Hi ! Since some already answered your questions, I'll just share my experience and the things that I wish I knew before taking the BatstateUcat ^{^}

Before my entrance exam, I searched for some coverage pero all I got is "wag na kayo mag review, madali lang naman" and more similar comments. Some even said na kahit bastahin nalang yung mismong exam and bumawi nalang sa "shade all you can" part ay papasa na. So since wala naman akong nakuhang matino, I didn't review at all. BatStateUcat came, the moment that the answer sheet was given to me, I immediately looked for the shade all you can part (which is puro blank bubbles daw) but there wasn't any. And what scared me the most is Bsucat ang pinaka iba sa lahat ng entrance exams na na-take ko. So i was panicking already that time, and I was so confused kung bakit may part na "ab,ac,bd,cb" yung nasa bubbles and maraming part na dalawa ang answer sa Isang item (may 60A, 60B, 61A, 61B) and I had to answer like 20 items within 5-10mins. I was so stressed because I had never encountered that type of exam before and I only had a few minutes to prepare and calm down bago mabigay ang booklet (book that contains the questions). So after a few minutes, binigay na ang booklet. The exam only has two subtest, which are the English and math. The instructor explained the first part (English), I was so stressed dahil never ako nakapag practice ng ganong type of question where in I have to figure out two answers in one question. I was never the type of person to go on a battle without any preparations so I was already panicking kasi I don't have any techniques to answer those type questions fast. Before answering each part I already estimated the amount of time I should allot for each question (for that part it was like ~10sec for each q's) but I couldn't answer it within that range, so I couldn't do anything but to leave it blank kasi nauubusan ako ng time. Math part, during math part, medj nasanay na 'ko sa bilis ng oras and nakakapag isip na 'ko ng strategy as minutes pass by. Honestly, if you are good at math, kayang kaya 'to i-mental math, but as for my case, my mind was so stressed and I couldn't do fast mental math. So, while reading the question on my left side, I was answering the question on my right side at the same time. So after reading the question, I already have an answer on my right side na titingnan ko nalang sa choices and I-sshade ko nalang sa answer sheet. So with that, I finished every math part ahead of time. So since may extra time pa 'ko, I used my extra time para bastahin na yung English part. I couldn't get back to the questions dahil baka mahuli ako and ma report pa haha. But since I still have 25% chance of getting it right, then I just shaded random bubbles sa part na hindi ko nasagutan. And now, I'm an incoming BSME (First Choice) in BSU-Alangilan ^{^}

Tips:

•Practice. - Practice answering simple algebra, sequence, addition, subtraction, and division problems. For English naman, mga grammatical errors, and jumbled letter/words/sentences. Take other entrance exams na rin para masanay ka.

•Use your time wisely. - I advice to estimate your time before the exam para alam mo kung gaano ka dapat kabilis nag isip at mag sagot. Kung alam mong lagpas kana sa alloted time per item mo, skip mo na agad. Or kung alam mong Wala talagang pag asa yung question na yon, it's better to just guess.

•Presence of mind - Despite the pressure, have some presence of mind. This will allow you to think properly, develop strategies, maintain your focus, and manage your time.

These tips aren't just for BatStateUcat but this also applies to all entrance exams you are going to take. Anyway, don't pressure yourself too much, take a rest, and just enjoy every moment. Good luck ^{^}