So I sat my UCAT a few days ago and basically...
I stuffed it up.
Badly!
I don't know what to do anymore. These past few days were just awful. I am just so angry and upset at myself for getting such low scores, and my motivation for VCE is at an all-time low. I tried my absolute best for the exam but it hurts when your efforts have gone to waste and your "best" amounts to nothing. School starts tomorrow and I just don't have the energy to continue.
So my chances of undergrad medicine have vanished. I'm not rural or indigenous, and at this point, I highly doubt a 99+ ATAR is even possible--let alone realistic.
Sorry for the emotional dump and if you made it to the end, thanks for reading.
Hey! You are not the only one, I have received some terrible scores as well, so I kind of know what you are going through. Laura_ has some great advice, I'll just add on to that.
So my chances of undergrad medicine have vanished.
No, your chances for undergrad medicine has not vanished at all. For example, you could proceed to another degree after year 12 or take a gap year and resit the UCAT again. What you are going through is COMPLETELY NORMAL. Many high achievers in the UCAT had to repeat at least once. I know a guy this year who got a total score of 3000, but had to repeat 3 times to finally get this score. It is not the end, merely the beginning
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All you can do right now is to get the highest ATAR you can possibly achieve. Like I said, the fact that you messed up is completely fine. And guess what? Even if you messed up your ATAR as well, there are so many other opportunities, albeit harder, such as taking another degree and using your gpa as a mark and then transferring to undergrad medicine, or going post-grad and doing the GAMSAT etc. What you should be doing right now is to analyse why you got such a bad UCAT score. For me, I only figured out the right kind of preparation the DAY before my actual exam, which in my opinion saved my marks to become average. Right now, you just need to begin analysing what went wrong, and then figure out how you can get a better score. Research the ways in which people have achieved great scores (youtube would be a start) and then try out different methods. Try out long term preparation as well. As I am repeating the UCAT again, I am undertaking long term preparation by playing games on this app called 'elevate' on my phone, which strengthens the skills necessary to succeed not only in the UCAT but in all aspects of life. See? It is not the end at all. In fact, look at it this way. In one more year, you would have gone outside, finished school and experienced a little bit of the world. You would have grown so much as a person in both mental ability and maturity in one year's time. This will help you a tonne with your interview. You just need to change your mindset right now to see this situation in this way this way, trust me, life is a lot more manageable viewing everything with this kind of attitude
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Right now, focus on your ATAR. That means getting back into gear in terms of study, and just smashing it in terms of the VCE. Like laura_ said, you do not want any regrets in the future, so you just need to work hard, albeit work consistently everyday.
It's so demotivating to see your hard work going to waste. But trust me, by honing that hard work with correct preparation you will undoubtedly succeed in the UCAT. That applies to nearly everything in life. You need good preparation along with hard work in order for success to come your way.
Now you might be asking what the correct preparation is? There is no straight answer but something which you will have to figure out yourself. Research how high-achievers have gotten a great UCAT score, and read guides on how to approach each section.
Hopefully that would life your spirits up quite a bit. I know how you feel, but your chances of undergrad med haven't gone at all, just delayed by a bit
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