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MEGATHREAD - UKCAT 2014 Entry Discussion Megathread (inc. changes to the UKCAT)

okay do you think its good enough for Glasgow to get an interview as they interview top 800 applicants just on ukcat score, but wont they think its bad i got 500 in vr? :L

I would say don't bother, it would be a very risky option with your UKCAT even though it is high. Your UKCAT would be good for Manchester and Nottingham though

Reply 4341

medicdreamer

For those who have done the UKCAT what rules did you find in the AR?
Did you get the odd/even number of shapes , number of right angles etc?

Reply 4342

IBiskillingme

Can someone please list all the universities that consider/offer interviews based on UKCAT scores? :biggrin:

Reply 4343

medicdreamer

For those who have done the UKCAT did the DA use letters and numbers or other symbols?

Reply 4344

mynameisntbobk

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Original post by medicdreamer

For those who have done the UKCAT what rules did you find in the AR?
Did you get the odd/even number of shapes , number of right angles etc?

Mine focused mainly on sides, and intersections. Can't actually tell you what came up though

Original post by IBiskillingme

Can someone please list all the universities that consider/offer interviews based on UKCAT scores? :biggrin:

Soton and Glasgow are the only ones afaik

Original post by medicdreamer

For those who have done the UKCAT did the DA use letters and numbers or other symbols?

Mine were all letters and numbers. I didn't get any symbols.

Reply 4345

Chriispy

7

Done my test today, fairly average.

VR- 570
QR- 590
AR- 590
DA- 770

I found the new VR format pretty tricky, also QR simply not enough time. Some of the AR patterns where also hard to spot!

Reply 4346

TheSnail

17

Hey peeps, just sat the UKCAT

VR - 570 (oops!)
QR - 710
AR - 900!!
DA - 750

Total - 2930
Average - 732.5

Pretty happy :smile:

Slightly annoyed with VR but it seems to be similar for everyone this year :smile:

Any idea if the VR score will cause issues at any unis?

Reply 4347

username1149337

1

How does one go about calculating a score from the official mocks on the website.

I got
VR: 36/44
QR: 16/36 (lol)
AR: 37/55
DA: 23/28
SJT: 35/36

Does anyone know roughly what thatd give me?

Reply 4348

Temmystical

Original post by mynameisntbobk

I would say don't bother, it would be a very risky option with your UKCAT even though it is high. Your UKCAT would be good for Manchester and Nottingham though

Hello. Why is Glasgow a very risky option for him? Do you know the cut off score for 2013 entry? Thanks.

Reply 4349

PG593

13

Original post by RadioheadAnton

How does one go about calculating a score from the official mocks on the website.

I got
VR: 36/44
QR: 16/36 (lol)
AR: 37/55
DA: 23/28
SJT: 35/36

Does anyone know roughly what thatd give me?

Get the percentages from each section then * 600 and then add 300. For example VR 36/44 = 81.8% (or 82% lets say) x 600 + 300 = 792 approx. but this is a raw mark score whereas the UKCAT on the day is scored differently relative to the cohort who sat it in 2006.

Reply 4350

mynameisntbobk

18

Original post by Temmystical

Hello. Why is Glasgow a very risky option for him? Do you know the cut off score for 2013 entry? Thanks.

They don't have a UKCAT cutoff, but if they do interview top 800 UKCAT scores, 705 would be a borderline score I'd imagine, since people who apply to their strengths with high UKCAT would be more likely to get interviews. I would personally play it a bit safer, but if you want to go for Glasgow, by all means go for it

Reply 4351

username1149337

1

Ah okay! Thanks Thats great! Was a bit confused when it came out with how many i got wrong rather than a score when I'd seen everyone else posting mock scores!

Reply 4352

SiMan

17

So how have ppl prepared for the new VR questions~? Seems to be coming a lot.

Reply 4353

SiMan

17

The answer is Second Thursday.. Clearly not, I don't understand.

Reply 4354

AviG123

8

Original post by BossmanYabz

For those who have sat the UKCAT, what would you say are the best materials to prepare from?

600q book - although the QR in this book is waaay harder than the real test.
Kaplan Sore Higher Book - I thought this book was really good for AR and all else.

Reply 4355

Nina8

8

Could anyone please help me with decision analysis! I am so confused what commas and parenthesis mean in a code, or letters joined together. Its annoying the hell out of me :frown:

Also are there any common indicators that appear always, things like "opposite" or "plural" or something?

Reply 4356

Herisson

1

Original post by SiMan

The answer is Second Thursday.. Clearly not, I don't understand.

The bars aren't stacked, so you can't just look at which is the third tallest bar.

Reply 4357

SiMan

17

Original post by Herisson

The bars aren't stacked, so you can't just look at which is the third tallest bar.

Yh which seems to me is either 2nd Mon or 2nd Tue. :s-smilie:

Reply 4358

Vanny17

19

Can someone please tell me why the percentage difference is divided by the new number, considering %difference = New value - old value / old value x 100. Here is the question:

The median annual salary of males who are Oracle professionals is approximately what percent greater than that of females of the same occupation?

Males = 9054
Females = 7761

Difference = 9054- 7761 = 1293. They divided by 7761. Isn't the difference supposed to be divided by 9054? :hmmm:

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Reply 4359

Temmystical

Original post by mynameisntbobk

They don't have a UKCAT cutoff, but if they do interview top 800 UKCAT scores, 705 would be a borderline score I'd imagine, since people who apply to their strengths with high UKCAT would be more likely to get interviews. I would personally play it a bit safer, but if you want to go for Glasgow, by all means go for it

Sorry that I am asking too many questions. If they select the top 500-550 (they reduced it last year) UKCAT scores for interview, it means there had to be a cut - off score for last year, no?

What score do you think is good for Glasgow for a Rest of UK applicant?