Watch me score 99th Percentile on the UCAT LIVE! (SCORE = 3410)

In this video I complete a full, timed UCAT mock exam on MedEntry's online platform! I scored 99th percentile on all 5 subtests and an overall scaled score of 3410, so watch how I answer questions to see my thought process and strategy.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:35 Verbal Reasoning
23:38 Decision Making
55:38 Quantitative Reasoning
1:21:38 Abstract Reasoning
1:34:39 Situational Judgement
2:00:04 Answers
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[@EmilEddy]

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[@tomn4483]

Hey bro just looking for some advice in regards to which questions/question sets that I should look to skip and come back to in QR? Like what sort of stuff should say to me: Ok I will skip this then come back after ive completed the easier questions. Cheers

[@valuebuck4987]

@@tomn4483 Hey there! When it comes to the Quantitative Reasoning (QR) section of the UCAT, it's important to manage your time effectively. Here are a few tips to help you decide which questions to skip and come back to: Identify complex or time-consuming questions: If you come across a question that appears to be particularly complex or requires a lot of calculations, it may be a good idea to skip it temporarily. Focus on answering the easier, more straightforward questions first to ensure you make the most of your time. Prioritize familiar topics: If you encounter a question set that covers a topic or concept you are less comfortable with, you might consider leaving it for later. Instead, tackle question sets that cover topics you are more confident in. This way, you can maximize your efficiency and accuracy. Watch out for tricky wording: Some questions might be designed to confuse or mislead you. If you encounter a question that seems ambiguous or unclear, it may be wise to skip it initially and return to it later with a fresh perspective. This can help you avoid wasting time on challenging questions that could potentially impact your overall performance. Remember, the key is to manage your time effectively and answer as many questions as possible within the allocated time. Develop a strategy that works best for you, practice with sample questions to get a feel for different question types, and stay calm and focused during the exam. Best of luck with your QR preparation!

[@Canjeero314]

It really helped to see how calm you were, especially during VR. Implementing this calmness into my practise has helped so much. Thanks Emil!!

[@abdullahhashim9586]

Hi Emil thanks for the tips, I was getting 2500s and I sat my ucat today and got 2940. 🎉 Appreciate the help👍

[@elenawong4431]

Thank you!! this will be very useful before I sit my 2023 exam. I will save this playlist for future use.

[@evamanson972]

Thanks Emil! Sat may exam last week got 3140 and a band 1. Your advice was extremely helpful. Couldn’t have done it without you!

[@hooniexox8910]

incredible! What did you use to practice?

[@evamanson972]

@@hooniexox8910 thanks. It is all about practice. I gave myself about 6/7weeks of revision. Initially I used the 1250 questions book to give an overview of the sections. Then I used medify (initially starting with the practice questions and the section specific mocks then closer to my exam I started to do full mocks. Don’t do full mocks at the start as it will likely make you stressed if you don’t get the results you want) and in the last week MedEntry. 100% recommend medify and MedEntry the book was good but not a necessity. If you have any other Qs don’t hesitate to ask

[@imalimegaming]

@@evamanson972 what tips do you have for the sjt and what types of statements should i be aiming for. as in it favours professionalism etc

[@evamanson972]

@@imalimegaming I struggled with SJT as I felt the answers were subjective and actually if the situation was slightly different it would change the answer. Emil’s video on SJT really helped me in trying to view the different aspects and kind of ranking the importance. I would also say maybe don’t overthink when you read the question you usually have a gut instinct and I would say go with that. Your instinct will also come better as you do more questions. Also I actually recommend not flagging individual questions as I think when you go back to them you are more likely to overthink (but that might just be me!)

[@hasininayana3106]

@@evamanson972 hey congrats on your score! I am currently starting year 10 and wanted to ask if there is anything I can do from now on to be pre - prepared for the ucat. Thanks in advance

[@johnshim7945]

Thanks Emil, this series has been super helpful!

[@hav3n787]

THANK YOU EMIL! Did my Ucat today and am very happy with my score. Your video really helped. Mostly how calm you were.

[@nethmigunewardena7568]

you’re a legend Emil - an absolute UCAT god ahaha! thanks for the amazing videos :)

[@adithyasagar267]

This is very helpful!!! Thanks Emil

[@emilysmith9418]

Sat the UCAT last year and got 2610 Band 2... Re-sat this year, and thanks in large part to your videos I achieved a score of 2830 Band 1!! This is a huge improvement for me, and should be high enough to secure interviews for all my choices 🤞🏻 Thank you so much for getting me one step closer to making my med school dream a reality! ❤️

[@EmilEddy]

Super glad to hear it! Best of luck for your interviews :))

[@evan.5967]

gap year? how was that?

[@Dandelion_flight]

Can you share your journey with us on why you re-sat it and if you are doing a alternative uni course or repeat your Year 12 because I might likely have to 😢?

[@harmanbasra7405]

Hey bro thanks for an awesome video as always!!! Was just thinking for AR Q31 In Set A the number of black dots = number of quadrilaterals. In Set B the number of white dots = number of quadrilaterals.

[@Fausstus]

The help this gave me was priceless. Freakin legend

[@emmy.vosper]

Hey Emil, can you do a video on how to efficiently and effectively review a mock exam?

[@utsavff623]

Hello mate! Thank you for your help i have UCAT exam tomorrow.

[@jinny8227]

you are my savior thank you so much for everything you do

[@7rodo]

Emil made you feel empowered, but he is not your saviour

[@MA-cn9lc]

i've been following this series and it rlly helped me with my ucat prep!! got back a 3200 today and couldn't be happier!! thanks so much emil :)

[@treeman1544]

Hey, congrats on the score. I was just wondering how you found each section compared to the practice mocks? (both on Medentry and Medify (if you used that). Once again congrats on the score!

[@MA-cn9lc]

​@@treeman1544 hi, thank you! I didn't use medify/medentry so I can only really compare it to the official mocks, but I generally found vr and dm to be of similar difficulty, while qr and ar were much easier in the actual exam. my ar never really improved beyond 800 in mocks whereas in the actual test i was able to score an 870.

[@treeman1544]

@@MA-cn9lc thanks so much!

[@ahira2817]

nice job mate, how long did you prep for?

[@MA-cn9lc]

​@@ahira2817 thank you! i did a few mocks and went through all the question types/covered content pretty inconsistently over the past year, just whenever I had free time, but I really tried to work hard in these past 2 weeks since it's school holidays :)

[@valuebuck4987]

lets goo was waiting for this for so long

[@harmanbasra7405]

Same bro just in time!!!

[@ytaccount6215]

Hi emil, this was really helpful. I have noticed that during your VR section, you're ability to skim read the passage and then retain the information is really good. do you have any tips on how to retain information after reading it. i personally feel that i cannot retain information and have to keep on re-skimming the passage to look for the answer (wasting precious time).

[@EmilEddy]

Definitely! The main thing is to set out with the intention to remember the passage that you're reading. If it takes you slightly longer to read the passage, don't worry about that, because the improvement to your accuracy is far more important. Ways to improve doing this is to look, cover and practice summarising a practice passage on a piece of paper. Outside of the UCAT, try reading as much as possible and get comfortable with holding your concentration while reading.

[@alialnasser8639]

Hey emil, loving the videos and the consistently helpful content. I was just wondering how often you would do a mock exam, I have personally done 4 mock exams so far and have 21 days left till my exam. Do you think i will burn out doing a mock exam a day or should i be doing one every second day

[@EmilEddy]

I personally did around 1 mock exam a week and then 2 per week in the leadup. I tend to encourage people not to do too many mocks, as the learning comes from reviewing.

[@subhanadeel1475]

Amazing score Emil only just got 3060 on my recent medentry mock and in comparison you make it look so easy! Just a quick query for the QR why would you recommend skipping the stand alone questions even if they look easy at first glance?

[@EmilEddy]

Thank you! I skip the standalone questions because they have a similar amount of information associated with them compared to a set. For example, I could read all the information for a question and only answer 1 question (the standalone) or I could read slightly more information but answer 4 questions in a set. When I'm running out of time at the end, I'm trying to answer as many questions as possible, so the best thing is to do the sets over the standalones, even if the sets might appear harder

[@sue9302]

did you use medentry when you sat the ucat ? if so is it good ?

[@randygodi432]

Emil you are so cracked! Do you think that the current Medentry questions are harder than the actual UCAT?

[@EmilEddy]

Medentry AR, DM and QR are possibly slightly, slightly harder, but I think that the difference is negligible. Imo, it's better to practice with questions that are harder to make the real UCAT seem easy as well :))

[@jadonw192]

When you read in VR do you subvocalise Emil, thanks for the video interesting to see your thought process. How can I improve my reading speed and retention?

[@ah_no9906]

Got 6 months until my ucat exam and am super overwhelmed but these videos are super insightful and oddly calming. Keep doing what you do, you’re awesome !

[@valuebuck4987]

Thank you for expressing your appreciation for the videos and acknowledging their insightful and calming nature. It's encouraging to hear that the resources have been beneficial to your exam preparation. As you progress with your studies for the UCAT exam, it's important to maintain a focused and organized approach. Utilize the available study materials, practice consistently, and make use of effective time management strategies. Remember to prioritize self-care and manage stress levels to optimize your performance. With dedication and perseverance, you have the potential to achieve success in your UCAT exam. Best of luck, and feel free to reach out if you require any further assistance or guidance throughout your preparation journey.

[@mccree8851]

how's revision going

[@chrisweaving5307]

Which would we all say is better medify or medentry?

[@zeenazeena2428]

Hey do u have any tips for QR

[@tigerawwwzhou]

HI Emil, congrats on your great scoree !! how would you rate the difficulty of this test's DM compared to the actual UCAT's ? Would you say it's about the same level ?

[@EmilEddy]

I found the actual test easier than this DM section

[@sonainagirl7521]

58:14 How do you divide/multiply without pressing the calculator, is there a keyboard shortcut for it? I have to manually press those buttons on the calculator and it wastes so much time. It's not on the number pad for my keyboard.

[@f1potterhead872]

Your number pad should have / (divide) and * (multiply)

[@landoh3608]

For QR, I usually never have time to go back to the harder questions, any tips on how I can speed up answering questions. I’m also starting to plateau currently on DM as I’m quite bad at doing logic puzzles under time pressure. Any tips? Ty

[@SimranSingh-wu8br]

Hey!, for DM i found that skipping the longer sillage questions usually in the middle of the subtest allowed me to score higher as I would have more time for the easier questions like the venn diagrams and probability ones. For the 'select the strongest argument questions' I would recommend choosing the option that kind of rewords the statement given. I know this sounds stupid but the whole point of picking a strong argument is for it to address almost every concern given in the statement. Often, when I skip sillage questions, I will have 5 mins at the end to go back. For QR, skip the harder ones and this includes anything that is taking you longer than 1 minute to work out, and remember to take an educated guess for QR questions that you are skipping if you find that you dont have time at the end to go back, this way you have at least answered them all and hopefully get some right. Also, the easier questions are ALWAYS at the end, so focus on getting those right and then review your flagged, just practice and practice. AND THE MOST IMPORTANT TIP FOR QR: GET A KEYBOARD WITH THE SQUARE NUMBER PADS ON THE RIGHT, this makes calculations so much faster

[@landoh3608]

@@SimranSingh-wu8br thank you so much for the tips, really helpful, I’ll be implementing these techniques. Stay blessed🤝

[@strawberryberry999]

hey emil you mentioned you've had 2 years of practice. I just wanted to know when you were preparing for the UCAT for the very first time, what was your average total score and VR score (individually) during timed practice questions and tests?

[@EmilEddy]

When I was preparing for the first time, my average total score was around 165 or approximately 3000 and for VR I was getting approximately 32/44

[@strawberryberry999]

@@EmilEddy ohh I see thank you

[@evan.5967]

@@EmilEddy bro wtf 3000 to start off with on medentry??

[@evan.5967]

@@EmilEddy you mean on the diagnostic exam?

[@Grace-ow5dk]

Hey Emil, thank you so much for the helpful video!! Just in regards to VR, is your strategy for those comprehension questions (so not T/F/C) that you try to retain the answer options then simultaneously scan for all 4 when reading the passage? (As currently I focus on one because I find it hard to retain all that info and then I go through the passage 4 times to scan for all 4 which is very inefficient). So instead of scanning for keywords, you actually try to understand the passage or ?

[@EmilEddy]

Hi Grace! Yes, I try to read all 4 answer options and read through the passage trying to understand it. This works better as you don't need to read the passage multiple times, and you can easily recall where information is in future questions. I try to retain as much info from the passage as I can, and go back and forth between the passage and the questions

[@zfe6675]

Any discord server for ucat prep ?!

[@bernisdemir1723]

Hey Emil! I was wondering what was your first mock test score? I started with 2100, now 2300 and I have one month until my exam. I feel little disappointed.

[@EmilEddy]

my very first mock score was pretty low, I think it was 2500 or something. You can definitely improve a lot

[@fangyuchen25]

Hi Emil, just wondering why 35/50 question for AR is a 99 percentile? I’ve heard that I’m order to get 800+ we roughly need 40-45 on AR

[@EmilEddy]

the raw score that you get doesn't matter, what matters is how well you did on the subtest COMPARED to everyone else that sat the subtest. Theoretically, if 90% of people got 10/50 for an AR subtest, getting 15/50 would probably land you in the 99th percentile. As a result, 36/50 is 99th percentile because the majority of people found this subtest difficult.

[@renoldaji4289]

I need some advice. My exam is in 3 days and I'm still practically a beginner when it comes to ucat. I'm considering rescheduling my exam 3 weeks later. If I do decide to do this, how should I best improve my ucat + atar in the 3 weeks?

[@sereenarc]

I'm in the same boat as you and I totally recommend rescheduling your exam. I'd also begin by taking a mock exam now to see your general level then working on the sections you scored bad in day by day. Also don't forget to keep taking mocks (daily) two weeks before your exam to get used to the time pressure and general question types.

[@renoldaji4289]

@@sereenarc aight say less, i've rescheduled. thanks king

[@AnneFS]

Thanks for all your great videos. The MedEntry affiliate link you posted is no longer valid. Is there an updated one so I can still get 15% off for the Australia Online Package?

[@EmilEddy]

will try and get it updated soon :))

[@AnneFS]

@@EmilEddy Too late for us as we've already signed up but I'm sure there will be others who will make use of it. Thanks.

[@rajaganeshraj8699]

In VR, how do you maintain such a hugh rate of retention? Any tricks for retaining content so you don’t need to reread

[@EmilEddy]

I usually read a lot in my spare time, which helps. Practicing reading and recalling from passages can be really helpful (e.g read a passage and blurt out as much as you can remember onto a page). Also practice getting into the flow state when reading

[@sophieandizzy2778]

Hello just a question! In decision making if you come across a question such as. A group of teenagers all dislike ice-cream. then the question asks if some teenagers dislike ice cream. Would the answer be no as there is a chance that all teenagers in the world dislike ice-cream and since some doesn't include all it is incorrect? could you explain because i'm getting mixed messages thank you!

[@valuebuck4987]

The answer would still be "yes." "Some" implies at least one or more teenagers, and it does not exclude the possibility of including all of them. Therefore, even if there is a group of teenagers who all dislike ice cream, it is still true that some teenagers dislike it.

[@valuebuck4987]

If the question asks whether "some" teenagers dislike ice cream, the answer would still be "yes" even if there is a group of teenagers who all dislike ice cream. The term "some" refers to an unspecified or unknown quantity, indicating that at least one teenager dislikes ice cream. In this case, the group of teenagers who dislike ice cream would fall under the category of "some," as it is not specified whether there are more teenagers who dislike ice cream or not. It's important to note that "some" does not imply a specific number or proportion, nor does it exclude the possibility of "all." So, even if all the teenagers in the world dislike ice cream, the statement that "some teenagers dislike ice cream" would still be true because it encompasses the group of teenagers who do not like it. In summary, "some" means at least one or more, and it does not exclude the possibility of including all members of a group. Therefore, the answer to the question would be "yes," some teenagers do dislike ice cream, regardless of whether there is a group of teenagers who all dislike it.

[@stevenameen8173]

Hey Emil, I really enjoyed this UCAT crash course and really do believe that you have been the best UCAT tutor on KZbin. I also wanted to ask you: I just did the UCAT today. I got 2900. With a 99+ ATAR, do you believe I have a good chance of getting into Monash med? Also do universities look at the specific subtests? I got 880 on QR so I’m hoping they take a good look at that lol.

[@subhanadeel1475]

Amazing score man I’ve got mine at the end of the month, how would you say in comparison to your platform (medentry, medify or official ucat mocks) was the actaul exam? And anything to look out for! Thanks

[@stevenameen8173]

@@subhanadeel1475 Hey Subhan, I used MedEntry for my UCAT preparation. I found that VR and DM were pretty similar to MedEntry, while QR on the real UCAT was much easier than MedEntry’s QR questions. AR is pretty similar. Though i’d say AR was a little easier on the real UCAT than MedEntry. If you’ve been preparing well, nothing will surprise you. So there isn’t anything in particular to look out for. Just be calm and confident. Don’t stress.

[@EmilEddy]

Hi Steven! Thanks a lot for the nice comment :) You can definitely get into Monash Med with those scores, provided you do a good interview! For the second question, as far as I know, universities don't look at specific subtests, only your overall score

[@Grace-ow5dk]

@@stevenameen8173 Hey Steven, congrats on the amazing score!! I was wondering how your actual score compared to your mock scores on MedEntry? Did your 2900 end up being higher/lower than expected, or was it around the same as what you had been getting in your mocks? Thanks and I appreciate it!

[@nsalmo7806]

I think these boundaries for the scores are very inaccurate tbh, similar scores on medify require way way higher marks

[@ziadomer5977]

im just wondering. Does anyone find these question much more easier than medify ?

[@imalimegaming]

yeah i feel like verbal reasoning in medify is a lot lengthier in my opinion

[@Chonkychunk_.-.]

I know these subtests are much easier than on medify mocks esp vr and ar

[@susanx6782]

i have been scoring 2380-2480 for 2 weeks straight and i can’t improve, sometimes i do higher in some and the lower in the ones i got higher. when i do subtest mocks i easily get 700 in QR and AR but in full test mocks I get 600. I don’t know what to do, i even moved my test and I still cannot improve any tips? my test is in 10 days

[@Mediii-rl3cn]

How did you go? I have found myself in the same predicament and am looking for help :(((

[@pinkmangooooo]

How did u do

[@Vienna2006]

I feel you. When I don't suggest I get 700+ but when I do full mocks I get ~650 and 2500-2600 overall😔😔 And my UCAT's tomorrow💔💔

[@junebug2299]

​@@Vienna2006I'm struggling in the same way, if you don't mind me asking how'd it go?

[@Vienna2006]

@@junebug2299 horrible!!! 😔

[@Rimboo200]

I’ll subscribe with medify Do you think that I need MedEntry too for my preparation? How similar MedEntry to the actual test ? Thanks , you’re doing really well to help us , appreciate it ☺️💚

[@EmilEddy]

MedEntry is very similar to the actual test, it definitely prepares you well

[@joharmalik235]

37:08 You accidently put the wrong answer for the third question even after saying the correct answer out loud, RIP.

[@EmilEddy]

WOW hahahaha I just realised! Good pickup