mariambenafia8839
    @mariambenafia8839 3 роки тому +4

    15 days till my ucat my heart is going 120 miles an hour. I did a decision making mini mock in medify and I got 600-700 also one time I got 500-600 but when I did a mini mock in passmedicine website I got a 750 anyone can explain this? Also happened with situational in medify I can't go higher than band 3 but in passmedicine I got a band 2...

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +2

      Oh bless you!! Youve got this! 15 days is still plenty of time if youre preparing effectively!
      in regards to your question:
      1) Are you consistently getting fluctuating marks in decision making or was the 500-600 a one off (other wise there is defo something we need to address) - also have you gone back to that mock and identified what made you score lower (eg. was it timing, types of questions etc)
      2) Yeah the fluctuating scores between different websites is because they will have different difficulties and what they think is right - after all no question bank can be completely 100% representative (apart from the official ucat questions) - ill have a video comparing the different resources, a price vs cost analysis too coming out soon :)
      I hope that helps!! Let me know if youre struggling with anything else and ill do my best to help! im wishing you the best for the ucat!!!

    • @marienana9921
      @marienana9921 3 роки тому +1

      @@SerenaShah ooo the video will be very helpful thanks!

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      ahhhh i hope soo!! im so glad youre finding them helpful so far 🥺 wishing you the best of luck with you UCAT!!

    • @marienana9921
      @marienana9921 3 роки тому +1

      thank you! honestly all the advice is super useful. Did you get 900 in all the sections?

  • @aliyaiqbal7895
    @aliyaiqbal7895 3 роки тому +5

    How representative is Medify compared to the actual exam and how representative is the mocks on the official UCAT website compared to the actual exam? I have been getting 640 average overall on Medify but I got 512 this morning on the actual website so I'm soo confused??? And my exam is in 13days😨

    • @mariambenafia8839
      @mariambenafia8839 3 роки тому +3

      Sammeeee I got 750 in dm in passmedicine website but when I did it on medify I got 559, 630 and the highest was 690... I don't get it

    • @aliyaiqbal7895
      @aliyaiqbal7895 3 роки тому

      @@mariambenafia8839 when's your exam?

    • @mariambenafia8839
      @mariambenafia8839 3 роки тому +1

      @@aliyaiqbal7895 24

    • @mariambenafia8839
      @mariambenafia8839 3 роки тому +2

      @@aliyaiqbal7895 how do u do reading comprehension for verbal that's what's putting me down

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому

      hey girl!!! dont worry, 13 days is still loads of time! i know its quite frustrating because none of it really matches but nothing really compares to the real exam like the official ucat questions - and i know that was disheartening to hear but maybe your 512 was a fluke! i know loads of people who used only medify and got really really high scores and really it is the best resource out there with how many questions they have etc i hope that helped! dont loose hope! the best thing you can do is doing focused practice - figuring out where you are losing marks and adjusting to fix that and doing focused practice question on those problems etc! i hope your ucat prep is going well and i wish you all the best with your UCAT!!!

  • @pikusarker1359
    @pikusarker1359 3 роки тому +1

    Mam how much dental student loans do you have? Nice video.

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      heyyy! in the uk we pay around £9,250k per year! and then whatever maintenance loan you take on top of that! in the final year the NHS pay for your year at uni so you dont have to pay that one but you also have a reduced ability to get maintenance loan that year! But dont be discouraged! you dont have to pay it all back at once - you pay it very very slowly once you start earning and the investment in yourself is totally worth it for a lifelong career!

  • @ridamawani4176
    @ridamawani4176 3 роки тому +1

    Hey! I have my ucat exam on 27th September and I have been practicing for the past 3 months and have taken around 12 mocks so far. My average for each section is 550 -600 and sometimes 700. Do I have enough time and any tips?? My QR timings are the worst!

    • @FS-rj4xo
      @FS-rj4xo 3 роки тому +3

      My exam is on the 24th and I absolutely hate VR and QR. I love SJT, AR and DM though.

    • @mariambenafia8839
      @mariambenafia8839 3 роки тому +1

      @@FS-rj4xo saaameeee

    • @FS-rj4xo
      @FS-rj4xo 3 роки тому +1

      @@mariambenafia8839 Good luck :))

    • @mariambenafia8839
      @mariambenafia8839 3 роки тому +2

      @@FS-rj4xo you too! How do u do reading comprehension cuz that's what putting me down the highest I got for verbal was 500 and that's with guessing half of them

    • @SerenaShah
      @SerenaShah  3 роки тому +1

      Hey Rida!! Oh bless you 3 months is so long! soon come itll all be over with and hopefully itll all be worth it! Yes ofcourse!! firstly, you definitely have enough time to improve your score and secondly - do you have an ideal score you want to aim for? If youre struggling with quantitative reasoning i have a whole video on it (on my channel) and also a free cheat sheet with all the formulae etc that you might find helpful and later this week ill post a QR walkthrough video too! With regards to other tips - i think the best thing you can do now is space out your mocks so you are continually seeing what score youre getting and if youre improving - also it is really helpful to get you into the mindset of the exam and focusing for long periods of time because doing a mini mock is very different than doing an full mock! Other than that i think it could be super helpful for you to look back at your answers - see where you are going wrong and what is causing that (is it timing, type of question, finding relevant info quickly etc and hopefully youll be able to focus on improving those and overall improve your score by proxy! hope that was helpful!! let me know if there is anything else i can do to help you and good luck for your UCAT!!! 😋🥰

  • @MRGAUNTLET8891
    @MRGAUNTLET8891 2 місяці тому

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