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HI , I watched your video focusing on abstract reasoning after being completely baffled by so many random shapes .But after watching your video, patterns came so much more easily to me and I even got 9/10 on some practice questions I tried afterwards so, thank you so much!
General tips: 1) All questions are worth the same number of marks so skip the hard questions 2) Familiarize yourself with the user interface: computer based calculator, same interface on the ucat website to practice exams 3) Focus on the questions you got wrong, forum to ask questions: the student room 4) Track your progess in each section Verbal reasoning tips: 1) Do not use outside information to answer questions, only use the information provided in the text 2) Scan key words related to the question 3) Focus on the words: "some", "cannot", "most", "least", "except" Quantitative reasoning tips: 1) Learn the equations at 6:12 2) Leave questions that need 3 calculations for the end 3) Know your weaknesses and leave these questions for the end Abstract reasoning tips: 1) Don't make rules with "or" or "at least" 2) Find positive rules, not negative rules 3) SCANS: Shape, Colour, Arrangement, Number, Size: 9:04
Watched all your videos on UKCAT end to end, 2 hours before my exam on 2x speed. Got 3010, absolutely ecstatic. Thanks a lot, best UKCAT videos out there
Ahahhaaha that's amazing mate! Definitely worth a screenshot. 😄Congrats on the score by the way thats so high!! Keep following me for med school related content, good luck!
==LIST OF PATTERNS FOR AR== 1. 3 shapes instead of 2 shapes in each box 2. Each set has different number of total sides 3. At least one circle in each shape other shapes have straight edges 4. Arrows all pointing anywhere but right 5. Arrows all pointing anywhere but left 6. Rotational symmetry has order of 2/4 7. All black/grey objects fit together in white circle 8. All have same number of white, black or grey areas 9. Multiply hour hand by minute hand 10. All shapes have same object to make up eyes and mouth 11. Small objects linked by straight line without encountering another object 12. Large object is white and number of black circles is equal to number of sides plus one 13. Prime number of intersections the line passes through 14. Each contains at least one happy and sad face 15. Set A being odd number of points and set B even number of points 16. One black shape in each and either triangle or quadrilateral 17. Number of sides of shapes equals number of double-headed arrows 18. Diamond moves diagonally and cross moves anticlockwise 19. Each box has at least two shapes - largest being circle or square 20. Circles on bottom half unless hexagon present 21. When arrows on top of each other or vice versa more circles or more squares 22. Two circles equals patterned shape and one arrow equals black shape 23. White shape has 3/5 more sides than the black shape 24. Total number of enclosed regions is three/2 (sticks) 25. Two curved shapes = triangle present (one overlap = black triangle, 2 = striped triangle 3= white triangle) 26. Two straight shapes and triangle present 27. Dashed circles in corners (big shapes sides is 4+number of circles) 28. Dashed circles on sides (big shapes sides is 2+ number of circles) 29. 8 sides but count number of sides on black as double and biggest shape is in lowest position 30. Hand points to odd number, minutes points to even number 31. Shaded and unshaded groups are separate/overlap 32. Four corners occupied by four distinct shapes and three circles with various patterns 33. Shape with prime number of sides has dotted edges and non-prime is full edges 34. Arrow points up when circle triangle and quadrilateral present 35. 15 symmetrical letters formed into three words/four words 36. Imaginary lines drawn between triangles encloses all circles vice versa 37. Ellipse points to square/circle 38. Multiples of 5 dots/6 dots 39. Shape intersects square at corner vs. on sides 40. More dots inside outlines shape than outside 41. All triangles are above the squares 42. Self crosses line once and if curved line then circle present 43. Total number of sides is even 44. Odd number of overlaps and even number of lines 45. Two black and two grey 46. Number of sides of shape is number of arrows and all arrows parallel 47. The number of intersecting lines is twice the circles 48. Odd number of objects 49. Number of shape sides is one greater than intersections of lines 50. Position of black circle determine triangle colour 51. Filled shapes on one side of box and sided shapes can have a line through 52. Sides add up to 18/19 53. White circle means off number of intersections and vice versa 54. Only one point of contact between shapes 55. Always quadrilateral to left of crescent 56. Four vertical lines and three horizontal lines, square at top and circle at bottom 57. Number of shapes is one more than makes up the lines of zigzag 58. Square equal to one point and triangle two (all add to 5) 59. Even number of shapes, none shaded and ignore smiley faces 60. Even/odd number of curved sides 61. Number of black dots is prime number/not prime number 62. All dots attached to two other dots
I just did my first practice yesterday and was looking for exactly this. It's fantastic that you took the time to share your hard work, thank you! Much more confident already.
Crazy how there are just tons of packages for £150+ and I come here and suddenly there's a free video, basic tips, no crap. Thank you so much! Definitely going to watch the rest of the series.
I just did my UCAT today and I got 2740 :) I can’t thank you enough for all the videos and recommendations you gave. I followed your advice and used medify for practice and your videos on time management, using the calculator and those on AR seriously helped ALOT. With your videos and medify alone my AR score managed to jump from 500 to 650 within a month! Thank you so much 💜💜💜
Doing my UCAT exam tomorrow, feeling so awful as I figured out that I wanted to do medicine quite late so I booked my UCAT exam a day before the closing date, which was less than a week ago.
Thank you for the video. The commercial courses are so expensive and your video is definitely helpful. In addition, thank you for telling us where to get our practice tests. I will watch the rest of your other videos. Thanks heaps!
Da14a was each section harder or easier than medify and official UCAT resources. Because I found the quantitative reasoning really hard on UCAT website???
Hey. I found QR to be muchh easier than the medify and especially ucat resources (I was getting like 300-600 when practicing and 690 on the actual QR). I found VR to be harder because the passages and answers tended to be longer so it was harder to find the key words. I found DM and AR to be around the same difficulty as medify. Lastly SJT was slightly more difficult (just by a little bit) because it was harder to know whether the answer was very important or important etc as it seemed like either could be right. Hopefully this helps 😊. If you haven't done your UCAT yet, then remember this was just MY experience and yours may differ greatly. So do as much practice as you can and good luck! 😊
This video was super helpful! I made a last minute decision to apply to dentistry and now I have just under 3 weeks to learn all of this ! Currently struggling with VR and QR the most but I'm deffo going to try the tips of skipping questions and learning equations, Thanks for making this video!
Hey Heeral! GO GO GO it's definitely possible you just need to put your head down and really focus and go for it! Practice practice practice you got it! I have detailed videos on each specific section with tonnes more tips, check them out!
I know I’m two years late 😅, but I just want to say thanks so much for the videos, your videos are one of the main reasons I got an average of 700 and Band 1 in SJT in my UCAT which I did yesterday, cheers mate.
Soljaboi Dunkon’eeem hey did you find it harder or easier than medify and the UCAT official resources? Because I found quantities reasoning really hard on UCAT official website but quite easy on medify...
Alec 64 medify is basically the same as the real thing, except for AR, the AR on Medify is much much easier than the real thing, I was getting 800 on medify whereas I got 670 in the real thing, the UCAT official website was harder than the real thing I would say, by a considerable amount, but I only did two mocks on there, I feel like if I did them all I would’ve gotten better, so defo do all of them, they are much tougher though, little late for UCAT now don’t you think 😂, I’ve started preparing for BMAT 😅, but good luck.
Soljaboi Dunkon’eeem ah right thanks for the reply. It’s not too late for UCAT yet. I’ve been preparing for like 3 weeks and I’ve got it booked for 30th. I’m glad you think the UCAT official website is harder because I find it bloody impossible.
Hi, just wanted to ask, how long did you study for and do you have any tips for AR because that's my worst section. I'm using medify too but I'm scoring bad on AR.
@@Akira12364 😂 thanks. It is all about practice. I gave myself about 6/7weeks of revision. Initially I used the 1250 questions book to give an overview of the sections. Then I used medify (initially starting with the practice questions and the section specific mocks then closer to my exam I started to do full mocks. Don’t do full mocks at the start as it will likely make you stressed if you don’t get the results you want) and in the last week MedEntry. 100% recommend medify and MedEntry the book was good but not a necessity. If you have any other Qs don’t hesitate to ask
Im just starting preparation for my ucat. I just know these videos are going to be the saviour for stressed candidates each year. So glad for these man
Thank you so much, I’ve got exactly 4 weeks to study and haven’t done any so far. Great guide, I really struggle on AR but hopefully this will help. Cheers x
Hey Chidera, I have already posted one for Abstract Reasoning! Click on my channel name to check it out :) I'm editing a video on a different topic right now, but after that, I will post another UKCAT Section. What section would you like to see?
Kharma Medic ehm... atm all of them!! And I watched the AR reasoning one, I loved it!! That’s why I’m impatient for you to post all.. my exam is in exactly a month from today and I’m a bit nervous 😅
I ain't belong to medical field but in India we've entrance exams for management programme which is widely known as CAT. We've same subjects except situational judgement. Your tips really motivated me alot. I've 5 months more to take the exam. The keyword in your video is "PRACTICE" which I'm relatively taking away from this video. Thank you 🌼
thanks for the advice, got mine on 18th August. Funnily enough verbal reasoning is by far my best section and my others are weaker, which is not only contrary to your results but also most of my friends.
From my experience of the UKCAT and MCAT, excelling in verbal is hugely beneficial. It's the section that's hardest to learn. The other sections are easier to get better at with practice. Good for you!
Thank you! A lot of very useful information and just in time. I think videos of example questions and your thought process while answering will be really helpful please!
This video is so helpful, I now feel like I may be capable of getting into medicine! I have been considering doing a course for the UCAT but UCAT is still fairly new in Australia and I fear the courses might not be as helpful, I will be buying the 1250 UKCAT book, fingers crossed. I'm really scarred of the quantitative section> maths horrifies me and my math teacher in senior year sucked! Dropped the unit in year 11/12 (2015). Suggestions for improving maths? thanks for making such an informative video!
Hey! Yeah you definitely can it just needs practice 😁 for maths practice practice practice.. get used to using the on screen calculator, improve your mental maths, and memorize some of the frequently used equations!
Thank you sooo much for your videos. I ended up getting 2750 and Band 1 despite getting below 2400 in every practice test 😊. VR let me down on the actual day but your videos helped me improve QR which helped my overall score. Practicing was sometimes upsetting so thank you for your tips and reassurance.
@@beepbobeep4594 Aw I’m glad to help😊. I completelyy understand how you might be feeling. I remember doing so badly on a practice test the day before my exam which was so discouraging but the exam on the actual exam day was a bit easier. I hope that’s your case too. I know it’s easier said than done, but try not to panic too much on the day and don’t go into the exam expecting to do badly like on the practice tests as that may psych you out. I wish you the best of luck🤞🏾🤞🏾 and you’ll know more than you think you do!
Hey Emma! That's exactly what I was aiming for! I wanted to make a very concise summary of everything you need to get started on the UKCAT, and in video format, so it would be more engaging! Thank you for your lovely comment and I hope others can find it first before paying for an online course!
I find it really hard to find the keywords in the passage and I feel like I'm not improving at all regardless of how much practice I do. I did one of the diagnostic tests on medify and got 530 on average with AR being my lowest and I'm starting to lose hope at this point because I really want to get a score in the 700s if possible.
This is undoubtedly the best video I have watched so far. After this video, I don't think I need tutorial class. Can you please suggest the best book or the best publication to prepare for UKCAT? Thanks ❤
Hey, thank you so much 🤗 I have many more UKCAT videos on the channel on the specific sections if you want to to check those out! And I used the UKCAT 1250 questions book on Amazon 😊
I only got 2760 points (average 690) and band 3, I feel like this is really really crappy. I really want to apply the top unis like Bart's Queen Mary, but now im not sure if I would get an offer from them anymore... Is there any advice anyone could give me with regards to this?
I did my first Verbal Reasoning Practice Exam before watching all of your UCAT videos. At first I got 570, but after (on another set of questions) I got 660 :)
i'm 14, why am i here already lol! nothing wrong with starting early i suppose. these videos are a huge help, ill definitely come back to them when im about to do the UKCAT in the future c:
trust me its never too late, dedicate as much time as you can to doing practice questions and reviewing where you messed up. try using a stopwatch to time each question to get you up to speed.
I have my UCAT exam tomorrow, and from the Practice Tests on the Official UCAT website (Practice Test A, for example), it looks very hard. I have enrolled with Kaplan and done a significant amount of practice, but the official UCAT Practice Tests look quite a bit harder. I am now wondering if the actual test will be of the same, or similar, calibre. Additionally, when flagging questions for review, I tend to forget their heirachy on which I should attempt first once I’ve completed all the easier questions and am going through my second pass of the exam. Also, the on-screen calculator seems quite inconvenient. I would appreciate a quick reply addressing all of my concerns as my exam is in less than twenty four hours already!
Hey Karma, I have my UCAT coming up in a couple weeks and have been using medify for 3 weeks now. I was wondering how the difficulty of the practise medify questions compare to the actual exam. This video was also very helpful, thanks.
Kharma Medic Thx for replying. Would you say that any sections are particularly harder/easier because now that I’ve got the knack for answering the questions, I want to know how to focus my revision.
I had 520 Verbal reasoning 670 decision making 690 quantitative reasoning 630 abstract reasoning 2520 total Band 2 situational judgement Please recommend me affordable good colleges around this score range 2020 be4 oct 15 P.S thank you so much for reading.
Hey Simran glad you liked it! The day before your UKCAT or any big exam or interview you really want to make yourself as relaxed as possible. For some people this means not looking at their books at all (whatever you have studied you already know and is there, no need to stress yourself out on the last day), for others this means glancing over their notes in the morning/afternoon to make sure they still remember everything and then taking the evening off (the category I fall into), and others like to cram cram cram up until they sleep! Whatever will make you feel the most comfortable is what you should do! What I like to do is to have previously made a list of the most important things you definitely want to go over and see the day before your exam, have a leisurely look through those up until the afternoon and then spend the rest of the day unwinding and relaxing! You want to have as little nerves as possible and not be stressed before you take your test! Hope that helps!
Thank you so much. This video involves such great advice, i find myself coming back to it whenever i want to refresh my memory. For the VB section (the reading comprehension questions), do you recommend reading the whole passage or using the key work approach? PS, your study notes are awesome as well ^^
Hey Julas thanks so much :) I've answered this a couple of times in private messages but basically, when I did the UKCAT I did the keyword approach but I don't think it worked too well for me. If i had to do it again I would go for reading the whole passage quickly but actively enough that when I read a question I could jump back to the relevant part. It really depends on the person though so I would recommend trying out multiple techniques and seeing what works for you! I'm happy you could read the notes haha!
What resources did you use to revise for the UCAT? Just the UCAT 1250 questions and UCAT for dummies? What do you think are the best resources to use? Also when doing practice papers and questions how did you score yourself because i don't know how to scale my marks to between 300-900. Sorry, one last question (haha), where did you get full papers to practice from?
URGENT HELP: just wondering in your section about situational judgement you said we should address problems immediately, but in a practice UCAT question I had to judge the appropriateness of whether I should wait until Amy (a person who makes an inappropriate joke that upsets their friend Marek) leaves so that I can ask Marek how he felt about the joke. I though it would be appropriate but not ideal to wait for her to leave but the answer said it was very appropriate to wait for amy to leave to then ask Marek. I would really appreciate if your could reply as this question has been burning my brain for a while now
Thank you very much for all your UCAT videos, they are very helpful! What would you say is the minimum score/percentile you would need to get, to have a high chance of getting into Kings?
I have a question, for example: the person has a phlegm and dry cough every time she woke up and hard to breath if she do trainings or runs. What she need to do?
Heyy.. I have my ucat on 3rd September but I don’t think I’m prepared enough cause I couldn’t revise much due to some family problems do you think i should change the date and give myself more weeks? Cause everyone keeps telling me to do it before school starts but I’m pretty sure I can give myself 2 hours a day for ucat. I would really appreciate if you could give your opinion.
are there any particular online courses that are beneficial? (i'd prefer online > book to get used to using a computer and the general format of the exam etc.)
Medify is really good for an online question bank, similar difficulty and style of questions as the UCAT and has a lot of features to help you track your progress and learn 🙂
Nasir, I have my UCAT tomorrow!!! It would be amazing if you could wish me luck! I'm doing pretty bad though. Some motivation would be much appreciated 😭
@@KharmaMedic just finished mine. I got 2550. Expected much more in the decision making section as I was getting constant 800+ on my mocks and got a 590in DM in the actual one. Do you have any good suggestions on where to apply? Thanks a lot for your help!
Thank you for this video. For the Abstract reasoning SCANS Method under shapes what do you mean by ‘open/closed’ and for Numbers what do you mean by ‘intersections’ and ‘particular shapes.’ and ‘regions formed’ Thank you
The more practice you do the more easily you will remember and recognize similar patterns. But if you can't remember the most important parts then memorize them! Definitely doesn't hurt :)
Just practice, practice, practice. And if you don't know, don't waste time, guess and move on. Practice Abstract Reasoning and remember the rules as they will come up, you can score very highly in that by doing so.
Hey Nasir! My UKCAT is tomorrow at 1PM 😓 I have several questions regarding the online calculator; 1. Are the + - ÷ and * symbols on the computer keyboard or do we have to input them using the calculator 2. Is it going to pop up on the screen instanteneously like on medify or will there be some lag like in the UKCAT official website? I hope you don't mind answering them 😊 Your tips will be a great help tomorrow!
omg good luck! It completely depends on your testing center and the keyboard they have. So before you start make sure to ask the person there and see what the keyboard looks like! From what I remember the calculator pops up on the screen as soon as you push the button and it stays there until you close it! Hope that helps, good luck tomorrow!
@Chloe @rahim ahmed Thanks for asking! 😊 My scores were: VR - 650 DM - 690 QR - 670 AR - 750 SJT - band 2 Average: 690 I'm really pleased with my score since I didn't expect to score this high tbh 😂 Kharma Medic's videos have been a great help!
I’m one of the top scoring students, for English, at my high school (final year). I’m terrified of verbal reasoning because I absolutely despise the layout of what are basically comprehension questions...Not to mention the time pressures. However, I’m awful at even the most basic of maths.
Hey, just a quick question - I find QR the hardest and despite practising and getting familar with questions and maths I find it overwhelming when doing mocks. I have thought of maybe just answering a few questions and not all of them to ensure I at least get some right. Is this a wise strategy?
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HI , I watched your video focusing on abstract reasoning after being completely baffled by so many random shapes .But after watching your video, patterns came so much more easily to me and I even got 9/10 on some practice questions I tried afterwards so, thank you so much!
That's awesome nice!!
If student forced due to illness practiced two weeks before any tips ? 😭
@@jasmineedward902 how did it go???? Hope you did well and are much better now🙂
Can I write this exam when I am 18? I am 17 now. Someone pls say
General tips:
1) All questions are worth the same number of marks so skip the hard questions
2) Familiarize yourself with the user interface: computer based calculator, same interface on the ucat website to practice exams
3) Focus on the questions you got wrong, forum to ask questions: the student room
4) Track your progess in each section
Verbal reasoning tips:
1) Do not use outside information to answer questions, only use the information provided in the text
2) Scan key words related to the question
3) Focus on the words: "some", "cannot", "most", "least", "except"
Quantitative reasoning tips:
1) Learn the equations at 6:12
2) Leave questions that need 3 calculations for the end
3) Know your weaknesses and leave these questions for the end
Abstract reasoning tips:
1) Don't make rules with "or" or "at least"
2) Find positive rules, not negative rules
3) SCANS: Shape, Colour, Arrangement, Number, Size: 9:04
Nice one mate!
@@KharmaMedic Thanks for your video, it's super useful!
thank you :)
thank youuu
Thank you
Watched all your videos on UKCAT end to end, 2 hours before my exam on 2x speed. Got 3010, absolutely ecstatic. Thanks a lot, best UKCAT videos out there
Ahahhaaha that's amazing mate! Definitely worth a screenshot. 😄Congrats on the score by the way thats so high!! Keep following me for med school related content, good luck!
You must be hells smart
Hard work and practice goes a long way!
Did you never do practice questions?
Either your a natural genius or capping lmao
==LIST OF PATTERNS FOR AR==
1. 3 shapes instead of 2 shapes in each box
2. Each set has different number of total sides
3. At least one circle in each shape other shapes have straight edges
4. Arrows all pointing anywhere but right
5. Arrows all pointing anywhere but left
6. Rotational symmetry has order of 2/4
7. All black/grey objects fit together in white circle
8. All have same number of white, black or grey areas
9. Multiply hour hand by minute hand
10. All shapes have same object to make up eyes and mouth
11. Small objects linked by straight line without encountering another object
12. Large object is white and number of black circles is equal to number of sides plus one
13. Prime number of intersections the line passes through
14. Each contains at least one happy and sad face
15. Set A being odd number of points and set B even number of points
16. One black shape in each and either triangle or quadrilateral
17. Number of sides of shapes equals number of double-headed arrows
18. Diamond moves diagonally and cross moves anticlockwise
19. Each box has at least two shapes - largest being circle or square
20. Circles on bottom half unless hexagon present
21. When arrows on top of each other or vice versa more circles or more squares
22. Two circles equals patterned shape and one arrow equals black shape
23. White shape has 3/5 more sides than the black shape
24. Total number of enclosed regions is three/2 (sticks)
25. Two curved shapes = triangle present (one overlap = black triangle, 2 = striped triangle 3= white triangle)
26. Two straight shapes and triangle present
27. Dashed circles in corners (big shapes sides is 4+number of circles)
28. Dashed circles on sides (big shapes sides is 2+ number of circles)
29. 8 sides but count number of sides on black as double and biggest shape is in lowest position
30. Hand points to odd number, minutes points to even number
31. Shaded and unshaded groups are separate/overlap
32. Four corners occupied by four distinct shapes and three circles with various patterns
33. Shape with prime number of sides has dotted edges and non-prime is full edges
34. Arrow points up when circle triangle and quadrilateral present
35. 15 symmetrical letters formed into three words/four words
36. Imaginary lines drawn between triangles encloses all circles vice versa
37. Ellipse points to square/circle
38. Multiples of 5 dots/6 dots
39. Shape intersects square at corner vs. on sides
40. More dots inside outlines shape than outside
41. All triangles are above the squares
42. Self crosses line once and if curved line then circle present
43. Total number of sides is even
44. Odd number of overlaps and even number of lines
45. Two black and two grey
46. Number of sides of shape is number of arrows and all arrows parallel
47. The number of intersecting lines is twice the circles
48. Odd number of objects
49. Number of shape sides is one greater than intersections of lines
50. Position of black circle determine triangle colour
51. Filled shapes on one side of box and sided shapes can have a line through
52. Sides add up to 18/19
53. White circle means off number of intersections and vice versa
54. Only one point of contact between shapes
55. Always quadrilateral to left of crescent
56. Four vertical lines and three horizontal lines, square at top and circle at bottom
57. Number of shapes is one more than makes up the lines of zigzag
58. Square equal to one point and triangle two (all add to 5)
59. Even number of shapes, none shaded and ignore smiley faces
60. Even/odd number of curved sides
61. Number of black dots is prime number/not prime number
62. All dots attached to two other dots
Lots of patterns
legend, thank u
wait i thought thers only 55
Genius thanks
how the hell do you know this? did you find this online or is this just your experience
Payed £330 for Kaplan for the same info you provide for free. As a broke student, I feel physically hurt by this fact.
@NavyaMk101 yesss!!
Would u say Kaplan was good?
@@masoomaali5417 I did Kaplan, 100% not worth it everything they tell you is available for free
Sooms medify is the one
you could have spend that money on a sh*t ton of adderall
I can firmly say this is the best UKCAT video I have seen so far! A very well structured and informative video - well done 👍🏼
Sam, thank you so much :D I'm glad you enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to making many more!
Hey man - quick update. Thanks to your UKCAT help I managed to get 4/4 interviews and now have 3 offers, just waiting for a final offer now! 🤞🏼
That's incredible Sam well done! Also so nice to see an update after 9 months. Not that you need it but I hope you get 4/4 offers! 😁
Let's goooo!
I just did my first practice yesterday and was looking for exactly this. It's fantastic that you took the time to share your hard work, thank you! Much more confident already.
Thanks Sarah! I have a whole load of UKCAT related videos on my channel that others have found really useful 😀I hope you do too!
How did you do?
Can I write this exam when I am 18? I am 17 now. Someone pls say
Crazy how there are just tons of packages for £150+ and I come here and suddenly there's a free video, basic tips, no crap. Thank you so much! Definitely going to watch the rest of the series.
💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Thank you, this is the most helpful UKCAT revision advice video I have came across. I only wish there was one for GAMSAT prep!
Yay that's so great to hear! and hmmm maybe next year 😁
Can I write this exam when I am 18? I am 17 now. Someone pls say
I just did my UCAT today and I got 2740 :) I can’t thank you enough for all the videos and recommendations you gave. I followed your advice and used medify for practice and your videos on time management, using the calculator and those on AR seriously helped ALOT. With your videos and medify alone my AR score managed to jump from 500 to 650 within a month! Thank you so much 💜💜💜
Amazing! Well done 😁❤️
Hey that's good! BTW, which uni have you got into?
Can I write this exam when I am 18? I am 17 now. Someone pls say
Great video man. Compact Concise + Direct information. My Ukcat is in 8 days and this vid is a life saviour. Was struggling with AR speed. tqvm
I've got a lot more vids to help! And my UCAT notes 😊
I honestly can’t stress enough how helpful this video was, thank you so much my man!
That's awesome thanks man! Check out the other UCAT ones if you like this one :)
Doing my UCAT exam tomorrow, feeling so awful as I figured out that I wanted to do medicine quite late so I booked my UCAT exam a day before the closing date, which was less than a week ago.
Good luck! Destressing as much as you can ❤️
Omg sameeee I'm stressing out ahh I hope you did well x
Ackerman I didn’t do too well, got 2370 and Band 3, just have to be tactical with my uni choices :) good luck with yours
This man is everywhere in RUclips lying bro sometimes bro
Lol you funny now you are a medical student right lol
five years and still to this day the best ucat advise on youtube
3:32 VR
5:37 QR
7:17 AR
9:45 SJT
Thank you for the video. The commercial courses are so expensive and your video is definitely helpful. In addition, thank you for telling us where to get our practice tests. I will watch the rest of your other videos. Thanks heaps!
You're welcome Kim! Students have found the UKCAT videos on each specific section particularly helpful. I hope you do too 😀
This is honestly the most helpful video ever.
Thanks so much! Glad you liked it :)
Is medify good?
Just got Avg: 720 and Band 1. Have got you to thank for a lot of this. Thank you!
Da14a was each section harder or easier than medify and official UCAT resources.
Because I found the quantitative reasoning really hard on UCAT website???
I'm doing the UCAT in just over a week and this video has honestly been a huge blessing. Thank you so much for all the tips!
mine is in 2 days lmao. good luck :)
Hope it went well if you've done it😊. Mine's in 2 days 😣
Tomorrow for me
Did you guys find it easier or harder than medify and the UCAT official website resources???
Hey. I found QR to be muchh easier than the medify and especially ucat resources (I was getting like 300-600 when practicing and 690 on the actual QR). I found VR to be harder because the passages and answers tended to be longer so it was harder to find the key words. I found DM and AR to be around the same difficulty as medify. Lastly SJT was slightly more difficult (just by a little bit) because it was harder to know whether the answer was very important or important etc as it seemed like either could be right.
Hopefully this helps 😊. If you haven't done your UCAT yet, then remember this was just MY experience and yours may differ greatly. So do as much practice as you can and good luck! 😊
This video was super helpful! I made a last minute decision to apply to dentistry and now I have just under 3 weeks to learn all of this ! Currently struggling with VR and QR the most but I'm deffo going to try the tips of skipping questions and learning equations, Thanks for making this video!
Hey Heeral! GO GO GO it's definitely possible you just need to put your head down and really focus and go for it! Practice practice practice you got it! I have detailed videos on each specific section with tonnes more tips, check them out!
Kharma Medic thanks a lot, I’ll definitely check them out!
Heeral omg im in the exact same situation as you rn, I want to do dentistry and theres such little time to sit the exam
maryam khan LITERALLY I just realised I wanted to do dentistry and now I’m finding out about this ucat exam
@@se9447 go for it
It's in October before the examinations
Good luck
We'll need it
you are a legend. this was the most helpful video i've ever seen in my life, subscribed.
ayyyyy YOU da legend 🔌
hey!! thanks for your videos i just got my ucat at 3080 and band 2 all thanks to you🎉 wont’t have made it in just 2 weeks without your videos
congrats on your score!
Did it just take just 2 weeks to get that score?
@@vashdonuts9537 Yes, just 2 weeks with one mock per day and medify and these utube videos.
I know I’m two years late 😅, but I just want to say thanks so much for the videos, your videos are one of the main reasons I got an average of 700 and Band 1 in SJT in my UCAT which I did yesterday, cheers mate.
Soljaboi Dunkon’eeem hey did you find it harder or easier than medify and the UCAT official resources?
Because I found quantities reasoning really hard on UCAT official website but quite easy on medify...
Alec 64 medify is basically the same as the real thing, except for AR, the AR on Medify is much much easier than the real thing, I was getting 800 on medify whereas I got 670 in the real thing, the UCAT official website was harder than the real thing I would say, by a considerable amount, but I only did two mocks on there, I feel like if I did them all I would’ve gotten better, so defo do all of them, they are much tougher though, little late for UCAT now don’t you think 😂, I’ve started preparing for BMAT 😅, but good luck.
Soljaboi Dunkon’eeem ah right thanks for the reply. It’s not too late for UCAT yet. I’ve been preparing for like 3 weeks and I’ve got it booked for 30th. I’m glad you think the UCAT official website is harder because I find it bloody impossible.
Soljaboi Dunkon’eeem I totally agree with you! The medify AR mocks are way too easy! I was getting 800s and in the real thing dropped to 660!
Hi, just wanted to ask, how long did you study for and do you have any tips for AR because that's my worst section. I'm using medify too but I'm scoring bad on AR.
Just watched your video and have my test in 2 hours...This really helped!
GOOD LUCK! I have videos on all the different sections if you want to do a last minute brush up 😊
This video helped so much! I scored 2980 today! Xx
Thanks for all your help! I sat my exam last week and got a score of 3140 (VR 680, DM 780, QR 850, AR 830) and a band 1 - so very pleased
u so smart, can u please let me know how u revised
@@Akira12364 😂 thanks. It is all about practice. I gave myself about 6/7weeks of revision. Initially I used the 1250 questions book to give an overview of the sections. Then I used medify (initially starting with the practice questions and the section specific mocks then closer to my exam I started to do full mocks. Don’t do full mocks at the start as it will likely make you stressed if you don’t get the results you want) and in the last week MedEntry. 100% recommend medify and MedEntry the book was good but not a necessity. If you have any other Qs don’t hesitate to ask
@@evamanson972 thank you so much 🙏🙏
@@evamanson972wow nice! How many questions did you do per day? And also did you practice all the different subsets alternately in the same day?
This is by far the best video on UKCAT ever!
weelouisexo thank you so much weelouise! 😊
Thank you so much. This is so clear and concise, definitely one of the best UKCAT videos I have watched.
My absolute pleasure Amrita! Share the video with your friends if they might find it useful 😊
This was massively helpful and reassuring, thank you! Been panicking about it, but I think these tips will really help :) :)
Hey Iz, that's great to hear! Yeah try not to worry yourself too much and just keep practicing :)
Im just starting preparation for my ucat. I just know these videos are going to be the saviour for stressed candidates each year. So glad for these man
same, our year has it hard, good luck hope we both make it out successfully!
@@yaseminpsa im rooting for you!
i have been so stressed for ukcat especially the verbal reasoning, i just hope my hard work pays off. your video was amazing you are really helpful
🙏🏼 ! Keep up the hard work
How well did you do
Thanks man, great video, hard work always pays off :)
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Thank you so much, I’ve got exactly 4 weeks to study and haven’t done any so far. Great guide, I really struggle on AR but hopefully this will help. Cheers x
4 weeks is enough but you've gotta hustle! I have specific videos for each of the UKCAT sections, hopefully, they help. Good luck!
I'll be doing ukcat in 2 weeks and your videos are soooo useful!! Totally recommended it to all of my friends
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God Bless you , this is really helpful! Congratulations on your success
Please don’t delete this video 😭 I have to sit mine in the next 4 months before I start my foundation course
ahahah don't worry the video is not going anywhere! Good luck :D
I think that individual videos on each section would be really helpful!!! (maybe, you could go through your notes and some examples)
Thanks for the idea, that will be my next video! Keep an eye out :)
when are you going to post them?
:)
Hey Chidera, I have already posted one for Abstract Reasoning! Click on my channel name to check it out :) I'm editing a video on a different topic right now, but after that, I will post another UKCAT Section. What section would you like to see?
Kharma Medic ehm... atm all of them!! And I watched the AR reasoning one, I loved it!! That’s why I’m impatient for you to post all.. my exam is in exactly a month from today and I’m a bit nervous 😅
Happy you liked it! I'll do my best to get the next one out ASAP. Good luck with your preparation :)
You're so amazing you make my heart cryy.. thankyou soo muchhh❤❤
😂😂 thank you!
The thing I’m most nervous for! Booking it this month! 😣
Maddy Grabham me too best of luck 😁
I ain't belong to medical field but in India we've entrance exams for management programme which is widely known as CAT. We've same subjects except situational judgement. Your tips really motivated me alot. I've 5 months more to take the exam. The keyword in your video is "PRACTICE" which I'm relatively taking away from this video. Thank you 🌼
No problem! Good luck 🙂
thanks for the advice, got mine on 18th August. Funnily enough verbal reasoning is by far my best section and my others are weaker, which is not only contrary to your results but also most of my friends.
From my experience of the UKCAT and MCAT, excelling in verbal is hugely beneficial. It's the section that's hardest to learn. The other sections are easier to get better at with practice. Good for you!
thanks man. but being a little more confident with maths and pattern recognition wouldnt hurt... haha
Of course! For that do more practice and watch my videos 😉 DM video dropping tomorrow!
Honestly I have no words to express how much i love you, you have literally made my life 100X easier
Thank you! A lot of very useful information and just in time. I think videos of example questions and your thought process while answering will be really helpful please!
Happy you found it helpful! I have one video doing that for abstract reasoning on the channel with the rest of the sections coming soon :)
This was soooo helpful, thank you so much
This is such a brilliant video, thank you so much!!
Hey no worries! There's lots of other UCAT videos on the channel if you want to have a look ☺️
Here after seeing the inspirational post that you posted today🥺🥴 So inspirational for small creators!!
You have been helpful bro thanks for this great video I have an exam in 5 week
I have lots of other videos to watch about the UCAT too! Enjoy
This video is so helpful, I now feel like I may be capable of getting into medicine! I have been considering doing a course for the UCAT but UCAT is still fairly new in Australia and I fear the courses might not be as helpful, I will be buying the 1250 UKCAT book, fingers crossed. I'm really scarred of the quantitative section> maths horrifies me and my math teacher in senior year sucked! Dropped the unit in year 11/12 (2015). Suggestions for improving maths? thanks for making such an informative video!
Hey! Yeah you definitely can it just needs practice 😁 for maths practice practice practice.. get used to using the on screen calculator, improve your mental maths, and memorize some of the frequently used equations!
Thank you sooo much for your videos. I ended up getting 2750 and Band 1 despite getting below 2400 in every practice test 😊. VR let me down on the actual day but your videos helped me improve QR which helped my overall score. Practicing was sometimes upsetting so thank you for your tips and reassurance.
This is so encouraging to me. My exam is in 3 days and I’ve not been doing great at all. This is such a relief, thank you
@@beepbobeep4594 Aw I’m glad to help😊. I completelyy understand how you might be feeling. I remember doing so badly on a practice test the day before my exam which was so discouraging but the exam on the actual exam day was a bit easier. I hope that’s your case too. I know it’s easier said than done, but try not to panic too much on the day and don’t go into the exam expecting to do badly like on the practice tests as that may psych you out. I wish you the best of luck🤞🏾🤞🏾 and you’ll know more than you think you do!
Thank you bro I got ~2450 band 4 on my first mock with no practice been watching your videos and 2 weeks later I did another one and got ~3000 band 2
I watch this video to learn. But I can't stop myself from smiling when I'm watching him. 😅 Gosh ! Lol
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I love you and this video you basically summed up what I paid £200 for to Kaplan to get the same information! I wish I had found your video before
Hey Emma!
That's exactly what I was aiming for! I wanted to make a very concise summary of everything you need to get started on the UKCAT, and in video format, so it would be more engaging!
Thank you for your lovely comment and I hope others can find it first before paying for an online course!
I find it really hard to find the keywords in the passage and I feel like I'm not improving at all regardless of how much practice I do. I did one of the diagnostic tests on medify and got 530 on average with AR being my lowest and I'm starting to lose hope at this point because I really want to get a score in the 700s if possible.
This is undoubtedly the best video I have watched so far. After this video, I don't think I need tutorial class. Can you please suggest the best book or the best publication to prepare for UKCAT? Thanks ❤
Hey, thank you so much 🤗 I have many more UKCAT videos on the channel on the specific sections if you want to to check those out! And I used the UKCAT 1250 questions book on Amazon 😊
Thank you once again for your quick response. I will definitely go through all of your UKCAT related videos. ❤
Thank you, this was extremely helpful!
My pleasure ! Also cool name 😎
@@KharmaMedic Asian Viking
Question, studying at university of Toronto, did you ever get the chance to meet Jordan Peterson? The legend himself?
Thank you for the info. I’m a bit lost on how to prepare for this. Your info helped. ❤️
thankyouthankyouthankyou!!! doing the UKCAT next year in Shaa Allah
Hey sana no problem! Check out the detailed videos too if you want a better understanding of each section :))
Kharma Medic will do, thanks bro
I only got 2760 points (average 690) and band 3, I feel like this is really really crappy. I really want to apply the top unis like Bart's Queen Mary, but now im not sure if I would get an offer from them anymore... Is there any advice anyone could give me with regards to this?
did it today and got 777.5 average :)
yess buddy let's go!! WELL DONE 😄😊🎊💃🏼🎉
Thanks man , hoping to go to Southampton.
I got an interview there but didn't attend it! Good luck :D
I'm doing it today, wish me luck (and tell me all your secrets!)
GOOD LUCK! and just whisper 'kharmaMedic' over and over again before you start and you are guaranteed a good score 😉 *disclaimer: I'm not a magician*
I did my UCAT today and got a 2900. What percentile do you think this will be? Love your videos Nasir, thank you :)
93%
James Elkerton do you think percentiles will change? VR and DM were a lot harder this year
Good Job 👍 How long did you study for?
These change every year slightly, depending on how hard the questions are and how well people so on them!
when is the best time to practice for the UCAT like i’m in year 12 and i have no idea what to do
I did my first Verbal Reasoning Practice Exam before watching all of your UCAT videos. At first I got 570, but after (on another set of questions) I got 660 :)
i'm 14, why am i here already lol! nothing wrong with starting early i suppose. these videos are a huge help, ill definitely come back to them when im about to do the UKCAT in the future c:
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a week to go to my UKCAT and im now wondering how to squeeze 4 weeks of study into 1 :'((( i think ive figured out that im a bit late
trust me its never too late, dedicate as much time as you can to doing practice questions and reviewing where you messed up. try using a stopwatch to time each question to get you up to speed.
I have my UCAT exam tomorrow, and from the Practice Tests on the Official UCAT website (Practice Test A, for example), it looks very hard. I have enrolled with Kaplan and done a significant amount of practice, but the official UCAT Practice Tests look quite a bit harder. I am now wondering if the actual test will be of the same, or similar, calibre. Additionally, when flagging questions for review, I tend to forget their heirachy on which I should attempt first once I’ve completed all the easier questions and am going through my second pass of the exam. Also, the on-screen calculator seems quite inconvenient.
I would appreciate a quick reply addressing all of my concerns as my exam is in less than twenty four hours already!
The actual exam is easier than the official mocks!! Good luck 😁
Kharma Medic How much easier? Is there a significant difference, or is it only slightly easier? I have mine in a few hours now.
Hey Karma, I have my UCAT coming up in a couple weeks and have been using medify for 3 weeks now. I was wondering how the difficulty of the practise medify questions compare to the actual exam. This video was also very helpful, thanks.
Pretty similar! Some easier some harder ☺️
Kharma Medic Thx for replying. Would you say that any sections are particularly harder/easier because now that I’ve got the knack for answering the questions, I want to know how to focus my revision.
I had
520 Verbal reasoning
670 decision making
690 quantitative reasoning
630 abstract reasoning
2520 total
Band 2 situational judgement
Please recommend me affordable good colleges around this score range 2020 be4 oct 15
P.S thank you so much for reading.
Hi Nasir, Thanks for the video it rly helped :). Do you have any advice on what to do on the day before your UKCAT exam?
Hey Simran glad you liked it!
The day before your UKCAT or any big exam or interview you really want to make yourself as relaxed as possible. For some people this means not looking at their books at all (whatever you have studied you already know and is there, no need to stress yourself out on the last day), for others this means glancing over their notes in the morning/afternoon to make sure they still remember everything and then taking the evening off (the category I fall into), and others like to cram cram cram up until they sleep! Whatever will make you feel the most comfortable is what you should do!
What I like to do is to have previously made a list of the most important things you definitely want to go over and see the day before your exam, have a leisurely look through those up until the afternoon and then spend the rest of the day unwinding and relaxing! You want to have as little nerves as possible and not be stressed before you take your test!
Hope that helps!
Kharma Medic That rly helped, thanks a lot 😊
Mr kharma I got 2850 UCAT
Thanks for video.
i did my ucat a couple days ago and got 2750 band 1. not the best but it's ok so i'm happy
Thank you so much. This video involves such great advice, i find myself coming back to it whenever i want to refresh my memory. For the VB section (the reading comprehension questions), do you recommend reading the whole passage or using the key work approach? PS, your study notes are awesome as well ^^
Hey Julas thanks so much :) I've answered this a couple of times in private messages but basically, when I did the UKCAT I did the keyword approach but I don't think it worked too well for me. If i had to do it again I would go for reading the whole passage quickly but actively enough that when I read a question I could jump back to the relevant part. It really depends on the person though so I would recommend trying out multiple techniques and seeing what works for you!
I'm happy you could read the notes haha!
Kharma Medic ooh I see, thats what i have bene trying as well.
I guess practicing is the best approach
Thank you. X
What resources did you use to revise for the UCAT? Just the UCAT 1250 questions and UCAT for dummies? What do you think are the best resources to use? Also when doing practice papers and questions how did you score yourself because i don't know how to scale my marks to between 300-900. Sorry, one last question (haha), where did you get full papers to practice from?
These videos are the best, thank you!
You're welcome!
URGENT HELP: just wondering in your section about situational judgement you said we should address problems immediately, but in a practice UCAT question I had to judge the appropriateness of whether I should wait until Amy (a person who makes an inappropriate joke that upsets their friend Marek) leaves so that I can ask Marek how he felt about the joke. I though it would be appropriate but not ideal to wait for her to leave but the answer said it was very appropriate to wait for amy to leave to then ask Marek.
I would really appreciate if your could reply as this question has been burning my brain for a while now
Umm I think you missed out the decision making section?
Like I explained I hadn't done DM when I wrote the UKCAT! But I've been practicing since then.. DM video uploading tomorrow at 10am!
Thank you very much for all your UCAT videos, they are very helpful!
What would you say is the minimum score/percentile you would need to get, to have a high chance of getting into Kings?
Such great tips! Love this video😊
Would you advise learning to speed read for the verbal reasoning section with subvocalising or would you suggest something else
I have a question, for example: the person has a phlegm and dry cough every time she woke up and hard to breath if she do trainings or runs. What she need to do?
Brilliant and every helpful. Thanks!!
Thanks amaR A! Plenty more videos to come :)
Heyy.. I have my ucat on 3rd September but I don’t think I’m prepared enough cause I couldn’t revise much due to some family problems do you think i should change the date and give myself more weeks? Cause everyone keeps telling me to do it before school starts but I’m pretty sure I can give myself 2 hours a day for ucat. I would really appreciate if you could give your opinion.
If you aren't ready then postpone!!
are there any particular online courses that are beneficial? (i'd prefer online > book to get used to using a computer and the general format of the exam etc.)
Medify is really good for an online question bank, similar difficulty and style of questions as the UCAT and has a lot of features to help you track your progress and learn 🙂
Nasir, I have my UCAT tomorrow!!! It would be amazing if you could wish me luck! I'm doing pretty bad though. Some motivation would be much appreciated 😭
GOOD LUCK! smash it 😁
@@KharmaMedic thank you! I really hope I get a good score 😢!
@@KharmaMedic just finished mine. I got 2550. Expected much more in the decision making section as I was getting constant 800+ on my mocks and got a 590in DM in the actual one. Do you have any good suggestions on where to apply? Thanks a lot for your help!
Thank you for this video. For the Abstract reasoning SCANS Method under shapes what do you mean by ‘open/closed’ and for Numbers what do you mean by ‘intersections’ and ‘particular shapes.’ and ‘regions formed’ Thank you
I have my UCAT exam in July this year. Would it be worthwhile preparing for the exam now or should I focus more on school instead?
In another video you said you applied to Canadian med schools. Were you able to apply using your UCATs or did you take the MCATs as well?
In the UKCAT do you get scrap paper to write on during the exam?? especially in the abstract reasoning and the quantitative reasoning
pretty sure we get a whiteboard to write on :)
As someone who is from Asia and really wanted to be a surgeon in the UK how do you prepare for UCAT?
Hi kharma medic, I want to take the ucat this summer. How do I prepare properly and ace the exam once?
Did you memorise your notes for situational judgement or did you find you seem to just remember from lots of practise? Thankyou!
The more practice you do the more easily you will remember and recognize similar patterns. But if you can't remember the most important parts then memorize them! Definitely doesn't hurt :)
Thanks bro!
Just practice, practice, practice. And if you don't know, don't waste time, guess and move on. Practice Abstract Reasoning and remember the rules as they will come up, you can score very highly in that by doing so.
Aaaand Subscribed!
ayy welcome to the family! 💪🏽
Thank you for all your videos!!!!!!!!!
My pleasure!
AS AN INDIAN student who wants to pursue medical at undergrad in uk should i give ukcat or bmat please advice
Hey Nasir! My UKCAT is tomorrow at 1PM 😓 I have several questions regarding the online calculator;
1. Are the + - ÷ and * symbols on the computer keyboard or do we have to input them using the calculator
2. Is it going to pop up on the screen instanteneously like on medify or will there be some lag like in the UKCAT official website?
I hope you don't mind answering them 😊
Your tips will be a great help tomorrow!
omg good luck! It completely depends on your testing center and the keyboard they have. So before you start make sure to ask the person there and see what the keyboard looks like! From what I remember the calculator pops up on the screen as soon as you push the button and it stays there until you close it!
Hope that helps, good luck tomorrow!
Howd it go? 😁
Francesco Marinelli How was it?
@Chloe @rahim ahmed Thanks for asking! 😊
My scores were:
VR - 650
DM - 690
QR - 670
AR - 750
SJT - band 2
Average: 690
I'm really pleased with my score since I didn't expect to score this high tbh 😂
Kharma Medic's videos have been a great help!
Francesco Marinelli Awesome congrats!! Mines tomorrow 😢😢😂
I’m one of the top scoring students, for English, at my high school (final year). I’m terrified of verbal reasoning because I absolutely despise the layout of what are basically comprehension questions...Not to mention the time pressures. However, I’m awful at even the most basic of maths.
Thank you very much, this is very useful.
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Hey, just a quick question - I find QR the hardest and despite practising and getting familar with questions and maths I find it overwhelming when doing mocks. I have thought of maybe just answering a few questions and not all of them to ensure I at least get some right. Is this a wise strategy?
Yep it definitely is. Answer the ones you know you can, guess the very hard ones that are time consuming and come back to them if you have the time!
Why did you not apply to any of the oxbridge universities.