Help UCAT + Medicine

Hello,
I am resitting my A-Level Chemistry AQA in June 2025. I would like to ask, since I intend to apply for medicine, how I should structure my UCAT revision. I am a private candidate, and so I have lots of time to myself for revision, and I do revise everyday - it’s something i enjoy.
I have purchased Medify for UCAT, and I am unsure about:
- how to use it
- when to do the full mocks
- when to do the mini section mocks
- not sure when to do timed practice
- when not to do timed practice and if i was to do timed practice what option is the best in terms of how many question sets and time I chose.
- I also am not sure when to incorporate the actual UCAT questions provided by UCAT themselves.
- I am unsure if I should even revise the UCAT in the following months: May and June. June is the month of chemistry exams on the 10th, 16th,20th. May is the month before where I feel like I should dial in on Chemistry instead. Overall I am unsure if July, August, September will suffice for UCAT preparation as I have failed terribly at it before
I will sit my UCAT at the end of September to give me plenty time.
Other than that, I would like to ask what UCAT score I should aim for as I have done it in the past and done terrible on the UCAT (2400/3600 and B2). Since there has been the removal of AR, resulting in a total of 2700 marks available I am unsure of what score to aim for.
I know the score I aim for is dependant on the universities I chose to apply to for medicine. On my first alevel sitting i got A for biology, B for English literature, and C for Chemistry. I am resitting Chemistry only aiming for A minimum. Due to the resit I am so lost in terms of what university I would have a chance to apply for, since most of them have rules regarding resits, such as a minimum grade you need on a first sitting to be able to apply with a resit, or a minimum grade on the latest sitting to apply, or even a policy involving both. The university I match best is with is the BM6 Extended 6 year Medicine Course at University of Southampton, as I do meet the specific criteria.
If you do have any suggestion for Medicine courses I would match with please do let me know - even if the course is a gateway to medicine, or extended medicine degree.
I do know this post is a lot - sorry

Hello,
I am resitting my A-Level Chemistry AQA in June 2025. I would like to ask, since I intend to apply for medicine, how I should structure my UCAT revision. I am a private candidate, and so I have lots of time to myself for revision, and I do revise everyday - it’s something i enjoy.
I have purchased Medify for UCAT, and I am unsure about:
- how to use it
- when to do the full mocks
- when to do the mini section mocks
- not sure when to do timed practice
- when not to do timed practice and if i was to do timed practice what option is the best in terms of how many question sets and time I chose.
- I also am not sure when to incorporate the actual UCAT questions provided by UCAT themselves.
- I am unsure if I should even revise the UCAT in the following months: May and June. June is the month of chemistry exams on the 10th, 16th,20th. May is the month before where I feel like I should dial in on Chemistry instead. Overall I am unsure if July, August, September will suffice for UCAT preparation as I have failed terribly at it before
I will sit my UCAT at the end of September to give me plenty time.
Other than that, I would like to ask what UCAT score I should aim for as I have done it in the past and done terrible on the UCAT (2400/3600 and B2). Since there has been the removal of AR, resulting in a total of 2700 marks available I am unsure of what score to aim for.
I know the score I aim for is dependant on the universities I chose to apply to for medicine. On my first alevel sitting i got A for biology, B for English literature, and C for Chemistry. I am resitting Chemistry only aiming for A minimum. Due to the resit I am so lost in terms of what university I would have a chance to apply for, since most of them have rules regarding resits, such as a minimum grade you need on a first sitting to be able to apply with a resit, or a minimum grade on the latest sitting to apply, or even a policy involving both. The university I match best is with is the BM6 Extended 6 year Medicine Course at University of Southampton, as I do meet the specific criteria.
If you do have any suggestion for Medicine courses I would match with please do let me know - even if the course is a gateway to medicine, or extended medicine degree.
I do know this post is a lot - sorry

Hey student
First of all congratulations on considering about University of Southampton. This means you are on the right track! You did really well on Biology and English literature well done. Let’s hope you can get the grade you want for Chemistry this year. It is totally understandable you are having this stress. Do not worry too much our university is very supportive. You can email all specific questions to student hub: [email protected] they will be providing more helpful answers.
From me I can tell you University of Southampton is a very good university. We are ranked top over the world and we are proudly be an apart of Russell group university. All professor on the course are supportive and friendly. You have many chances on practical experience especially you on the medicine course. I hope you hear back great news from you can hope to see you around campus soon!
Best wishes
Junfan

I strongly recommend NOT leaving it until the end of September. In any case you should definitely book to take it before 19th September. When you take your test by taking the test you are confirming you are fit and well to take it; there is no consideration for being ill. If you are ill you are expected to rebook, and to bear this in mind when booking a date. Midday on 19th September is the deadline for booking tests so if you have a date after this and you are ill, or get caught up in traffic on the way to the test you will not be able to rebook and will lose your opportunity to apply for medicine this year.

I will apply for September due to stuff I have planned for other months, but it will probably be early to mid. So if something occurs, god forbid, I still can get another spot. Anyways, the test centre is very close to me location wise