We are the group of students that are potential future doctors, and dentists, and like in previous years, everyone deserves an equal chance to obtain a high UCAT score. Please listen to our concerns, and be as considerate as possible in these mitigating circumstances. Ultimately, these year UCAT results are likely to be inaccurate, and many students will be unable to achieve the scores they deserve because of the changes of the UCAT 2020 exam and the current situation. Students, who already suffer with an unprecedented level of mental health issues, have been forced to carry on with studies as if life is normal, yet it has changed.
It has caused all of us extreme stress and anxiety, and some of us may be personally affected by the pandemic, with family members dying. If this type of safeguarding is not possible, I ask that you consider scrapping the UCAT 2020 examination, since most public examinations (A-levels, SCQF levels and GCSE) have already been cancelled.ĬOVID-19 has undoubtedly changed everyone's lives and the way we live. for quick mixing straight in the web browser. Combine multiple effects for advanced crookedness. Echo, chorus, filter, bitrate and distortion effects. Accurate effect control with an xy controller pad. However, surely other solutions must be possible to safeguard the security of the test, for example real invigilator supervision at home or 'record and review' procedures requiring proof of 'whiteboard' destruction. Add a slight stadium echo, or deform the songs completely - youre the dj at controls Webs most realistic turntable simulation. I understand that in light of the COVID-19 context, candidates now have the option to sit the test at a test centre or online at home, which complicates security of the UCAT exam. Not being able to draw diagrams would particularly disadvantage SEN students who may find it harder to visualize mental images. Furthermore, the online scratchpad does not feature a drawing function, which would make the majority of Decision Making and Quantitative Reasoning questions (specifically those involving Venn diagrams, tables or logical puzzles) near impossible to answer in the allocated time. This includes time to read, understand, and answer. Using the scratchpad to jot rough workings would slow down candidates, giving them on average 15 seconds less to answer each question. At standard sitting, each UCAT Decision Making question should be completed in approximately 1 minute (29 questions in 31 minutes). It is very unconventional, requires extreme concentration, and it is highly time pressured, which means the vast majority of students do not finish the exam. The UCAT is already a very challenging examination. Not to mention, the use of a scratchpad would mostly test typing speeds and computer skills, not clinical aptitude. However, replacing whiteboards with an online scratchpad puts 2021 entry candidates at a huge disadvantage, since candidates are unfamiliar with this new tool and typing notes will be less efficient than with a pen. In your words, the "UCAT Consortium is committed to fairness in selection to medicine and dentistry". In this time of uncertainty and lack of clarity regarding the future of aspiring medical and dental students, I politely ask you to reconsider the introduction of an online scratchpad, or cancel the UCAT 2020 examination altogether.
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