The UCAT Playbook
Every subtest, the timing, test day, what to do with your mistakes, and what a score gets you in NZ and Australia. Free, start to finish.
Start where you are
Haven’t started
Read the four subtests in order, then timing. Sit your first set after chapter 4.
Chapter 1Practising already
Go straight to your mistakes. The trap method works on any set you have done, in any app or on paper.
Chapter 7Got a score
See what it gets you at each university, and whether a resit changes the picture.
Chapter 8The chapters
- 1Verbal ReasoningTwo ways to read, and how to pick in the first five seconds. Four named traps, and the fix for each.6 min
- 2Decision MakingSyllogisms, Venns, probability and the strongest argument, each with the one question to ask first.7 min
- 3Quantitative ReasoningThe calculator, the shortcuts, and the 43 seconds you actually have per question.7 min
- 4Situational JudgementHow the test wants you to reason, the two question types, and where NZ and Australia count it.8 min
- 5TimingA pace for each subtest, when to flag, and what to do with the last two minutes.3 min
- 6Test dayBooking, ID, the test centre, the day before and the hour before.3 min
- 7Your mistakesfree to readThe trap method: name the trap, write your rule, dodge it three times. You can run it on paper.3 min
- 8Scores and where they get youThe 300 to 900 scale, the 2026 percentiles, and what Otago, Auckland, Monash, UNSW and the rest ask for.2 min
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