UKCAT resitters (gap year and medicine reapplicants)

How are you finding studying for the UKCAT the second time round? Im finding it really hard to motivate myself :frown:

MedReapp2019

Im waiting for my results but i fear i might miss my offer so ive booked my ukcat for the 31st. I feel quite demotivated, it was probably the worst part of the whole application process and i dont want to sit it again but i guess i have a chance of scoring better than i did last year.

Reply 2

medhopeeful

Hellooo! I am! I'm finding it hard too. When is yours booked for??

Reply 3

flo_123

Original post by MedReapp2019

Aww Im sure you wont miss your offer! It was definitely the worst part for me too and the reason I didnt get to the interview stage :frown:

My fear is that I wont even improve as I put 100% in last year and still didnt even manage to meet the average :frown:

Reply 4

flo_123

Original post by medhopeeful

Hellooo! I am! I'm finding it hard too. When is yours booked for??

September 10th! Im hoping to do an hour a day until then. This exam absolutely destroyed me last year and the pain of my medicine rejections is still with me so I'm honestly finding it so hard T^T

Reply 5

medhopeeful

Original post by flo_123

September 10th! Im hoping to do an hour a day until then. This exam absolutely destroyed me last year and the pain of my medicine rejections is still with me so I'm honestly finding it so hard T^T

Omg !! I booked mine for 30th August. I have not had rejections before!! Im applying for graduate entry med but I did do UKCAT once before i started my undergrad in biomed. I got such a crap score. BAND 4 and like 570 or some crap. I really want to get 700+!! and obviously not a band4 again..

Reply 6

faiima

I am finding it hard too to motivate myself, I am literally forcing myself to get some practise done everyday. I worked hard last year and got 598 so I am scared of failing again...
But tbh the good part is that this time i know what to expect on exam day whereas last year i was lost and panicked so I ended messing up the whole thing. Just need to avoid making the same mistakes and we'll be fine :smile:

Reply 7

flo_123

Original post by medhopeeful

Ah rejections are the worst, makes you feel all your hard work was for nothing. You go girl/guy! If you can do a degree Im sure you can do this :biggrin:

. I know grad medicine expects higher scores so good luck on that 700 haha

Reply 8

flo_123

Original post by faiima

Thats honestly exactly how I feel! I got 612.5 last year so a similar score. Im scared of failing too but hoping that the extra year will help some how xD

Reply 9

medhopeeful

Original post by flo_123

Ah rejections are the worst, makes you feel all your hard work was for nothing. You go girl/guy! If you can do a degree Im sure you can do this :biggrin:

. I know grad medicine expects higher scores so good luck on that 700 haha

**** then... i didnt even know grad med expected higher scores..woop... and GO YOU TOO!! we can motivate eachother come on everyone

Reply 10

MedReapp2019

Original post by flo_123

Aww Im sure you wont miss your offer! It was definitely the worst part for me too and the reason I didnt get to the interview stage :frown:

My fear is that I wont even improve as I put 100% in last year and still didnt even manage to meet the average :frown:

The UKCAT is the most bs test ever. I think it was made to try defer excess students from applying to medicine. Like, once you cross one barrier you'll always have another.

ukcat + bmat -> personal statement -> predicted grades -> interviews -> achieved grades

Trust me im sure i didnt get AAA. Most likely ABB.