UCAT tips
I’m sitting the UCAT this year, and I got 6A’s 3B’s and 2C*’s at gcse (though I’m resitting one to change one of the B’s to an A). I’m also doing Bio, chem and maths A-level with predicted A’s. I’m hoping to do dentistry, and would love to know what UCAT scores have got people in before! Also if anybody has any prep tips that would be great 
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by allisonkennedyyyI’m sitting the UCAT this year, and I got 6A’s 3B’s and 2C*’s at gcse (though I’m resitting one to change one of the B’s to an A). I’m also doing Bio, chem and maths A-level with predicted A’s. I’m hoping to do dentistry, and would love to know what UCAT scores have got people in before! Also if anybody has any prep tips that would be great
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by allisonkennedyyyI’m sitting the UCAT this year, and I got 6A’s 3B’s and 2C*’s at gcse (though I’m resitting one to change one of the B’s to an A). I’m also doing Bio, chem and maths A-level with predicted A’s. I’m hoping to do dentistry, and would love to know what UCAT scores have got people in before! Also if anybody has any prep tips that would be great
Start UCAT prep some time after your mocks. Make sure you take a good break and have your predicted sorted. Plan around 3-4 weeks of ucat prep and buy medify/medentry. Start with untimed practice to familiarise yourself with the questions and eventually move onto timed practice. Once youre comfortable with the format of the UCAT and the timings, start mocks. Do not start too late on the mocks as stamina is a big thing you should try and refine.
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If you are re-sitting your GCSE's you need to double check the uni's you are planning to apply.If they are able to accept GCSE re-sits.
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by gg234If you are re-sitting your GCSE's you need to double check the uni's you are planning to apply.If they are able to accept GCSE re-sits.
I have! I’m year 13 (ni, so year 12 England) and most unis are ok with it!
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I still didn't do my GCSEs but I'm also thinking about dentistry!! Are you thinking of specialising or just be a normal dentist?
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Start building early. Not with full mocks — with foundations.
Speed reading and mental arithmetic create flow, and 10 minutes a day compounds a lot faster than you think. The biggest regret students have and the main reason why UCAT pressure peaks can be avoided.
And be ruthless with skips. Not every question deserves your time- strategically skip and do the highest yield questions
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Speed reading and mental arithmetic create flow, and 10 minutes a day compounds a lot faster than you think. The biggest regret students have and the main reason why UCAT pressure peaks can be avoided.
And be ruthless with skips. Not every question deserves your time- strategically skip and do the highest yield questions
Join the UCAT 2026 megathread where I post daily tips from my experience of being a top scorer with all the patterns I've learnt
The UCAT is a lot more predictable than you think
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by xwritten-futurexI still didn't do my GCSEs but I'm also thinking about dentistry!! Are you thinking of specialising or just be a normal dentist?
I’m thinking of just becoming a GDP at the moment! I might decide to specialise later on
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by allisonkennedyyyI’m thinking of just becoming a GDP at the moment! I might decide to specialise later on
Nice!!!!!
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