MM: "No-one wants to be stuck inside in this amazing weather" __: Disinterestedly wondering when exactly was it in the last 5 months that I died inside.
@@Rachel_Tensions 2310 so not great tbh but if it helps anyone I had always been average or above average on all sections except QR , my score for QR was 640 and I had never got above a 300 on a test (hence the practice) . I think I got over confident on the other sections and that's why they went so badly so word of warning to others ✨
This is by far my worst section. On average I get 50% right and 50% wrong and I have my UCAT on the 17th September. I'm sooo worried about doing the VR section
@@KxrtButReal it went great for me!! I got 2460 which is the minimum that I needed for the med schools I want to apply for. I had gotten better scores in the mock tests, but oh well I'm still pleased 😁 I hope yours goes amazing!
@@KxrtButReal my verbal reasoning in the exam was very difficult, in the sense of there were not many true false questions. Most of mine were long winded 'what is the author's strongest opinion' 'why was this word used/what does it mean' 'what conclusion can be drawn from the passage' type questions. If I could go back, I would revise more strongly on those types of questions! Alot of resources for UCAT focus on true/false questions and once I got to the real thing it really through me off Haha. Verbal was my worst section overall 😭 If you have any questions about the actual thing, I'll happily answer it! Sorry this is a super long comment lol
Ellis Croft its fine abt being long I appreciate the help ☺️. Was there any other part that threw you off compared to the UCAT practice papers because i have done all 4 of them now and now im practicing questions from a book
@@talarmahamad probably next next year as it will be last year of school and I will need it for applications... I am currently not completely sure tbh.
@@user-jb5in4sl9i jim kwik goes along the lines of following your finger faster than you would be able to pronounce it and counting 1 2 3 in your head. You can kinda get somewhere with that but you can never and should never remove it completely as i believe it would drastically decrease understanding. Recently i've changed my mind and believe that speed reading in general is bs. To be honest it's just more controlled skimming so it can still be useful in the ucat but i'd advise using the skimming strategy over reading the whole thing. As speed increases you get to a certain point where comprehension just decreases in my opinion. I would advise following your finger and doing some of these techniques but it's just what you think works for you. I say for the months before the ucat practice reading for 20 minutes a day and read hard texts on the computer if you can. Good luck!!
@@thomashall8308 Thank you for that, I think you're right - speed reading can have a negative effect if you are not understanding the text. Some ucat questions require a lot of thinking and inferences in the vr section which makes it incredibly hard in the time constraints :/
hi medic mind, i have my ucat exam october 2019, i want to purchase the online course but for 2 months only is it still £70? please let me know, thank you
Wouldn't "Extreme Phrases" be more likely to be True? Because all of the words (used as examples in this video) and similar ones are affirmative words... And the opposite for "Mild Phrases" since those words are less affirmative.
The whole thing about verbal reasoning though is to be 100% correct and logical in your statement based off the passage. Questions like "X might occur" allows you to be more lenient with your judgement of the passage. Whereas questions like "X will definitely occur," means you need to extract direct evidence from the passage which proves X will 100% happen (and usually this direct evidence doesn't exist, making the answer False/Can't tell)
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Thank you for your advice. I will always red the passage underline the key words .
MM: "practice in a library"
Me: * Laughs in pandemic *
I have my ucat in 8 hours and I have literally booked yesterday
WOAHH HOW DID IT GOOOOO
how did it go
MM: "No-one wants to be stuck inside in this amazing weather"
__: Disinterestedly wondering when exactly was it in the last 5 months that I died inside.
One of the best vides I have ever watched. Practical and genuine ideas ❤
the tip at 2:15 was really useful thank you i never looked at it in this way but it is true
my exam is in two hours loooool im fine
Lol mine is Tuesday and I only booked today 😭
how did it go
Stefani Nurding Same I’m also doing it on Tuesday :(
@@Rachel_Tensions 2310 so not great tbh but if it helps anyone I had always been average or above average on all sections except QR , my score for QR was 640 and I had never got above a 300 on a test (hence the practice) . I think I got over confident on the other sections and that's why they went so badly so word of warning to others ✨
@@mohamedelsayed3935 how was yours?
VR is the hardest section for me! The time pressure is awful, if I had more time I get most of them right i just run out of time.
This is by far my worst section. On average I get 50% right and 50% wrong and I have my UCAT on the 17th September. I'm sooo worried about doing the VR section
Esther Banjo I got 560 on verbal reasoning but overall 2600. Verbal reasoning sucks
Thanks for the tips Medic Mind, they were really helpful.
I will use them when I have my exam in July, wish me luck. :)
I'm glad you found them useful Jiyon!
I HAVE MY UCAT THIS MORNINGGG😭😭
how did it go?? :D I have mine this saturday
@@KxrtButReal it went great for me!! I got 2460 which is the minimum that I needed for the med schools I want to apply for. I had gotten better scores in the mock tests, but oh well I'm still pleased 😁 I hope yours goes amazing!
Ellis Croft that’s great :D I’m struggling a lot on verbal reasoning 😫.
@@KxrtButReal my verbal reasoning in the exam was very difficult, in the sense of there were not many true false questions. Most of mine were long winded 'what is the author's strongest opinion' 'why was this word used/what does it mean' 'what conclusion can be drawn from the passage' type questions. If I could go back, I would revise more strongly on those types of questions! Alot of resources for UCAT focus on true/false questions and once I got to the real thing it really through me off Haha. Verbal was my worst section overall 😭 If you have any questions about the actual thing, I'll happily answer it! Sorry this is a super long comment lol
Ellis Croft its fine abt being long I appreciate the help ☺️. Was there any other part that threw you off compared to the UCAT practice papers because i have done all 4 of them now and now im practicing questions from a book
Thank you so much. I shall be sitting for my Ukcat next week Saturday. This was helpful 😍🤗
how did you do
Hi, I hope it went well!
How did it go? I am also preparing for it..
Nishita when are you applying for UCAT test
@@talarmahamad probably next next year as it will be last year of school and I will need it for applications... I am currently not completely sure tbh.
Dude is so helpful. Thanks 🙏
Glad to hear :-) Hope you did well!
would you advise learning to speed read by removing subvocalisation to score highly in verbal reasoning
how do we learn that?
@@user-jb5in4sl9i jim kwik goes along the lines of following your finger faster than you would be able to pronounce it and counting 1 2 3 in your head. You can kinda get somewhere with that but you can never and should never remove it completely as i believe it would drastically decrease understanding. Recently i've changed my mind and believe that speed reading in general is bs. To be honest it's just more controlled skimming so it can still be useful in the ucat but i'd advise using the skimming strategy over reading the whole thing. As speed increases you get to a certain point where comprehension just decreases in my opinion. I would advise following your finger and doing some of these techniques but it's just what you think works for you. I say for the months before the ucat practice reading for 20 minutes a day and read hard texts on the computer if you can. Good luck!!
@@thomashall8308 Thank you for that, I think you're right - speed reading can have a negative effect if you are not understanding the text. Some ucat questions require a lot of thinking and inferences in the vr section which makes it incredibly hard in the time constraints :/
@@user-jb5in4sl9i yeah that's very true. When are you planning on sitting the exam?
@@thomashall8308 this august, how about you?
your tricks helps in reducing the time. however, many questions got it wrong. what should i do so that there is increase in anumber of correct answer
Hey Medic Mind,
do you recommend reading the actual passage? or just to skim read and look for key words...
thank you
Hi, good question. We recommend skim reading as there is not sufficient time to read the full passage for each question - Hope that helps
Say that to Australian students. Most unis in Australia weigh UCAT as 33% of your selective rank.
Thank you! English is such a hard thing when is your not your second language, I will try to use them!
English is hard even when its my first language the rules seem very inconsistent with all the exceptions.
English is hard even as a first language all the exceptions to the grammar rules make is so inconsistent
Just keep practicing using these basic techniques and it should go a long way :-)
For the questions that ask which one is most likely to be true, what's the best approach so that I can answer them quickly?
Hi Sathana, these can be more time consuming, but I would recommend still using the keyword approach as it can help a lot
What website is it you using in this one 1:28
Medic mind I'm pretty sure
hi medic mind, i have my ucat exam october 2019, i want to purchase the online course but for 2 months only is it still £70? please let me know, thank you
are you applying for 2020?
This is really good!!!!
Thank you 😚
thanks for this g, gonna sit the ucat in september wish me luck
Wouldn't "Extreme Phrases" be more likely to be True? Because all of the words (used as examples in this video) and similar ones are affirmative words... And the opposite for "Mild Phrases" since those words are less affirmative.
The whole thing about verbal reasoning though is to be 100% correct and logical in your statement based off the passage. Questions like "X might occur" allows you to be more lenient with your judgement of the passage. Whereas questions like "X will definitely occur," means you need to extract direct evidence from the passage which proves X will 100% happen (and usually this direct evidence doesn't exist, making the answer False/Can't tell)
What? Is this; T,F,CT?
True, false and can’t tell
you look kinda like addison rae lol
What is UCAT? I am not American. What is UCAT used for?
Its an admissions test for medical schools in the UK
@@sarahkhan7637 Also Australia and New Zealand
i have ucat in an hour
fml
How did you go?
lmao my exam is in 15 mins😭😭😭😭😭😭screaming internally
when
when did i ask
sound like all rushing people doing the test does is stress them out and make their life miserable
Exactly! Try and take a few breaths before beginning and just enjoy the ride!
me with my exam in 5 mins
How did it go?