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10 Prepare your materials the night before your UKCAT test day

That crucial ‘night before’.

As well as making sure you know where you’ll be off to to take the UKCAT, you must remember to bring a printout of the correspondence you received to show confirmation of your UKCAT test booking. Also, don’t forget your photographic identification.

List of materials to bring:

  • Map to the the UKCAT Test Centre
  • Confirmation Email
  • Photographic identification

What passes as Photographic Identification

If you don’t have the correct photographic identification, you will not be allowed to take the test.

EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) requirements:

  • A current (non-expired), original signed passport
  • A current (non-expired) signed government-issued photocard driving licence (full or provisional)
  • A current (non-expired), original government-issued identity card that carries your photograph and signature

Asia Pacific requirements:

In order to take the test in Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan and Thailand you need to bring the following form of photographic identity to the test centre.

  • A current, original signed passport

Americas requirements:

  • A current (non-expired), original signed passport
  • A current (non-expired), original signed photo driver’s license issued by your provincial or state Department of Motor Vehicles.

    General Tips

  1. What is the UKCAT? And is it fair?
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  2. UKCAT Registration – Book UKCAT Now!!!
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  3. If you can, take the UKCAT test one year earlier.
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  4. Your UKCAT test day should not be the first time you locate the Pearson Vue UKCAT test centre
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  5. Try not to book the UKCAT test day during school/university term-time
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  6. Do not put off the UKCAT test
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  7. Take the UKCAT test in the afternoon, not the morning
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  8. Register for UKCAT Bursary early
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  9. UKCAT test only lasts one medical school application cycle
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  10. Prepare your materials the night before your UKCAT test day
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  11. Pre-UKCAT test jitters
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  12. Admittance to medical school is not solely based on this UKCAT test
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  13. Eat breakfast on UKCAT test day
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  14. The Pearson Vue UKCAT test room
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  15. Not allowed to eat or drink in the UKCAT test room
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  16. Rest yourself between UKCAT subtests
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  17. That two-sided sheet of paper is all you've got (sort of)
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  18. Every question is equally weighted
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  19. There is one (and only one) correct answer. Accept it
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  20. The UKCAT is not a race
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  21. Just because you didn't answer one or two questions does not mean you will get a poor score
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  22. Plan each day for the two weeks prior to your UKCAT test
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  23. Incorporate exercise into your UKCAT routine
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  24. Keep focused
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  25. Practise regularly at the time of the day that you will be take the UKCAT test
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  26. Do not peak in your UKCAT practice too soon
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  27. Why UKCAT Practice is Important
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    Verbal Reasoning UKCAT Tips

  28. Why is reading comprehension important for Medicine
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  29. Attempt shorter passages first, flag longer passages
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  30. Put simply, a 'true' statement can co-exist inside the passage
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  31. Put simply, a 'false' statement contradicts the passage
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  32. Put simply, a 'cannot tell' statement requires more information than the passage
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  33. Look out for extreme qualifiers
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  34. Words in the Passage does not mean Cannot Tell
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  35. Practise by reading broadsheets
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    Quantitative Reasoning UKCAT Tips

  36. Why is mathematics important for medicine?
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  37. Practise your simple mathematics - quick and accurately
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  38. Practise your speed with the simple calculator - not scientific
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  39. Know your GCSE Maths
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  40. Beware of percentages
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    Abstract Reasoning UKCAT Tips

  41. Why is pattern recognition important for medicine?
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  42. Learn the simple/advanced mnemonics
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  43. Practise the patterns
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  44. First order and second order rules
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  45. Beware of common distractors
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    Decision Analysis UKCAT Tips

  46. Why is cryptography important for medicine?
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  47. Diligence in Decision Analysis
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  48. Shorthand shortcuts in Decision Analysis
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  49. Only three types of questions
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    Miscellaneous UKCAT Tips

  50. Eliminating the incorrect responses
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  51. Moving on from UKCAT Results
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  52. What does my UKCAT score mean?
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50 TOP UKCAT TIPS
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We've compiled the best 50 UKCAT Tips that will equip you with an arsenal of useful advice and guidance. Some are quick and easy, others are long and detailed, but all serve as a comprehensive FAQ (frequently asked questions) that we have answered over the years - this is why we created this resource. If you still need help, please don't hesitate to email us, or tweet us!

The tips range from the basic to the advanced. They are divided up into General, and then a set of tips for each subtest: Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and finally the Decision Analysis.

As well as our tips, we've also curated a more detailed set of advice: our Advanced UKCAT Advice for those you who want to delve more into what the test is about. Our aim is to get the best out of you on the day; by reading our advanced advice you'll be well on your way!

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