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The UCAT exam board uses a statistical approach called deciles (or percentiles) to report the overall performance of candidates each year. In this article we will explore how to find out your percentile and how to use it. A decile is any of nine values that divide data into ten equal parts so that each part represents 10% of the sample population. This statistical approach is descriptive and gives the exam board a good overview of the overall test performance each year. You can use this data to find out the strength of your UCAT compared to the current application pool. I recommend you viewing this report before applying to medical or [Read More]

UCAT Keyboard shortcuts can be used to navigate each subtest if you find it preferable. Nevertheless, with limited time in the exam, they can be essential and help save a bit of time. The UCAT keyboard shortcuts can be used at any time depending on the current screen being viewed. However, they cannot be used to pick your answer, this can only be done with a mouse to select an option or in some cases drag and drop. I strongly recommend practising shortcuts when attempting questions on the UCAT platform. This might help with overall pace in each subtest. You can explore all the above shortcuts in the tour tutorial provided [Read More]

We reached out to past candidates that took the UCAT to get their thoughts on the test and give their insight into how to prepare for the exam. Today’s Q&A session is with medical student and YouTuber Magda Nikkii, she offers advice and insight into how she prepared for the exam to achieve an overall score of 2950. Magda Nikkii is a 1st-year medical student at the University of Cambridge. She has a vlog on YouTube where she shares her life as a medical student. What year did you take the UCAT? 2017 What was your overall UCAT score? Overall – Overall 2950 (average 737.5) Verbal reasoning – 610 Decision making [Read More]