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UCAT preparation for 2025 entry

Hello,
Please could you tell me how soon to start UCAT preparations and which are the best websites and live course/s? Thank you.
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Original post by suyincheah
Hello,
Please could you tell me how soon to start UCAT preparations and which are the best websites and live course/s? Thank you.

Most people use MedEntry or medify and revise for 6-8 weeks so I would start sometime early summer

I used MedEntry and revised for 5 weeks
Original post by suyincheah
Hello,
Please could you tell me how soon to start UCAT preparations and which are the best websites and live course/s? Thank you.

hellooo
I'm planning to mostly use UCAT official website materials (questions banks, tests simulators etc.) to prepare. I suggest that you first go through their test guide and each test section guide. Do this as soon as possible to acknowledge your strengths and your weak points. Work mainly on your weaknesses, setting yourself under test conditions (even for the single sections).

I know most people tend to start around six weeks before their test date (which is what UCAT itself suggests). I started to prepare at the beginning of this November, focusing on the sections I find more difficult. I'm an international applicant, though, so this decision of mine is mostly due to this.
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Original post by suyincheah
Hello,
Please could you tell me how soon to start UCAT preparations and which are the best websites and live course/s? Thank you.

Hi, I suggest preparing a couple months in advance.

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