TERRIBLE at ucat (advice pleaseee)

So I can’t get above 580 in any practice tests. I feel so disheartened because I don’t seem to improve. I might do the test on the 12th of September or later. I don’t understand why I’m so terrible at this. I got all A* at gcse yet I’m wayyy below average in this one. I’m panicking I won’t get into med school anywhere.

While doing the test earlier is recommended, perhaps giving yourself longer to practice is a good idea by delaying. What resources are you using? I would recommend when you are just starting preparation, don't practice under fully timed conditions to get used to the style of questions. You still have plenty of time to improve, don't worry!

However, the UCAT is meant to be an aptitude test and while practice can massively improve your score, not everyone is going to get 800+. So maybe look at the BMAT or UCAT universities that don't put much emphasis on your score.

So I can’t get above 580 in any practice tests. I feel so disheartened because I don’t seem to improve. I might do the test on the 12th of September or later. I don’t understand why I’m so terrible at this. I got all A* at gcse yet I’m wayyy below average in this one. I’m panicking I won’t get into med school anywhere.

Dont worry, everything will work out in the end, you’ll end up doing better on your actual test then practices anyway. I was in the same position, my practices got me no further then the 400s and I ended up with a 650 average which got me an interview at Kings. The UCAT is by far the strangest exam you’ll ever sit imo. And as for apptitude, I’m not good at the UCAT but somehow scored in the top decile of Cambridge applicants on the BMAT, go figure out how it’s an apptitude test now?!

I’m using medentry practice test

Dont worry, everything will work out in the end, you’ll end up doing better on your actual test then practices anyway. I was in the same position, my practices got me no further then the 400s and I ended up with a 650 average which got me an interview at Kings. The UCAT is by far the strangest exam you’ll ever sit imo. And as for apptitude, I’m not good at the UCAT but somehow scored in the top decile of Cambridge applicants on the BMAT, go figure out how it’s an apptitude test now?!

Dont worry, everything will work out in the end, you’ll end up doing better on your actual test then practices anyway. I was in the same position, my practices got me no further then the 400s and I ended up with a 650 average which got me an interview at Kings. The UCAT is by far the strangest exam you’ll ever sit imo. And as for apptitude, I’m not good at the UCAT but somehow scored in the top decile of Cambridge applicants on the BMAT, go figure out how it’s an apptitude test now?!

hi, i am a about to sit my ucat in about 20 days,. up till now i been revising for 4 week straight putting 4 to 5 hours everyday and for some reason i am not improving in quantitative and verbal reasoning getting 550 max. i tried everything, reviewing my answers, and attempting the wrong answers first before checking what went wrong but i am worried its no help and my abstract reasoning section was getting good as so i thought i was getting 700 to 840 in the practice mocks but now i am doing practice questions and finding most of them hard. you said that u were getting 400 in ur practice. and got 650. Did it just happened on the day? also i am using medify