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which is best to use for ucat revision, medify or medentry
Reply 1
I used both:
For VR, the passage lengths were similar to medify, however the difficulty was closer to medentry.
For DM, the difficulty was more similar to medify compared to medentry.
For QR, the questions asked were like medentry, but slightly easier.
For AR, the questions I got on the actual ucat were much harder than both medentry and medify.

I also personally preferred the explanations of the answers on medentry to those on medify.

Good luck! :smile:
Reply 2
Original post by gjgndkgna
I used both:
For VR, the passage lengths were similar to medify, however the difficulty was closer to medentry.
For DM, the difficulty was more similar to medify compared to medentry.
For QR, the questions asked were like medentry, but slightly easier.
For AR, the questions I got on the actual ucat were much harder than both medentry and medify.
I also personally preferred the explanations of the answers on medentry to those on medify.
Good luck! :smile:

Also used both.

Agree that I feel Medentry is better prep for VR.
Disagree and feel that Medentry is better for DM.
Agree that Medentry is better for QR (but Medify is not bad, in fact the harder questions are quite good prep).
Disagree and think both Medentry and Medify are harder AR.

As a platform I also preferred Medentry, better layout and presentation of statistics, along with functionality like being able to bookmark questions you wanted to come back to for review after the exams. I also had lots of issues with the timer on Medify where it would randomly jump around and stop working.

What this shows is that the experience is highly individualised, and plenty of people do well with either one, so really it doesn't matter. If you can afford to try both, try both and stick with the one you prefer. If you just want a definitive answer though, my personal opinion is Medentry as it was more accurate to my real score.
Original post by gjgndkgna
I used both:
For VR, the passage lengths were similar to medify, however the difficulty was closer to medentry.
For DM, the difficulty was more similar to medify compared to medentry.
For QR, the questions asked were like medentry, but slightly easier.
For AR, the questions I got on the actual ucat were much harder than both medentry and medify.
I also personally preferred the explanations of the answers on medentry to those on medify.
Good luck! :smile:

Hi, does this mean the passages were generally short as I find that medify has shorter passages than med entry ?
Original post by MontyAlt
Also used both.
Agree that I feel Medentry is better prep for VR.
Disagree and feel that Medentry is better for DM.
Agree that Medentry is better for QR (but Medify is not bad, in fact the harder questions are quite good prep).
Disagree and think both Medentry and Medify are harder AR.
As a platform I also preferred Medentry, better layout and presentation of statistics, along with functionality like being able to bookmark questions you wanted to come back to for review after the exams. I also had lots of issues with the timer on Medify where it would randomly jump around and stop working.
What this shows is that the experience is highly individualised, and plenty of people do well with either one, so really it doesn't matter. If you can afford to try both, try both and stick with the one you prefer. If you just want a definitive answer though, my personal opinion is Medentry as it was more accurate to my real score.

Hey am I right in thinking that
Medentry is harder than Medify for VR and more similar to the exam
Medify is harder then -entry for AR and DM and is more similar to the real exam
They are roughly the same for QR and it’s easier in the actual exam?
Reply 5
I haven’t fully started QR yet but my scores are around 620 for DM 640 for AR and 600 for VR. Situational judgment is fine tho i can do that. I’m panicking bc my test date is near and idk how to improve quickly :frown:
Reply 6
Original post by MJ29081958
I haven’t fully started QR yet but my scores are around 620 for DM 640 for AR and 600 for VR. Situational judgment is fine tho i can do that. I’m panicking bc my test date is near and idk how to improve quickly :frown:
Hey, 4th year med student here.
Sorry to hear that you’ve been having trouble with the UCAT prep.
My advice for the different sections that worked for me:
VR:Read the question first in the T,F,CT questions and find the keyword.After that, look for the keyword in the passage and find the line above and below this keyword to work out what option fits the question.For comprehension questions, find the keyword again and skim read the passage to infer the correct answer.
DM:Try to use the whiteboard for the question and practise questions on different charts, graphs and tables.Use abbreviations for puzzle questions to save time and work out the links between the different parts.
QR:Learn the basic GCSE maths formulae and equations that comeUse mental mathsOnly use the calculator if you really need it
AR:Make a list of rules you’ve seen and keep adding to it.The rules will be opposite for set A and BUse the NSPCC methodNumber, Size, Position, Colour and Contour (Sides) as a general way of finding the rule for the sets.
SJ
Use the Good Medical Practice and Tomorrows Doctors to guide your answers.
Ofc, this is a brief guide but hopefully you find this useful for your prep!
If you have any other questions, just let me know here or DM me! 🙂
(edited 2 months ago)
Reply 7
Original post by Frizzle16523
Hey am I right in thinking that
Medentry is harder than Medify for VR and more similar to the exam
Medify is harder then -entry for AR and DM and is more similar to the real exam
They are roughly the same for QR and it’s easier in the actual exam?

Medentry is more inference heavy, which is similar to the official question bank.
Personally didn't feel any difference in AR between the two, both are harder than the official question bank.
DM didn't feel any different difficulty wise either, but the questions in Medentry felt more similar to official.
Medify has the hardest QR, then Medentry is slightly harder than the official.
Reply 8
Original post by Medic10
Hey, 4th year med student here.
Sorry to hear that you’ve been having trouble with the UCAT prep.
My advice for the different sections that worked for me:
VR:Read the question first in the T,F,CT questions and find the keyword.After that, look for the keyword in the passage and find the line above and below this keyword to work out what option fits the question.For comprehension questions, find the keyword again and skim read the passage to infer the correct answer.
DM:Try to use the whiteboard for the question and practise questions on different charts, graphs and tables.Use abbreviations for puzzle questions to save time and work out the links between the different parts.
QR:Learn the basic GCSE maths formulae and equations that comeUse mental mathsOnly use the calculator if you really need it
AR:Make a list of rules you’ve seen and keep adding to it.The rules will be opposite for set A and BUse the NSPCC methodNumber, Size, Position, Colour and Contour (Sides) as a general way of finding the rule for the sets.
SJ
Use the Good Medical Practice and Tomorrows Doctors to guide your answers.
Ofc, this is a brief guide but hopefully you find this useful for your prep!
If you have any other questions, just let me know here or DM me! 🙂


tysm do you think it’s ok to still be getting kinda lower scores than what I would like to be getting right up until very close to test day?
Original post by MontyAlt
Medentry is more inference heavy, which is similar to the official question bank.
Personally didn't feel any difference in AR between the two, both are harder than the official question bank.
DM didn't feel any different difficulty wise either, but the questions in Medentry felt more similar to official.
Medify has the hardest QR, then Medentry is slightly harder than the official.

I genuinely find DM on medentry and Medify to be worlds apart 😭. It is a lot easier on medentry for me at least.

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