UKCAT for 2017 Entry to UK

Hi everyone,

I'm very new to all of this and to be honest I don't even know if I'm on the right thread. Anyway I am a graduate with a 2:1 in a non science related degree. I have decided to take the UKCAT to see if I stand a chance if I apply for a density degree.

I achieved ABB back in 2012 for non science A levels and have been advised to take bio and chem A level in 2017, I have been predicted A's for these.

My main question is what sort of UKCAT score I need?! Is it the same regardless if im applying for density or medicine/I'm already a graduate in another discipline. Sorry if this has come up before but I've tried to look through a lot of this thread but 198 pages is a lot to go through!

I just wanna ask... do your scores when you take mocks for the ukcat represent (even slightly) what your actual score would be?

I skim each paragraph in a few secs so I know where to look and then just look for keywords and eliminate where I can tbh everything I use is back a few pages on this forum haha (replying to tinbite1 and rainbow machine)

Found this article helpful

https://teentodoctor.wordpress.com/2015/08/23/how-to-demolish-the-ukcat-2/




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For me, my actual UKCAT score was higher than all the mocks I did (the 3 official ukcat ones, the medify ones and the 1000q book one), except Medify 1 which was higher than my actual score.

Hope this helps.

At least you got one mock that you did better at....
I've done like 5 mocks so far and I'm getting rubbish scores on the QR and VR sections and I've been practising for like 6/7 weeks now.
Pretty much finished the 1000q book and all the QR questions and nearly all the VR questions on medify
AND my exam is in TWO DAYS........any advice?

At least you got one mock that you did better at....
I've done like 5 mocks so far and I'm getting rubbish scores on the QR and VR sections and I've been practising for like 6/7 weeks now.
Pretty much finished the 1000q book and all the QR questions and nearly all the VR questions on medify
AND my exam is in TWO DAYS........any advice?

There are usually key aspects that you can consider when you do the sjt section. They have a list of it, and after a few questions you can see the same themes popping up, e.g. confidentiality, competence (so like recognising how much and what work you can take on and do), honesty, team involvement, coping with pressure, distressed patients. In the scenarios you'll usually come across the main issue, and then it'll give you other, less important factors to try and distract. Stay focussed on the main problem you're being asked to deal with.
I know this one is easier said than done but think about what you should do, instead of what you would do.
It is usually things like patient well being, their safety and confidentiality that will come first when considering a problem. I don't think memorizing the booklet will help tbh... it's hard to apply the official sounding guidelines to actual scenarios off the top of your head. If you have medify, they will usually explain why the answer is wrong or partially right.
As for importance questions, try to think of how relevant the factor you are considering is to the situation - does it address the scenario directly and solve a problem, or is it unrelated and a distractor?
Hope that helps!

Sorry for the annoying questions and if this was already written somewhere I apologise, but anyone done Official Mock C? I got 830 Verbal, 670 Quantitative and 730 Abstract (Average 743) and am super happy with it and my exam is tomorrow. Just wondering how representative this mock is compared to the real UKCAT? As I may actually have hope hahah

I found the official ones to be a pretty good representation of the real thing, so you may indeed have hope!

hi i got 540 in my verbal which i'm disappointed about but my average is 690 (790 AR and 740 QR). What universities will i have a chance at interview?

Hi,

First things first, what scores are you getting in your mocks? Like I said, most of my mocks were worse than my actual score - I reckon that the actual scoring system is more kind than it is for any mock.

Second thing, what techniques are you using for QR and VR?

Third thing, please don't worry about it! In the unlikely event that your score isn't brilliant, it's not the end of the world - you can always just apply to non-ukcat heavy unis, have another go next year or do BMAT

Hi,

First things first, what scores are you getting in your mocks? Like I said, most of my mocks were worse than my actual score - I reckon that the actual scoring system is more kind than it is for any mock.

Second thing, what techniques are you using for QR and VR?

Third thing, please don't worry about it! In the unlikely event that your score isn't brilliant, it's not the end of the world - you can always just apply to non-ukcat heavy unis, have another go next year or do BMAT