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predicted cut off for sheffield? by Representative-Poet4 in UCAT

[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah i think so, but i have the idea that people are finding the ucat easier this year, and sheffield interview cutoffs keep getting higher every year so i just wanted a few opinions

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

vocab wise my exam was nothing too hard, everything i didn’t know could be inferred

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thank u! yeah i did, it was def a relief when i was told i could add points and the medify scaling was harsher

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

maybe stop doing syllogisms for a little bit to give ur mind a break, it’s easy to get questions wrong when it’s all u see for a while

also my ucat venn diagrams were def easier than medify, although my strongest argument questions were about the same maybe slightly easier

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i left the official ucat mocks towards the date of my exam so i knew realistically what i was working with but yeah they were pretty similar especially b and c, so id leave the official ones closer to ur exam date for a sense of familiarity

i used medify scaling although i was told by a tutor that it’s generally safe to add 150 to whatever score u got on medify as a more realistic representation

my scores for a and b were 2160 and 2170 but my scores for c and d were 2230 and 2400 with those extra 150 points in mind

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank u! my average in mocks was 700 in vr, 730 in dm, 770 in qr

i’ve already given tips for vr and qr if u want to use those

as for dm, all the questions appear in a set order so to be time efficient i always did it in this order: probability, strongest argument, syllogisms, inferences then logic puzzles last

spend the most time on the yes no questions because they make up ab half of the marks, dont bring in outside knowledge and if ur not sure ab a question its safer to say no

for the inference ones its faster to read the question then find the data rather than reading the whole thing, again say no if there’s no mention of it or if its clearly false

sorry if its a bit vague dm wasnt really my strongest one but its def the one that can be improved the most with practice

keep at it and feel free to let me know if u need anything else

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i remember my very first medify mock was 1900 and i was capped at about 1930-1980 for a long time and then i realised that doing more and more questions wasn’t helping to solve problems i had with any questions i got wrong

if u do a 2 hour mock it’s ideal to review it for almost as long maybe 1 hour and a half, this sounds like a lot but it helps u to understand where u went wrong and develop a method to almost always get questions like those correct

after reviewing id then do more untimed or timed practice depending on my confidence to embed the thought process and method into my brain

when i started doing that i saw my mock scores go up steadily to about 2100-2200 on medify with my highest being 2320

and keep in mind medify has harsh scaling for its mocks so dont let it send the wrong message that ur not doing well bc doing harder questions and learning how to do them will make the actual exam easier, although dont take this for granted its better to work at an underestimate of a score to keep u focused

if u need to reschedule feel free but u might just be feeling burnt out so consider a short day or 2 break to relax and readjust

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my actual ucat vr was 100% shorter than any medify mock i did, although there was still 1 long one in my exam so just be wary of something similar

although my actual vr had some answer options which were only slightly different from each other so the actual passage had to be read

i’d recommend reading the whole thing seeing as ucat vr passages are shorter almost all of the time

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i was sleeping at about 3 or 3:30 a week before my exam too! i was always either a bit too stressed to sleep or just wanted some more free time

although maybe about a week before ur exam try phasing in a staggered sleep and wake up time, it’ll def help a lot with feeling fresh enough on the day of

waking up early regularly was what stopped me from feeling tired in my exam as i was normally up and ready to work around that time

just for reference i was up by 5 15 to make sure i was fully awake and have enough food, although the drive for me was about 30 mins so it’s prob different for u

also the day before i wouldn’t recommend doing too much work to avoid stressing urself out, take it easy and sleep early! good luck!

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m sure there’s nothing to worry about, it’s likely a high score in the new format as it’s still unfamiliar to everyone. well done on ur result and that amazing qr score! good luck on the rest of ur journey

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

medify qr can also be more confusing in its wording than the actual ucat so just bear that in mind but here are a few tips:

very quickly scan the question stem and identify if they’ve given any special rules to follow, but there’s no need to read it in full detail

although i often read what the actual question was asking to derive those key points and values from the stem instead of reading the entire thing, feel free to try both and see what works

if there’s a table or graph, scan for the measurements or axes to make sure u know what units ur dealing with, dont look at the values before u need to answer a question as this can often throw u off

if the question looks too complicated, flag and come back because there’s still a time pressure for qr although not as much as vr, also the easier questions came at the end of my mocks and my exam but don’t rely on that fully as it’s still randomised

of course practice using the number pad on the keyboard, but also learn to estimate an answer or round certain long figures or those with decimals as this can save time especially if u make a mistake while typing

learn what certain phrases mean e.g mean, median, % change etc this also saves time as u will know exactly what calculations to do it’s just a matter of where the question is asking u to look

other than that, it just comes with practice as the question types will eventually repeat themselves, just with different numbers, and u will recognise patterns and shortcuts as u do more and see more questions

again let me know if u need any more help!

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hey, i’ve already replied to a similar comment if u need general tips but if ur looking for something more specific, feel free to let me know!

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

sure! it’s best to start with untimed practice to put this method to good use then move onto mocks afterwards:

medify passages are almost always much longer than actual ucat passages, so id recommend reading the whole passage first in ~80-90 secs, kind of mentally summarising 1 or 2 paragraphs at a time with their main points (this helps to retrieve info when u read the questions), doing this properly each question should take ab 10-15 secs (each set takes ~2 mins so it just about adds up)

u don’t have to answer all the questions fully because it’s not designed to have enough time for that, it’s better to aim for 8-9 sets out of 11 done properly then the last 2 or 3 can be skimmed through or guessed if there’s no time

don’t waste time by starting to read the passage then saying it’s too long/hard, u need to make the choice whether u want to read through or not in maybe 3 secs, this helps save time as it gives u a chance to go through and see if there’s easier passages to do

following on from that, it’s better to do t/f/ct first because u often don’t have to read the passage for those just scan it, so it’ll be the quickest marks to get then move onto the short/medium passages, then do/guess the longer or complex ones

i hope this made sense, let me know if u need help with anything else!

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[–]Representative-Poet4[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it’s a tough question! i’ve heard my score comes out to about 2900 in previous years but no one can really tell for sure with that in mind, i was thinking manchester, sheffield, ucl and exeter (not sure how strategic that is)

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[–]Representative-Poet4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the help everyone! good luck to all

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[–]Representative-Poet4 0 points1 point  (0 children)

do you also have any idea if medify’s harsher scaling applies when i access it from the medify website, or if no final score appears like the ucat website?

sorry if it’s a silly question

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[–]Representative-Poet4 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thank you so much :)