UCAT!

[Mafaldaweasley]

Posted on the medicine thread a few days ago but not had any replies!

Just wondering how people are getting on with the UCAT/ how much have your dc managed to do so far? My dd started looking at the questions a couple of weeks ago, but it feels quite overwhelming and also challenging to fit with so many other demands - homework, having to write personal statement, D of E this weekend... She is finding processing all the info tricky, she has dyslexia and will get extra time but not sure this will fully compensate. She has been watching tik tok and youtube for tips, so far resisted paying for all the myriad of things that are being advertised (tutors, courses) but have paid for Medify.

She is hoping to get a date around 20th August before we go on holiday, just not sure 4.5 clear-ish weeks of summer holidays will be enough! Be good to hear how other people are getting on/ any tips?

It's a tough test. Keep practising a few hours every day for 6-8 weeks before hand, ramping up to 5-6 hours the week before. Use Medify diagnostics ti see her weaknesses and practice those (the book is v handy to explain questions). Keep ucats own practice tests for the weeks before and make sure do under timed conditions.
If taking too long on a question, guess, flag and move on.
Keep practicing ! And if it doesn't go as well as hoped there are still options. Many Unis look at other things alongside UCAT.

DC1 used this advice from mumsneedwine when they were applying a few years ago and got a really decent score.