SJT Preparation Courses

I prey that by the time I graduate something new will have replaced SJT. Sorry guys :P

I do agree with this.

I think the importance is identifying which SJT theme they are asking about, and answer with those principles in mind/common sense/logical judgement.

However, it is too high risk to leave it down to limited preparation. I cant just accept getting 38 or 39, iv worked too hard thus far for it to all count for nothing, on the basis of an average score in the SJT.

What is the point of getting a high ranking, additional degree ect, if that still may not be enough to get your job of choice?

I do think and hope that appropriate and directed preparation can help.

- No correlation between performance at med school and SJT score (as already stated on website) *
- No correlation between mock and real SJT score **
- Little difference between Year 1 and Year 6 on mock SJT **
- Element of luck inherent, as even experts disagree on right/wrong answers **

- When asked what exactly the SJT does test - if not academic excellence* or little semblance of anything else** - the test makers replied to faculty saying that it "tests everything"

- Nationally, the lowest performers are non-UK/non-EU. The next lowest performers are EU (non-UK)

Ergo:
- The SJT doesn't really test anything
- The SJT is a randomiser. It reliably stops all the next level guys gravitating towards the South East so easily
- The SJT is a test of English language comprehension

Banterous lecture today from one of our directors of education:

Significant correlations were found between SJT scores and EPM decile scores, and
between SJT scores and total EPM scores.

Whilst these correlations are significant, indicating a degree of shared variance/commonality between the assessment methods, there is also a large amount of the variance that is not explained, indicating that the SJT appears to be assessing somewhat different constructs from the EPM.

I know that these courses are largely just money making.

However, did anyone go on any which were either cheap or very good?

https://sjtpreparation.co.uk - anyone have anything to say about this one?


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Beware people planning on going on Medset's course, apparently its claims of 6.9% have no evidence. It seems to be new and poor copy of other courses. I'd recommend speaking to people in years above, doing your research and going with one of the courses backed by one of the indemnity providers.