==LIST OF PATTERNS FOR AR== 1. 3 shapes instead of 2 shapes in each box 2. Each set has different number of total sides 3. At least one circle in each shape other shapes have straight edges 4. Arrows all pointing anywhere but right 5. Arrows all pointing anywhere but left 6. Rotational symmetry has order of 2/4 7. All black/grey objects fit together in white circle 8. All have same number of white, black or grey areas 9. Multiply hour hand by minute hand 10. All shapes have same object to make up eyes and mouth 11. Small objects linked by straight line without encountering another object 12. Large object is white and number of black circles is equal to number of sides plus one 13. Prime number of intersections the line passes through 14. Each contains at least one happy and sad face 15. Set A being odd number of points and set B even number of points 16. One black shape in each and either triangle or quadrilateral 17. Number of sides of shapes equals number of double-headed arrows 18. Diamond moves diagonally and cross moves anticlockwise 19. Each box has at least two shapes - largest being circle or square 20. Circles on bottom half unless hexagon present 21. When arrows on top of each other or vice versa more circles or more squares 22. Two circles equals patterned shape and one arrow equals black shape 23. White shape has 3/5 more sides than the black shape 24. Total number of enclosed regions is three/2 (sticks) 25. Two curved shapes = triangle present (one overlap = black triangle, 2 = striped triangle 3= white triangle) 26. Two straight shapes and triangle present 27. Dashed circles in corners (big shapes sides is 4+number of circles) 28. Dashed circles on sides (big shapes sides is 2+ number of circles) 29. 8 sides but count number of sides on black as double and biggest shape is in lowest position 30. Hand points to odd number, minutes points to even number 31. Shaded and unshaded groups are separate/overlap 32. Four corners occupied by four distinct shapes and three circles with various patterns 33. Shape with prime number of sides has dotted edges and non-prime is full edges 34. Arrow points up when circle triangle and quadrilateral present 35. 15 symmetrical letters formed into three words/four words 36. Imaginary lines drawn between triangles encloses all circles vice versa 37. Ellipse points to square/circle 38. Multiples of 5 dots/6 dots 39. Shape intersects square at corner vs. on sides 40. More dots inside outlines shape than outside 41. All triangles are above the squares 42. Self crosses line once and if curved line then circle present 43. Total number of sides is even 44. Odd number of overlaps and even number of lines 45. Two black and two grey 46. Number of sides of shape is number of arrows and all arrows parallel 47. The number of intersecting lines is twice the circles 48. Odd number of objects 49. Number of shape sides is one greater than intersections of lines 50. Position of black circle determine triangle colour 51. Filled shapes on one side of box and sided shapes can have a line through 52. Sides add up to 18/19 53. White circle means off number of intersections and vice versa 54. Only one point of contact between shapes 55. Always quadrilateral to left of crescent 56. Four vertical lines and three horizontal lines, square at top and circle at bottom 57. Number of shapes is one more than makes up the lines of zigzag 58. Square equal to one point and triangle two (all add to 5) 59. Even number of shapes, none shaded and ignore smiley faces 60. Even/odd number of curved sides 61. Number of black dots is prime number/not prime number 62. All dots attached to two other dots
I'm currently revising for the UCAT and I must say the abstract reasoning section really grows on you. At first it looked incredibly difficult but now I find myself really enjoying finding patterns
Fellow dyslexic here and so glad to hear that you did well despite the difficulties that dyslexia brings! I’m due to sit it this year and I honestly thought it would be impossible for someone like me, so really I’m so glad to hear that you did so well!
I just thought I would let you know because I am in a similar position but you may be eligible to sit the UCATSEN it is exactly the same as the regular UCAT but just with 25% extra time. Have a look on the UCAT website to check if you are able to sit this x
both medify and the 1250 questions textbook just made me feel so unconfident that i had to reschedule to a later date. i felt even worse when literally every other person i spoke to said these helped them! im glad i came across this video bcs it reassured me that im not the only one
So glad this was reassuring for you! I hated those books too so don’t let that put you off. I’m wishing you all the best in the exam, make sure you have confidence, flag, guess and go any questions your stuck on and your be absolutely fine! xxx
I've booked my test for the 5th Aug and I'm so worried I haven't left enough time ahh >_< but this video was really helpful thanks !! I won't forget to pick the same letter every time :D
You still have plenty of time some people leave it incredibly last minute, so you will be fine! So glade you found the video helpful and best of luck I'm sure you will smash it.
Isi The Medic 4 minutes ago This is a great video! You summarised everything so well! I liked how you talked about the resources. I scored highly on my third attempt! Now I am finally studying Medicine at Warwick Uni!
Thank you soo much. I’ve seen a lot of advice videos but this is the first one I’ve commented on! The best one out there. Great tip on not allowing water. I didn’t know that! Thank you again
Watching from Australia and doing the UCAT ANZ and my exam is on July 3. I’m the opposite to you I do quite well at verbal reasoning but my quantitative reasoning and my maths skills are so low. If you could please do a video on QR that would be really helpful
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thanks so much for this video its so helpful!! im doing the ucat anz and its coming up in 3 weeks im so nervous. everything u say is so valid especially the timing and flagging i went from scoring 2600 in the practise tests 6 months ago to averaging 3100 with better strategy, so hopefully i can replicate it on the day!!!
@Amelia Mackie ... July 29 is the date here 😰😰 What resources are you using?? Is Medify a must? I’m using the “Ultimate UCAT guide” book... wonder if that would be sufficient?!
@@inmyopinion- Hey, sat my exam yesterday and absolutely stoked with a 3250 score!! For me I only used medify because I thought the online resources would better replicate the exam. The official mocks and question banks on the ucat website were also helpful. Good luck!!! im sure you'll do great
I’ve started practicing the ucat I’ve realised I’m really good at the abstract reasoning getting around 750. But verbal reasoning and decision making is my worst nightmare with 540 average. Please help.
Hey Anna, I am from Bangladesh, and I recently finished my IGCSE. Here Are my results: Chemistry-8 Maths A-8 Maths B-7 Pure Maths-6 English language-7 Bengali-8 Biology-6 Physics-6 So, would I be able to get to med school with that? Please help me, I would really be thankful! I love to watch your videos, lovely girl. Thankyou for your generous and humble time!!!!!
Agreed these are good grades you should be fine to get into a lot of universities. Make sure you take chemistry and biology at a level and get your 3 A’s and you should get in. Thanks so much for watching, so glad you enjoyed the videos, it means a lot. 💛
@@annarebecca DC instead of dm and you got an impossible score of 280😂 but its minor very good video furthermore the kaplan mock test you are talking about is it from going on the prep course or the book
Is anyone else really worried because you aren’t seeing much progress in terms of the percentage score for each section on medify- I’m quite a bit below average on every section but SJT and despite doing hours and hours (about 300 questions on medify) every day I’m not seeing much progress( maximum 2% increase each day) I’m so anxious because I’ve tried every technique and approach to each section and yet the results are so so varied- like sometimes I’ll get only a couple wrong and other times I’ll get only a couple right- I’ve yet to get all right in every section- and worse sometimes my percentages go DOWN! I’m just wondering should I be getting above average by the time my test is here? It’s just so worrying because if I’m WAY below average now then on the day where will I score?! Also when should I do the mini mocks on medify because I haven’t finished all the others sets yet and I’m not seeing much progress so don’t know when it’s worth sitting them- it’s just all so overwhelming- im scoring a range of 500-600 in all sections and band 2 SJT- i only have a month left and I want to do really well! I'm using medify and it seems to work really well but I think its just me! :/
Do one entire two hour mock a day to atleast get used to the length of the timing. Also try lucozade before the exam. Helps a lot. Trust me. Im also in your situation
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Hey, I loved this video - I think its provided the most useful tips compared to others (especially as I'm a fellow dyslexic!). I was wondering what Kaplan course did you do? Self study, live ones, 1-1 tuition or the rapid version?? I'm looking to join it!! Thanksssss so far!
Heyyy, Thank you so much for watching so glad you found it helpful! Fellow dyslexics have to stick together, have you signed up to do the UCATSEN which gives you extra time? make sure you do this ... I then did the Kaplan course, not 1-1 or rapid just the normal one which was really helpful and I would definitely recommend it. It is quite expensive but really helpful. xx
@@annarebecca thanks for the reply! And yes I'm doing the UCATSEN. I guess you did the classroom version? I wouldve done that version if that was still an option! I've just purchased the 1 to 1 tuition instead. Yes its pricey but I think it will be worth it! Again thanks for the recommendation
Hi, I am currently revising for the UCAT and I was trying to buy the Kaplan strategy book….but I couldn’t find it anywhere…..only the Questions book is showing up available to purchase….so could you please send a link where I could purchase the Kaplan Strategy book?
I’m starting my access to medicine in September and your videos for Ucat and stationery prep are fantastic, can I just ask what MacBook you have? I’m really unsure whether to go for the pro or air for medicine to go through access course and also onto medicine at uni. Also did you do a course at Kaplan for the UCAT? I’m debating doing one to give me more confidence but unsure which to do if you do one? 🙂
Thanks so much for watching, I am so glad that is so exciting your off to do medicine. I have a MacBook Pro but it is VERY old. I have looked into getting a new one and personally if I didn’t want the processing speed of a pro to edit my videos I would just go for an air as they are cheaper and slightly lighter. I did do a Kaplan course and found it really helpful in boosting my confidence! Hope this helps, anymore questions just ask x
everyday Anna Thankyou. Which course did you do if you don’t mind me asking. There are 3 different ones the main live online, self study or the rapid revision? X
A bit of a random q to ask but is the ucat a bit like the 11+ entrance exam bcz i go to a grammar school and from what ive seen its seems a bit like that with the non verbal and verbal reasoning...but obviously a lot harder?
Thank you so much for these tips ! they were so useful! Recently, UCAT have decided to scrap whiteboards and pens ans instead, we'll be using a digital notepad. Do you have any advice for this?
So glade you found this helpful! Really I hadn't heard this! So I would say if you can make sure you practice using a digital notepad or iPad or whatever resembles it as closely as you can. Practice really does make perfect and it will be a lot easier if you can practice with something similar.
I joined their programme which I found to be really helpful! I did personally try Medify for a little bit and just didn't get on with it, hope this helps and thank you so much for watching!
Would you mind sharing any notes you made for the ucat that may be useful for others because I have just started preparing for it and I am stressing myself out.
I had 520 Verbal reasoning 670 decision making 690 quantitative reasoning 630 abstract reasoning 2520 total Band 2 situational judgement Please recommend me affordable good colleges around this score range 2020 be4 oct 15 P.S thank you so much for reading.
Thank you these tips are useful! But I don’t think that I would be able to take everything in 4-5 weeks I think I need atleast 3 months, but since the UCAT test results only last for a year is it necessary to retake it again?
I'm so glad these tips are helpful for you! Im so sorry I'm a little confused by your question. You are right UCAT results are only valid for a year which means if you do badly you can retake it for the next application the year after if this is what you mean?
@@annarebecca Thank you for answering my question! As for the other question, I was trying to say that since UCAT results last a year and if I don’t apply next year for university, does that mean I must resit again because my results would have expired? And yes I also wanna know if it’s possible to resit if I do bad?
hi, i have been using medify and the 1250 ucat question book for my revision, and my exam is in less than 2 weeks!! did you not like them because they were more difficult than the actual ucat exam or was there another reason?
I only didn’t like them because they are harder, which might suit you to revise like that. Personally it just stressed me out for no reason. I wouldn’t worry to much but do make sure you do the real UCAT papers on the official website before your exam, these are the most similar to what you will see on the day.
From my experience, the VR questions on Medify are easier than the actual exam so not a good representation of VR difficulty (I was scoring in the 800s for VR towards the end of my practice but only got 680 in VR in the actual exam), AR and QR are harder on medify, easier in the actual exam
everyday Anna Yeah, same. I’ve recently just finished watching all of the videos from their 20 hour online course and attempted their two practice mock tests.
You did fab!! Well done!! Amazing score for AR, that was my worst section in the exam. My best was QR with a score of 880. I do think there was a slight error around 4:48 when the overall score was posted on screen you put 2800 but your average is 705 and your scores add up to 2820. No biggie, I enjoyed the video.😁
No you can still use it, just I don't think its the best. it is very hard in comparison so just make sure you know that when using it and you will be fine x
no don't worry it's good to help you get used to the theory and train yourself up. I would use that book untimed to get used to the questions and pick up patterns then I would use an online resource such as medify to do timed questions and get used to the exam online layout. Best of luck xx
@@emilyzheng7559 6med was not worth it, the questions were too easy and they layout didn't match the real thing. Medify is 100 times better but its still somewhat easier compared to the actual ucat
How often would you say to do a practice exam in order to track improvement? Once a week or at the end? I feel like leaving exams at the end might be too late to work on mistakes. Where would I get practice exams that arent the ones on the official website? Thanks, sorry long question.
I wouldn't start doing practice papers until you have practiced each of the different sections for a bit and then start doing practice papers once a week, then nearing your exam date start doing them more often. I used the Kaplan resources which you can pay for. No problem at all thanks for watching and I hope this helped x
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So glade you enjoyed it, a lot of people say the style of questions aren't that similar. They are apparently abit harder too, I just don't think it is the best resource but it does work for some people x
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