ukcat stress

Hi firstly, try not to stress and be confident! (easier said than done but, you know, TRY.) Don't think about unis before the exam, as it's really hard to predict how you're going to do on the day and any planning is probably going to be quite useless. After it, you can find some info about how unis use the UKCAT from this site: https://www.google.fi/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiPlsjhxOjOAhVHkiwKHVwRArEQFggsMAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ukcat.ac.uk%2FApp_Media%2Fuploads%2Fpdf%2FUsing%2520my%25202016%2520UKCAT%2520Result.pdf&usg=AFQjCNEAcj1hDtmHnAiCO7MZ8VJMS-jzug&sig2=diEjl3mJYjh4MVK2gkiXng

I can't stress enough how important it is to learn when to move on. In VR, I knew certain texts would take me longer than others (engineering and politics for me), so I guessed my way through them. In QR I did the same thing for data that was either too complicated or that would take ages to calculate even though it was fairly simple. In AR I decided that if I saw a pattern, I would just run with it instead of trying to find something more in the same set, and if I didn't see one after, say, 30 seconds, I'd just move on. Good luck!

Thanks so much for replying so quickly! First time using TSR so wasnt expecting anyone to get back. Your advice and the link you sent is really helpful, thanks so much. I really need (over today and tomorrow) to get into a habit of skipping,flagging and moving on. I wasted so much time in my mocks on the start of VR and QR that i ended up rapidly guessing at the end. I'll keep at it, thanks!!

Hey, don't panic! You'll probably do much better in the real test, but even if you don't then you have great stats for GCSE heavy med schools (Cardiff, for example). Have you considered doing the BMAT to give yourself more options?