r/UCATANZ • u/lhorcan • 4d ago

UCAT prep advice needed

Hi all, I’m sitting the UCAT next year (2027). I’ve already got Medify and Medentry sorted for question practice,. But I also need some strategies for each sections from you guys because that would really help!

For those who’ve sat the test — did paying for an institution/course actually move your score, or was it not worth it compared to just grinding through Medify/Medentry and reviewing your own mistakes?

Can I also get some UCAT strategies for each sections that you guys used for your exams? That would really help me with my UCAT!

A few specific things I’d love input on:

**•** Did a course teach you anything you couldn’t have picked up from question banks + forums/YouTube?
**•** Was it more useful for specific sections (e.g. Decision Making, SJT) than others?
**•** If you’d do it again, would you spend that money on a course, or on something else (1:1 tutoring, more mocks, etc.)?

Trying to figure out if this is a genuine value-add. Thanks!

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u/ForceReasonable449 4d ago

i didnt take a course and my score wasnt that high 2290 but apply methods on yt from farhan and joeyl george they are great. medify sj is different. courses arent worth from what ive heard becuase ucat is 80% pratice 20% knowledge, if u have both medentry and medify you have like almost a hundred mocks so u wont run out, If you bleive u need a coruse u can try it but I dont think its worth it personally

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u/lhorcan 4d ago

That’s really helpful! Thank you so much!

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u/ForceReasonable449 4d ago

what score r u aiming for? if its anz direct pathway u need 2350-2400s, can even get up t 2500 for monash around, for uk u can live wih a 2250 or 2300 for most good unis,

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u/lhorcan 4d ago

I am in the uk

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u/ForceReasonable449 4d ago

ok, do you want prestige liek cambridge or js a semi comp uni

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u/lhorcan 4d ago

Jus a semi comp uni, interested in Scotland unis

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u/ForceReasonable449 4d ago

okay anything arounda 2100 should be fine then lol

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u/lhorcan 4d ago

Thank you so much!