UNIVERSITY CLINICAL APTITUDE TEST (UCAT)
Posted date: 09 Jul 2021
The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT) is a medical and dental admissions test administered by a consortium of UK universities. The UCAT assists colleges in selecting applicants who possess the necessary mental talents, attitudes, and professional behaviors for new doctors and dentists to succeed in their clinical careers. It works in tandem with other admissions processes including the UCAS application and academic credentials. It's also your chance to stand out from the crowd and show that you're ready for a challenging programme of study.
The UCAT is a computer-based test that is administered throughout the United Kingdom and around the world. Candidates cannot be exempted from taking the UCAT. If you are concerned that you will not be ‘fit to test' during the test cycle due to illness, accident, or personal circumstances, you should seek guidance from the UCAT Office before taking a test.
* Test Format
The UCAT is a two-hour computer-based test that evaluates a variety of mental talents that are considered important by university medical and dentistry schools. It is divided into five timed subtests, each of which has a set of multiple-choice questions. The test cannot be paused once it has begun, although there is a timed instruction segment before each subtest. If they are entitled to extra time due to a proven medical condition or disability, candidates can take either the ordinary UCAT or one of the extended versions of the test.
* Scoring and Marking
The amount of accurate answers you give determines how well you do on the UCAT. There are no points deducted for wrong responses. Your performance on one question has no bearing on the questions that follow. Because the amount of questions differs between the four cognitive subtests, a direct comparison of raw scores between them is impossible. As a result, raw marks are translated to scale scores that range from 300 to 900. Summing the separate scale scores for Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, and Abstract Reasoning yields a total scale score.
* Situational Judgment Test
Full marks are given for a question in the Situational Judgment test if your response matches the correct answer, and partial marks are given if your response is near to the correct answer. Universities will treat the Situational Judgment test differently than the cognitive subtests because it is a measure of non-cognitive traits.
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