UCAT 2024 Interim Scores: Is my UCAT score good enough?
The UCAT consortium has released the interim UCAT scores for 2024, and here’s a breakdown of the key points to help you understand what they mean for your application to medicine or dentistry 😀
What Are the Interim 2024 UCAT Scores?
The interim UCAT scores provide data from the start of the 2024 testing period up until 15th September. At this point, 20,066 candidates have completed the UCAT test, and it’s expected that around 18,000 more will take it before the testing period ends.
This is a significant number, so these figures should be used as a rough guide to gauge your performance with your peers. For example, in 2023, the preliminary average score was 2,568, but the final average was 2,516.
The UCAT website advises that these scores are just a rough guide, as they will continue to evolve as more people take the test. Final scores will be released once all testing is complete.
As of now, the average total UCAT score is 2,516.
Breakdown of UCAT 2024 Interim Scores by Section
Here are the interim average scores for each section of the UCAT:
Verbal Reasoning: 612
Decision Making: 635
Quantitative Reasoning: 666
Abstract Reasoning: 668
If you compare these to last year’s interim scores, Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning have both slightly improved (VR: 612 vs 600 last year; QR: 666 vs 664). Abstract Reasoning is also up slightly (668 vs 665), while Decision Making is marginally lower this year (635 vs 636).
Last year's UCAT Verbal Reasoning scores jumped by 30 points, while this year’s increase is a more minor but still notable 12 points.
Some medical schools also have specific entry requirements regarding minimum score or higher weighting for UCAT verbal reasoning, so you may choose to avoid these if your UCAT verbal reasoning score is lower than this. Historically, these have included Nottingham and Warwick medical schools.
Research has found that cognitive ability measures, such as UCAT Verbal Reasoning, predict preclinical academic performance (e.g., written exams) better than clinical performance. Therefore, you may be more likely to get through the first two years of preclinical training without dropping out due to failing your exams, a factor of interest to medical schools.
There is no definitive evidence at present that indicates that high UCAT verbal reasoning scores make someone a better doctor.
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UCAT 2024 Interim Situational Judgement Results
Here’s how candidates have performed in the Situational Judgement Test (SJT) so far:
14% scored in Band 1
38% scored in Band 2
36% scored in Band 3
12% scored in Band 4
Compared to last year, fewer candidates have achieved Band 1 (14% this year vs. 27% last year), and a slightly higher percentage scored in Band 4 (12% this year vs. 8% last year).
Some medical schools automatically reject students with a Band 4, and a Band 3 can put a good candidate’s offer at risk, particularly at popular medical schools, so again, you will need to choose strategically.
Students with higher SJT scores tend to excel in patient-centred care and are less likely to encounter professionalism-related issues during their training.
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Interim 2024 UCAT Deciles
We also have the interim deciles for the 2024 UCAT exam:
1st decile – 2,180
2nd decile – 2,320
3rd decile – 2,420
4th decile – 2,500
5th decile – 2,580
6th decile – 2,660
7th decile – 2,740
8th decile – 2,850
9th decile – 2,990
Our historical data shows that if you are in the 6th decile or above, your chance of getting at least one offer is reasonable.
Keep these numbers in mind as you assess your performance! The UCAT Consortium will release the final results when testing ends this season, and your results will be sent to your chosen universities in mid-November.
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