VIC Tutoring
Being accepted into Medicine is an exciting prospect, and the UCAT can help you get there! The UCAT or the University Clinical Aptitude Test is an online computer-based assessment designed to test your abilities across a range of different criteria. This examination period runs from July to mid-August each year and lasts 2 hours*, with various amounts of time being divided across 5 subsections:
*Students with documented medical conditions or disabilities may apply for Access Arrangements to sit an extended version of the test.
The UCAT is used for the direct entry (undergraduate) pathway into medicine and dentistry. The UCAT is used to help rank students who apply to each degree, alongside their ATAR and in some cases an interview. The exact requirements vary a bit between universities, but they all use a combination of these assessments with different weighting given to each component.
For each section, you will get a score between 300 (the lowest possible) and 900 (the highest possible).
A larger pool of questions gets used each year, which are selected and presented randomly to each student to neutralise the possibility of cheating.
This cumulative score, which will be between 1200 and 3600 is the score most universities look at, with some universities placing a higher or lower priority on individual sections.
Overall, what is deemed a ‘competitive’ UCAT score varies each year and is hard to pinpoint exactly because the score is combined with ATAR and interviews. As a ROUGH guide, a score over 3000 sits in the ‘incredible’ range, a score between 2800-3000 will give you a red-hot chance for an interview, a score 2600-2800 gives you a fighting chance, and a score below 2600 should act as good motivation to get the highest ATAR possible.
Again, this is a very broad approximation – don’t count yourself out until the offers are released because scoring is multi-factorial, and you never know what will happen.
Check out our blog about exactly how the UCAT works, where we go through UCAT in-depth - such as how you can best prepare for it, exam advice from one of our top UCAT tutors, as well as the alternative pathways to getting into Medicine or Dentistry. Here are some additional free resources you can also use, where we explore the little-known tips and tricks to preparing for your UCAT exam.
The UCAT can be a confusing journey to navigate, especially for students balancing UCAT studies with ATAR studies. However, we're here to help, if you need extra support with your UCAT studies, we have Australia's top-scoring Medical students in one place - KIS Academics. Our tutors are knowledgeable and can assist you with understanding exactly how to score top marks and land your dream university course.
Explore more of our topics below or browse some of Australia’s top-scoring UCAT tutors here.
Hello and welcome to my profile! My name is Brooke, and I’m currently studying Medicine at Monash University, after having graduated second in my cohort with an ATAR of 99.75. If you’re looking for a friendly tutor who will unlock your potential and help you achieve your goals, you’re in the right place! Aside from a comprehensive knowledge of the subjects I tutor, I understand that every student is different and I’ll do my best to provide you with highly personalised lessons, study skills, and exam tips.
I had to work super hard to get into Medicine, but fortunately I found a balance and that didn’t mean studying all day and all night. Throughout VCE I played two instruments, the trumpet and the piano, at a high standard, and was heavily involved in my school’s music program as the Senior Music Captain. I also participated in interschool sports and even found time for learning a bit of Spanish on Duolingo. I believe maintaining extracurricular hobbies is so important, and I’d love to share the effective study strategies I found with you!
I offer tutoring in VCE Maths Methods (raw 45) and Year 5-10 Math. I absolutely loved these subjects and, if you choose me as your tutor, I’ll use my experience teaching students difficult concepts and my communication skills to deliver highly engaging lessons.
Whatever your goals are, I’d love to help you achieve them, so don’t be shy to get in touch with me!
Hi!
Having completed my WACE with an ATAR of 99.90, a General Exhibition and as a UWA Fogarty Scholarship recipient, I know exactly how much of a load all the work can be, and through hopefully providing you with unique past test/exam resource and insightful explanations, I can aid in taking some of the stress of your shoulders as an affable and amiable tutor. I'm a first year undergraduate med student, and I hope I can aid in any problems you may have.
Experience:
- I have tutored with both Hale School and private tutoring companies like the Funtrack Learning Centre and have a current clientele of a couple of regular weekly students.
Subjects:
- I tutor Chemistry, Physics, Maths Methods, Maths Specialist, Maths Application and General Maths for WACE subjects in Year 11/12 and can do Literature and Japanese: Second Language as well on the humanities side.
- For Year 7/8/9/10 students I can tutor any broad Science or Maths subjects and also aid in NAPLAN tutoring.
- On top of this, I can aid in Mock Trial preparation, Debating preparation and Public Speaking preparation as well.
As a year 11 student doing ATAR, I was looking for a tutor that could help me with French. KIS Academics was incredibly helpful and fast at finding me a wace french tutor who could assist me with my studies. My tutor Eliza Carey over the past few months has helped me so much not only in French but in biology and maths as well. I’m incredibly grateful for the effort and commitment she has put into helping me be more comfortable and less stressed about the subjects I was having difficulty with. It’s been nothing but an honour to be tutored by Eliza and I strongly recommend her as a tutor
“I got the top mark for my SAC which was really nice, and I think that’s all because of my tutor”
Medha / Year 12 Student
“It's been absolutely fantastic and it's just been a very positive environment for learning”
Amanda / Parent of a Year 7 Student
Manoj Arachige
Hello there! I'm Manoj - the founder of Keep It Simple Academics (Or KIS Academics for short).
KIS Academics is an Australia-wide tutoring company that has helped thousands of students achieve their academic potential. Through these last few years, I've learned a thing or two about how tutoring works. Now it's my goal to grow KIS Academics and help more students across Australia achieve their dreams (and somehow complete my medical degree in one piece 😅)
In the last three years:
✅ We've helped C students get straight As.
✅ We've helped wannabe doctors get into Australia's best medical schools
✅ We've helped students who live in rural towns gain opportunities to go to metropolitan universities.
✅ We've helped students who hate maths find their passion for it
✅ We've even helped some students get into an IVY league college.
But rather than listening to me ramble on about how great KIS Academics is, book a free study skills consultation with one of our tutors and experience it firsthand!
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We have hundreds of amazing, qualified online tutors offering top quality services, starting at just $40 per hour. Whether the student is in high school or primary school, we cater for all. So, why are our tutors so amazing compared to other companies? It's simple, we pay them better. We take a low commission so you can get top scoring private tutors at the best rates. Discover our team of dedicated tutors who specialize in various subjects, from Chemistry and Maths to English and UCAT, as well as offering support for high school, HSC, and VCE, and many more. View all tutoring locations.
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