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UCAT and BMAT as a Y12

Hello, im in going into year 12, are there any UCAS and BMAT books to study from for beginners that you would recommend? I would really appreciate it thankyou.
Reply 1
Original post by Olivia??
Hello, im in going into year 12, are there any UCAS and BMAT books to study from for beginners that you would recommend? I would really appreciate it thankyou.

I believe you meant UCAT as UCAS is the website you apply through. I would not recommend starting this early, usually 6-8 weeks is what is recommend for both exams.

But for the UCAT exam you can see the UCAT Discussion Thread below for this year and what is recommended is the 1250 Question UCAT book or Medify.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6864776

For the BMAT exam you can see the BMAT Discussion Thread and BMAT Wiki below and they have all their past papers freely available. I personally used BMAT Ninja for my revision and score pretty well!

BMAT Thread - https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6864748
BMAT Wiki - https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/apply/medicine/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-bmat
Reply 2
Original post by SyedN
I believe you meant UCAT as UCAS is the website you apply through. I would not recommend starting this early, usually 6-8 weeks is what is recommend for both exams.

But for the UCAT exam you can see the UCAT Discussion Thread below for this year and what is recommended is the 1250 Question UCAT book or Medify.
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6864776

For the BMAT exam you can see the BMAT Discussion Thread and BMAT Wiki below and they have all their past papers freely available. I personally used BMAT Ninja for my revision and score pretty well!

BMAT Thread - https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=6864748
BMAT Wiki - https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/university/apply/medicine/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-bmat

Sorry I meant UCAT, thankyou!
Reply 3
Original post by Olivia??
Sorry I meant UCAT, thankyou!

No worries, let me know if you got anymore questions about the application process or anything about medicine!
Reply 4
Original post by SyedN
No worries, let me know if you got anymore questions about the application process or anything about medicine!

Is there anything you would recommend me to do right now, I'm going into year 12, I've started reading books, and I will be applying for medical work experience soon, is there anything else?
Reply 5
Original post by Olivia??
Is there anything you would recommend me to do right now, I'm going into year 12, I've started reading books, and I will be applying for medical work experience soon, is there anything else?

It's good you're already looking for WEx, just be sure to take a journal with you and write down stuff you learn or see and reflect on it everyday to improve your reflective practice as well.

Another thing I would say is to just read health articles every now and then, BBC health is good enough as you would not be expected to read and understand BMJ or Lancet articles. You should really focus on this in the build up to your interviews but doesn't hurt to keep up to date with medicine related news.
Reply 6
Original post by SyedN
It's good you're already looking for WEx, just be sure to take a journal with you and write down stuff you learn or see and reflect on it everyday to improve your reflective practice as well.

Another thing I would say is to just read health articles every now and then, BBC health is good enough as you would not be expected to read and understand BMJ or Lancet articles. You should really focus on this in the build up to your interviews but doesn't hurt to keep up to date with medicine related news.

Alright, do you think I should keep an article log aswell?
Reply 7
Original post by Olivia??
Alright, do you think I should keep an article log aswell?

You could, but you really don't need to especially right now. Your main focus should be on your A Levels as well and ensure you get AAA or higher prediction so you can apply to medicine.
Reply 8
Original post by SyedN
You could, but you really don't need to especially right now. Your main focus should be on your A Levels as well and ensure you get AAA or higher prediction so you can apply to medicine.

Alright, do you have any advice for A-levels, I'm taking biology, chemistry philosophy and an EPQ.
Reply 9
Original post by Olivia??
Alright, do you have any advice for A-levels, I'm taking biology, chemistry philosophy and an EPQ.

Best advice I can give is to keep on top of everything because there is a lot of content during A Levels (at least I thought there was lol)!

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