I might be wrong here, but Cardiff only considers UKCAT if they need to decide between similar candidates and in Bristol it only accounts for 10%. But I'm not sure so it might be worth checking, you should google "how universities use the UKCAT", some people have made some useful pdf-documents![]()
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- 05-08-2016 20:02
I thought the general consensus was that the real exam was slightly easier than Medify and some of the harder questions were equivalent to the first half of the QR in the 1000Q book?
After a lot of searching I found emedica's VR to be just as challenging as the statement questions in the 1000Q book which makes it a good practice resource for those who are struggling (i.e. me XD)Last edited by studentsixth; 05-08-2016 at 20:05. -
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- 05-08-2016 20:11
(Original post by studentsixth)
I thought the general consensus was that the real exam was slightly easier than Medify and some of the harder questions were equivalent to the first half of the QR in the 1000Q book?
After a lot of searching I found emedica's VR to be just as challenging as the statement questions in the 1000Q book which makes it a good practice resource for those who are struggling (i.e. me XD) -
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So I have just sat my UKCAT and I'm not sure how I feel about my score.
VR - 590
AR- 660
QR - 640
SJ - band 1
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- 05-08-2016 20:38
I'm not sure about the others, but you might want to avoid applying to Edinburgh (it's just so competitive anyway) and Aberdeen (I've understood that 40% of pre-interview selection is based on the UKCAT).
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- 05-08-2016 20:45
(Original post by See-If-I-Care)
Not that strange considering people get different questions. Some people get long QR questions, some people get long texts for VR etc.
Plus a lot of people who say QR is easier in the real thing used 600Q, and they are right. The same questions are still there in the 1000Q book for QR but the new QR questions added are more in keeping with the exam.
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(Original post by shanK123)
So I have just sat my UKCAT and I'm not sure how I feel about my score.
VR - 590
AR- 660
QR - 640
SJ - band 1
Do I have a chance at Scottish medical schools????
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- 05-08-2016 21:18
(Original post by shanK123)
I'm a Scottish student and I just sat 6 highers and was predicted 5As and a B
That's Glasgow' stance on the UKCAT. Edinburgh is pretty heavy on it and I think St Andrews is the only other Scottish medical school.
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- 05-08-2016 21:33
(Original post by clairebear101)
ah okay i was ganna say as i have the 600 question book, is it worth getting the 1000q book aswell? -
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- 05-08-2016 21:53
(Original post by StationToStation)
I might be wrong here, but Cardiff only considers UKCAT if they need to decide between similar candidates and in Bristol it only accounts for 10%. But I'm not sure so it might be worth checking, you should google "how universities use the UKCAT", some people have made some useful pdf-documentsThanks
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- 05-08-2016 22:41
(Original post by clairebear101)
ah okay i was ganna say as i have the 600 question book, is it worth getting the 1000q book aswell?
It's great for AR and VR though (although I think they should've had more practice questions for VR). I don't tend to time myself on Abstract, I just use it to see if I can spot patterns and then to make a note of themLast edited by studentsixth; 05-08-2016 at 22:45. -
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- 05-08-2016 23:00
Anyone who has done the UKCAT this year can post their results in this poll created today
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=4240018Last edited by pandaronium; 05-08-2016 at 23:01. -
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- 06-08-2016 01:50
so, when you get to the decision analysis part, do you have to do it ? or can you leave everything blank and just skip it all and move onto the next section ?
because DA does not count this year? if i'm correct. -
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(Original post by money-for-all)
so, when you get to the decision analysis part, do you have to do it ? or can you leave everything blank and just skip it all and move onto the next section ?
because DA does not count this year? if i'm correct.
If for some reason your score isnt as high as u wanted (which I hope wont happen!) and you choose to UKCAT next year, they will probs make DA a section that is taken into consideration by unis so u will have the head start, having trialled the questions in this UKCAT exam.
Upto you though but yeah DA wont count at all this year towards ur final average.
ALL THE BEST ! (im so scared omg my exam is on results day o dear lol)
soz this turned out to be such a long post omd sorryLast edited by Susi3b; 06-08-2016 at 12:59. Reason: I meant DM not DA for this year -
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- 06-08-2016 03:24
(Original post by ronnydandam)
what % were you getting for AR and VR on medify? What were the AR shapes like?
for AR i actually had 85% i found the AR section on medify much easier than what they give in the UKCAT. Atleast for me, I got really vague patterns so yeah -
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- 06-08-2016 03:26
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Well done, you did amazingly in QR! I was wondering if for AR the patterns were really complex? -
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- 06-08-2016 03:28
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Hi guys
For people that have already done the exam: how many VR questions were true, false, can't tell and how many were comprehension? TYIA -
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- 06-08-2016 07:51
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Yeah it was really vague. The ones I did during practice on medify was much easier. -
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- 06-08-2016 08:52
(Original post by ronnydandam)
did you guess loads then
so GUESS AND FLAG and move on. ( you probably already know this, but yeah)
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