2008 UKCAT Cut-off Scores.

[ab0cjh]

Hi all,

Thought it would be a good idea to start a thread regarding UKCAT cut-off scores. I'm not sure how common it is for universities to disregard applicants with UKCAT scores below a certain threshold but according to a number of people using this forum it is done by some universities. See quote below.

'but if I take Barts as an example, their cut off was 2400/600 then I'm ok'.

If anyone knows what universities will be adopting this approach, can i suggest you post it on this thread for everyones information.

Assuming we all get our UKCAT scores before sending off our UCAS forms, knowing this info could avoid wasting 1 or more of the 4 valuble UCAS slots.

Cheers,

Craig

[latestarter]

yes, agreed - Barts published theirs after the application cut off, which caused a few posts on the forum... with some wasted slots
not many unis fully used the UKCAT last year, so it will be interesting to see what happens this year...
I guess we wait and see? I hope they don't take the GAMSAT approach and wait until they know the spread of results from the applicants before setting the cut off

[Loobylou]

Hmm. I think most are using it as a combination approach. I think last year Edinburgh banded the scores and gave a number of points to each band for example. Lowest band got 1 point, second 2 points and so forth. You didn't need any threshold, it merely formed part of the overall score that would determine if your application was sucessful or unsucessful and I think that is generally the approach adopted by most unis at this stage though obviously there are exceptions.

Reapplying 08 currently
Edinburgh
Bristol
HYMS
PMS

[sabbyzworld]

I was just going through the BSMS website and i tried looking for the page that said that the cut-off score for them was 600. but i dont think that there is one. so I'm guessing that they don't actually have a cut-off score.

If you look at the UKCAT website it says that there is no real pass mark.

So is there actually different cut-off scores for different universities?

[latestarter]

Soton have published a cut off of 2200...

[arienette]

Leicester said they'd band people according to their lowest score... so if you got, for example, 700/700/690/450 then you would probably be in the lowest band because of the 450.

[tcdlewis]

I know that Imperial are giving each section different. Knowing Imperial they'll be keeping an eye on the quantitative part especially.

[blueberrypie]

well I know someone who had a UKCAT average of around 550 and she got into kings on it. Anyway it is the most stooopid test I have ever sat in my life and I am dreading having to do it again in a couple of years. Maybe I will find it easier the second time around, when nerves aren't getting the better of me.

[Anitaisdabest]

According to the teachers, only BARTS are really strict on UKCAT scores. They use it as a filter to filter out the candidates who scored below a certain figure.
The other unis are either using the scores for research for future applicants (ie not us), or as a small part of the selection procedure!!

yes, agreed - Barts published theirs after the application cut off, which caused a few posts on the forum... with some wasted slots
not many unis fully used the UKCAT last year, so it will be interesting to see what happens this year...
I guess we wait and see? I hope they don't take the GAMSAT approach and wait until they know the spread of results from the applicants before setting the cut off

[Anitaisdabest]

http://www.smd.qmul.ac.uk/undergraduate/faqs/index.html

Cut-off for Barts is 2400
See above web page.

According to the teachers, only BARTS are really strict on UKCAT scores. They use it as a filter to filter out the candidates who scored below a certain figure.
The other unis are either using the scores for research for future applicants (ie not us), or as a small part of the selection procedure!!