Dashboard
MediArc
Universities saved
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in your explorer
Portfolio entries
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experiences logged
UCAT practice tests
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logged
PS characters
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of 4,000
Universities
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Portfolio
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Personal Statement
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UCAT Tracker
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Application readiness
Portfolio completion—
University research—
Personal statement—
Key deadlines
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University Explorer
Research your medical school options
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Applications
Entry requirements and application tracking
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Portfolio Builder
Experiences, reflections and achievements
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Personal Statement
Answer all three questions — total limit 4,000 characters
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Question 1 — Why do you want to study this course?
Focus on your passion, motivations, and future ambitions.
- Specific topics you're excited about
- Role models who inspired you
- How medicine aligns with your long-term career goals
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Question 2 — How have your qualifications and studies helped you prepare?
Focus on evidence of your academic readiness and transferable skills.
- Specific modules, projects (like an EPQ), or achievements
- How your current studies directly relate to medicine
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Question 3 — What else have you done to prepare outside of education?
Focus on activities beyond the classroom that demonstrate suitability.
- Work experience, volunteering, hobbies, or personal responsibilities
- Reflect on the skills you gained from each experience
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Why Medicine
Free-writing and academic notes
Wider Reading
Books, journals, podcasts and videos
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Networking
Contacts and connections
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Calendar
Open days, deadlines and interviews
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UCAT Tracker
Log and monitor your practice scores
Section averages
Score history
Guide
How to use MediArc and tips for your application
Getting started checklist
Set your entry year
Done during onboarding — drives all your deadlines
Add your target universities
Universities → Add university
Log all your work experience
Portfolio → Add entry → Work Experience
Log all your volunteering
Portfolio → Add entry → Volunteering
Write a reflection for each portfolio entry
Edit any entry and fill in the Reflection field
Start your personal statement
Personal Statement in sidebar — answer all three questions
Register for UCAT
Opens May each year — add a reminder in Calendar
Book open days
Add them to your Calendar as Open Day events
Add your wider reading
Wider Reading in sidebar
Log UCAT practice tests regularly
UCAT Tracker → Log score after each practice test
How to use each section
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Universities
Add each university you're considering. Click the university name to view all details in a popup. Use Edit to update requirements, UCAT scores, interview format, and notes. The Applications page shows a summary table across all your universities.
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Portfolio
Log every relevant experience — work experience, volunteering, leadership, research, and skills. Write a reflection for each entry. Aim for at least 8–10 entries before you apply.
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Personal Statement
Three separate boxes for each UCAS question. The total character counter at the top tracks your combined usage across all three. Every Save creates a new version so you never lose older drafts.
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UCAT Tracker
Log every practice test result. The tracker calculates your best score, recent average, and section averages so you can see which areas to focus on.
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Calendar
Add open days, UCAT dates, and UCAS deadlines. Click Notes on any event to see notes you saved. Use Manage tags to create your own custom event types.
Tips & advice
Start your personal statement early
Most successful applicants start drafting in June or July, giving time for multiple rewrites before the October UCAS deadline.
Quality of reflection over quantity of experience
A thoughtful reflection on two weeks of GP shadowing is more valuable than a list of activities with no insight.
UCAT: do timed practice from the start
The UCAT is primarily a test of speed under pressure. Always practise with the official time limits from your very first session.
Research each university thoroughly
Know the teaching style (PBL vs lecture-based), clinical exposure timeline, and what makes each school distinctive.
Key dates for 2026 entry