UCAT (formerly UKCAT) 2023 entry Results thread

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What average score did you get on your UCAT exam?

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Previous UCAT statistics 2016 - 2019: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/media/1415/ucat-test-statistics-2016_2019.pdf

Dates and fees: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/ucat/dates-and-fees/

24 May 2022 - You can make your account and Bursary and Access Arrangement applications open
20 June 2022 - Booking opens
11 July 2022 - Testing starts
20 September 2022 - Access Arrangement application deadline
22 September 2022 - Booking deadline
29 September 2022 - Last test day
30 September 2022 - Bursary Scheme application deadline
15 October 2022 - UCAS deadline
Early November 2022 - Results delivered to universities

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Good luck!

Post originally created by ecolier.

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Reply 1

04MR17

Volunteer Team, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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Reply 2

TriplexA

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Good luck to everyone sitting the UCAT this year!

Remember that not getting a great UCAT score doesn't mean it's all over as you can still apply strategically and hopefully secure an interview/offer. :smile:

Reply 3

becausethenight

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Here we go, here we go, here we gooooo :yay:

How is it the 2023 entry cycle already :tongue:

Should I put up a poll for scores like last year?

Reply 4

becausethenight

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PRSOM

Reply 5

Drwhooooo

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Hi guys, my son did his UCAT today but only achieved 2600. He was hoping for closer to 3000. We believe there are a few unis available like Plymouth/Exeter that he may get into assuming everything else ok. Just wondering if he should do the BMAT now? He is very very disappointed so doing this secretly in the hope I can get some positive info / advice for him. Is 2600 an ok score? Having googled it seems around average? Any advice or feedback (positive or negative) greatly appreciated. Thank You.

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Reply 6

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

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Hi, I've moved your thread to the medicine forum :smile:

Hopefully some can advise further - you may also want to look at the other threads in this forum as I believe there is one for discussing UCAT results and medical school choice.

He may want to focus on less UCAT heavy medical schools (or BMAT med schools)? Not sure how competitive 2600 is really as I'm not that familiar with the admissions tests for medicine! or @GANFYD may be able to advise some more :smile:

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Reply 7

Drwhooooo

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Original post by artful_lounger

Hi, I've moved your thread to the medicine forum :smile:

Hopefully some can advise further - you may also want to look at the other threads in this forum as I believe there is one for discussing UCAT results and medical school choice.

He may want to focus on less UCAT heavy medical schools (or BMAT med schools)? Not sure how competitive 2600 is really as I'm not that familiar with the admissions tests for medicine! @ecolier or @GANFYD may be able to advise some more :smile:

Ok great thank you sorry I meant to post in medicine.

Reply 8

calmingotter20

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I’ve just sat my UCAT and got 2830 with Band 1 in SJT. Do you think this will be good enough to be offered an interview for most medical schools? Thanks x

Reply 9

GANFYD

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Original post by Drwhooooo

Hi guys, my son did his UCAT today but only achieved 2600. He was hoping for closer to 3000. We believe there are a few unis available like Plymouth/Exeter that he may get into assuming everything else ok. Just wondering if he should do the BMAT now? He is very very disappointed so doing this secretly in the hope I can get some positive info / advice for him. Is 2600 an ok score? Having googled it seems around average? Any advice or feedback (positive or negative) greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Post all his stats as per the first post in the thread on here, and people will try to offer some advice :smile:

https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7102578

Reply 10

Sm 002 u mug

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Original post by calmingotter20

I’ve just sat my UCAT and got 2830 with Band 1 in SJT. Do you think this will be good enough to be offered an interview for most medical schools? Thanks x

Yes do your own research and you will realise how good this is

Reply 11

Chadders1300

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Original post by Drwhooooo

Hi guys, my son did his UCAT today but only achieved 2600. He was hoping for closer to 3000. We believe there are a few unis available like Plymouth/Exeter that he may get into assuming everything else ok. Just wondering if he should do the BMAT now? He is very very disappointed so doing this secretly in the hope I can get some positive info / advice for him. Is 2600 an ok score? Having googled it seems around average? Any advice or feedback (positive or negative) greatly appreciated. Thank You.

Is this for undergrad? There are some unis that don’t focus much on UCAT. Like Keele, the min score is 2380

Reply 12

shubsy

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Original post by Drwhooooo

Hi guys, my son did his UCAT today but only achieved 2600. He was hoping for closer to 3000. We believe there are a few unis available like Plymouth/Exeter that he may get into assuming everything else ok. Just wondering if he should do the BMAT now? He is very very disappointed so doing this secretly in the hope I can get some positive info / advice for him. Is 2600 an ok score? Having googled it seems around average? Any advice or feedback (positive or negative) greatly appreciated. Thank You.

definately do the BMAT

Reply 13

Drwhooooo

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540 vr 500 dm 760 qr 670 ar thank you for all the replies these were the stats.

Reply 14

the mumivator

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Original post by calmingotter20

I’ve just sat my UCAT and got 2830 with Band 1 in SJT. Do you think this will be good enough to be offered an interview for most medical schools? Thanks x

Great score. Well done. I should imagine that you can afford to be picky, depending on GCSE results and A level predictions.

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sharontL

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ok the UCAT preparation is on! Medicine is back on and daughter is motivated. I on the other hand am dreading it all again. I know I shouldn’t feel like this……

Reply 16

sharontL

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Original post by the mumivator

Great score. Well done. I should imagine that you can afford to be picky, depending on GCSE results and A level predictions.

Amazing and a huge well done

Original post by shubsy

definately do the BMAT

there are so many amazing advisers on here. They would need to know other results too such as GCSEs? @Kap @IBkidinthecorner
@GANFYD
@TLC

Reply 17

calmingotter20

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Original post by the mumivator

Great score. Well done. I should imagine that you can afford to be picky, depending on GCSE results and A level predictions.

Ah thank you, I don’t really know why I went in to the UCAT with not much idea of what a good score is but I did 😭
My GCSE results are 9999888877 so hopefully that’s good enough, predicted is A*AA, I may be able to bump one of the As to an A* in September if I do an internal exam - do you think I need to? or will I be fine with the predicted grades I already have?
Thanks

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IBkidinthecorner

Universities Forum Helper

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Original post by sharontL

ok the UCAT preparation is on! Medicine is back on and daughter is motivated. I on the other hand am dreading it all again. I know I shouldn’t feel like this……

My parents definitely felt the same way this time last year! In some ways I think it was harder for them than it was for me

Reply 19

becausethenight

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Original post by calmingotter20

Ah thank you, I don’t really know why I went in to the UCAT with not much idea of what a good score is but I did 😭
My GCSE results are 9999888877 so hopefully that’s good enough, predicted is A*AA, I may be able to bump one of the As to an A* in September if I do an internal exam - do you think I need to? or will I be fine with the predicted grades I already have?
Thanks

Unless you want to apply to Cambridge, or your A* isn't in Bio or Chem and you want to apply to Imperial/UCL/other A*AA unis (as they usually ask for the A* in Bio or Chem) you'd be fine. It could be an advantage if you wanted to apply to some Scottish univeristies, QMUL or Exceter (although ideally you'd need 3x A* for the latter two or loads of extra UCAS tariff points for Barts)

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