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7th October 2020
It's Time to Plan Your UCAT Preparation
By finding this blog post, you have already realised that, despite what many people tell you, studying for the UCAT is possible. I was also sceptical prior to using MedEntry’s UCAT workshop. However, my final score in the 99th percentile, more than 30 percentiles higher than my first trial paper, would not have been possible without it. The MedEntry resources will give you everything you ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT: 5 Tips for the Final Fortnight
UCAT is well and truly close now so it’s time to streamline your study and buckle down! Here are five ways to make sure you’re using the next fortnight effectively to set you up for success on UCAT day. Use your UCAT practice exams wisely A practice exam is only a practice exam if you’re doing it in exam conditions. UCAT is a marathon and your MedEntry exams are yo ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 6: statistics problems on the UCAT
How to approach statistics problems on the UCAT exam: Frequently a feature of UCAT multi choice, understanding the language of statistics and how to answer those questions involving statistics on the UCAT exam is essential for UCAT success. Below, we have explained, as succinctly as possible, what you need to know in order to answer this style of UCAT question. Statistics is the study ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation: An Overview
UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation part 1: Avoiding multiple confusions in the multiple choice section of UCAT UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation part 2: Process of Elimination in UCAT multi-choice UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation part 3: UCAT questions involving percentages UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation part 4: Probability questions UCAT test tactics and preparation part 5: Cou ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation Part 10: coping with UCAT stress and anxiety on UCAT test day
Pressure, pressure: coping with nerves and stress on the actual UCAT test day. Having done UCAT practice exam, after practice exam, after practice exam, most UCAT candidates will be raring to go come July. Whilst UCAT preparation is key to your UCAT success, it is not the only factor that will affect your UCAT performance on the actual UCAT test day. Being able to cope with the nerves and a ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 9: coping with UCAT stress and UCAT anxiety prior to the UCAT exam
Coping with UCAT stress and UCAT nerves prior to the UCAT exam We all know that sick feeling in the bottom of our stomachs just prior to walking into a big exam; we’re jittery, shaking and generally thinking that we’d rather be anywhere else but here. Nerves can be debilitating in the most terrible way for even the brightest of students. Thus, it is crucially important ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT test tactics and preparation part 8: practical tips for staying cool under pressure in the UCAT exam
With UCAT just around the corner, and UCAT preparation of most students well and truly under way, we thought we would address the issue of nerves and anxiety that can happen on UCAT test day. Below is a simple check list of UCAT test tactics that you can utilise to overcome this UCAT pressure and tips on how to tackle the actual UCAT exam itself. Firstly, don’t doubt yourself! Just be ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation Part 7: Worded Mathematical Problems
Worded mathematical problems on the UCAT exam: translating worded problems into mathematical symbols Possibly the most confusing questions on the UCAT exam, worded mathematical problems can actually be solved relatively easily if you understand how the question is written and what the words of the question really mean in mathematical terms. Prior to solving worded mathematical problems ...
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7th October 2020
UCAT Test Tactics and Preparation part 1: Avoiding multiple confusions in the multiple choice section of UCAT
A starting guide on how to tackle the multi-choice of UCAT from the team at MedEntry UCAT preparation: The ’2 out of 4′ rule in multi-choice: In any multi-choice test, it is significantly harder to create a good but incorrect answer than it is to create the correct answer. For this reason usually only two attractive answer-choices are offered. One correct; the other either in ...
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7th October 2020
Building the right mind set for success on the day of the UCAT
From the moment you first hear stories of the UCAT and how difficult it can be until the first step you take to enter that test centre, only you can decide the mind set and approach that will embody your UCAT experience. There are two ways to view this exam; either as a roadblock that is there to hinder you on the path to success or simply a stepping stone towards getting you into your dream c ...
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