Required for Medicine and Dentistry at most UK medical schools.
Applicants to undergraduate Medicine and Dentistry at the majority of UK medical schools. Used to differentiate between academically strong applicants.
Booking opens in mid-June. Testing runs July through early October. Book early. popular slots fill quickly.
Diagnostic mock. Identify weakest section first.
Section-by-section drilling. Aim for fluency, not speed yet.
Full mocks under timed conditions twice a week.
Light revision. Sleep, not more questions.
5 core areas
Read fast, infer faster. 44 questions in 21 minutes.
Logic puzzles, syllogisms, probabilistic reasoning.
Real-world arithmetic under heavy time pressure.
Pattern recognition across shape sets.
Medical ethics and professional behaviour scenarios.
Critical at most medical schools. Some weight it 50% of the academic-stage decision.
Oxford uses the BMAT historically; the BMAT has been discontinued, and Oxford Medicine now uses its own assessment process. Confirm against the current Oxford Medicine admissions page.
The Abstract Reasoning section was shortened from the 2024 cycle. Older practice materials may over-estimate this section's difficulty.
Take the 20-minute diagnostic. receive a personalised report identifying your strongest and weakest topics.