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Develop an exam ritual and follow it!

Test Day

  1. Must arrive at the test centre at least 30 minutes before your appointment time to complete the check-in process

  2. Candidates who arrive more than 15 minutes after their appointment time will not be allowed to take the test

  3. Present at Test Centre Reception

    1. Printout of your confirmation email from Pearson VUE

    2. Approved Photographic Identification - Original Current Drivers Licence or Passport (Student ID is NOT allowed)

  4. During check-in process you will asked to sign the UCAT Examination Rules (already printed). Read this beforehand.​

  5. Make sure you go to the toilet and have a drink before going into the test to save wasting time during the test. Note: once the exam starts you can't pause if you want to go to the toilet.

  6. If you're well prepared, you can remind yourself of that to help keep calm.

Verbal Reasoning is the first section of the UCAT, so you're bound to have some nerves. Ensure that you have been to the toilet because once the exam starts you can't pause and go. Take a few deep breaths and calm yourself down. Try to shut out distractions and get yourself into your exam mindset. If you're well prepared, you can remind yourself of that to help keep calm. Sec it as a job to do and look at the test as an opportunity.

24 Hours Before You Sit UCAT

  1. Final Study Session - the afternoon before, have a light session and review your notes. Maybe try a question type from each subtest you struggle with, but don't fall into the trap of cramming and attempting a full paper

  2. Get a good night's sleep - Don't stay up late! Being rested and fresh is the most important thing that will help you at this point. Get an early night and make sure that you're well rested the following day.

  3. Have a light breakfast - Your brain needs fuel but it needs the right kinds of fuel

  4. Review your notes - the morning of the UCAT is the last time you want to run through your notes. Don't do practice questions, just review and reaffirm your knowledge

  5. Make sure you've packed everything you need

  6. Get to the exam centre with plenty of time - you're always going to be better off getting to an exam centre well ahead of time and getting bored, rather than running late and panicking and stressing before you even sit down to the computer in the exam room.

  7. Breathe and stay clam, you've got this! - Staying calm is really important once you're in the room. Remember that you've already done all the hard work and that is what will get you through the exam

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The above generally applies to other exams as well.

© Hailey

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