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[Scimat]

Hey guys!!

Im in year 10 now and I want to start studying for the ucat. I just have a few qns

1) Is it too early to start now. I obv won’t be doing a lot of study for it every week but will try to study like 2-3 hours a week for it.

2) How should I study for it. What schedule would be sufficient at this stage

3) What resources should I get?

Thank you!!

 

[Deem_Skills]

same

 

[Leggie]

No it is not too early. Something I reckon you guys should really work on is reading speed now. Trust it will really help. Also, this is a bit unrelated to practicing, but maybe practice on a desktop screen. It will help you to get better used to what the setup is like at the actual centre and so I might help the test taking experience more smooth.

 

[Epicman69]

Hey guys!!

Im in year 10 now and I want to start studying for the ucat. I just have a few qns

1) Is it too early to start now. I obv won’t be doing a lot of study for it every week but will try to study like 2-3 hours a week for it.

2) How should I study for it. What schedule would be sufficient at this stage

3) What resources should I get?

Thank you!!

Get Medify, however, I think you will probably run out of questions if you start in year 10 lol. I personally started at the beginning of this year and got myself 3150, which is decent for med applications. I think that the Ucat is a bit luck based as well since everyone gets different questions but I guess you can minimise that by just simply practicing a lot. Also, I think the best thing you should do for the ucat is to brush up on being able to retain a lot of information in a short amount of time or even being good at identifying keywords and key information present in a text (I got really bad for VR lol).

 

[goodcat911]

Hey guys!!

Im in year 10 now and I want to start studying for the ucat. I just have a few qns

1) Is it too early to start now. I obv won’t be doing a lot of study for it every week but will try to study like 2-3 hours a week for it.

2) How should I study for it. What schedule would be sufficient at this stage

3) What resources should I get?

Thank you!!

Hi you can use https://www.ucat.edu.au/prepare/practice-tests/ to get a feel of what types of questions each section has and how you should answer them. In terms of resources, a friend of mine recommended the Kaplan book (https://www.amazon.com.au/Score-Hig...ocphy=9071726&hvtargid=pla-951840720443&psc=1). I will message you if I find a free downloadable pdf version and similar resources.

 

[Scimat]

Get Medify, however, I think you will probably run out of questions if you start in year 10 lol. I personally started at the beginning of this year and got myself 3150, which is decent for med applications. I think that the Ucat is a bit luck based as well since everyone gets different questions but I guess you can minimise that by just simply practicing a lot. Also, I think the best thing you should do for the ucat is to brush up on being able to retain a lot of information in a short amount of time or even being good at identifying keywords and key information present in a text (I got really bad for VR lol).

Do you recommend resources in addition to medify, since you said it may run out by year 12.

 

[goodcat911]

Do you recommend resources in addition to medify, since you said it may run out by year 12.

You can use medentry's question banks as well which includes 20000+ questions (or so it says). It has multiple packages ranging from $300 to $2600. I will probably purchase it as well towards the end of term 4. The link is here: https://www.medentry.edu.au/online-...mTAv2xgYnufwqvs9uRJRfOdHCu69kFBxoCrTsQAvD_BwE

 

[Scimat]

Sheesh thanks. Are you also in yr 10

 

[goodcat911]

Sheesh thanks. Are you also in yr 10

yes i am in the same year as u. are u trying to make unsw doctor of medicine as well?

 

[JuanPablo]

It's quite early to start in year 10 - you will most likely burnout! More concentrated revision closer to the exam is what helped me. I used this the ucat preparation guide by TheUKCATPeople to help me plan my revision. Happy to be asked about my plan etc. I scored 3260 last year

 

[adi1325]

Hi you can use, to get a feel of what types of questions each section has and how you should answer them. In terms of resources, a friend of mine recommended the Kaplan book. I will message you if I find a free downloadable pdf version and similar resources.

Hey there, did you find a free downloadable pdf by any chance? If so, could you send it?

 

[goodcat911]

Hey there, did you find a free downloadable pdf by any chance? If so, could you send it?

nahh sorry lol still havent looked into it thoroughly