How Do Medical Schools Use Ucat?

WHAT DO MEDICAL SCHOOLS WANT TO SEE?

The University Clinical Aptitude Test is a two-hour computer-based test that can be taken at centres across the UK and worldwide. It includes subtests involving verbal reasoning, decision-making, quantitative reasoning, abstract reasoning and situational judgement.

The UCAT helps medical schools assess a student’s aptitude for medicine. The results can be used to:

• Decide whether to invite a student to interview

• Inform whether an offer should be made

• Decide between two equally ranked applicants

Medical schools use the UCAT in different ways. Some medical schools use thresholds and require that a candidate’s score be over a particular threshold. These thresholds can change year on year. Every medical school will detail on their website how the tests will be used within their admissions process.