4th July 2021
I don’t have time for the UCAT during year 12, should I do the GAMSAT instead?
A lot of people think because their final year of school is such a busy one, they should forget about doing the UCAT and focus on their school exams instead. Some say, “Don’t worry if you are not sitting the UCAT, you can always just sit the GAMSAT during Uni and get into Medicine that way”. Whilst this is true, the graduate entry route is no doubt harder. You compete with a ...
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4th February 2021
How to make stress your friend
5 months until UCAT starts! Are you feeling overwhelmed or stressed by your workload this year? Stress is a common problem that affects all of us at some point in our lives. Check out this video, which provides useful advice on how to make stress your friend. Start Your UCAT Prep
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7th October 2020
TIME MANAGEMENT: EAT THAT FROG!
Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day. – Mark Twain Brian Tracy’s 5 minute YouTube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKOMTZ7PPLg discusses a time management strategy that has changed many people’s lives (including mine!). It discusses time management in the context of the workplace, but the strategy is ap ...
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7th October 2020
Medical Entrance and UCAT preparation
Throughout the ages and in most countries medicine has been a profession with special privileges, hence demand to study medicine is high. In fact the demand to supply ratio is higher for medicine than for any other course in Australia, which is one reason for the use of criteria other than ATAR (high school) scores for entry. Since medical knowledge is growing at an exponential rate, it i ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT Scoring Myths
Unfortunately, there is a lot of misinformation on the internet and on forums about how UCAT scores are calculated. Some people and companies claim that your UCAT score or percentile ranking can be calculated from your raw score (the number of questions you got right). This is naïve, simplistic and demonstrates ignorance. Not to mention it is irresponsible to provide students with inco ...
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7th October 2020
Set your mind on your mindset
Preparation is key for any exam, and UCAT preparation is no different. But we’ve all had that horrible experience when the nerves hit, and all that preparation is thrown out the window because your brain is more interested in stressing itself out than answering the exam questions. But you can, of course, prepare for that too. 1. Practice Since I’m supposed to be telling you w ...
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4th October 2020
MEDICAL TRAINING, The Education Age (21 November 2005 Page 10)
Throughout the ages and in most countries medicine has been a profession with special privileges, hence demand to study medicine is high. In fact the demand to supply ratio is higher for medicine than for any other course in Australia, which is one reason for the use of criteria other than ATAR scores for entry (The medical Maze, Education Age, 7/11/2005). Since medical knowledge is growing ...
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4th October 2020
CHANGING TIMES, Australian Doctor (16 June 2006, Page 2)
Perhaps Dr Andrew Griffiths is not aware of the numerous changes in medical student selection that have taken place during the last ten years (Selection fails, 19 May). His criticisms about the inadequacies in the medical student selection are therefore not valid today. These days, one does not need to get very high ATAR score to get into medical school, since almost all medical schools hav ...
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4th October 2020
TO COACH OR NOT......, Australian Doctor (15 April 2005, Page 31)
Dr Kerri Parnell asks whether coaching for tests such as UMAT (now UCAT) helps ('Medical School Pick of the Crop may be Missing the Point', Gut Feelings, 25 March). If UCAT coaching is not useful, the logical conclusion is that coaching for selective/private school entry/scholarships tests is also not useful. Yet parents spend enormous amounts having their children coached for such ...
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4th October 2020
MED STUDENTS PASS TEST, Australian Doctor (28 May 2004, Page 20)
Medical professionals across Australia are doing their bit to help disadvantaged year 12 students prepare for the UMAT (now UCAT). Under the name of the group MedEntry, they will offer a two day intensive workshop to high school students from disadvantaged areas who are generally under-represented in medical school. The group’s website is www.medentry.edu.au. Start Your UCA ...
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