Friday 3 May 2013

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN STUDYING MEDICINE OR DENTISTRY AT UNIVERSITY IN 2014 OR 2015


Dear Colleague,

We would be grateful if you could inform students wishing to apply to study Medicine or Dentistry for entry in 2014 (or deferred entry in 2015) of the requirement to take the UK Clinical Aptitude Test (UKCAT) this summer.

Registration opens
Testing Begins
Registration deadline
Bursary & Exemption deadline
Booking/Rescheduling deadline
Last testing date
UCAS application deadline
01 May 2013
01 July 2013
20 September 2013
20 September 2013
02 October 2013
04 October 2013
15 October 2013
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Details of courses for which these institutions require applicants to take the test can be found at: www.ukcat.ac.uk

UKCAT test Locations


The test is offered at a choice of over 150 UK high street test centres and over 400 testing centres worldwide. The closing date for registering to take this test is 20 September 2013. However, due to high demand, students should register to take this test immediately to ensure they get a test slot at their chosen test centre.

The 26 University Medical and Dental schools that require candidates to take this test as part of the admissions process are as follows:

University of Aberdeen • Brighton and Sussex Medical School • Cardiff University • University of Dundee • University of Durham • University of East Anglia • University of Edinburgh • University of Exeter • University of Glasgow • Hull York Medical School • Imperial College London • Keele University • King's College London • University of Leeds • University of Leicester • University of Manchester • University of Newcastle • University of Nottingham • Plymouth University • Queen Mary, University of London • Queen's University Belfast • University of Sheffield • University of Southampton • University of St Andrews • St George's, University of London • University of Warwick

To help candidates prepare for the UKCAT we provide an Official Guide which includes example questions and two fully timed Practice Tests on our website. We will also be releasing a free official Practice App which will be available soon for iPhone and Android.

Yours sincerely,

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Rachel Greatrix
Chief Operating Officer, UKCAT Consortium

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