The Best UCAT Tips To Boost Your Score

We've assembled our best tips for UCAT success! All of this advice from UCAT strategy experts and top-performing test-takers will help you to achieve a high UCAT score - and ultimately increase your chances of getting into Medical School.

How To Prepare For UCAT

Learn more about the three key stages of UCAT prep: learning strategies, putting them into practice and consolidating to time.

See What Score You Need

Discover how every Medical School in the UK uses UCAT scores - and get a sense of how competitive your score needs to be this year - with our guide to UCAT Unis.

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Before You Start Your UCAT Prep

It can be difficult to know where to start with UCAT prep – so here are five key things you should know before you begin.

Make Your Revision Timetable

Follow these top tips to create an effective UCAT timetable and make sure you ace your revision for the test.

How To Avoid A Low Score

This student who got a low UCAT score (and didn't get into Medicine) has some advice to help you avoid making the same mistakes.

Managing UCAT Timings

This is your guide to UCAT section times and timing per question - with our best tips to save time across every subtest.

How I Scored Over 3,000

Get high-scoring UCAT tips from Roisin, who scored over 3,000 in the test and received offers from all four of the Med Schools she applied to!

Top Decile Tips

Find out how Sharon managed to improve her UCAT score by over 100 during practice, which was enough to put her in the top 10% of test-takers.

Verbal Reasoning Tips

16 Verbal Reasoning tips to boost your score above the typically low average for this UCAT subtest.

Decision Making Tips

9 Decision Making tips to master this challenging UCAT subtest and avoid making common mistakes.

Quantitative Reasoning Tips

12 Quantitative Reasoning tips to brush up on your maths skills and ace this section of the UCAT.

Abstract Reasoning Tips

6 Abstract Reasoning tips to help you spot patterns, remember AR strategy and improve your test performance.

Situational Judgement Tips

8 Situational Judgement tips to get your score above Band 3, which is the cut-off for many Med Schools.

UCAT Calculator Tips

Practise these tips and tricks to use the UCAT calculator efficiently - and save valuable time during the exam.

Advanced Prep Tips

Discover how Poppy prepared for the UCAT exam and achieved an impressive score of 3,440.

Score-Boosting Tips

Find out how Jenni managed to take her UCAT score from 2,464 to 2,940 – leaping from the fourth decile to the top.

How I Scored 680 In Verbal Reasoning

VR is typically the lowest-scoring section of the UCAT. This is how Anna managed to beat the average score by over 100 points.

How I Scored 880 In Decision Making

Follow these tips from Charlotte if you're struggling with DM. She scored an impressive 880 in this subtest!

How I Scored 900 In Quantitative Reasoning

Boost your QR score with these tips from Alice, who scored a staggering 900 in this section of the UCAT.

How I Scored 890 In Abstract Reasoning

Ria explains how she was able to score 890 in the AR section of the UCAT – just 10 points off full marks.

How I Reached SJT Band 1

Sharon gives her best tips for reaching the top band in Situational Judgement. With a UCAT score above 3,000 and SJT Band 1, she was in the top 2% of her year.

Tips To Avoid Burnout

Use these top tips to manage stress and avoid burnout while you’re preparing for the UCAT.

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