Entrance tests

In short

Several UK universities use admission tests to tell apart applicants who all have good grades. The UCAT is for medicine and dentistry, the LNAT for law at some universities. Other courses have their own tests. They mostly assess aptitudes, such as reasoning and reading, more than course knowledge. Universities publish their requirements, so check the ones for each application.

What goes on your cards

These tests are trained mostly with timed practice questions and mock papers. Lumi can help you remember question types, common calculation shortcuts, definitions from logic and the list of your recurring mistakes. One card per type of trap, with the rule that settles it.

A study rhythm

Set aside timed practice sessions each week for a few weeks before your test date, and slip short passes over your error cards in between. Seeing a mistake again on different days helps it stick (Rawson and Dunlosky, 2011).