Mastering the UKCAT : Second Edition

Drawing on The Medic Portal's proven track record, Mastering the UKCAT takes you, step by step, through the proven techniques that have helped thousands of students achieve top UKCAT scores. Our expert authors deconstruct all question types before highlighting core strategies, common pitfalls, and top tips - as well as the tactics examiners use to trip you up. This book covers all parts of the UKCAT, including verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning, decision analysis, and situational judgment. .. "Introduction Background The United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) was first introduced in 2006. Since its introduction, it has been widely used by medical and dental schools across the UK to aid in the selection of future doctors and dentists. Unlike the traditional A-Level and International Baccalaureate examinations, the UKCAT tests aptitude, rather than knowledge. By focusing on innate skills, it is designed to reduce the inequality which may arise between applicants from different backgrounds. This helps to widen access into medicine and dentistry. The UKCAT consists of a two-hour computerized test. This can be sat in Test Centres across the UK. For international applicants, there are now official Test Centres in 89 countries, ensuring almost all candidates have easy access to a Test Centre. You can choose when you sit the examination. Testing dates are available from July to the start of October, annually. Each student who takes the examination during this three-month window will get a different combination of questions. This prevents students who sit the examination later from finding out which questions will come up. Top Tip: We recommend booking your test early, even if you wish to sit it at the end of summer, as test dates fill up quickly and the price increases"-- Provided by publisher "Drawing on The Medic Portals proven track record, this fully-updated second edition of Mastering the UKCAT takes you step by step through the proven techniques that have helped thousands of students achieve top UKCAT scores. Our expert authors deconstruct all question types before leading you through core strategies, common pitfalls, and top tips as well as the tactics examiners use to trip you up. This book covers all parts of the UKCAT, including verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning, decision analysis, and situational judgment."--Provided by publisher Content: Introduction. Chapter 1: Verbal Reasoning. Chapter 2: Decision Making. Chapter 3: Quantitative Reasoning. Chapter 4: Abstract Reasoning. Chapter 5: Situational Judgement Test