UCAT® Exam Readiness Courses

An Overview of UCAT® Preparation
With the recent switch from the UMAT® to the UCAT® exam, we’re excited to recommend Kaplan Test Prep for trusted and well-established preparation courses. Kaplan is a top provider of UCAT® prep in the UK, and since the UCAT® ANZ is nearly identical, they’ve brought that same expertise to Australia and New Zealand. With over 12 years of experience helping students succeed, Kaplan offers courses designed by experts to help raise your score.
Kaplan Test Prep has been a leader in test preparation for over 80 years, helping millions of students. Their programs cover more than 90 different exams, including admissions tests, language proficiency exams, and professional licensing assessments. Students benefit from Kaplan’s broad team of teachers, researchers, and experts, ensuring high-quality content and practice.

What is the UCAT® Exam?
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT®) is a two-hour, multiple-choice exam taken on a computer. It’s designed to assess whether candidates have the right mindset, abilities, and behaviors needed for successful careers in medicine and dentistry. The UCAT® replaces the previous UMAT® exam and is required for most undergraduate medical programs in Australia, as well as some other health science and dental courses.
While detailed scoring information for UCAT® is still not fully available, you’ll receive your results immediately after you finish the test.

How the UCAT® Exam Works
The UCAT® consists of several timed sections, each testing different types of reasoning and problem-solving skills. These are known as subtests, and each is preceded by a brief one-minute break, during which instructions will be provided. The overall exam time continues to run, and you must complete all subtests within their allotted time.
Here’s a quick breakdown of each section:
• Verbal Reasoning: 44 questions in 21 minutes
• Decision Making: 29 questions in 31 minutes
• Quantitative Reasoning: 36 questions in 24 minutes
• Abstract Reasoning: 55 questions in 13 minutes
• Situational Judgement: 69 questions in 26 minutes

GradReady: Student Success
We surveyed students who took our GradReady courses and sat the March 2018 GAMSAT® exam. On average, they achieved a score of 61.7, placing them in the 60th percentile.
Students retaking the GAMSAT® after completing our course saw significant improvements:
• Score improvement: From 57.4 to 61.2
• Percentile increase: From the 40th percentile to the 60th percentile
This 20 percentile point jump is significant, even when assessed with 80% confidence intervals.

GradReady: What Our Students Say
• Peter C: "The mock MMI was certainly one of the highlights of the programs that provided me with the confidence I needed to tackle my actual MMI with minimal levels of stress and anxiety as I already knew what to expect."
• Martin B: "I feel more confident after taking the GAMSAT® Ready course, and I’ve been recommending the course to my friends."
• Adrianna P: "The recreation of the interviews was almost exactly like the actual interview! The course taught us how to develop the perspective of the interviewer so that we could refine our answers."
• Sam D: "An ideal balance of professionalism and intimacy demonstrated by the renowned tutors of GradReady enabled me to consolidate the necessary ingredients needed to excel on the day of GAMSAT®."
• Lara M: "The workshop gave helpful tips and allowed us to learn from the ideas, demeanors, and mistakes of our peers. The mock interviews were realistic, so they were very valuable for building confidence in the interview environment."

For more information, check out our full article here: https://gradready.com.au/umat-preparation-courses