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Verbal Reasoning is officially the hardest UCAT section – in 2022, the average UK score was 572. In our in-depth lessons, we will teach you the optimal approach for each question type, whether its a long scientific passage or a tricky statement question.
To begin with, we give you a short overview of Verbal Reasoning, discussing the different types of questions, the UCAT timing and the key challenges you’ll face
Here we tackle the easier True, False, Can’t Tell questions. We’ll discuss what each of these terms actually mean, and practice some questions together.
Inferences can change a statement from Can’t Tell to True. Being able to understand when you can and cannot make an inference is essential to scoring well in Verbal Reasoning.
Here we will introduce one of our most effective Verbal Reasoning techniques – Extreme Language. We’ll discuss mild and extreme phrases, and how to spot them in the UCAT.
To answer a Verbal Reasoning question in 30 seconds, you need to use the Keyword Approach. Here we introduce this vital technique and then practice using it in UCAT questions.
Often there can be slight adjustments between the passage and the statement. We’ll teach you how to spot these, and avoid falling into these common Verbal Reasoning traps!
Here we discuss how to approach longer, subjective Writer Passages, including how to quickly find the writer’s conclusion in a long UCAT passage.
In this tutorial, we tackle the more difficult Statement questions, discussing a range of techniques for time-saving and efficient working.
Here, we teach you how to apply our Verbal Reasoning techniques on the most difficult and long-winded questions in the UCAT – Type 2 Statement Questions.
In this tutorial, we teach you how to successfully tackle the more complicated, abstract passages containing multiple numbers, facts and fine details.
In this tutorial, we consolidate all of the timing techniques we’ve learnt thus far, alongside introducing some new tips for beating that UCAT timer in Verbal Reasoning!
Reverse or Negative Questions often trick UCAT students up. We’ll teach you how to spot them and answer them well in a limited amount of time.
What do you do if you have 10 questions left to do in 5 minutes? Don’t worry, we’ll guide you through our contingency Cheetah and Rabbit strategies just in case things go wrong!
It’s easy to make assumptions on links and correlations between UCAT statements. In this tutorial, we’ll go through some tricky examples to teach you an important skill.
In this tutorial we’ll give you a week by week plan for your Verbal Reasoning preparation. We’ll also discuss how to perform at your best on UCAT Test Day.
We close up the Verbal Reasoning course with some final tips from our UCAT experts, all of whom scored above 850 in the exam.
This revision lesson will re-cap all of the key UCAT Verbal Reasoning techniques we’ve taught you.
Decision Making is a relatively new section but also the hardest to grasp in terms of techniques. Watch our award-winning techniques to help you maximise your score in a challenging but fun section!
To begin with, we give you a short overview of Decision Making, introduce the 6 question types and identify the key challenges faced.
Here we teach you our evidence-based method for tackling Syllogisms using Venn Diagrams. Quite a detailed tutorial so brace yourself!
We now put this into practice by going through questions based on the official UCAT Consortium.
There are lots of questions which require you to draw a Venn without even telling you! It’s a key part of Decision Making and you need to get familiar with it early.
We put these techniques into practice and tackle an array of questions designed to test you to your limit.
Whether you have a basic or expert level of knowledge of maths, Decision Making Probability will give you a refresher and help you cover the content in detail.
After covering the content you will put it into practice and go through UCAT Probability Questions
This is a favourite for UCAT Decision Making authors and a question style bound to trip up many so pay attention to this one!
Logical Puzzles in Decision Making require lots and lots of practice so watch our walkthrough video to help guide you through it all.
In this UCAT Tutorial we go through how to answer ordered puzzle questions as well as covering vital theory to help you score 800+
UCAT Decision Making tends to have lots of information in tables and they purposely distract you with overload of information. Learn how to tackle these questions.
These have come up in the past two years of the UCAT Decision Making based on our research so it’s an important question type to get your head around.
Here we get to grips with how UCAT Decision Making requires you to have two-step thinking and help you take shortcuts.
It’s crucial to know how to consolidate pieces of information in UCAT Decision Making and score highly by not being fooled by distractors
UCAT Recognising Assumption questions are relatively straightforward but we discuss the common pitfalls that students face.
These are the easiest type of UCAT Decision Making questions however it helps to get 100% in these questions to set you up for the rest of it.
Hear from UCAT Decision Making experts who can give you their insight into how they did well in this area and what they found useful.
Here we wrap up everything we’ve taught you and help condense everything into the salient points as well as telling you the next steps on how to formulate your revision.
We approach Quantitative Reasoning by systematically working through the 15 key question types that appear in the UCAT. Whether it be Percentages, Ratios, Fractions, Venn Diagrams, Tax Questions or Areas, we’ve got you covered!
We begin with an overview of Quantitative Reasoning. What is the timing? What types of questions commonly come up? What are the key challenges?
A key technique for saving time is estimation. We teach you when to estimate, how to estimate, and work through different UCAT scenarios to challenge your technique.
It’s crucial to understand when to read the QR question stem, and when to skim read. We teach you how to recognise the type of question, and the approach to take.
In this UCAT tutorial, we work through unit variation in questions, common units traps, unit conversions and time-saving tips for units questions.
Here we work through realistic UCAT scenarios relating to means, weighted means, median and longer time-consuming data calculations.
UCAT area questions can often be challenging, time-consuming and tricky. We’ll tackle the most common area questions, teaching you some successful strategies.
We practice using common UCAT formulae – such as the area of a cylinder, volume of a sphere, diameter of a polygon, use of pi and much more.
You often need to use ratios within UCAT questions, whether it be in a map scale, or calculating proportions of items. Ratios can be tricky, but don’t worry we have you covered!
The UCAT Calculator really slows you down. We’ll teach you how to use it quickly and efficiently using our proven shortcuts. We’ll also discuss the UCAT Whiteboard and Flagging function.
Being able to use and convert fractions is a very useful skill for UCAT Quantitative Reasoning. Using our techniques, by the end of this tutorial fractions we will make ‘fractions your friend’!
Compound interest, simple interest, interest calculations – these are common nightmares for UCAT students. In this tutorial, we challenge you with some time-consuming exams.
Tax bracket calculations have commonly been asked in the UCAT, and students struggle to get their head around them. In this tutorial, we will work through many examples to overcome your fear!
Being able to use, draw and understand Venn Diagrams is an essential skill in both the Quantitative Reasoning and Decision Making sections of the UCAT
Percentages are almost guaranteed to come up in the UCAT! We teach you a unique, super fast method for percentage change, increase and proportions.
In this tutorial we work through examples relating to the Speed, Distance, Time Formula. We will teach you how to avoid common traps for these questions (e.g. unit traps).
We close up the Quantitative Reasoning course with some final tips from our UCAT experts, all of whom scored above 850 in the exam.
In this tutorial we’ll give you a week by week plan for your Quantitative Reasoning preparation. We’ll also discuss how to perform at your best on UCAT Test Day.
This revision lesson will re-cap all of the key UCAT Quantitative Reasoning techniques we’ve taught you.
Abstract Reasoning is a tricky section to grasp especially as there are so many different patterns you could get! We’ll teach you award-winning methods to help you crack through the questions using pattern recognition techniques.
We begin with an overview of Abstract Reasoning, including a summary of question types, the common pitfalls and the key techniques required.
There are 4 Abstract Reasoning question types. In this tutorial, we introduce each one, and discuss the differences in approach, timing and difficulty.
In this tutorial we warm you up with some practice patterns before we jump into trickier sets later on. You’ll be able to see how AR works, and understand how to spot patterns.
Type 1 questions are the most common type in Abstract Reasoning. We will discuss the ideal strategy for these questions, and practice some sets.
In this tutorial we will summarise the key types of patterns that appear in the UCAT, including Shape, Position, Orientation, Number, Colour and Size patterns.
In AR, you haven’t got enough type to look for every pattern from SPONCS. You need to spot triggers, which will guide you towards the right direction and save crucial time.
We will teach you how to look for common Number patterns, including the number of sides, number of total shapes, number of intersections and much more.
We will teach you how to look for common Shape patterns, including presence of a specific shape, symmetry, curved vs. straight-sides, regular vs. irregular and much more.
We will teach you how to look for common patterns relating to the relative size of shapes, including common combinations of Size with other pattern types.
We will teach you how to look for common Position patterns, including position of shapes in quadrants, rotation and much more.
We will teach you how to look for common Colour patterns, including patterns involving grey, black, striped and spotted shapes. Colour patterns are often combined with other pattern types.
We will teach you how to look for Orientation patterns, including patterns involving direction, arrows and relative position of shapes.
UCAT questions often have distractor shapes and boxes, which are designed to waste your time. We’ll explain how to spot them, avoid them and focus on the important shapes.
Sometimes patterns involve two steps, whereby one pattern depends on another pattern. These questions can be tricky, so we will practice them and discuss the best approach.
Sometimes sets have two patterns – one major pattern, and one minor pattern. We will discuss when to look for a second pattern, and when to save time and move on.
Abstract Reasoning is the quickest UCAT section. It can fly by, so it’s especially important to be sharp with your timing. We will teach you how to spot patterns efficiently and quickly.
Type 2 Abstract Reasoning questions involve a series of shapes, with the question asking you to finish the series. We will work through examples, and teach you how to approach them.
Type 3 Abstract Reasoning questions involves spotting relationships between pairs of shapes. We will work through several examples, and again discuss the best approach.
Type 4 Abstract Reasoning questions involve a similar approach to Type 1 questions, with a slight twist. We will practice, discuss and perfect your technique for these questions.
In this tutorial we’ll give you a week by week plan for your Abstract Reasoning preparation. We’ll also discuss how to perform at your best on UCAT Test Day.
We approach Situational Judgement by working through the GMC Guidelines and Medical Ethics to help you understand the ethical knowledge and grasp the technique required to secure Band 1.
Here we breakdown the different question types you can get in the Situational Judgement section of the exam and help you adjust to the skills required here.
In this lesson, we start looking at the “appropriateness” type of questions and lay out a step by step strategy on how to answer questions related to this.
We look at the “importance” type of question in Situational Judgement and help you understand how to differentiate between very important and not important at all
Here we give you our expert strategy which has been devised by current doctors and medical students based on their insight into the clinical environment.
When you are faced with a scenario, you have to identify the status and profession of the person involved. E.g. capabilities and responsibilities of a GP will be very different to that of a Medical Student.
We give you an overview of the principles of situational judgement including patient safety and professionalism. You will learn which of these are most important in a clinical setting.
The most important thing you are taught as a medical student is to always be safe! It is drilled in and is the most important quality in medicine
This applies in particular to situations revolving around medical students – Medical students are not authorised to make decisions surrounding medical care or give any treatment
Confidentiality is important for many reasons – this includes patient trust in the profession. Patients are often anxious to come to doctors and so when they do inform them of information they expect that it will not be told to anyone else
Doctors and dentists should be responsible in healthcare setting and outside healthcare settings. This means that all students and doctors should act responsibly as they are representing a whole profession
Everyone makes mistakes and it’s important that if mistakes are made that we follow the right protocol to identify them
You should not directly influence patients’ decision – the modern model of healthcare is patient centred – we want patients to be at the heartbeat of their decisions.
No one is above anyone else – it’s why doctors and nurses wear the same type of scrubs. We go through common SJT scenarios around this and help you spot key patterns in their questions.
Here we condense the GMC Principles in a series of short videos with interactive question-based tutorials.
We go through the first GMC principle of Knowledge, Skills & Performance and go through Situational Judgement questions around it.
We go through the second GMC principle of Safety and Quality and go through Situational Judgement questions around it.
We go through the third GMC principle of Communication, Partnership & Teamwork and go through Situational Judgement questions around it.
We go through the fourth GMC principle and go through Situational Judgement questions around it.
We discuss the 4 Key Medical Pillars and talk through real life SJT scenarios to help you get to grips with the exam.
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