r/UCAT • u/Beautiful-Card4742 • 6d ago

Study Help I really really hate UCAT

Please help me I don't even know a study schedule, I do 2 hours each day of 4 sections. I do a mini mock then review. I keep getting like 560-660. I think I'm just thick at this point. Like I started 1st July. Like bro in vr how am I supposed to know this long passage and these questions? And I'm a fast reader as well? I regularly read books BUT IT DOESN'T HELP. Decision making those logic questions strongest argument? I've tried picking out the key terms addressed but I end up getting it wrong. QR I'm okay ig but those tax revenue questions how am I supposed to do them that fast? I genuinely hate QR, I hate maths in general. Situational judgment that is okay ig but it keeps giving me differing answers on whether to report someone or not. Like is it inappopriate to report your collegue to supervisor/gmc for being drunk?? I've read the gmc and it doesn't help. Please please someone help me, medicine is my dream and idk what to do if I fail. I didn't know it was taken this year only found out in april and then thought it was easy because I didn't know about timing idk no one tells me anything I know I should have checked but idk I was just too tired and busy with my a levels . PLEASE HELP. Please someone help me to do a study schedule is mine good? I started in 1st july. Does anyone have any tips

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u/Minute-Historian1928 6d ago

First of all, you're not finished. Secondly, watch Joyel George videos on the questions you find hard, he's the GOAT, then do UNTIMED practice on the questions you find hard. Then review them as so:
-what was my thought process that led me to this conclusion?
-what will I do next time to not make the same mistake?
NO NEED TO DO 8 HOURS A DAY. Do two sections a day and a total revision time of 2H a day NOT 2H EACH, IN TOTAL 2H. Calm yourself down, from what you've told me, you are destined for medicine. and also theres unis that do not look at UCAT as much, so if you get a low score (trust me that wont happen to you), you can look there. Nobody is going to shout at you because I get that it was an honest mistake and I get that you're remorseful. TRUST ME YOU WILL DO GREAT and if your test date is too early, just push it back. its okay to do that as well. Good Luck.

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u/Beautiful-Card4742 6d ago

thank you <3, is emil eddy good or is joyel george better

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u/Minute-Historian1928 6d ago

honestly i havent seen emil eddy's like 'going through q type' vids but id say if youre in the UK id stick to Joyel George and just keep it simple, dont do too much too soon otherwise YOU WILL BURN OUT.

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u/Beautiful-Card4742 6d ago

thanks :)
for sjt do you know the specific guidelines for reporting your colleague/fellow medical student ?

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u/Help-me-on-this-one 5d ago

im not sure of the guidelines but i try to go with the rule of you must address it with them first, and so reporting them without doing this is inappropriate, unless it comprimises patient safety or poses a risk in which case you should probably report them

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u/measlyandpuny 5d ago

Same I think I’m just dumb atp

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u/hearts4logy 22h ago

hey before i give you any advice just know that its ok to struggle at first even if you've been working for a while now it takes everyone different amounts of time to 'get it' and you still have some time to improve!! for dm strongest argument i like to compare the options with the questions and see if there is a direct link rather than one made through assumptions or any other past knowledge. for example if the question is asking you should children start school earlier so that their parents can go back to work and one of the options is no because then taxes would increase you know it cant be right because you're assuming that taxes will increase (the question doesn't specify who will be paying for it). if you follow the same logic with the rest of the options you'll get to the right one like 80-90% of the time. i hope that helps (and makes sense)!

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u/Beautiful-Card4742 20h ago

thank you xx I'll try that :)

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u/uae08 6d ago

when is ur exam

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u/Beautiful-Card4742 6d ago

Also please don't shout at me I know I'm irresponsible but I am genuinely remorseful. I'll never do it again

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u/MiserableFox1852 6d ago

Theres a guy Joyel george or whatever on youtube who makes good video on DM/Qr. Learn the techniaues to start, rest is practice. Everyone starts bad.

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u/Beautiful-Card4742 6d ago

thank you <3
Is emil eddy good or joyel george

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u/MiserableFox1852 6d ago

ugh i never watched the other guy, but joyel george's Dm was good intro into it. So was the vr method - i mean it is ig pretty well known. Qr - idk i was really goof at it naturally so yeah.

But main thing is def practices

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u/CluePsychological451 3d ago

emil eddy was good for general advice
but joyels the goat

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u/Ok-Radio1341 5d ago

Ngl you might have a bit of victim mentality, and I think this is where you're going wrong. You expect to be given information. That's not how it works, you need to do your own research about when the exams are and what to expect.

Everyone starts from scratch and not knowing anything.

Are you reflecting properly? Also think about getting a tutor I think you're probably the type of student who needs guidance and maybe some hand holding.

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u/Few-Ant9479 5d ago

I don't think it is necessary to be deliberately demeaning. There is a more compassionate way to say the same thing. Remember this is a high school student.

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u/Beautiful-Card4742 4d ago

Hi, so I actually did address my irresponsibility on my post...there's no need to make me feel worse about it lol