UCAT - gap year

Hi, if I’m taking a gap year would I have to do my UCAT this July-September or in 2025 ?

Reply 1

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Reply 2

chan432

Original post by sumayaa.x

Hi, if I’m taking a gap year would I have to do my UCAT this July-September or in 2025 ?

if you want to reapply for 2025 entry then you would have to do the UCAT this summer

Reply 3

AspiringSurvivor

Original post by sumayaa.x

Hi, if I’m taking a gap year would I have to do my UCAT this July-September or in 2025 ?

Hi!! Planning to take a gap year too!
How are you planning to revise for ucat? After exams? What website/app has been useful for you?

Reply 4

sumayaa.x

Hiya, I’ve already taken my UCAT exam before and I used medify to practise!

I didn’t get the best result bc I left it until a week before the test to prepare … but medify is very useful because it gives you lots and lots of practise questions.

Also I’m going to start preparing for UCAT after my exams definitely

Reply 5

AspiringSurvivor

Original post by sumayaa.x

Hiya, I’ve already taken my UCAT exam before and I used medify to practise!
I didn’t get the best result bc I left it until a week before the test to prepare … but medify is very useful because it gives you lots and lots of practise questions.
Also I’m going to start preparing for UCAT after my exams definitely

I will take a look at medify, thank you.
Good luck, I am here with you on this journey if you ever feel lonely :smile:

Reply 6

Teetee19

Hello guys me too I did my UCAT in 2023 , got a bad result because I left it until 2 weeks left to revise . Now I am taking a gap year and preparing my UCAT for August 2024. I am using medify , lot of questions available to practice.

Reply 7

sumayaa.x

Original post by Teetee19

Omg literally meee too! We got it this time don’t worry. I got panicked and booked my ucat for the 26th September because my first one went so bad looolll ……

Reply 8

sr-lilyrose07

Original post by Teetee19

hey so not really related to the UCAT but i’m also thinking about taking a gap year for medicine as my predicted grades are too low (i’m just finishing year 12) and wanted to ask, did u still have to submit ur uni application at the start of yr13 , or are u applying this october?

Reply 9

Teetee19

Original post by sr-lilyrose07

hey , as you are starting year 13 in September . Nothing is too late for you , look at foundation year with medicine which is 6 years ( pathway to medicine or extended medical degree with KCL) as the entry requirements are lower e.g Bristol : BBC and KCL : ABB. I already did my A levels exams so yes I will be applying for this October . If your grades are too low then do a gap year which means you will apply in October 2025.

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