How are points scored in UCAT?
This is how UCAT scores are broken down:
Abstract Reasoning: Score between 300 and 900.
Decision Making: Score between 300 and 900.
Situational Judgement: Score between Band 1 and Band 4 in the UK, or between 300 and 900 in UCAT ANZ..
How Decision Making is marked?
How Is UCAT Decision Making Marked? The mark you receive for Decision Making is complex, in contrast to other subtests in the UCAT.
Although you are marked based on the number of correct answers you give, questions with multiple answers can be awarded two marks if they are answered correctly..
How is UCAT score calculated?
A total scaled score is generated by summing the individual scale scores of Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning.
The total scaled score ranges from 1200 to 3600.
Questions are worth 1 mark each.
Single answer questions are worth 1 mark..
What is a good score in Decision Making?
What is a good score for UCAT Decision Making? For all of the 'cognitive subtests' in the UCAT, it's generally advised that a 'good' score is approximately 20 – 30 marks above the average score for that subtest.
For example, for 2022, a 'good' UCAT score for the Decision Making subtest would be 636 – 646.Apr 20, 2023.
What is a good UCAT score for Decision Making?
UCAT scaled scores for these subtests range from 300 to 900.
In general, achieving a UCAT score of over 3250 out of 3600 will place you in the top 1% of students sitting UCAT (i.e. you will have achieved the 99th percentile)..
What is the average score for Decision Making?
A good UCAT score is generally above 2760, which means your average score for each subsection will be 690.
A score of 2760 will usually put you around the 80th percentile.
This means you scored higher than 80% of test takers, so you're in the top 20% of test takers..
What is the top 1% UCAT score?
A good decision making score would be above the average, which was 616 in 2022 and 622 in 2021..
- A high score is usually considered to be a UCAT subtest score above 750 (i.e. a total cognitive UCAT subtest score of 3000), which is a 9th decile score.
A low UCAT score is usually considered to be a UCAT cognitive subtest score below 610. (i.e. a total cognitive UCAT subtest score of 2440). - UCAT score 2600-2700
Well done on receiving a UCAT score between 2600 and 2700.
This score puts you in god standing for your university applications.
It is important to look at the specificities of each medical school as each will use this differently whether having a cut-off for interview or a higher average score.