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UCAT Results: Common Questions Answered

8th July 2026

UCAT Results: Common Questions Answered

With the UCAT ANZ testing period underway, you may be asking questions such as: When and how will I get my UCAT results? How does scoring work in the UCAT? How will universities use my UCAT scores? This blog answers your questions about UCAT results. When and how will I get my UCAT results? You will receive an email from Pearson VUE within 24 hours (usually within an hour) of ...

 

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UCAT ANZ 2026: A Student's Experience

6th July 2026

UCAT ANZ 2026: A Student's Experience

I have just completed UCAT 2026! What a relief to have it done. There were no surprises and I felt well prepared thanks to MedEntry’s UCAT preparation. Here’s how the day went: Arrival and registration I sat UCAT in a morning session. My confirmation email from Pearson VUE said that I should arrive at least 30 minutes before my UCAT testing appointment, which I did. The ...

 

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Tips for UCAT Test Day and the Night Before

27th June 2026

Tips for UCAT Test Day and the Night Before

With UCAT test day fast approaching, it's important to be thoroughly prepared, not just academically, but also in terms of logistics and your mental and physical well-being. This blog provides essential tips for the day before, the night before, and the day of your UCAT test to help you stay calm, focused, and ready to excel. The day before UCAT Ensure that you have everything ...

 

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How I Scored 900 in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning

9th June 2026

How I Scored 900 in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning

Eassen scored an incredible 900 in UCAT Quantitative Reasoning (the highest score possible). In this blog, he shares how he scored 900, including his five top Quantitative Reasoning tips. Tip 1: Familiarise yourself with the UCAT keyboard shortcuts As we all know, the UCAT is infamous for its immense time constraints. One way students can help to ease the time pressure is by using ...

 

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How I Scored 900 in UCAT Decision Making

3rd June 2026

How I Scored 900 in UCAT Decision Making

The UCAT Decision Making subtest poses several challenges, including various question types, limited time, and difficult questions. However, I managed to score a perfect 900 on the Decision Making subtest. There were several strategies that allowed me to bring my score up from the 600 range to the 800-900s. Here are my top 5 tips. Tip 1: Understand each UCAT Decision Making question typ ...

 

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How I Scored 900 in UCAT Verbal Reasoning

27th May 2026

How I Scored 900 in UCAT Verbal Reasoning

UCAT Verbal Reasoning is widely known as the hardest and lowest scoring UCAT subtest. The average UCAT Verbal Reasoning score over the past five years has been 601 out of 900. Sara scored an amazing 900 in UCAT Verbal Reasoning (the highest possible Verbal Reasoning score!). In this blog she shares her top 5 UCAT Verbal Reasoning tips. Tip 1: Learn to speed read One of the biggest ...

 

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5 Tips for Acing UCAT (From Someone Who Succeeded on Their Second Attempt)

13th May 2026

5 Tips for Acing UCAT (From Someone Who Succeeded on Their Second Attempt)

I remember walking out of the UCAT exam centre, the first time I had sat the UCAT, in a state of disbelief. Not because the UCAT exam was incredibly difficult or out of my depth, but rather the opposite: I had actually found the exam reasonable and doable, yet I was devastated with my UCAT score. In the months leading up to the UCAT, I had been in the throes of school assessments and leader ...

 

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UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How Does It Work? Part 2

4th May 2026

UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How Does It Work? Part 2

The blog “UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How does it work? Part 1” explained how the scoring and scaling of UCAT works. In this blog we will discuss what all that means for you in practice. Negative marking There is no negative marking in UCAT. Why? There is a lot of educational research and literature on this point, but in summary, if there is negative marking, risk aver ...

 

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UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How Does It Work? Part 1

4th May 2026

UCAT Scoring and Scaling: How Does It Work? Part 1

A common question among students preparing to sit the UCAT is, "How does UCAT scoring work?". This blog answers that question. Practical implications for the UCAT test taker are covered in Part 2 of this blog. Many UCAT companies claim that they can predict UCAT scores and percentiles from the number of UCAT questions that you answer correctly. This is unfortunately completely mis ...

 

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Is UCAT Stressing You Out? Here's How to Use Stress to Your Advantage

8th July 2025

Is UCAT Stressing You Out? Here's How to Use Stress to Your Advantage

You may have heard that stress negatively impacts performance, particularly in a high-stakes, intellectually challenging exam like the UCAT. You may have been told that if you are too stressed in the lead-up to an important exam such as the UCAT, you won't do well. You may have been advised to look for ways to relieve your UCAT-related stress. While this may be true, in some cas ...

 

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