UKCAT for 2017 Entry to UK

Hey guys,

congrats to those who have already done the UKCAT

I have a few questions,

1. Is it not possible to bring in your own calculator because when I do QR tests I run out of time because it takes so long to press buttons on computer screen
2. any tips for how to make sure you do all qs in timed conditions especially QR
3. I know we are given a booklet for working out, is the space limited or can we use as much as we want.

please answer!!

Thanks

You're not allowed your own calculator, however, you can use the keyboard for the onscreen calculator. Just make sure that Num Lock is turned on, so you can use the Numpad.

With practice, you should be able to do questions quicker, and be able to do them all. However, you do not need to do all the questions to be able to do well. Focus on doing doing of the questions correctly, as opposed to rushing through them all and performing badly as a result.

You can ask for extra booklets, but you have 6 sides of A4 paper, so it should be enough.

Yes. I found the passages much longer and harder (especially the 8th mock) but they've helped in my VR substantially as I just got my first 800 for it (was previously getting between 670-700). The AR and QR are generally at the same difficulty as 1-6. I would personally get it for the VR.

VR is killing me

Is it possible to get a good mark whilst you run out of time 3/4 of the way through?

Thanks for the reply

Was the UKCAT plus book itself any good? How long did it take to come as my exam is in 12 days. I have already spent quite a bit on Medify and of course the Kaplan course already, in addition to two ukcat books (ISC & Kaplan), but from the jump you got in VR it seems worth it!

When's your UKCAt and what else have you used? I might give Medic Portal a try as I have used most of the practice questions for AR and most of VR on Medify.

Which resource would you say is most representative for AR, because I'm getting 700s for AR in Medify and Kaplan but I don't know whether the questions are too easy. Also, what scores were you getting in your Kaplan mocks?

erm i'd say Medify. I'd say that the medify AR has a mix of easy and hard and as long as you're getting most of the hard ones right and getting in the 700s im sure you'll be fine. In my Kaplan I was getting 600's and in one i even got 500! In medify I was getting slightly higher

What did you get in the actual exam?

710 average
VR: 630
QR: 710
AR: 790
SJT: 2

Wow great score, and btw how representative is Kaplan of the real test? I've been getting between 700-747 on the Kaplan mocks, not sure how realistic this actually is

Yeah but don't just neglect verbal - that was my mistake! Was getting up to 750 in practice sessions but only got 610 on the day! Averaged at 713 though so it was ok in the end XD

VR- 540( I was disappointed i didn't breach any more than 600 but I kind of expected it to be honest haha)
QR- 850 (Thought i was gonna do so badly- I had to re-teach myself how to do percentage changes the day before LMAO)
AR- 870 (pleasantly surprised. Managed to guess all patterns- lost some marks probably due to slight misinterpretation of rules or choosing the wrong set even though in my head i had chose the right set- not the first time that has ever happened hahah)
SJT- band 2 (indifferent)
average- 753

RESOURCES: 1000Q, Official UKCAT Mocks, Medify

Medify is the best resource in my opinion! I suggest doing every single question there is before you sit your exam!!!!!!!!! INCLUDING MOCKS ON THERE!!!!! Because i didn't and coincidentally enough the amount of questions that i did for each section on medify correlate with my score hahaha
I gotta admit i barely used half of the 1000Q, but i did do all the AR questions in it and some QR. In my opinion the maths in the 1000Q is of a WAY HARDER STANDARD than what it's like in the real test- Medify is more realistic, i feel.

All my medify mocks for QR were 600s but i got 830 on actual. I promise you it's easily 50% easier.

The practice tests are great. They're harder than tests 1-6 but I think that's good for practice, especially VR (VERY lengthy paragraphs and hard statement questions).

seriously VR is killing me... anyone has a solid strategy they stuck to??