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Hello, I'm a student in year 10 hoping to get into med. When would be the best time/age to start UCAT studying?
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Hello, I'm a student in year 10 hoping to get into med. When would be the best time/age to start UCAT studying?
Ohhh, I see. I guess it doesn't really depend of the amount you study then? Thank you so much!There is no set answer that anybody can give you. The answer is different for every person. As with the UMAT, some people will do excellently with minimal study, others will study for several months and do poorly. And vice versa.
That’s quite debatable, but there would probably be little difference between someone who’s done a few months of study compared with someone (of the same base ability, however that may be measured) who’s done a year or more of study - i.e. you definitely don’t need to start studying for a long time yet!Ohhh, I see. I guess it doesn't really depend of the amount you study then? Thank you so much!
The point of the UCAT/formerly UMAT was to provide a form of testing that was influenced less by socioeconomic status than ATAR- a test that couldn't be "studied for" per se. (Obviously this didn't stop the prep companies).Ohhh, I see. I guess it doesn't really depend of the amount you study then? Thank you so much!
Enjoy life while you can, plenty of time for study later. Certainly, year 10 is too early to be dedicating time to study for a test nearly two years away.
UCAT is rly intimidating... ahhh! but wow im so jealous of ur friend! hahaThe point of the UCAT/formerly UMAT was to provide a form of testing that was influenced less by socioeconomic status than ATAR- a test that couldn't be "studied for" per se. (Obviously this didn't stop the prep companies).
Some people find that study and prep help, whereas I have friends who scored 99th percentiles without studying (one of them wasn't even considering med and took it just for fun!). I haven't heard of people starting in year 10 and don't see the point in doing so tbh- most people begin 3-4 months out from the test. After a certain amount of study, the benefits stop increasing as much anyway. And one possible reason they switched from UMAT to UCAT is that UCAT is harder to prepare for, making it less worth your time to prep.
Enjoy high school before it begins getting too stressful imo
True, I should enjoy my life rn and stress about things in the upcoming yearsEnjoy life while you can, plenty of time for study later. Certainly, year 10 is too early to be dedicating time to study for a test nearly two years away.
I agreee, i think pacing is rly important when approaching this type of challengesI agree with this advice. The worst thing you could is study very hard now and just burn yourself out. Pacing yourself is key. Starting to study intensely now will more than likely lead to burn out by Year 12. I'd suggest taking it easy and studying when it matters most.
I would be careful of studying anything early. A lot of kids in my grade burned out on subjects because of this kind of thing, so I would enjoy the time you have as a year 10Hello, I'm a student in year 10 hoping to get into med. When would be the best time/age to start UCAT studying?
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Yes please,that would be wonderful LMG....thanks a lot
Hey can you please link up the document so we can all add in our stuffOne thing I have been prepping is a Situational Judgement document based on the seven broad topic areas with the two different types of answers (appropriateness and importance), it would be a great resource with extra collaboration?
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