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i’m planning to revise the ucat from july 1st till 25th july - do u think its enough time if i do 3 hrs daily revision since we are one subtest less? Or should i take my laptop during the summer holidays and take my ucat during mid september but i finsih mocks at the end of june so im looking for advice on what can i do since july we aren’t learning anything or doing anything tbh

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by dsdf_gfdgfdgfd
i’m planning to revise the ucat from july 1st till 25th july - do u think its enough time if i do 3 hrs daily revision since we are one subtest less? Or should i take my laptop during the summer holidays and take my ucat during mid september but i finsih mocks at the end of june so im looking for advice on what can i do since july we aren’t learning anything or doing anything tbh


hey i think maybe try revising for two weeks from the start of july, and see your score by doing the mock tests. if it’s great then you’re on track, but if not then reschedule it to be later like in aug or even sept. i personally spent about 8 weeks for mine (and rescheduled it twice btw, so i did it in late september) but i have to say i didn’t revise every single day and when i did it was for about 2-3 hours. still only got 2710 b1 and rejections.. also it was rly stressful doing it in sept bc i was doing personal statement and ucas applications and mocks. but yeah when i did it we had the extra subtest which i did the worst on. i’m gonna have to retake this year and will try to give myself at least 5-6 weeks as i’m alr familiar w the style and format. it sucks not having a summer but it’s a sacrifice we gotta make :///

some people got 3000+ in only two or three weeks. really depends on you , so do the mock tests and see where you’re at :smile: any questions pls lmk🫶

Reply 3

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by raz0nk
hey i think maybe try revising for two weeks from the start of july, and see your score by doing the mock tests. if it’s great then you’re on track, but if not then reschedule it to be later like in aug or even sept. i personally spent about 8 weeks for mine (and rescheduled it twice btw, so i did it in late september) but i have to say i didn’t revise every single day and when i did it was for about 2-3 hours. still only got 2710 b1 and rejections.. also it was rly stressful doing it in sept bc i was doing personal statement and ucas applications and mocks. but yeah when i did it we had the extra subtest which i did the worst on. i’m gonna have to retake this year and will try to give myself at least 5-6 weeks as i’m alr familiar w the style and format. it sucks not having a summer but it’s a sacrifice we gotta make :///
some people got 3000+ in only two or three weeks. really depends on you , so do the mock tests and see where you’re at :smile: any questions pls lmk🫶


wait so if i book a test im still allowed to reschedule it to another day? that’s lovely

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by dsdf_gfdgfdgfd
wait so if i book a test im still allowed to reschedule it to another day? that’s lovely


yeah! the only issue is that there are thousands of people booking and rescheduling so there’s no guarantee you’ll even find a spot and if you do, it may not be on the day you want or the time or even the place. alhamdulilah i managed to find convenient enough times and places when i rescheduled both times but yeah just keep that in mind :smile:

Reply 5

you can always check for available spaces/times whilst still holding your original booking by just going on the website, so if you rly can’t find availability it’s fine bc you’ll still have your old one

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