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In year 9, 10 or 11? MedEntry Headstart UCAT Preparation Packages are now Available!

6th May 2020

In year 9, 10 or 11? MedEntry Headstart UCAT Preparation Packages are now Available!

Are you in year 9, 10 or 11? Do you want to give yourself the best chance of getting into medicine? Would you like to get a head-start on your UCAT preparation? Then check out our new Headstart packages. Research shows that the more time that you put into UCAT Preparation, the higher the chance you have of achieving a top UCAT score. Furthermore, UCAT is a skills-based exam, so regular ...

 

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UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 5: Cultivate Wellbeing

6th May 2020

UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 5: Cultivate Wellbeing

The coronavirus pandemic and resulting social isolation requirements has led to significant changes in the way we live. This change occurred dramatically, and without warning. In response, it is natural to feel stressed, overwhelmed and anxious. However, if left unchecked, these feelings can have a detrimental impact on your wellbeing and UCAT performance in this crucial year. MedEntry’s ...

 

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UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 4: Keep up Your Motivation

29th April 2020

UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 4: Keep up Your Motivation

The coronavirus pandemic has probably led to significant changes in your daily life and the way you study. The sudden change may have left you feeling confused, stressed and lost, particularly if you are in your final year of schooling. Our aim is to provide guidance and tips to help you study and prepare for UCAT during this turbulent time. This blog series covers how to effectively prepar ...

 

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UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - TIP 3: Make the Most of Remote UCAT Learning

24th April 2020

UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - TIP 3: Make the Most of Remote UCAT Learning

The coronavirus pandemic has probably caused a significant change to your life over the past few weeks. In addition to this, there has been a lot of uncertainty regarding the impact of the pandemic on UCAT, UCAT preparation and medical entry. It may have left you feeling overwhelmed or anxious. We at MedEntry are here to help! This blog series covers how to effectively prepare for UCAT duri ...

 

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UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 2: Create a Routine and UCAT Study Plan

24th April 2020

UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 2: Create a Routine and UCAT Study Plan

The coronavirus pandemic has led to a dramatic change in the way we work and learn. This change has occurred suddenly, over a period of days and weeks. You may now be learning online, from home, in an environment away from your friends and social supports. We recognise that this is a difficult situation, which may be causing you stress. We are here to help! This blog series covers how to ef ...

 

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New difficulty levels added to MedEntry’s Venn Diagram Trainer!

22nd April 2020

New difficulty levels added to MedEntry’s Venn Diagram Trainer!

MedEntry’s exclusive Venn Diagram Trainer makes it easy for you to master Venn diagram questions in the UCAT Decision Making subtest. The trainer displays a Venn diagram and 5 timed questions (each to be completed within 30 seconds). Afterwards, the answers are displayed, along with explanations showing the appropriate shaded Venn diagram regions. To use the trainer, select the dif ...

 

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Personalised UCAT Study Planner Launched!

21st April 2020

Personalised UCAT Study Planner Launched!

What do almost all students who achieve 99th centile in UCAT have in common? They plan their UCAT study. If you are sitting UCAT this year, chances are you are busy. You have school commitments, exams and extra-curricular activities to balance. With the added pressure of UCAT, it can all feel overwhelming. The best way to manage all of these activities is to make a plan. In fact, almo ...

 

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UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 1: Optimise Your Study Environment

17th April 2020

UCAT Preparation During Coronavirus - Tip 1: Optimise Your Study Environment

A lot has changed over the past few weeks. You have transitioned from living a normal life, attending school and seeing your friends to a very different world – the world of remote learning and social isolation. We understand that this is a difficult and uncertain time for you, during an already challenging year. In this series of blogs, we will describe how to prepare for UCAT effect ...

 

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Keyword Scanning Trainer

10th April 2020

Keyword Scanning Trainer

Most students find UCAT Verbal Reasoning to be the most time pressured subtest. You will have less than 30 seconds to answer each question! An effective strategy to answer UCAT Verbal Reasoning questions correctly is keyword scanning. This involves identifying keywords that appear in the question stem, and scanning the text for them. Reading around the keywords can help you to quickly locate t ...

 

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BREAKING: GAMSAT 2020 WILL BE REMOTELY SUPERVISED AND HELD ONLINE

9th April 2020

BREAKING: GAMSAT 2020 WILL BE REMOTELY SUPERVISED AND HELD ONLINE

GAMSAT (Graduate Medical School Admissions Test) will be held online via remote supervision this year, for the first time ever. GAMSAT is used for admission into postgraduate medical programs at some universities, mainly in Australia, Ireland and the United Kingdom. GAMSAT is normally a written test that takes place in large testing halls. With the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, this is not c ...

 

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