UCAT Prep & Medicine Blogs

One of the great advantages of the modern day is the plethora of technology we have available to assist us in our every day tasks. Whilst these can also be a detriment in their capacity to distract us, the benefits gross...

Are you one of the students who worry that they will come to the VCE® Exam English exam and find themselves unable to start, to even put pen on paper? Have you ever experienced the dreaded ‘writer’s block’, where you sud...

I had always wanted to pursue medicine. In fact, I never even really considered the possibility of anything else, or the prospect of not getting in straight after high school. I knew I had to do well at school, so I work...

Co-Curriculars my friend. They are a fickle friend at best. Much of the time they sound fantastic – think of all the exciting things you could do: play sport or music, debate, get involved in community service programs –...

So the UCAT 2026 is only three months away. Twelve weeks. And you might be starting to feel the pinch. Maybe you're beginning to feel the ...

Coming out of 6 weeks’ summer holidays, the last thing anyone’s prepared to do is go back to the eight-hour- a-day grind of school. But sadly the year waits for no one and you’re thrown straight in the deep end, being vi...

Ask yourself, why is it that you want to do medicine? Is it for recognition? Fortune? Or, as is likely the case, a feeling of need to do altruistic good in the world? To t...

So medicine is about biology, chemistry, physics, mathematics, right? So why is there such an emphasis in the UCAT on understanding ...

Some people work well under pressure. Think of Michael Jordan and his many game-winning shots in the final quarter of a basketball championship. Many consider Jordan to be the greates...

I can put your mind at ease - VCE® Exam does not, nor will it ever define your life. It may well help determine what you initially do out of school, but it’s really just one step on a far longer journey. It should com...