11th June 2026
Optimising Your Health for UCAT: What I Learned From Getting the Flu 2 Days Before My UCAT Exam
Imagine you're a hardworking student. You have consistently studied for the UCAT for several months and you are feeling pretty well prepared for the UCAT exam itself (hopefully this is not too hard for you to imagine?). Maybe you have a week before UCAT exam day and while you are beginning to feel the nerves of the situation, you are really not too worried. Because why should you be? You h ...
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14th May 2026
Is It Too Late to Start Preparing for UCAT 2026?
Want to apply to study medicine or dentistry but worried that it's too late to start preparing for UCAT? Then this blog is for you. So, is it, in fact, too late to start preparing for UCAT 2026? The short answer is: no. Improving your performance in UCAT is possible, no matter how late you start (unless you start preparing the night before UCAT, of course!). In fact, some past MedEnt ...
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11th May 2026
Why Is My UCAT Score Not Improving? 3 Reasons and Solutions
Has your UCAT performance come to a standstill? UCAT prep score plateaus are frustrating, confusing, and even a little defeating. With exam day looming closer, it's easy to worry that you might not have what it takes. But luckily, with a few proven strategies, you can identify the cause of your problems, fix them, and get back on track on the path towards medical school. The T ...
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7th May 2026
Help! I Got a Poor UCAT Score for My Last Mock Exam – What Should I Do?
There will be a time in everybody's UCAT preparation journey where scores may fluctuate or decrease. A single bad performance in a UCAT mock exam should not discourage you, but instead be a call to action. If you achieve a poor UCAT percentile or score, ask yourself, "How can I change my UCAT preparation so that this won't happen in the live UCAT?" This blog outlines ...
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4th May 2026
6 Ways to Make UCAT Study More Effective
Decades of educational research shows that effective learners (for UCAT or other learning) have one, preferably all, of the following six characteristics. 1. Encounter challenging ideas or people Basically, this is Newton's First Law of Motion in action in the academic, cognitive, psychosocial, attitudinal and career-preparation dimensions of your education: a body will remain ...
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20th April 2026
Prepare for UCAT: Prepare for a Marathon
Many students who have scored 99th percentile in the UCAT have said that preparing for UCAT is like preparing for a marathon. There are many similarities: both require significant motivation, consistent practice over a period of time and a clear head under pressure. Not to mention that for many people, both a marathon and the UCAT are among the hardest challenges they have faced in thei ...
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11th April 2026
5 Ways To Use the MedEntry App To Boost Your UCAT Scores
During a time-pressured and crucial year, it’s important to arm yourself with the right tools to ensure that your UCAT preparation is efficient and effective. One such tool that can significantly enhance your UCAT preparation is the MedEntry UCAT App. In this blog, we'll explore 5 ways you can use the MedEntry app to elevate your UCAT preparation and significantly boost your sco ...
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10th April 2026
Persisting Through Underwhelming Marks
Many of you may have started your preparation on MedEntry and found that you may not be achieving the scores you hoped for, and let me tell you, you’re not the only one! Many people lose confidence during their UCAT preparation and can’t see themselves achieving the scores they hope to attain. I know this for a fact because I was one of those people not too long ago. When I fi ...
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1st April 2026
Balancing the UCAT and Hobbies
With the UCAT around the corner, as well as school assignments and exams, it can be quite a stressful time for students. Many students will spend hours practising UCAT-style questions and completing UCAT practice exams, as well as devoting a large amount of time to UCAT preparation. However, this does not mean your hobbies and interests should be forgotten. After a long day of lessons, it ...
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18th March 2026
UCAT Weekly Classes Starting Soon!
Have you ever wished you could have a regular UCAT tutor and classmates with whom you could discuss difficult UCAT questions? Or access to a UCAT expert who can answer your UCAT preparation questions on a regular basis? Or maybe you’ve even wished that you could watch a tutor work through a UCAT question live, to show how to actually arrive at the right answer quickly and accurately? I ...
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