Cutline blog
One blog for each step into Medicine and Dentistry.
HSFY
Papers, exams and getting through first year at Otago.
- The night before and the morning of an HSFY exam5 min read
- Revising your 8th paper: STAT115, MAOR102 and MATH130 finals5 min read
UCAT
What the UCAT ANZ counts for in New Zealand, school by school.
- When to start UCAT ANZ prep for 2027, with a month-by-month plan5 min read
- UCAT Verbal Reasoning: two ways to read, and how to pick6 min read
Interviews
The Auckland MMI, Casper and the Otago Dentistry interview, in plain words.
- How to write a Casper typed response in three and a half minutes5 min read
- MMI ethics stations: a simple way to reason through them6 min read
Postgrad
Getting into Medicine or Dentistry with a degree already done.
- Graduate entry Dentistry at Otago: how the BDS graduate category works4 min read
- The NZ$30,000 mistake: wrong papers for graduate entry at Otago5 min read