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

How do you know that they want 2700+?

I'm doing mine in about 3 weeks. Everyone says the VR is very difficult this year. Seeing as you've done it, and seen how tough it is, what technique would you suggest? Reading the question first or the passage.

Just did it, got
VR:540
QR:660
AR:740
DA:810
688 average, not great. Should I apply to ukcat unis? I want to apply to Barts and Leicester, is it good enough?

What is the best site to subscribe with for ukcat questions, on the basis of; amount of unique questions, and explanations.
Is it Ace Medicine?
Also what method and what information should i take/learn to prepare for the SJT section?

I started off by reading all of the text first then answering the questions but by the end I was reading the questions and just scanning the text for the answers, just due to the time limit and length of the paragraphs. I'm not sure I'm the best person to ask for advice though.

I'm doing mine in about 3 weeks. Everyone says the VR is very difficult this year. Seeing as you've done it, and seen how tough it is, what technique would you suggest? Reading the question first or the passage.

please what ere the verbal section about what topics u remember were there

They've omitted a lot of the t/f/can't tell questions and have instead thrown in statements which we must decipher which is true. This makes the VR section harder as sitters now have to read the whole text to understand the questions. I would really focus on the section as it appears to be the lowest score for most applicants.

I really can't remember many. There was one about penguins, where they live, adaptations etc. That's honestly all I can remember at the moment, sorry. If I think of any more I'll get back to you though.

I really can't remember many. There was one about penguins, where they live, adaptations etc. That's honestly all I can remember at the moment, sorry. If I think of any more I'll get back to you though.

Haha YES!! I remember that one!! It talked about different species of penguins that lived in different areas, their colour, size, etc.

I didn't find ace medicine that useful at all. I just practiced with Kaplan, the ukcat book and the 2 ukcat papers.

Any other ! bout abstract quant

Okay thanks. What about the SJT section, because i dont think the kaplan book has stuff on it?

i did the ukcat last year; is this a new section?

Yep, it's split into two parts, 71 items based on medical type scenarios and you have to measure the "appropriateness" or level of "importance" in the given situation.