Here are the top 10 useful facts which will help you prepare for your upcoming UCAT exam.
1. Go onto the official UCAT website. Here you will find the format of the exam and importantly a question bank.
2. Book your exam date 6-weeks beforehand which will allow you enough time to prepare.
3. Buy further questions from a reputable source.
4. Practice for the exam each and every day. It is better to practice 2 hours every day for a week rather than trying to cram in the same 14 hours over a weekend.
5. Initially practice each section with equal priority. This is because each of the sections in your actual exam will eventually be allocated the same weighting even though they might have a different number of questions within each of the sections.
6. Once you have a good knowledge of each section, you will then know which sections you need to strengthen on.
7. The exam is designed to be tough and that is why 55% of candidates are immediately rejected based on a low Score.
8. If you are unsure at all about your progress, book yourself a one-to-one session with an experienced UCAT tutor. It will probably be the best money spent on your journey to becoming a doctor.
9. Finally, don’t forget to keep fresh throughout your preparation so that you will be of maximum effectiveness during the big day.
10. An interesting fact is that there are many students who will do hundreds upon hundreds of questions but still fail to achieve a respectable mark on the day which shows that it is quality that is probably more important in your preparation.