Admissions
UCAT and ESAT preparation.
The University Clinical Aptitude Test sits between candidates and UK medical and dental school offers. Three scored cognitive sections totalling 900 to 2700, plus a Situational Judgement Test banded one to four. Time pressure is the defining variable. For engineering and science applicants, we also prepare the ESAT, the Engineering and Science Admissions Test used by Cambridge and Imperial.
What we teach
The UCAT and the ESAT, section by section.
Verbal reasoning.
Scored 300 to 900. Skim-reading discipline, inference under time pressure, and the question types where most candidates lose marks. Drill-based, not theory-heavy.
Decision making.
Scored 300 to 900. Logical puzzles, probability, syllogisms, statistical interpretation. Structured approaches to each question type.
Quantitative reasoning.
Scored 300 to 900. Time-pressured arithmetic, ratio and proportion, percentages, multi-step calculation. The section where strong mental-arithmetic candidates can really pull ahead.
Situational judgement.
Banded one to four and scored separately from the cognitive total. Medical-ethics scenarios and professional judgement. We work through the official UCAT framework so candidates understand the marking logic.
Abstract reasoning was retired in 2025.
The UCAT no longer includes an Abstract Reasoning section. Candidates revising from older resources should ignore that part of the syllabus. The reform shortened the test and concentrated the cognitive load into the three sections above.
ESAT for engineering and the sciences.
The Engineering and Science Admissions Test, used by Cambridge and Imperial. Computer-based multiple-choice modules of 40 minutes each: Mathematics 1 is compulsory, with a further one or two modules from Mathematics 2, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology depending on the course. Each module is scored from 1 to 9. We drill the module mix the student's course requires.
What to expect
How lessons run.
Typically a 6 to 10 week block of weekly sessions, alongside daily independent practice on a question bank. Sessions are diagnostic: we identify the section or module costing the most marks and rebuild it before moving on. Full mock tests at week 3, week 6, and the week before test day. ESAT preparation follows the same pattern, focused on the specific modules the student's course requires.
Ready when you are.
Talk to us about UCAT and ESAT.
Thirty minutes, no obligation. Tell us the student, the medical schools or engineering courses they are applying to, and the test date. We listen first.
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