What BMAT score should I aim for - Oxford Biomed?

Hi,

I have my heart dead set on Oxford Biomedical Sciences. It's such a dream of mine, I absolutely adore both the course material and the city. I'd love to know what the BMAT is used for in the application - shortlisting only? Or is it referred to throughout? Also what kind of score should I be aiming for? Oxford (for Biomed at least) weights BMAT and GCSEs equally when considering an applicant for shortlisting. For context, I received 11 x 9s and 1 x A*, but I'm not sure what the lower end of the range for shortlisting is (as the stats on the webstie are in %, they aren't super helpful). And any BMAT prep tips would be so so appreciated; in practice tests, I find section 2 very time pressured and the content is so varied so I'm finding effective revision super difficult. Advice on that specifically would be fab.

Thanks very much!

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Original post by its_jiaa

Hi,

I have my heart dead set on Oxford Biomedical Sciences. It's such a dream of mine, I absolutely adore both the course material and the city. I'd love to know what the BMAT is used for in the application - shortlisting only? Or is it referred to throughout? Also what kind of score should I be aiming for? Oxford (for Biomed at least) weights BMAT and GCSEs equally when considering an applicant for shortlisting. For context, I received 11 x 9s and 1 x A*, but I'm not sure what the lower end of the range for shortlisting is (as the stats on the webstie are in %, they aren't super helpful). And any BMAT prep tips would be so so appreciated; in practice tests, I find section 2 very time pressured and the content is so varied so I'm finding effective revision super difficult. Advice on that specifically would be fab.

Thanks very much!