UKCAT - Practice Questions and Useful Resources
Scroll to see replies
Do non-ukcat universities require a lot of work experience to compensate? Is it more competitive to get into these uni's?
Posted from TSR Mobile
Posted from TSR Mobile
Is it just me or some answers from assessementday.co.uk in VR are wrong? IE:
'Well-nourished children are more likely to study harder for exams. Which is why some parents have been concerned with the poor nutritional value of school dinners. But that may be changing as childhood obesity continues to get worse and the government starts to notice. The government has started to promote better food labelling to help people cut down on their salt, fat and sugar intake. The problem is money though; it is difficult for a school to serve good food on such a tight budget.''
Children who eat healthily will perform better in exams.
I said cannot say, they said not true. And there are plenty other questions like that, not true for no reason.
'Well-nourished children are more likely to study harder for exams. Which is why some parents have been concerned with the poor nutritional value of school dinners. But that may be changing as childhood obesity continues to get worse and the government starts to notice. The government has started to promote better food labelling to help people cut down on their salt, fat and sugar intake. The problem is money though; it is difficult for a school to serve good food on such a tight budget.''
Children who eat healthily will perform better in exams.
I said cannot say, they said not true. And there are plenty other questions like that, not true for no reason.
Anybody know about any free UKCAT practice papers? I can only find the two on the site,which I've done to death. I've got my test on Thursday, so a quick reply would be appreciated.
Thanks
Thanks
I think on the Medify Website there is a free trial. It's not terribly awe-inspiring and only has about 5 questions for each section, but at least it is something!
Also, here's a link to another thread on TSR with some useful resources. http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=621992
Also, here's a link to another thread on TSR with some useful resources. http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=621992
(edited 9 years ago)
Hi!
I'm not sure if this site has already been posted
but http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-practice-questions.php also has a lot of great Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Decision Analysis questions (and answers...duh 
).
In each section it also tells you how long it should take you to finish answering all of the questions if you want to time yourself (the pages don't come with a timer). I hope this helps!
Verbal Reasoning Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-verbal-reasoning-practice-questions-vol-1.php
Verbal Reasoning Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-verbal-reasoning-practice-answers.php
Quantitative Reasoning Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-quantitative-reasoning-practice-questions-1a.php
Quantitative Reasoning Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-quantitative-reasoning-vol-1-answers.php
Abstract Reasoning Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-abstract-reasoning-practice-questions-vol1a.php
Abstract Reasoning Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-abstract-reasoning-vol1-answers.php
Decision Analysis Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-decision-analysis-practice-questions-vol1.php
Decision Analysis Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-decision-analysis-practice-answers.php
I'm not sure if this site has already been posted
but http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-practice-questions.php also has a lot of great Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Decision Analysis questions (and answers...duh ). In each section it also tells you how long it should take you to finish answering all of the questions if you want to time yourself (the pages don't come with a timer). I hope this helps!
Verbal Reasoning Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-verbal-reasoning-practice-questions-vol-1.php
Verbal Reasoning Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-verbal-reasoning-practice-answers.php
Quantitative Reasoning Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-quantitative-reasoning-practice-questions-1a.php
Quantitative Reasoning Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-quantitative-reasoning-vol-1-answers.php
Abstract Reasoning Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-abstract-reasoning-practice-questions-vol1a.php
Abstract Reasoning Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-abstract-reasoning-vol1-answers.php
Decision Analysis Questions: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-decision-analysis-practice-questions-vol1.php
Decision Analysis Answers: http://www.getintomedicine.co.uk/ukcat-decision-analysis-practice-answers.php
Original post by i.star
I tried booking a test and realised that i can sit it as late as 24th Sept but the fee goes up to £75. Don't know coz I was told I had to do before Sept. And is there a book I can use to revise. I dnt like the practice questions it takes too long and you can't resume if you ran out of time. Am even thinking of not revising at all and just do the test. What are u expected to get ?? Marks or just pass or fail?
There is a UKCAT book that you can buy:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/380976013955?limghlpsr=true&hlpv=2&ops=true&viphx=1&hlpht=true&lpid=108&device=c&adtype=pla&crdt=0&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=108
Now I know some of you have probably been stressing about the UKCAT seen as the majority of unis in the country rely on your separate subtest scores or overall average when deciding whether to give you an interview, offer etc. However, after all my stressing and various breakdowns throughout the summer before my UKCAT, I've decided to pass on all my knowledge to you all.
Firstly, DO NOT STRESS! I think now that I have experienced the whole UKCAT stress, I feel like it is slightly overexaggerated with all the horror stories and rare exceptional scores that everyone hears about it.
I would suggest that you bookn your UKCAT for during the summer holiday definitely after results day. This is obviously helpful because from your results you can tell whether you still want to pursue medicine or whether you even can pursue it straight. Secondly, although some people detest the idea of having to revise during the summer, it's really helpful because you can never really stop revising from exams (obviously greatly reduced) and it's also better because attempting to revise during one of the most important academic years in your life is crazy difficult. Teachers won't prioritise you and it's doubtful your school will allow you to take time off, so truly summer is the best time to complete it.
Depending on your character, you can still go out and be social as long as you ensure you complete at least two hours of revision everyday. I myself took various days off revision and was working part-time during revision but just made sure I compensated for it on the days I did spend to do revision. On one day, I did about 500 practise questions just to compensate for taking a day and a bit off.
Often people ask when to start revising, I think as long as you have about 5/6 weeks of revision for at least 2/3 hours per day, you will be fine. Like I said before these can be spaced out as long as you have some intense revision for the last 8/9 days before your exam. However, I strongly suggest to let loose a little and not go too ham with revision as this can greatly affect your performance; breaks and days off are important.
Lastly, revison material.
DO NOT REVISE FROM UKCAT BOOKS!
The UKCAT is a computerised exam with an online calculator so it is truely a waste of time. I find that the people who revise from books often have to spend at least twice as much time revising to get used to the conditions. A computer programme I swear by is MEDIFY. You go online and create and account for a reasonable price and it provides you with a ridiculous amount of practice questions, 3 mocks at different levels of difficulty and it's recently introduced a series of timed questions. I used this every single day and it really helps as it shows you an analysis of your ability in different types of questions and tells you how many questions you have attempted per day.
This programme saved my life and is the only form of revision I would recommend to anyone as it has been created to portray exactly what the UKCAT is like, calculator and all. If you can succeed on Medify then you can acheive a great UKCAT score. I did the easy mock after I had done a lot of revision just to assess my progress, the medium mock a few days before the exam and the hard mock on the day of the exam to prepare me. I suggest to only atempt the mocks in the last 10 days before the exam as they can only be attempted once.
My UKCAT went amazing thanks to Medify, my highest score was 780 in Abstract Reasoning and my lowest score was 620 in Verbal Reasoning; I got 685 as an average overall and I am extremely happy.
Hope my post has helped;
GOOD LUCK!
Firstly, DO NOT STRESS! I think now that I have experienced the whole UKCAT stress, I feel like it is slightly overexaggerated with all the horror stories and rare exceptional scores that everyone hears about it.
I would suggest that you bookn your UKCAT for during the summer holiday definitely after results day. This is obviously helpful because from your results you can tell whether you still want to pursue medicine or whether you even can pursue it straight. Secondly, although some people detest the idea of having to revise during the summer, it's really helpful because you can never really stop revising from exams (obviously greatly reduced) and it's also better because attempting to revise during one of the most important academic years in your life is crazy difficult. Teachers won't prioritise you and it's doubtful your school will allow you to take time off, so truly summer is the best time to complete it.
Depending on your character, you can still go out and be social as long as you ensure you complete at least two hours of revision everyday. I myself took various days off revision and was working part-time during revision but just made sure I compensated for it on the days I did spend to do revision. On one day, I did about 500 practise questions just to compensate for taking a day and a bit off.
Often people ask when to start revising, I think as long as you have about 5/6 weeks of revision for at least 2/3 hours per day, you will be fine. Like I said before these can be spaced out as long as you have some intense revision for the last 8/9 days before your exam. However, I strongly suggest to let loose a little and not go too ham with revision as this can greatly affect your performance; breaks and days off are important.
Lastly, revison material.
DO NOT REVISE FROM UKCAT BOOKS!
The UKCAT is a computerised exam with an online calculator so it is truely a waste of time. I find that the people who revise from books often have to spend at least twice as much time revising to get used to the conditions. A computer programme I swear by is MEDIFY. You go online and create and account for a reasonable price and it provides you with a ridiculous amount of practice questions, 3 mocks at different levels of difficulty and it's recently introduced a series of timed questions. I used this every single day and it really helps as it shows you an analysis of your ability in different types of questions and tells you how many questions you have attempted per day.
This programme saved my life and is the only form of revision I would recommend to anyone as it has been created to portray exactly what the UKCAT is like, calculator and all. If you can succeed on Medify then you can acheive a great UKCAT score. I did the easy mock after I had done a lot of revision just to assess my progress, the medium mock a few days before the exam and the hard mock on the day of the exam to prepare me. I suggest to only atempt the mocks in the last 10 days before the exam as they can only be attempted once.
My UKCAT went amazing thanks to Medify, my highest score was 780 in Abstract Reasoning and my lowest score was 620 in Verbal Reasoning; I got 685 as an average overall and I am extremely happy.
Hope my post has helped;
GOOD LUCK!
Original post by Lu-x
Last updated: 16/6/11
Here are some links to free questions that are similar to those that come up in the UKCAT, or at least provide practice for those skills tested in the UKCAT. Some are more relevant that others, but I hope that they will give you a general feel and some practice for each of the subtests. If you come across any more sites that I have not included or any broken/incorrect/repeated links, do post and I shall update the list and +rep you. Recently added posts are highlighted. Good luck everyone
This thread has now been integrated into the UKCAT section of the Medicine TSR wiki and is therefore no longer a sticky
This includes a list of universities that use the UKCAT and how they use it, and can be found here.
Verbal Reasoning
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/verbaltest.htm
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/Free_practice_Verbal.htm
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/Practice%20Graduate%20Aptitude%20Test1_Verbal.htm
http://www.shldirect.com/verbal.html
http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-sample-verbal-critical-reasoning-questions.htm
http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-sample-verbal-comprehension-questions.htm
http://www.excitingfutures.com/verbalreasoning.htm
http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/officers/verbal.php
http://money.guardian.co.uk/work/psychometrics/0,1456,589733,00.html?R1=&R2=&R3=&R4=&R5=&R6
http://europa.eu/epso/pdf/verbal-tests_en.pdf
http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/wmprrecruit/uploadedimages/Numerical%20Reasoning.doc
http://practicetests.cubiks.com/verbal.htm
http://www.onexamination.com/ukcat/PracticeQuestions.aspx?tid=UKCAT
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleVerbalReasoning.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://irisharmy.shlsolutions.net/VMG1.htm
http://www.euvonal.hu/kulugy/upload/M_47/rek5/88/Numerical%20and%20verbal%20reasoning%20-%20A8.PDF (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/verbal.htm (thanks to HenryM17 for posting)
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/verbal-reasoning.aspx
http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/verbal-reasoning (sign up required, thanks to trektor for posting)
Quantitative Reasoning
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/numerical/Free/aptitude_test_2.html
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/numerical/Free/aptitude_test_1.html
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleQuantitativeReasoning.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://www.shldirect.com/numerical.html
http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/numerical-aptitude-tests.htm
http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/officers/numbers.php
http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/ukireland/applicationprocess/Problem_Solving_Test.pdf
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest.htm
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest2.htm
http://www.excitingfutures.com/numericalreasoning.htm
http://mlsc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/numeracy/nrpt1_98_1.pdf
http://www.stationcrafts.net/maths180/shlnumericalreasoning.pdf
http://practicetests.cubiks.com/numerical.htm
http://www.aptitudetestsonline.com/quizzes/freenumerical.asp (password: demo)
http://irisharmy.shlsolutions.net/NMG1.htm
What maths skills may be tested? - quantitativereasoning.doc
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/
http://www.mathsrevision.net/gcse/
http://www.euvonal.hu/kulugy/upload/M_47/rek5/88/Numerical%20and%20verbal%20reasoning%20-%20A8.PDF (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://students.efinancialcareers.co.uk/numerical_test.htm (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/map_test_prep.pdf (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.topemployers.co.uk/graduate-jobs-numeracy-game.html (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/numerical.htm (thanks to HenryM17 for posting)
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/quantitative-reasoning.aspx
http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/numerical-reasoning (sign up required, thanks to trektor for posting)
Abstract Reasoning
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/spatialtest.htm
http://www.shldirect.com/inductive_reasoning.html
http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/abstract-reasoning-tests.htm
http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/spatial-ability-tests.htm
http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-abstract-reasoning-tests.htm
http://www.testgrid.com/demo/sampleabstractq.tg
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleAbstractReasoning.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://www.practicetests.co.uk/Launchtest.asp# (email/name required)
http://discovery.axiomsoftware.com/abstract/abstract.php (email/name required)
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page1.htm
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page6.htm
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page7.htm
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page8.htm
http://irisharmy.shlsolutions.net/DIT6.htm
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/abstract-reasoning.aspx
http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/diagrammatic-reasoning (thanks to trektor for posting)
Decision Analysis
http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/trolc03.pdf
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleDecisionAnalysis.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/decision-analysis.aspx
Miscellaneous
http://www.scribd.com/doc/57993809/Ukcat-Practice-Test
http://www.profilingforsuccess.com/kogan-page/ (note: Use the client and access codes and password and use link 'click here to start the test'. Personal details are requested.)
https://medicas.org.uk/the-course/ukcat(free sign up required, thanks to crazyferret for posting)
http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/map_test_prep.pdf (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/index.htm (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.kent.police.uk/Work%20for%20the%20Police/Join%20the%20Specials/documents/VLR.pdf (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.onexamination.com/UKCAT/PracticeQuestions.aspx?tid=UKCAT
http://www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/tsacambridge/practicetest/full_test
http://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/jtpsite/content/en-GB/3/chooseTrial.aspx (thanks to crazy_smurf for posting)
http://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/ukcat.aspx (thanks to crazy_smurf for posting)
Other useful links
Other TSR threads
• FAQs for the UKCAT
• Medicine at University
• Where to Study Medicine
Other sites
• Official UKCAT practice questions
• Speed Reading (thanks to YarrahGoffincher for posting)
• The Good Medical Practice guide from the GMC
Books and Audio
• Get into Medical School - 600 UKCAT Practice Questions
• Succeeding in the 2008 UK Clinical Aptitude Test
• Passing the UK Clinical Aptitude Test and BMAT
• Medical School Interviews
• Getting into Medical School, 2008 entry
• How to Pass the UKCAT, 2009 Ed
• An audio introduction to the UKCAT by Dr Mark Parkinson (mp3)
Here are some links to free questions that are similar to those that come up in the UKCAT, or at least provide practice for those skills tested in the UKCAT. Some are more relevant that others, but I hope that they will give you a general feel and some practice for each of the subtests. If you come across any more sites that I have not included or any broken/incorrect/repeated links, do post and I shall update the list and +rep you. Recently added posts are highlighted. Good luck everyone
This thread has now been integrated into the UKCAT section of the Medicine TSR wiki and is therefore no longer a sticky
This includes a list of universities that use the UKCAT and how they use it, and can be found here.Verbal Reasoning
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/verbaltest.htm
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/Free_practice_Verbal.htm
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/Practice%20Graduate%20Aptitude%20Test1_Verbal.htm
http://www.shldirect.com/verbal.html
http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-sample-verbal-critical-reasoning-questions.htm
http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-sample-verbal-comprehension-questions.htm
http://www.excitingfutures.com/verbalreasoning.htm
http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/officers/verbal.php
http://money.guardian.co.uk/work/psychometrics/0,1456,589733,00.html?R1=&R2=&R3=&R4=&R5=&R6
http://europa.eu/epso/pdf/verbal-tests_en.pdf
http://www.west-midlands.police.uk/wmprrecruit/uploadedimages/Numerical%20Reasoning.doc
http://practicetests.cubiks.com/verbal.htm
http://www.onexamination.com/ukcat/PracticeQuestions.aspx?tid=UKCAT
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleVerbalReasoning.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://irisharmy.shlsolutions.net/VMG1.htm
http://www.euvonal.hu/kulugy/upload/M_47/rek5/88/Numerical%20and%20verbal%20reasoning%20-%20A8.PDF (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/verbal.htm (thanks to HenryM17 for posting)
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/verbal-reasoning.aspx
http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/verbal-reasoning (sign up required, thanks to trektor for posting)
Quantitative Reasoning
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/numerical/Free/aptitude_test_2.html
http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/numerical/Free/aptitude_test_1.html
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleQuantitativeReasoning.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://www.shldirect.com/numerical.html
http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/numerical-aptitude-tests.htm
http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/officers/numbers.php
http://www.mckinsey.com/locations/ukireland/applicationprocess/Problem_Solving_Test.pdf
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest.htm
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest2.htm
http://www.excitingfutures.com/numericalreasoning.htm
http://mlsc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/numeracy/nrpt1_98_1.pdf
http://www.stationcrafts.net/maths180/shlnumericalreasoning.pdf
http://practicetests.cubiks.com/numerical.htm
http://www.aptitudetestsonline.com/quizzes/freenumerical.asp (password: demo)
http://irisharmy.shlsolutions.net/NMG1.htm
What maths skills may be tested? - quantitativereasoning.doc
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/maths/
http://www.mathsrevision.net/gcse/
http://www.euvonal.hu/kulugy/upload/M_47/rek5/88/Numerical%20and%20verbal%20reasoning%20-%20A8.PDF (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://students.efinancialcareers.co.uk/numerical_test.htm (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/map_test_prep.pdf (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.topemployers.co.uk/graduate-jobs-numeracy-game.html (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/numerical.htm (thanks to HenryM17 for posting)
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/quantitative-reasoning.aspx
http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/numerical-reasoning (sign up required, thanks to trektor for posting)
Abstract Reasoning
http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/spatialtest.htm
http://www.shldirect.com/inductive_reasoning.html
http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/abstract-reasoning-tests.htm
http://www.psychometric-success.com/aptitude-tests/spatial-ability-tests.htm
http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-abstract-reasoning-tests.htm
http://www.testgrid.com/demo/sampleabstractq.tg
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleAbstractReasoning.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://www.practicetests.co.uk/Launchtest.asp# (email/name required)
http://discovery.axiomsoftware.com/abstract/abstract.php (email/name required)
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page1.htm
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page6.htm
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page7.htm
http://www.morrisby.com/content/candidates-support/faqs/sample-morrisby-profile-questions/test-samples/page8.htm
http://irisharmy.shlsolutions.net/DIT6.htm
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/abstract-reasoning.aspx
http://www.wikijob.co.uk/wiki/diagrammatic-reasoning (thanks to trektor for posting)
Decision Analysis
http://www.cleavebooks.co.uk/trol/trolc03.pdf
http://ukcatpracticeonline.com/homepagelinks/SampleDecisionAnalysis.html (thanks to thecutiepie for posting)
http://www.kaptest.co.uk/courses/uk-university/ukcat/practice/decision-analysis.aspx
Non-cognitive Analysis
Miscellaneous
http://www.scribd.com/doc/57993809/Ukcat-Practice-Test
http://www.profilingforsuccess.com/kogan-page/ (note: Use the client and access codes and password and use link 'click here to start the test'. Personal details are requested.)
https://medicas.org.uk/the-course/ukcat(free sign up required, thanks to crazyferret for posting)
http://www.army.mod.uk/documents/general/map_test_prep.pdf (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.practiceaptitudetests.com/index.htm (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.kent.police.uk/Work%20for%20the%20Police/Join%20the%20Specials/documents/VLR.pdf (thanks to piece_by_piece for posting)
http://www.onexamination.com/UKCAT/PracticeQuestions.aspx?tid=UKCAT
http://www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/tsacambridge/practicetest/full_test
http://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/jtpsite/content/en-GB/3/chooseTrial.aspx (thanks to crazy_smurf for posting)
http://www.jobtestprep.co.uk/ukcat.aspx (thanks to crazy_smurf for posting)
Other useful links
Other TSR threads
• FAQs for the UKCAT
• Medicine at University
• Where to Study Medicine
Other sites
• Official UKCAT practice questions
• Speed Reading (thanks to YarrahGoffincher for posting)
• The Good Medical Practice guide from the GMC
Books and Audio
• Get into Medical School - 600 UKCAT Practice Questions
• Succeeding in the 2008 UK Clinical Aptitude Test
• Passing the UK Clinical Aptitude Test and BMAT
• Medical School Interviews
• Getting into Medical School, 2008 entry
• How to Pass the UKCAT, 2009 Ed
• An audio introduction to the UKCAT by Dr Mark Parkinson (mp3)
wow this is awesome
Original post by WannaBeMedic2K15
Lastly, revison material.
DO NOT REVISE FROM UKCAT BOOKS!
The UKCAT is a computerised exam with an online calculator so it is truely a waste of time. I find that the people who revise from books often have to spend at least twice as much time revising to get used to the conditions. A computer programme I swear by is MEDIFY. You go online and create and account for a reasonable price and it provides you with a ridiculous amount of practice questions, 3 mocks at different levels of difficulty and it's recently introduced a series of timed questions. I used this every single day and it really helps as it shows you an analysis of your ability in different types of questions and tells you how many questions you have attempted per day.
Lastly, revison material.
DO NOT REVISE FROM UKCAT BOOKS!
The UKCAT is a computerised exam with an online calculator so it is truely a waste of time. I find that the people who revise from books often have to spend at least twice as much time revising to get used to the conditions. A computer programme I swear by is MEDIFY. You go online and create and account for a reasonable price and it provides you with a ridiculous amount of practice questions, 3 mocks at different levels of difficulty and it's recently introduced a series of timed questions. I used this every single day and it really helps as it shows you an analysis of your ability in different types of questions and tells you how many questions you have attempted per day.
I couldn't agree less. I got two second hand UKCAT books which cost me round 7 quid total. While practising QR i just used an untimed version of the test from the official UKCAT site and used their calculator.
Other sections... come on, clicking a proper answer and the 'next' button is not a rocket science and free online resources are just enough.
I'm not saying online courses are bad, they are good and help you get familiar with the format but so do official UKCAT resources..
I'm just saying you can spend less than a tenner and still get a great score. I got 780.
Good luck all
Original post by bunny901
I couldn't agree less. I got two second hand UKCAT books which cost me round 7 quid total. While practising QR i just used an untimed version of the test from the official UKCAT site and used their calculator.
Other sections... come on, clicking a proper answer and the 'next' button is not a rocket science and free online resources are just enough.
I'm not saying online courses are bad, they are good and help you get familiar with the format but so do official UKCAT resources..
I'm just saying you can spend less than a tenner and still get a great score. I got 780.
Good luck all
Other sections... come on, clicking a proper answer and the 'next' button is not a rocket science and free online resources are just enough.
I'm not saying online courses are bad, they are good and help you get familiar with the format but so do official UKCAT resources..
I'm just saying you can spend less than a tenner and still get a great score. I got 780.
Good luck all
Ive got the Kaplan and 600 and will be subscribing to Medify ha feel like a weirdo. But I hope thats enough I see people doing more and then others doing a lot less I just don't want to get a low score
Original post by WannaBeMedic2K15
Now I know some of you have probably been stressing about the UKCAT seen as the majority of unis in the country rely on your separate subtest scores or overall average when deciding whether to give you an interview, offer etc. However, after all my stressing and various breakdowns throughout the summer before my UKCAT, I've decided to pass on all my knowledge to you all.
Firstly, DO NOT STRESS! I think now that I have experienced the whole UKCAT stress, I feel like it is slightly overexaggerated with all the horror stories and rare exceptional scores that everyone hears about it.
I would suggest that you bookn your UKCAT for during the summer holiday definitely after results day. This is obviously helpful because from your results you can tell whether you still want to pursue medicine or whether you even can pursue it straight. Secondly, although some people detest the idea of having to revise during the summer, it's really helpful because you can never really stop revising from exams (obviously greatly reduced) and it's also better because attempting to revise during one of the most important academic years in your life is crazy difficult. Teachers won't prioritise you and it's doubtful your school will allow you to take time off, so truly summer is the best time to complete it.
Depending on your character, you can still go out and be social as long as you ensure you complete at least two hours of revision everyday. I myself took various days off revision and was working part-time during revision but just made sure I compensated for it on the days I did spend to do revision. On one day, I did about 500 practise questions just to compensate for taking a day and a bit off.
Often people ask when to start revising, I think as long as you have about 5/6 weeks of revision for at least 2/3 hours per day, you will be fine. Like I said before these can be spaced out as long as you have some intense revision for the last 8/9 days before your exam. However, I strongly suggest to let loose a little and not go too ham with revision as this can greatly affect your performance; breaks and days off are important.
Lastly, revison material.
DO NOT REVISE FROM UKCAT BOOKS!
The UKCAT is a computerised exam with an online calculator so it is truely a waste of time. I find that the people who revise from books often have to spend at least twice as much time revising to get used to the conditions. A computer programme I swear by is MEDIFY. You go online and create and account for a reasonable price and it provides you with a ridiculous amount of practice questions, 3 mocks at different levels of difficulty and it's recently introduced a series of timed questions. I used this every single day and it really helps as it shows you an analysis of your ability in different types of questions and tells you how many questions you have attempted per day.
This programme saved my life and is the only form of revision I would recommend to anyone as it has been created to portray exactly what the UKCAT is like, calculator and all. If you can succeed on Medify then you can acheive a great UKCAT score. I did the easy mock after I had done a lot of revision just to assess my progress, the medium mock a few days before the exam and the hard mock on the day of the exam to prepare me. I suggest to only atempt the mocks in the last 10 days before the exam as they can only be attempted once.
My UKCAT went amazing thanks to Medify, my highest score was 780 in Abstract Reasoning and my lowest score was 620 in Verbal Reasoning; I got 685 as an average overall and I am extremely happy.
Hope my post has helped;
GOOD LUCK!
Firstly, DO NOT STRESS! I think now that I have experienced the whole UKCAT stress, I feel like it is slightly overexaggerated with all the horror stories and rare exceptional scores that everyone hears about it.
I would suggest that you bookn your UKCAT for during the summer holiday definitely after results day. This is obviously helpful because from your results you can tell whether you still want to pursue medicine or whether you even can pursue it straight. Secondly, although some people detest the idea of having to revise during the summer, it's really helpful because you can never really stop revising from exams (obviously greatly reduced) and it's also better because attempting to revise during one of the most important academic years in your life is crazy difficult. Teachers won't prioritise you and it's doubtful your school will allow you to take time off, so truly summer is the best time to complete it.
Depending on your character, you can still go out and be social as long as you ensure you complete at least two hours of revision everyday. I myself took various days off revision and was working part-time during revision but just made sure I compensated for it on the days I did spend to do revision. On one day, I did about 500 practise questions just to compensate for taking a day and a bit off.
Often people ask when to start revising, I think as long as you have about 5/6 weeks of revision for at least 2/3 hours per day, you will be fine. Like I said before these can be spaced out as long as you have some intense revision for the last 8/9 days before your exam. However, I strongly suggest to let loose a little and not go too ham with revision as this can greatly affect your performance; breaks and days off are important.
Lastly, revison material.
DO NOT REVISE FROM UKCAT BOOKS!
The UKCAT is a computerised exam with an online calculator so it is truely a waste of time. I find that the people who revise from books often have to spend at least twice as much time revising to get used to the conditions. A computer programme I swear by is MEDIFY. You go online and create and account for a reasonable price and it provides you with a ridiculous amount of practice questions, 3 mocks at different levels of difficulty and it's recently introduced a series of timed questions. I used this every single day and it really helps as it shows you an analysis of your ability in different types of questions and tells you how many questions you have attempted per day.
This programme saved my life and is the only form of revision I would recommend to anyone as it has been created to portray exactly what the UKCAT is like, calculator and all. If you can succeed on Medify then you can acheive a great UKCAT score. I did the easy mock after I had done a lot of revision just to assess my progress, the medium mock a few days before the exam and the hard mock on the day of the exam to prepare me. I suggest to only atempt the mocks in the last 10 days before the exam as they can only be attempted once.
My UKCAT went amazing thanks to Medify, my highest score was 780 in Abstract Reasoning and my lowest score was 620 in Verbal Reasoning; I got 685 as an average overall and I am extremely happy.
Hope my post has helped;
GOOD LUCK!
wow inspiring are you in medicine now ?
Original post by MedicineMaybe
Ive got the Kaplan and 600 and will be subscribing to Medify ha feel like a weirdo. But I hope thats enough I see people doing more and then others doing a lot less I just don't want to get a low score
haha hey, I didn't do less :P I worked my ass off, but with cheap books! I heard medify is good, so if you want and can - go for it
Did you book your test date yet? good luck!Original post by bunny901
haha hey, I didn't do less :P I worked my ass off, but with cheap books! I heard medify is good, so if you want and can - go for it Did you book your test date yet? good luck!
Did you book your test date yet? good luck!Hey B
Yes booked it for the 15th August so I'm thinking of subscribing perhaps a month before to Medify. Do you find out score straight after the test too ?
Original post by MedicineMaybe
Hey B
Yes booked it for the 15th August so I'm thinking of subscribing perhaps a month before to Medify. Do you find out score straight after the test too ?
Yes booked it for the 15th August so I'm thinking of subscribing perhaps a month before to Medify. Do you find out score straight after the test too ?
Yes, they will print it off straight afterwards. I'm a mature student, and I've booked mine for the first testing day.
Original post by junedfile
Yes, they will print it off straight afterwards. I'm a mature student, and I've booked mine for the first testing day.
Same I'm a mature student too
have u done the test before too ?Original post by MedicineMaybe
Same I'm a mature student too have u done the test before too ?
have u done the test before too ?Nice
I sat the test four years ago in year 12, but I didn't take it seriously + coupled with a poor ethic resulted in achieving a score of 625. I've booked it for the first test date, and if I get a "decent" score then it'll allow me to build upon my application throughout the summer. If not, I'll apply for something else.
Original post by junedfile
Nice I sat the test four years ago in year 12, but I didn't take it seriously + coupled with a poor ethic resulted in achieving a score of 625.
I've booked it for the first test date, and if I get a "decent" score then it'll allow me to build upon my application throughout the summer. If not, I'll apply for something else.
I sat the test four years ago in year 12, but I didn't take it seriously + coupled with a poor ethic resulted in achieving a score of 625. I've booked it for the first test date, and if I get a "decent" score then it'll allow me to build upon my application throughout the summer. If not, I'll apply for something else.
Yes I keep thinking I'll get lowest ever like 150 ... Is it this July we find out cut off marks from universities .
Original post by MedicineMaybe
Yes I keep thinking I'll get lowest ever like 150 ... Is it this July we find out cut off marks from universities .
Not too sure. Where are you hoping to apply to?
Hey
How does the Medify thing work
I've decided to do a one week session with Medify
Do I book it, and can I start doing the actual mock practice later in the summer?
Or will the course start as soon as I pay?
Thanks
Posted from TSR Mobile
How does the Medify thing work
I've decided to do a one week session with Medify
Do I book it, and can I start doing the actual mock practice later in the summer?
Or will the course start as soon as I pay?
Thanks
Posted from TSR Mobile
Quick Reply
Related discussions
- Actual UCAT Vs Practice UCAT
- HUMAT test Preparation?
- How long to prepare for the BMAT?
- How To Study For The UKCAT From Past Students?????? Help :))
- QR on UKCAT website a lot harder than Medify??
- How rare is a 3600 UCAT
- Ucat 2023
- Medicine application
- UKCAT in 3 days done no revision or practice
- Maths for Medicine
- What should I apply to for an aspirational uni choice with a Mid UCAT score
- t0thetop's DIY UCAT guide
- 5 weeks and 3 days until ucat
- Any revision tips/materials for Bio and maths?
- Where does an adult learner start when trying to self teach GCSE maths from scratch?
- Is it possible to get from a grade 3 to grade 6
- I have a lot OF A-level and GCSE Maths and Further Maths resources. Who's Interested?
- The "Am I Good Enough For Dentistry" Megathread
- here we go againnn........
- Free LNAT prep materials
Latest
Last reply 6 minutes ago
Official University College London Applicant Thread for 2024Last reply 7 minutes ago
Do you think £9,984.00 per year apprecentship is worth it?Last reply 7 minutes ago
fujitsu degree apprenticeship 2024Last reply 9 minutes ago
Official Cambridge Postgraduate Applicants 2024 ThreadLast reply 9 minutes ago
Question regarding grades for entry requirementsLast reply 11 minutes ago
Primary Education with QTS Interview - English & Maths TestLast reply 13 minutes ago
HSBC Degree Apprenticeship 2024Last reply 14 minutes ago
Google level 4 software development apprenticeshipTrending
Last reply 3 days ago
OFFICIAL A101 Liverpool University Graduate Entry Medicine Thread 2024 EntryMedicine
77
Trending
Last reply 3 days ago
OFFICIAL A101 Liverpool University Graduate Entry Medicine Thread 2024 EntryMedicine
77
