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More questions. More practice tests. But seeing the same result. 😞

It's not a lack of effort. It's a lack of direction.

Without knowing which question types to focus on, how to actually review what went wrong, and when to sit a mock - practice time disappears without producing much.

The students who improve consistently aren't necessarily working harder.

They're working through a system that tells them what to do next and why it matters. 🎯

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Dilan Rajapaksha is a Senior Tutor at MedPrep, currently studying the Bachelor of Medical Science and Doctor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide. 🩺

With an ATAR of 99.6 and merits in Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, he brings both academic excellence and a clear understanding of what it takes to succeed on competitive medical pathways.

Dilan focuses on helping students build structured reasoning habits for UCAT-style questions, particularly under strict time pressure. His teaching breaks down complex problems into clear steps, helping students stay accurate and efficient even when the clock is running.

40 seconds. Can your child answer this?
A vaccine is dosed at 0.5 mL per 10 kg of body weight. A patient weighs 68 kg.

How many mL should they receive, to one decimal place? 💡

0.5 ÷ 10 = 0.05 mL per kg. 0.05 × 68 = 3.4 mL.

The maths isn't difficult. The challenge is working quickly and accurately under pressure. Students often lose marks by missing the "per 10 kg" part of the question or rushing the calculation.

That's exactly what Quantitative Reasoning is designed to test.
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"My child reads a lot, so Verbal Reasoning should be easy." 📚"

This surprises most parents - strong readers don't automatically score well in VR.
The section isn't testing reading ability. It's testing reading speed, information filtering and decision-making under a clock.

Students often understand the passage perfectly and still run out of time.
The fix isn't reading slower. It's reading for exactly what the question asks, not the whole passage.

Which section worries your child most? 👇

Not every session feels exciting. 📚

Some weeks bring breakthroughs. Others might feel repetition, practising the same skill until it becomes second nature.

Both are part of the process.

Progress isn't always measured by how much a student enjoys a session. Sometimes it's measured by how much easier a difficult task feels a few weeks later.

The goal isn't to love every step. The goal is to build the skills that matter on exam day.

In logic puzzle questions, the order students use the clues matters more than most realise. 🧩

Starting with the vaguest clue means testing every possibility. Starting with the most restrictive one, the clue that rules out the most options immediately, narrows things down fast.

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One of the biggest mistakes parents make during UCAT preparation is completely understandable. 📋

They track effort - hours studied, pages done.

What actually matters is progress. Are scores improving? Is timing improving? Are weak spots shrinking?

Effort tells you a student showed up. Progress tells you it's working.

The answer is Can't Tell.

The passage shows a relationship between screen time and test scores, but it doesn't prove that one causes the other.

Students who answer True are adding information that isn't actually stated in the text.

That's one of the most common traps in Verbal Reasoning.
Can your child spot it?

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Some Verbal Reasoning questions ask about the main idea of a passage. Others depend on a single detail hidden halfway through. 🧠

Students who skim for the gist often miss the detail questions. Students who search for detail in every paragraph waste valuable time on questions that only require the big picture.

The key is identifying what the question is asking before deciding how closely to read. This small adjustment can make a big difference under pressure.

Which type catches your child out more? Drop it below. 👇