UCAT is the University Clinical Aptitude Test, that forms part of the medicine and dentistry selection process at a range of universities. Our UCAT Preparation course will give you all the skills and techniques to adequately prepare you to sit medical aptitude tests. For more information on the Universities that use the UCAT score please follow the link.

The UCAT test preparation course is a 5-day programme that runs from 9am to 4pm each day. The days will be spent covering the below content with our experts via guided learning as well as carrying out your own individual study with our experts on hand to answer any questions you may have. You will attend a morning session, usually delivered at the outstanding Liverpool Medical Institute followed by an hour lunch break. The afternoon is a self-study session, where you can choose to study independently or in a group.

The programme aims to increase your test score by preparing you to sit your UCAT exam. There are two elements to your UCAT test. The first element contains 4 subsections. For each of the four subsections you will receive a score between 300 and 900, these scores will be added together to give you an overall score. These scores are used in various ways by different universities, so check the university selection criteria before you make your application. The second section is the Situational Judgement score which is marked in 4 bands A to D. Check the latest information here.

• An introduction to UCAT allows you to get familiar with the test.
• Verbal Reasoning. Learn how to spot key words, identify common tricks, and tackle things like juxtaposition, dispersion through text and mitigating or contradictory terms. Put this into practise with some example VR questions.
• Decision Making. Discover how to spot assumptions and strong or weak arguments, identify syllogisms and draw conclusions from them, tackle Venn diagrams, take on single parameter and multi-parameter puzzles and spot the maths behind the questions. Test your understanding with example DM questions.
• Abstract Reasoning. Master our four-step process and how to identify the shape, look at the simplest box, spot the pattern, and match to a test shape. Make sure you’ve understood by practising AR questions.
• Quantitative Reasoning. Grasp the level of maths needed and how to use the UCAT calculator. Learn the common pitfalls, how to avoid them, and when to flag a question and move on. Use practice QR questions to cement your knowledge.
• Situational Judgement. Understand what’s being tested, what attributes are being looked for, and what that means in relation to example situations. Work through SJT questions to strengthen your learning.
• Questions, a chance to ask the experts.

At the end of the course, you will be ready to score higher on your UCAT test!

• Students attending this course are expected to be applying for medical school in October of the same year.
• Students attending this course will usually be studying for their A-Levels, however we have a range of students from A-Level to graduate scientists attend.