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

Reply 980

merrmerr

helppppppp????
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Reply 981

3281916

Original post by merrmerr

helppppppp????
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Set A: no of black = no of grey
Set B: no of black = no of white

just taken the test btw, got 900 in DA but 490 in VR @@

Reply 982

merrmerr

Original post by 3281916

Set A: no of black = no of grey
Set B: no of black = no of white

just taken the test btw, got 900 in DA but 490 in VR @@

ahhh THANKS!!!
wow 900 in DA is AMAZING! how did you get that score??? how long did you prepare??
Ive got 2 weeks and 1 day until my test. I started preparing intensely 2 days ago . Ive got nothing else to do with my time so do you think peparing intensely for the next few weeks is enough time?? Most people say give yourself a month ahhhhh

Reply 983

username571327

11

i believe i have 46 days till mine.started on the 600Q and Medify

Reply 984

Vanny17

19

Original post by tamil4

i believe i have 46 days till mine.started on the 600Q and Medify

That's 1month, 2weeks, 4days. You have enough time. :smile:

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Reply 985

holderbolder

Hello!
I'm a second year medical student at Leicester, if anybody needs any advice for the UKCAT or any other general admissions questions i'll try my best to help you out! It was only a couple of years ago that I went through the same process, and I managed to attain 3 offers :smile:

Reply 986

Brachioradialis

18

Haven't seen a DA or AR score below 680 this year! Wonder if they made it easier because of the SJT...

Reply 987

Matt9989

DA was very easy..

People should focus on the VR, thats by far the most challenging.

And the forms from AR were quite different from Medify but yea..

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Reply 988

Ohms_

This is a question to those who have already done the exam. Are the VR passages long or can they be read before answering the questions, cos that is the only way I can answer the new four option questions?

Reply 989

Matt9989

Mine were as long as the T/F/ CT questions ..

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Reply 990

Brachioradialis

18

Original post by Ohms_

This is a question to those who have already done the exam. Are the VR passages long or can they be read before answering the questions, cos that is the only way I can answer the new four option questions?

Unanswerable question; the test questions are randomly allocated so everyone will give you a different answer. I had relatively long passages, but some will have had shorter ones. Prepare with long ones just in case.

Reply 991

Ohms_

What would you say is a good technique for answering the new style questions?

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Reply 992

Rosine

Original post by Matt9989

Hey all,

Just sat my Ukcat and I tell you practice VR.

Got:

370/900 VR !!!
560/900 QR
690/900 AR
900/900 DA

Band 3 ..?!

So I m basically screwed..
Got maybe 80-90% the other type of VR questions, so not the cozy cant telltrue false ones.. and thats what I prepared and now I sit here with my ****ty 630 avg.

Any advice for my application? I guess Southhampton and Queens Belfast( non Ucas anyway) ? What else?

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Hey,

I wouldn't say it's '****ty'. I'd probably say ..it could have been better but that all's not lost.

Have a look at Liverpool perhaps ..as I don't think they consider the ukcat that much .

The band 3 is for the situational judgement test (band 1 being the highest)

Just out of curiosity why did you sit it so early?

Good Luck! :smile:

Reply 993

sarahlikesgrapes

Just come home from my ukcat and considering I was scraping around 50% in all sections last night, and completely panicking, im very very happy :biggrin:

VR 620/900
QR 800/900
AR 660/900
DA 900/900
And Band 1 in SJ

Thank you everyone for telling me to calm down, there is no way I could have got that without doing what you all said :biggrin:

Reply 994

Rosine

Original post by sarahlikesgrapes

Just come home from my ukcat and considering I was scraping around 50% in all sections last night, and completely panicking, im very very happy :biggrin:

VR 620/900
QR 800/900
AR 660/900
DA 900/900
And Band 1 in SJ

Thank you everyone for telling me to calm down, there is no way I could have got that without doing what you all said :biggrin:

ahh.. thats so great!!!
Well done!! :smile:

Reply 995

User1014865

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Original post by sarahlikesgrapes

Just come home from my ukcat and considering I was scraping around 50% in all sections last night, and completely panicking, im very very happy :biggrin:

VR 620/900
QR 800/900
AR 660/900
DA 900/900
And Band 1 in SJ

Thank you everyone for telling me to calm down, there is no way I could have got that without doing what you all said :biggrin:

Well done!!

People are doing really well this year :smile:

Reply 996

MrSupernova

16

What are the new 4 option q's?

Reply 997

Brachioradialis

18

Right, now I think it' definitely easier than last year! I literally haven't seen a bad score yet! At least admissions will have a tougher time this year :P

Reply 998

Phteven

15

I just can't do QR at all. On Emedica and in 600Q book I'm fine, but on the mocks I can't do it fast enough!

My test is Wednesday and now I'm panicking. Thinking of moving it back :frown:

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Reply 999

Brachioradialis

18

Original post by StephenNaulls

I just can't do QR at all. On Emedica and in 600Q book I'm fine, but on the mocks I can't do it fast enough!

My test is Wednesday and now I'm panicking. Thinking of moving it back :frown:

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Rather than doing set practice questions, from now on just focus on speeding up on the basic calculations. Try and be able to work out percentages (increases/decreases) as fast as possible, converting numbers mentally (i.e. km to miles, £ to $), make sure you know your area/volume calculations and learn the associated tricks (e.g. don't square every number if you're required to work out the area -- just multiply the sides of a square, for example, and square the answer).