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UCAT

University Clinical Aptitude Test. Entrance exam used most commonly for selection in admissions to UK medical schools and dental schools, and also in some Australasian institutions. Assesses skills in verbal reasoning, quantitative reasoning and abstract reasoning, as well as problem solving. Now also includes a situational judgment test (SJT).

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Admissions test for UK medical and dental schools.

  • Typically taken by school leavers
  • Quantitative reasoning
  • Verbal reasoning
  • Abstract reasoning
  • Situational judgment