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UKCAT For Dummies [Paperback]

Chris Chopdar , Neel Burton
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  • Paperback: 350 pages
  • Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (20 Mar 2012)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1119965845
  • ISBN-13: 978-1119965848
  • Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) is a standardized test used as an entrance examination for the majority of medical and dental schools in the UK. Its purpose is to test the likely aptitude of a candidate for a clinical career.

UKCAT For Dummies provides readers with the review materials they need to score well on the UKCAT and make medical school a reality, featuring:

  • A proven UKCAT preparation program with a five–year history of success
  • Hundreds of a practice questions and explanations
  • Test–taking strategies that work
  • Information and advice on the entire application process from Drs. Chris Chopdar and Neel Burton

From the Back Cover

The expert advice, instruction, review and practice you need to score high on the UKCAT

If you′re planning on applying to medical or dental school, the first step to proving you′ve got the right stuff is scoring well on the United Kingdom Clinical Aptitude Test. Co–authored by the founders of a popular tutoring firm for medical school applicants, UKCAT For Dummies provides you with a proven formula for success on the UKCAT. Packed with hundreds of practice questions and explanations, in–depth reviews and sure–fire test–taking strategies, this book is your key to conquering the test and embarking on a brilliant career in medicine.

  • Know thy enemy – get the lowdown on the UKCAT, its role in the application process, what′s in it, how much time you′ll have to take it, what it′s really testing for, how it′s scored and much more

  • Maximise your test–taking prowess – learn proven strategies and techniques for improving your performance on the UKCAT

  • Know what to expect – benefit from in–depth reviews and analyses of the Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning and Decision Analysis subtests

  • Study more effectively – learn tested–in–the–trenches techniques for boosting your productivity and studying efficiency

  • Practise, practise, practise – prepare yourself to score high with two full–length, timed practice tests – worked–through solutions included

Open the book and find:

  • What the UKCAT is, how it works and what it tests for

  • Which skills each component of the UKCAT tests

  • Hundreds of sample questions with worked–through answers

  • Explanations of the correct answers to test questions

  • Two complete, timed practice tests

  • Proven test–taking strategies

  • Expert tips on managing test anxiety and minimising stress

  • Tips on navigating the medical school application process

Go to Dummies.com for videos, step–by–step examples, how–to articles or to shop!

Learn to:

  • Score well on the UKCAT

  • Make medical school a reality

  • Use proven strategies and tactics on the day of the test

  • Anticipate the unexpected with hundreds of practice questions


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8 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was disappointed by this book. It has a fair number of pages but the questions are spread very thin and so overall it doesn't offer that much practice.
Much of the material is also different to what the exam offers. For example in Verbal reasoning, the texts are way shorter than at the UKCAT and some of the questions are far too easy. At the exam, you often have to cross-reference information from different paragraphs. In this book, the answer can often be obtained straight from the text, meaning the questions aren't very stretching.

I also found that the authors were very keen to plug their own services. For example, the book covers interview preparation in just 10/15 lines. You wonder why they bothered to mention anything on interviews other than to shamelessly plug their services. This cheapens the book considerably.

Overall it is an adequate preparation book for an introduction, but that is as far as you can take it.
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7 of 13 people found the following review helpful
By A K-S
Format:Paperback
As a parent of a son who is hoping to get into med school, not only did he find this book extremely helpful, I have also been able to understand a process and time scales for supporting him. This book is clear and easy to follow. My son has found the reasoning tests and questions both helpful and enlightening. I now have a better understanding of the expectations that are required for med school. I note it has been written by 2 Drs, which makes complete sense unlike some of the other books I viewed which are written by non medical professionals.
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7 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Essential preparation 14 May 2012
By SW
Format:Paperback
My daughter is hoping to get into medical school and we bought this to help her prepare. We have not been disappointed. The book is very well set out and user friendly even for people who are unfamiliar with the UKCAT. It has been extremely helpful and after reading the book, my daughter now feels prepared and confident in completing the test. As the authors are both doctors who regularly run courses helping people get into med school you can expect top notch advice. Essential reading and highly recommended.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Hope its still accurate in 3 years
In a moment of letting my ambition get in the way of common sense I got this book as I was going to sit the UKCAT as part of my plan to go back to university. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Dinah93
Highly recommended!
I chose this book having been pleasantly surprised by a different `...for Dummies' book in the past, and also on the basis of the authors' experience as both doctors and of... Read more
Published 17 days ago by William Tell
Best book for UKCAT preparation
As a practicing doctor I have frequently been asked for help and advice on getting into medical school both informally and when employed to give practice interviews. Read more
Published 18 days ago by t2dab2daxyz
Best resource for UKCAT
I came across this book some two years after attending a UKCAT course in Oxford, and much of the tried and tested advice given on the course is also contained within this book. Read more
Published 19 days ago by WH Affleck
A very good book
This book provides coverage of all the important aspects of preparation for the UKCAT. It is well written and focused. Read more
Published 20 days ago by SH
Best book around for UKCAT
As a UKCAT tutor, I must say that I was very impressed by this book. It is written by the founders of Get into Medical School in Oxford who are both qualified doctors with lots of... Read more
Published 20 days ago by James
Winning Formula
After working through 'UKCAT for Dummies' I felt far more suitably prepared to tackle the UKCAT, this book really helps you to learn a technique to tackle the questions. Read more
Published 28 days ago by Daniel
Fantastic!
The guide is simple and readable. Easy to understand and the perfect tool to crack UKCAT. I bought this book after reading other top sellers for UKCAT. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Harsh Mohan
Excellent preparation guide for the UKCAT
This is a really solid preparation guide for the UKCAT.

It covers each of the subtests in detail, with lots of practice questions. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Farsighted
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