Pre-UCAT Discussion 2020

[Sokka]

I think you’ll find the only UCAT tutors are good for is draining your wallet...

What strategies have you employed for VR? Did you start out doing timed conditions? Are there specific types of questions that you struggle with?

Post your issues as specific as possible and see if others have had them, and what they used to fix them. Generally everyone does things differently so asking around multiple opinions (such as this thread) will give you good starters

Thanks for your reply. So basically no matter what I seem to do I can’t break my score range of 30-33. However, I think I’ve figured out where my downfall is: because the number of questions I get wrong seem to almost double in the second half of the exam (idk if this is a common pattern), it could be a case of not maintaining focus. Any tips on what i can do between sets to quickly get myself in the right headspace?

 

[whys]

Thanks for your reply. So basically no matter what I seem to do I can’t break my score range of 30-33. However, I think I’ve figured out where my downfall is: because the number of questions I get wrong seem to almost double in the second half of the exam (idk if this is a common pattern), it could be a case of not maintaining focus. Any tips on what i can do between sets to quickly get myself in the right headspace?

What is the reason for you losing focus? Is it simply that you get tired of reading the passages, or because you run out of time near the end of the subsection? If it's the first one, it might be worthwhile to calm yourself down around this time of the test. Close your eyes and take a few deep breaths before continuing on. I like to do this anytime I feel my concentration slip, because although you're 'wasting' a few seconds, you can regain your focus. You can do whatever you like to calm yourself or improve focus - this was just one example. Maybe you just need more practice reading for long periods of time without losing concentration, in which practising reading would work, preferably online sources. There was also a few really good things LMG! mentioned above (page 16). Hope this helps!

 

[DCA]

Did anyone else get an email that their exam needs to be rescheduled? The email said that they aren't cancelling but that I just need to reschedule it (changing location). Where can I reschedule it?

pretty sure this isn't fake email though haha

 

[whys]

Did anyone else get an email that their exam needs to be rescheduled? The email said that they aren't cancelling but that I just need to reschedule it (changing location). Where can I reschedule it?

pretty sure this isn't fake email though haha

Nup it's not fake haha. They are asking all candidates originally in a closed workstation to reschedule to meet social distancing requirements. I got the email to reschedule . The email says we will receive a reschedule notice, and after that, we need to follow their instructions and reschedule on our Pearson account.

 

[Sokka]

Nup it's not fake haha. They are asking all candidates originally in a closed workstation to reschedule to meet social distancing requirements. I got the email to reschedule . The email says we will receive a reschedule notice, and after that, we need to follow their instructions and reschedule on our Pearson account.

Wasn’t this the reschedule notice?

 

[DCA]

Anyone know how to actually reschedule? Do I need to reschedule on the actual Pearson account, or do I need to email them?

 

[whys]

What do you mean by instructions? Isn't that email the reschedule notice?

Wa

Wasn’t this the reschedule notice?

My email said this:
If your appointment is at a closed workstation you will receive a reschedule notice from Pearson VUE in the next few days. If you do receive a reschedule notice please follow the instructions provided, login to your Pearson VUE account and reschedule your appointment.
You will be able to reschedule yourself online between 22nd May and 1st June. If you don’t take action by then you will need to contact customer service and have them carry out the reschedule for you.

But it also says: Our records show you have a UCAT ANZ test booking at a test centre that will be impacted by these adjustments.

So I assume we will have to wait for another email with instructions on rescheduling.

 

[Sokka]

Anyone know how to actually reschedule? Do I need to reschedule on the actual Pearson account, or do I need to email them?

Log in via the UCAT website and reschedule it from there

My email said this:
If your appointment is at a closed workstation you will receive a reschedule notice from Pearson VUE in the next few days. If you do receive a reschedule notice please follow the instructions provided, login to your Pearson VUE account and reschedule your appointment.
You will be able to reschedule yourself online between 22nd May and 1st June. If you don’t take action by then you will need to contact customer service and have them carry out the reschedule for you.

But it also says: Our records show you have a UCAT ANZ test booking at a test centre that will be impacted by these adjustments.

So I assume we will have to wait for another email with instructions on rescheduling.

That may be true, but when I checked my pearsonvue account my test location seemed to be cancelled and I had to rebook. I’d recommend checking your account if this is the case so you can quickly rebook for a new time slot before the good ones get booked out.

 

[DCA]

whys what was the subject of your email?

yuzzy did your test centre location details get removed? So no address, etc?

I'd want to avoid rescheduling it since the date and time I chose I was pretty happy with.

 

[Sokka]

whys what was the subject of your email?

yuzzy did your test centre location details get removed? So no address, etc?

Yeah that’s what happened

 

[whys]

That may be true, but when I checked my pearsonvue account my test location seemed to be cancelled and I had to rebook. I’d recommend checking your account if this is the case so you can quickly rebook for a new time slot before the good ones get booked out.

I checked my Pearson account and everything is still the same, booking details alg.

whys what was the subject of your email?

Important Notice for Testing Candidates. I talked to my friends and it seems they also got another email directly telling them to reschedule, but I didn't get this email so far.

 

[DCA]

yuzzy If you don't mind can I ask where your exam location was? Also, the only ones are available now are during school times :'(

And where did you reschedule it to?

Edit: this is only for the training centre I was at before, sorry for confusion.

 

[Sokka]

If you don't mind can I ask where your exam location was? Also, the only ones are available now are during school times :'(

I’m in Vic, but there seems to be a new centre with a bunch of dates so I rebooked the same time and day

 

[whys]

If you don't mind can I ask where your exam location was? Also, the only ones are available now are during school times :'(

Aww shucks . Mine's (currently) at the aviation centre in melbs. Wbu? (I'm expecting the rescheduling email soon)

 

[Sokka]

Aww shucks . Mine's (currently) at the aviation centre in melbs. Wbu? (I'm expecting the rescheduling email soon)

It’s in Footscray (we4us PTY LTD is the name of the place)

 

[whys]

It’s in Footscray (we4us PTY LTD is the name of the place)

Yeah all my friends who are rescheduling have to go to Footscray now. With me, it could just be that the people seated next to me get kicked out but I end up staying, since the email said that only some people from a closed workstation may need to reschedule while others don't (that could explain why I didn't get the email).

 

[DCA]

So can we confirm that the options that are open for rescheduling now are those that have been approved for these new safety measures?

Also whys I was at the aviation centre as well and had it scheduled in the first week of testing, maybe if you scheduled it later, it would be different and you're still ok? eg. different numbers of test-takers so different measures needed. Looks like you're all good if you haven't received an email yet though. I edited my above post though since there are still centres that you can choose to take the UCAT during holidays/weekends.

I rescheduled it to another one of the ones in the city.

 

[whys]

So can we confirm that the options that are open for rescheduling now are those that have been approved for these new safety measures?

Also whys I was at the aviation centre as well and had it scheduled in the first week of testing, maybe if you scheduled it later, it would be different and you're still ok? eg. different numbers of test-takers so different measures needed. Looks like you're all good if you haven't received an email yet though. I edited my above post though since there are still centres that you can choose to take the UCAT during holidays/weekends.

I rescheduled it to another one of the ones in the city.

Ayy vic buddies
Yeah it's purely for safety measures/social distancing so candidates have sufficient distance between one another in closed stations. My test was scheduled on the 6th of July, so I'm in the first week of testing too. Yeah, I'm gonna have to wait and see if I get an email in case I get one later for some reason.

 

[DCA]

Ayy vic buddies
Yeah it's purely for safety measures/social distancing so candidates have sufficient distance between one another in closed stations. My test was scheduled on the 6th of July, so I'm in the first week of testing too. Yeah, I'm gonna have to wait and see if I get an email in case I get one later for some reason.

Errm I had it scheduled at the same day lol. Maybe it has to do with the times that we chose and the number of test-takers for other tests?

 

[whys]

Errm whys I had it scheduled at the same day lol. Maybe it has to do with the times that we chose and the number of test-takers for other tests?

Ohh woah same day? That's a bit wack... it's probably time and no. of test-takers like you said then.