Thank you so much for this video, I’ve been practicing so much for my UCAT but I feel like my results aren’t showing any justice whatsoever. I’m thinking of getting the one week subscription for medify cus my exam is next week. I never actually used medify and was unaware of it; I used the iSC book which apparently is way too hard compared to the real thing. I’ve heard medify is really good. What things did you do in the final week of preparation if you don’t mind me asking?
Hi mate, I would highly recommend Medify, in the week leading up to my exam, I solely used it - I did a mock exam every second day on it and then in the other days I would practice the sections I was doing worst in on the mocks (using sets of timed questions on Medify) . Hope this helps :)
Also for SJT, I would advise making a list of all the key principles for doctors/medical students that you come across and to read over it ahead of the exam.
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Hi for VR which resource would you say matched the level of difficulty, really stressing out as I’ve been struggling on medify and if that’s easier than the real thing I am screwed. Thanks for the video, I wish I got my UCAT over an done with at the start of August, but now my summer doesn’t properly start until the 29th of August 😂😂
Hey, I would say that the UCAT official mocks are probably the most similar in difficulty, unfortunately VR is just a hard section. One thing that helped me was skipping any questions that had a vague statement which required you to search the whole passage, and instead ensuring I answered all the Yes/No/Can’t tell questions as these are quicker.
Rikhil_88 I mean that I always did timed practice and set myself targets to improve, for example, initially I aimed to get half the questions done in the allocated time, then as I improved I aimed to get 3/4 done in the time and so on. Basically I kept myself focused by setting myself goals as I progressed :)
Hello Andrxw, I am international student aiming to apply for medical school here in England but I need UCAT. In fact I have no idea 🤷♀️ about the exam and I have to start preparing for it’ please can you provide any tips. Thank you 😊
Hey so I'd start by looking up some practice questions to start familiarising yourself with the question styles - TheMedicPortal is a good place for this, and to learn more detail about the actual exam and how it works I would recommend TheMedicBlog website! Hope this helps :)
Hey! I have my ucat exam on 27th september and I have been practicing for the past 3 months and have taken around 10 mocks so far. My average for each section is 550 -600. Do I have enough time and any tips??
Hey Rida! You have more than enough time - many people may be at this stage not having done any mocks so you’re doing great, and with 3 weeks to go your average is really good! Main tip: just keep practicing consistently - but; not too intensely, you’re doing really well and don’t want to burn out, so just keep going steady but not overwhelming yourself! Hope that helps :)
@@amethystspeaker6919 It went really well for me! You need to manage your time and focus on your strengths. For instance, I got 880 in Abstract reasoning which helped me make up for all the mishaps in verbal reasoning. Take as many mocks as you can... I used medify and found it really helpful.
@@ridamawani4176 That’s great! That’s for the tips, I’m also using Medify. Since you can only take each mock once I’m trying to save them until a bit closer to my exam👌 VR is also my worst🫠 I hope you got into whichever course you wanted!
Hey I’m now a week before my exam and I still don’t feel very prepared for my UCAT but I got the 1 week medify course, do u figure it’ll be enough? Also would you recommend not doing the medify VR questions (and use other websites instead) as everyone says they’re easier than the actual exam
Hey, with the prep all you can do is to do your best to get the repetition in and the outcome will be what it will be. Medify is definitely helpful, but yeah it might be best to practice with other VR resources if you have access to them; although they were the ones I practiced with and they’re 100% better than nothing. All the best do the exam and if you have any other Qs feel free to ask!
@@rosetitanic8183 Hey, I think I did around 7/8 mocks total, which were definitely massively beneficial and I would highly recommend prioritising them in your practice, especially in the 4ish days before your exam! In terms of quantity; there is no magic number that is “enough”, rather just aim to do as much as you can while ( this is key) maintaining balance/rest/exercise because it’s good to be fresh and not burnt-out for it. Hope that helps :)
Alishah Haider QR was my worst section for so long as well - I literally couldn’t even answer half of the questions initially, but I kept doing lots of practice and really familiarising myself with using the calculator ( including the M functions which are so helpful - I’ll talk about them in a video I’ll upload soon) and my scores just started improving. I also learnt to skip any questions that looked complex/hard which was important in ensuring that I got all the easy marks. I’ll have videos up soon on each individual section which should help :)
rk123 Hey, on the whole I found them to be pretty accurate and good prep for the exam - some sections like QR and DM are possibly slightly easier than the exam but really not by much at all, if you’re comfortable with the price I’d defo recommend it! All the best!
Adam Marshall I applied to Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, had interviews at those 4 and was fortunate enough to get offers from them all. In the last month or so did some research and gave it some thought before deciding on Dundee, where (hopefully) I’ll start in September :)
@@andrxw3272 Damn, that's amazing, congrats! I'm currently on track to apply to the same med schools this October. If you don't mind sharing, I was wondering how much work experience you got to do before applying just to get a rough idea of what's a sufficient amount. I saw on Dundee's website that they recommend up to two weeks of work experience before applying, but the NHS work experience coordinators within my region only offer up to 3 days of hospital shadowing which I did...
Jocelyn Li Hey, thank you! I had one week of placement at a hospital via an NHS placement (which was available through applying online), plus 3 days at a GP surgery - that was all clinically wise, but I did volunteer at a care home also. Ultimately though from my application experience, there is no minimum work experience: you’ve probs heard this before but it’s all about how you can reflect on what u have. Ik the Dundee website does say 2 weeks but don’t stress too much if you can’t get this (particularly given the pandemic as from my experience they never actually question you on the duration), just try to gain as much relevant insight into the Medical profession as you can whether that’s through reading, online research, or if you can get it any experience seeing caring environments/clinical settings. Hope this is somewhat helpful, and if you have any other questions feel free to ask :)
Incognito Hey, I didn’t do the BMAT, but I started prep quite early for the UCAT; probably around 6 weeks before my test - not doing that intensely but focusing on doing at least around 30 mins of untime-pressured practice to familiarise myself with questions. Nearer the time I did a lot more intense revision doing full online practice tests, and more like 2-3hr every day. Hope this helps :)
Leah Lester I can’t really remember the exact questions but for QR it was less difficult questions than in the UCAT official mocks and for DM there were some weird ones that I hadn’t seen in any mocks before.
Cindy Hellen Hey, thanks for the feedback - in DM in my UCAT test there were some kind of weird question styles that I hadn’t come across in any of the Medify/UCAT official mocks, so I found it much harder than any mocks I’d done :)
Cindy Hellen This isn’t very helpful Ik but I can’t really remember the exact questions, I just remember that they differed from mocks - all I can really advise is utilise the whiteboard and make diagrams to visualise the information you’re given and most importantly watch your timing: if a question is taking you more than around 70 seconds and you have no clue what to do then I would definitely skip.
Fiona Felix Hey, there was definitely some variation between them and the actual questions in the exam in terms of question style and difficulty, but I would say on the whole they’re still decent practice but probably better suited to just familiarising yourself with the questions/sections than for very exam-realistic performance. Hope this helps :)
Great video really helpful! I’ve got mine on Friday and I’m really worried lol. Was QR easier in the real exam then on Medify? And were there a lot of those weird DM questions or was it mostly like on Medify ? Thanks!! :)
Watermelon Lover Thanks for the feedback! Yeah QR was probably a little bit easier than Medify, not massively different though. There weren’t a ton of weird DM questions but there were defo a few that I wasn’t sure how to do. In regards to your exam, my advice would be: don’t overpractice the next few days as you need to make sure you’re fresh for the exam- make sure you’re eating well and getting plenty of sleep. Also I’d advise doing a little but not much practice on the morning of your exam just to ‘warm up’. Overall just try do your best and try not to stress too much about the outcome as all you can do is your best and the outcome will be whatever it is. Hope this helps and all the best for your exam :)
Astronomical Productions Overall I just tried to keep things in perspective- obviously the test is important but all you can do is just try your best and if that’s good enough, great and if not well then so be it. I’d also recommend, especially in the days before your exam, give yourself time to switch off and relax e.g watch some funny UA-cam videos/ exercise/ read books, whatever you find fun/relaxing. Ultimately just don’t stress too much, as you’ve done the practice and now all you can do is to do your best on the day of the exam and hopefully the outcome is good. All the best for your test!
200HeadShock In the days ahead of your exam, I’d make sure you’re not over practicing; obviously practice especially on your weaknesses but make sure you’re giving your mind time to rest and having breaks, plenty sleep and eating well. On the actual day I’d advise doing a little practice to ‘warm up’ but not much, and then maybe read through some pointers eg. Make notes of AR patterns you always miss, or QR steps you always mess up or whatever and read through that ahead of your exam. Hope this helps
@@king-r6712 640 average, pretty disappointed to be honest. QR, DM, and AR were really good but I severely messed up in the VR section. I didn't feel that medify was really accurate in representing VR for the actual test, but it being the first section I was really nervous so that didn't help either. Good luck with your exams.
Andrxw Great. Do you recommend doing the ISC QR questions? People think they can get you bogged down on them. Should I solely use UCAT Website and Medify for QR?
Louis I’d advise using online practice for QR definitely as while using the book is better than nothing, it doesn’t accurately simulate the exam conditions so isn’t as reliable as practicing online where you have the actual calculator and keyboard set-up. However practice with the book is still going to help if that’s all you have :)
Lola Lola Hey, I like to do a combination of rewriting/summarising my notes into bullet points, doing practice questions and making flash cards e.g. cards for key processes/definitions.
olve at least one or two UCAT sample test, this will give you a peek to the real UCAT test & a snapshot of test-like online resources by iCanMed. Our official guide helps you what you need to do for each stage of the application process with various useful tips and resources. Get the useful resources that are helpful to crack your UCAT exam from iCanMed. You can also seek UCAT advice from our experienced teachers and get success. For more details visit us at www.icanmed.co.nz/
What a beast, I got a score of 3000 afted watching this video. Like and subscribed. Cant wait to see more of AGM Doctor and 100% would bang
Alex Ball Thanks for the support sis💞💞💞 Good luck on your Medical Journey hun💖💖
Wow, don't know much about UCAT but sounds like you smashed it. Good for you man :)
Tom Porter Cheers haha
Thank you! Have my UCAT in 11 days - will try and remember to update with my score!!
Mahrin Ahmed All the best for it!
@@andrxw3272 Didn't do as well al you - got 2900 but hopefully universities will still take into account this score!
Mahrin Ahmed That’s an unreal score, congratulations Mahrin!!
Hey, great vid. I was wondering how you found the passmedicine practice questions to be in relation to the actual exam. Are they accurate?
Thank you so much for this video, I’ve been practicing so much for my UCAT but I feel like my results aren’t showing any justice whatsoever. I’m thinking of getting the one week subscription for medify cus my exam is next week. I never actually used medify and was unaware of it; I used the iSC book which apparently is way too hard compared to the real thing. I’ve heard medify is really good. What things did you do in the final week of preparation if you don’t mind me asking?
Hi mate, I would highly recommend Medify, in the week leading up to my exam, I solely used it - I did a mock exam every second day on it and then in the other days I would practice the sections I was doing worst in on the mocks (using sets of timed questions on Medify) . Hope this helps :)
Also for SJT, I would advise making a list of all the key principles for doctors/medical students that you come across and to read over it ahead of the exam.
@@andrxw3272 Thank you very much, I've just signed up for the 1 week course on Medify, hopefully this will pay off
Navan Pradeesh All the best for it mate! Let me know how it goes :)
Andrxw I will do mate, thank you and congrats for your results! 💪🏽💪🏽
wow you smashed it
Appreciate the kind words!
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Hi for VR which resource would you say matched the level of difficulty, really stressing out as I’ve been struggling on medify and if that’s easier than the real thing I am screwed. Thanks for the video, I wish I got my UCAT over an done with at the start of August, but now my summer doesn’t properly start until the 29th of August 😂😂
Hey, I would say that the UCAT official mocks are probably the most similar in difficulty, unfortunately VR is just a hard section. One thing that helped me was skipping any questions that had a vague statement which required you to search the whole passage, and instead ensuring I answered all the Yes/No/Can’t tell questions as these are quicker.
Andrxw thanks so much
When you say u didn’t just aimlessly practice m you efficiently practiced, what do u mean?
Rikhil_88 I mean that I always did timed practice and set myself targets to improve, for example, initially I aimed to get half the questions done in the allocated time, then as I improved I aimed to get 3/4 done in the time and so on. Basically I kept myself focused by setting myself goals as I progressed :)
hey did you find the Medic Portal question bank reflected the UCAT difficulty? thanks!
Great vids mate! What scores were you averaging in QR and DM when taking the medify mocks, if you don’t mind me asking. Thanks!
Kam Ahmed Thanks for the feedback! I was averaging around 800 in QR and around 700/750 in DM :)
Hello Andrxw, I am international student aiming to apply for medical school here in England but I need UCAT. In fact I have no idea 🤷♀️ about the exam and I have to start preparing for it’ please can you provide any tips. Thank you 😊
Hey so I'd start by looking up some practice questions to start familiarising yourself with the question styles - TheMedicPortal is a good place for this, and to learn more detail about the actual exam and how it works I would recommend TheMedicBlog website! Hope this helps :)
Thank you so much
Adam Gil No worries at all, glad I could help :)
Hey! I have my ucat exam on 27th september and I have been practicing for the past 3 months and have taken around 10 mocks so far. My average for each section is 550 -600. Do I have enough time and any tips??
Hey Rida! You have more than enough time - many people may be at this stage not having done any mocks so you’re doing great, and with 3 weeks to go your average is really good!
Main tip: just keep practicing consistently - but; not too intensely, you’re doing really well and don’t want to burn out, so just keep going steady but not overwhelming yourself!
Hope that helps :)
@@andrxw3272 awesome thank you
@@ridamawani4176 can I ask how u went? And also any tips :3 I’m taking mine in August
@@amethystspeaker6919 It went really well for me! You need to manage your time and focus on your strengths. For instance, I got 880 in Abstract reasoning which helped me make up for all the mishaps in verbal reasoning. Take as many mocks as you can... I used medify and found it really helpful.
@@ridamawani4176 That’s great! That’s for the tips, I’m also using Medify. Since you can only take each mock once I’m trying to save them until a bit closer to my exam👌 VR is also my worst🫠 I hope you got into whichever course you wanted!
Hey I’m now a week before my exam and I still don’t feel very prepared for my UCAT but I got the 1 week medify course, do u figure it’ll be enough? Also would you recommend not doing the medify VR questions (and use other websites instead) as everyone says they’re easier than the actual exam
Hey, with the prep all you can do is to do your best to get the repetition in and the outcome will be what it will be.
Medify is definitely helpful, but yeah it might be best to practice with other VR resources if you have access to them; although they were the ones I practiced with and they’re 100% better than nothing.
All the best do the exam and if you have any other Qs feel free to ask!
Thankyou so much!!
Is it enough if I spend around 7 hours on each section?
Also how many full mocks did u do? :))
@@rosetitanic8183 Hey, I think I did around 7/8 mocks total, which were definitely massively beneficial and I would highly recommend prioritising them in your practice, especially in the 4ish days before your exam!
In terms of quantity; there is no magic number that is “enough”, rather just aim to do as much as you can while ( this is key) maintaining balance/rest/exercise because it’s good to be fresh and not burnt-out for it.
Hope that helps :)
@@rosetitanic8183 how did you go bud? Hope everything’s going well
How did you do sooo well in QR that’s my worst section :/
Alishah Haider QR was my worst section for so long as well - I literally couldn’t even answer half of the questions initially, but I kept doing lots of practice and really familiarising myself with using the calculator ( including the M functions which are so helpful - I’ll talk about them in a video I’ll upload soon) and my scores just started improving. I also learnt to skip any questions that looked complex/hard which was important in ensuring that I got all the easy marks. I’ll have videos up soon on each individual section which should help :)
Hey man - how accurate did you find medify resources as compared to the actual exam? Thx sm
rk123 Hey, on the whole I found them to be pretty accurate and good prep for the exam - some sections like QR and DM are possibly slightly easier than the exam but really not by much at all, if you’re comfortable with the price I’d defo recommend it! All the best!
How did you get on with the rest of the application?
Adam Marshall I applied to Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, had interviews at those 4 and was fortunate enough to get offers from them all. In the last month or so did some research and gave it some thought before deciding on Dundee, where (hopefully) I’ll start in September :)
@@andrxw3272 Damn, that's amazing, congrats! I'm currently on track to apply to the same med schools this October. If you don't mind sharing, I was wondering how much work experience you got to do before applying just to get a rough idea of what's a sufficient amount. I saw on Dundee's website that they recommend up to two weeks of work experience before applying, but the NHS work experience coordinators within my region only offer up to 3 days of hospital shadowing which I did...
Jocelyn Li Hey, thank you! I had one week of placement at a hospital via an NHS placement (which was available through applying online), plus 3 days at a GP surgery - that was all clinically wise, but I did volunteer at a care home also. Ultimately though from my application experience, there is no minimum work experience: you’ve probs heard this before but it’s all about how you can reflect on what u have. Ik the Dundee website does say 2 weeks but don’t stress too much if you can’t get this (particularly given the pandemic as from my experience they never actually question you on the duration), just try to gain as much relevant insight into the Medical profession as you can whether that’s through reading, online research, or if you can get it any experience seeing caring environments/clinical settings. Hope this is somewhat helpful, and if you have any other questions feel free to ask :)
@@andrxw3272 Man, thanks so much for your reply! Really helpful. Hope you have a good time at dundee!
Jocelyn Li No problem at all, thank you and all the best for your application!
Thanks
did you do the BMAT and when did you start revising for the UCAT?
Incognito Hey, I didn’t do the BMAT, but I started prep quite early for the UCAT; probably around 6 weeks before my test - not doing that intensely but focusing on doing at least around 30 mins of untime-pressured practice to familiarise myself with questions. Nearer the time I did a lot more intense revision doing full online practice tests, and more like 2-3hr every day. Hope this helps :)
What type of questions came up for QR and DM?
Leah Lester I can’t really remember the exact questions but for QR it was less difficult questions than in the UCAT official mocks and for DM there were some weird ones that I hadn’t seen in any mocks before.
fab videos :)) how do you mean DM questions were different from the UCAT test? xx
Cindy Hellen Hey, thanks for the feedback - in DM in my UCAT test there were some kind of weird question styles that I hadn’t come across in any of the Medify/UCAT official mocks, so I found it much harder than any mocks I’d done :)
@@andrxw3272 Hey, oh thats not good isn't it :( I hate unexpected things, any suggestions on how to tackle them looking back at them?
Cindy Hellen This isn’t very helpful Ik but I can’t really remember the exact questions, I just remember that they differed from mocks - all I can really advise is utilise the whiteboard and make diagrams to visualise the information you’re given and most importantly watch your timing: if a question is taking you more than around 70 seconds and you have no clue what to do then I would definitely skip.
Hey mate would you say AR was easier in the exam than on medify? Cheers
Adam Marshall I’d say it was probably around the same difficulty :)
Were the mocks and subtests on the passmedicine website similar to the actual ucat test?
Fiona Felix Hey, there was definitely some variation between them and the actual questions in the exam in terms of question style and difficulty, but I would say on the whole they’re still decent practice but probably better suited to just familiarising yourself with the questions/sections than for very exam-realistic performance. Hope this helps :)
Andrxw thank you! :)
Great video really helpful! I’ve got mine on Friday and I’m really worried lol. Was QR easier in the real exam then on Medify? And were there a lot of those weird DM questions or was it mostly like on Medify ? Thanks!! :)
Watermelon Lover Thanks for the feedback! Yeah QR was probably a little bit easier than Medify, not massively different though. There weren’t a ton of weird DM questions but there were defo a few that I wasn’t sure how to do. In regards to your exam, my advice would be: don’t overpractice the next few days as you need to make sure you’re fresh for the exam- make sure you’re eating well and getting plenty of sleep. Also I’d advise doing a little but not much practice on the morning of your exam just to ‘warm up’. Overall just try do your best and try not to stress too much about the outcome as all you can do is your best and the outcome will be whatever it is. Hope this helps and all the best for your exam :)
Were your medify mock scores similar to your actual thing?? My average across the mocks is 710 but these range from about 675-750?
Yeah, my Medify scores were quite similar; maybe slightly higher as DM and VR I found to be harder than Medify in the actual exam.
how did you cope with the stress a few days before your exam?
Astronomical Productions Overall I just tried to keep things in perspective- obviously the test is important but all you can do is just try your best and if that’s good enough, great and if not well then so be it. I’d also recommend, especially in the days before your exam, give yourself time to switch off and relax e.g watch some funny UA-cam videos/ exercise/ read books, whatever you find fun/relaxing. Ultimately just don’t stress too much, as you’ve done the practice and now all you can do is to do your best on the day of the exam and hopefully the outcome is good. All the best for your test!
@@andrxw3272 thanks, that's really helpful
Biggest flex of 2019 was getting a decent score on my ucat after going to a mad party night before. Do not recommend 😂
Big flex indeed, fairplay👏🏼
Although in fairness with the state of some of the abstract reasoning questions, maybe being somewhat drunk would help🧐
Any tips to keep in mind on the exam day? I have mine in 7 days
200HeadShock In the days ahead of your exam, I’d make sure you’re not over practicing; obviously practice especially on your weaknesses but make sure you’re giving your mind time to rest and having breaks, plenty sleep and eating well. On the actual day I’d advise doing a little practice to ‘warm up’ but not much, and then maybe read through some pointers eg. Make notes of AR patterns you always miss, or QR steps you always mess up or whatever and read through that ahead of your exam. Hope this helps
How it go
@@king-r6712 640 average, pretty disappointed to be honest. QR, DM, and AR were really good but I severely messed up in the VR section. I didn't feel that medify was really accurate in representing VR for the actual test, but it being the first section I was really nervous so that didn't help either. Good luck with your exams.
@@200headshock5 thanks. Good luck in applying mate. Im dreading AR
200HeadShock you can still apply
How long did you prep for?
Louis Around 4/5 weeks for on average 1/2 hrs a day
Andrxw Great. Do you recommend doing the ISC QR questions? People think they can get you bogged down on them. Should I solely use UCAT Website and Medify for QR?
Louis I’d advise using online practice for QR definitely as while using the book is better than nothing, it doesn’t accurately simulate the exam conditions so isn’t as reliable as practicing online where you have the actual calculator and keyboard set-up. However practice with the book is still going to help if that’s all you have :)
@@andrxw3272 Thanks. I'm finding the UCAT Official website Qs for QR very difficult. How do they compare to the real thing?
Louis They’re definitely much harder, don’t worry
What would you say VR was like in the actual exam cos it’s my worst section in mocks by far
Adam Marshall I found it pretty hard in the exam, probs equal difficulty to the UCAT official mocks and harder than Medify.
Hey I’m guessing you study bio and chem ! I was wondering how do you revise for it ?
Lola Lola Hey, I like to do a combination of rewriting/summarising my notes into bullet points, doing practice questions and making flash cards e.g. cards for key processes/definitions.
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