Thank you but I thought if it's 1pm in London it'd be 2pm in Paris? Could you explain how you got the distances as I'm confused(Original post by Lionheartat20)
In the exam - for question 2 -
Athens plane has already flown 1,500km before London plane sets off due to timezone differences.
Athens plane flies a further 1 hour = 2,000 km / overall i.e. Paris
London plane flies for 1 hour = 400 km i.e. Paris
1 hour flight from London to Paris, setting off at 1 PM London time = 3pm Paris time.
Try to avoid formula as you need to do these things in your head ideally.
That can be done in 90 seconds hopefully. You'll spend most time working out how many hours head-start has one plane over the other. Then do some trial and error (They could only possibly ever meet in Paris or Rome anyway - it would be super mean if it was half way between Paris and Rome. If the Athens plane had already passed Paris before the London plane got to Paris via your trial and error, you could then reasonably certainly choose an answer of Between London and Paris).
The idea is not to get bogged down in the details. Use speedy systems in your head to get an answer - and ask yourself does it sound a sensible answer.
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(Original post by Lionheartat20)
In order for activites 3,5, 6 and 7 to be completed, you need to identify if any other activies need to be completed.
Make a very quick list with a piece of paper.
Activities required:
1 - 12 x 30k
2 - 6k
3 - 75k
4 - 10k
5 - 25k
6 - 5k
(Ignore activity 7 as it tells you to in the question)
SUM the above in your head ideally = 481k
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Try to do it in 2 minutes, it's too wordy in my opinion for a 1 minute question.
Notice I skipped writing the multiplication for activites 2 through 6 - it wastes time. You can do them in your head hopefully faster than you can write 5k x 2. And don't write 5,000. Waste of time. Write 5k if there's unlikely to be any small numbers involved. And if the answers are e.g. 430k, 460k, 481k, 500k. You can probably get away with k. If the possible answers are 10,064 and 11,931 , don't use k.
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(Original post by StationToStation)
I presume that the question in the second scenario is where and when do the planes meet? I made an equation (not 100% sure this is correct but eh, gave it a shot): x is the time after the second plane left London.
500(x+3) = 2400 - 400x
500x + 1500 = 2400 - 400x
900x = 900
x = 1
From there you can work out that the second plane has traveled around 400km, so it's pretty close to Paris.
I don't have the energy to even try to work the first one, but in the real UKCAT most questions are far less complex - if you do get a couple of questions that are this difficult, I'd suggest just skipping them and spending the time to do 2-3 easier ones insteadWhere did the figures in your equation come from?
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(Also sorry for the late replies everyone, TSR didn't send me any email notifications so I just logged in to check if anyone replied).
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(Original post by medicapplicant)
VR:640
QR:830
AR:750
SJT: band 2
AVG: 740
Resources: Medify (most useful) Kaplan book, 1000q book and official tests
I would suggest keep track of time, I didn't do that for VR and had to guess quite a few.
Good luck
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Anyone using medify know if we get marks awarded in the real test if we get 'partially correct' answers in the situation judgement section?
Yes, with the Situational Judgement section full marks are awarded if you get the correct answer and then partial marks are awarded if your answer is close to the correct answer.
Hope that helps.
Do let me know if you have any more questions we can answer.
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Thank you but I thought if it's 1pm in London it'd be 2pm in Paris? Could you explain how you got the distances as I'm confused
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Thank you. How do you know the weeks to multiply the cost by? -
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(Original post by Aamina_123)
Hey guys! Can some please give me any tips, tricks and potential resources regarding Abstract Reasoning. This in my opinion is my weakest area as I struggle to find the correct pattern especially under timed condition.
Hoping I can help with this one!
Use a system to identify patterns. We recommend NSPCC : first look at number – count everything you see: sides, shapes, angles, circles, arrows etc. Then look at patterns with size (big v small), position (corner or centre of box), colour (be careful – this is often a distractor) and conformation (the relationship between different shape positions) respectively.
Spend most of the time deducing the rule, then answer the questions quickly.
Hope that helps!
Let me know if there is anything else and good luck with your test.
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(Original post by osayukiigbinoba)
I haven't needed pie charts in AS level maths so I've forgot about them, I'll have to revise pie charts again. This might sound silly but what does the 5-2 wks etc mean on the chart?
The second number is referring to the number of weeks required to complete the activity
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What is everyone getting in Medify mock 1?
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(Original post by Lionheartat20)
The first number is referring to the activity number i.e. activity number 5.
The second number is referring to the number of weeks required to complete the activity
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600q is one of the best, also use medify which helped me a lot
One piece of advice though. It is best to practice without timing yourself because at the start you will never be within the time. As you get more confident through practice then you can do timed online practice.Last edited by Oxbridge-Hopeful; 10-08-2016 at 18:16. -
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685 according to medify, 710 according to the method most people use, wbu -
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Hey
Okay... so I just sat my UKCAT; mixed emotions:
VR - 510(Had huge paragraphs and a lot of deep analysis questions)
QR - 850
AR - 640
This gives me a 670 ish average. Was aiming for 700 but VR brought it down.
Would you say this is enough to get an interview for undergraduate entry medicine?
I am planning to apply to Barts, Birmingham and Leicester (UKCAT unis)
Then Oxford for BMAT
For reference, my GCSEs are: 8 A*s, 2 Distinction*s and 2As
Thanks
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Hey
Okay... so I just sat my UKCAT; mixed emotions:
VR - 510(Had huge paragraphs and a lot of deep analysis questions)
QR - 850
AR - 640
This gives me a 670 ish average. Was aiming for 700 but VR brought it down.
Would you say this is enough to get an interview for undergraduate entry medicine?
I am planning to apply to Barts, Birmingham and Leicester (UKCAT unis)
Then Oxford for BMAT
For reference, my GCSEs are: 8 A*s, 2 Distinction*s and 2As
Thanks
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Is the practice analysis on Medify a good indicator ofhow well you do on the real thing or not?
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Is the practice analysis on Medify a good indicator ofhow well you do on the real thing or not?
VR and AR are harder in actual. Well, that was the case for mine anyway
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