The UCAT, External Resources, Brief Thoughts and Opinions, From a HSFY Perspective
UCAT: The UCAT is an aptitude test that is designed to test for skills that are important for any health professional but are not tested in the core HSFY curriculum. It replaces the UMAT and comprises of 5 subtests, all carried out on a computer and generally multiple choice. At the University of Otago, it is used as an additional tool to help select those who gain entry into professional programs. It was used as a threshold for medicine and dentistry with the latter being a higher threshold (a minimum score needed to be achieved in certain sections for your application to be considered). In Australia, it is a tool that is very important in whether or not you gain entry into medical school because it is not a threshold and contributes significantly to your application. I am not sure how the test is used at the University of Auckland or other institutions. At Otago at least there seemed to be less of an emphasis on the UCAT than in previous years due to the new formatting where yo...