ukcat nd bmat rili need help !!!!!

**tanzinbushra** · 25-06-2012, 01:42 AM

i wanet to go to cambridge
since yu cn apply to 5 uni in ucas um gona apply to cambridge oxford nd some more uni like hull or something
bt da prb is oda unis ask fo ukcat
so wah m i supposed ot do? lyk do both of dem? ukcat nd bmat?
plus i ve no idea hw to prepare fo dem !!
i read some of the oda threads nd um gona buy some books on dem bt um nt sure which ones to buy!

um rili confused nd my college is of no help
it doesnt do nything to prep fo bmat or ukcat so its al up to myself
is thr ny1 frm barnet college or living in southgate or barnet area(north london) hu is also planning to take da exams?
i rili cud use some help.
um gona giv ukcat in da october one nd bmat on nov.

**rachaelc** · 25-06-2012, 02:19 AM

I'm doing UKCAT and BMAT. You can buy books for both exams:

Get into Medical School - 600 UKCAT Practice Questions. Includes Full Mock Exam, comprehensive tips, techniques and explanations.:Amazon:Books

Preparing for the BMAT: The Official Guide to the BioMedical Admissions Test:Amazon:Books

And also do online practice tests. If you are a bit rusty with gcse maths and science you should brush up on it as it will help you in the exam. Otherwise its just practice and getting used to time constraints in the exam. I'm doing UKCAT in august.

**tanzinbushra** · 25-06-2012, 02:23 AM

thx alot
today i tried da bmat section 2 test nd many of da question r frm physics nd i didnt do phy in mah gcse, i did chem bio nd instead of phy i did human bio, should i go thru da gcse phy book?

**rachaelc** · 25-06-2012, 02:29 AM

Try the BBC bitesize pages on the internet, they are good for maths so they may be good for physics too. If you do a few tests then you will find out the particular areas you need to focus your revision on.

**tanzinbushra** · 25-06-2012, 02:42 AM

thx i ll
does the oxbridge tutor thing helps really? i emailed them bout their course nd dey replied nd da fees r lyk one is £3500 and just for the bmat prep is £650!

**rachaelc** · 25-06-2012, 02:49 AM

Personally I wouldn't pay for tuition, as i am confident enough to teach myself anything I need to know. Some of the courses are a bit extortionate. Practice, practice, and then practice some more. The books in the links are really good and highly recommended from this forum.

**sa119** · 27-06-2012, 08:55 PM

If you really want to go to Cambridge, I'd advise giving the "txt spk" a miss!

**Martigan** · 27-06-2012, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by sa119

If you really want to go to Cambridge, I'd advise giving the "txt spk" a miss!

I've been SOOOOO tempted to say something similar.

**cptKernow** · 27-06-2012, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by Martigan

I've been SOOOOO tempted to say something similar.

I'm trying to be more non-judgemental these days, but....

**Martigan** · 27-06-2012, 09:58 PM

It's more the fact of habit.
If you write like that here, you may slip later and it could cost them their place. Also the admission teams do read NMM, so if the can link the account to the candidate, it won't help their application.

Lasty its a pain in the arse to read, so discourages people from helping.

I'm hardly an example of proper grammar or spelling, but I do at least try to make my self understood easily. (Though still don't always get it right)
Basically by typing in kiddie speak, your not helping yourself come across well, and people missed out on places for a lot less.