UCAS Tutors : 1-1 UCAS Preparation

I’m Lara, a Master’s-qualified midwife and current GEM student. I scored in the top 10% in VR and DM in the UCAT and have served as a trained MMI assessor, giving me direct insight into how MMIs work. I come from a non-traditional background and understand how powerful a “different” profile can be when it is presented with confidence. I support students across the medical school application process, UCAT, MMI interviews, personal statements, and application strategy. With experience teaching university-level students and professional education, my approach is structured and supportive. I’ll help you think clearly, communicate confidently, and perform under pressure. The UCAT is a skills-based and interviews are about structured reflection. Once you understand the logic behind both, the process becomes far easier.

Hello there!

My name is Abbey, I’m a 3rd Year Vet Med student in the Graduate Entry programme at the University of Edinburgh. Before this degree, I completed my BSc in Veterinary Biosciences and an MRes of Parasite Control at Aberystwyth University.

Outside the classroom, I am very active, acting as captain of the vet school’s badminton team that competes monthly in the local league with weekly training. I also am one of the student ambassadors at vet school, so am very familiar with the runnings of the school.

I have been involved in several extracurricular activities since secondary school, ranging from Model United Nations, organising blood drives, to being the managing editor of the school newspaper just to name a few! This carried into my university years in my first degree, restarting the Animal & Veterinary Society and holding roles such as President, Vice-President and Secretary, and being a part of a 10-year consecutive winning dance team as well.

I’m Brittany, a Master’s qualified Behavioural Neuroscience graduate and Graduate Entry Medicine student at the University of Chester. My research focused on human behaviour, social interaction, and decision making, which now shapes how I understand students’ reasoning, confidence, and learning needs. I independently navigated the UK medical school admissions process, securing three interview invitations from four applications and ultimately receiving a GEM offer. I now support students with UCAT preparation, university selection, personal statements, interviews, wider application strategy, and A Level Biology, Psychology and Sociology tutoring. As an experienced medical admissions tutor, former Graduate Teaching Assistant, and someone with over 1000 hours of healthcare experience, my approach is practical, structured, and personalised. For A Level students, I focus on content consolidation, memorisation, revision strategies, exam technique, and structured exam preparation. As a neurodivergent applicant who sat the UCAT with access arrangements, I understand that every student may need a different route to success. I help students recognise patterns in their mistakes, communicate their experiences confidently, and approach both exams and the admissions process with a clear strategy.

I’m Lara, a Master’s-qualified midwife and current GEM student. I scored in the top 10% in VR and DM in the UCAT and have served as a trained MMI assessor, giving me direct insight into how MMIs work. I come from a non-traditional background and understand how powerful a “different” profile can be when it is presented with confidence. I support students across the medical school application process, UCAT, MMI interviews, personal statements, and application strategy. With experience teaching university-level students and professional education, my approach is structured and supportive. I’ll help you think clearly, communicate confidently, and perform under pressure. The UCAT is a skills-based and interviews are about structured reflection. Once you understand the logic behind both, the process becomes far easier.

Hello there!

My name is Abbey, I’m a 3rd Year Vet Med student in the Graduate Entry programme at the University of Edinburgh. Before this degree, I completed my BSc in Veterinary Biosciences and an MRes of Parasite Control at Aberystwyth University.

Outside the classroom, I am very active, acting as captain of the vet school’s badminton team that competes monthly in the local league with weekly training. I also am one of the student ambassadors at vet school, so am very familiar with the runnings of the school.

I have been involved in several extracurricular activities since secondary school, ranging from Model United Nations, organising blood drives, to being the managing editor of the school newspaper just to name a few! This carried into my university years in my first degree, restarting the Animal & Veterinary Society and holding roles such as President, Vice-President and Secretary, and being a part of a 10-year consecutive winning dance team as well.

I’m Brittany, a Master’s qualified Behavioural Neuroscience graduate and Graduate Entry Medicine student at the University of Chester. My research focused on human behaviour, social interaction, and decision making, which now shapes how I understand students’ reasoning, confidence, and learning needs. I independently navigated the UK medical school admissions process, securing three interview invitations from four applications and ultimately receiving a GEM offer. I now support students with UCAT preparation, university selection, personal statements, interviews, wider application strategy, and A Level Biology, Psychology and Sociology tutoring. As an experienced medical admissions tutor, former Graduate Teaching Assistant, and someone with over 1000 hours of healthcare experience, my approach is practical, structured, and personalised. For A Level students, I focus on content consolidation, memorisation, revision strategies, exam technique, and structured exam preparation. As a neurodivergent applicant who sat the UCAT with access arrangements, I understand that every student may need a different route to success. I help students recognise patterns in their mistakes, communicate their experiences confidently, and approach both exams and the admissions process with a clear strategy.

I’m Lara, a Master’s-qualified midwife and current GEM student. I scored in the top 10% in VR and DM in the UCAT and have served as a trained MMI assessor, giving me direct insight into how MMIs work. I come from a non-traditional background and understand how powerful a “different” profile can be when it is presented with confidence. I support students across the medical school application process, UCAT, MMI interviews, personal statements, and application strategy. With experience teaching university-level students and professional education, my approach is structured and supportive. I’ll help you think clearly, communicate confidently, and perform under pressure. The UCAT is a skills-based and interviews are about structured reflection. Once you understand the logic behind both, the process becomes far easier.

Hello there!

My name is Abbey, I’m a 3rd Year Vet Med student in the Graduate Entry programme at the University of Edinburgh. Before this degree, I completed my BSc in Veterinary Biosciences and an MRes of Parasite Control at Aberystwyth University.

Outside the classroom, I am very active, acting as captain of the vet school’s badminton team that competes monthly in the local league with weekly training. I also am one of the student ambassadors at vet school, so am very familiar with the runnings of the school.

I have been involved in several extracurricular activities since secondary school, ranging from Model United Nations, organising blood drives, to being the managing editor of the school newspaper just to name a few! This carried into my university years in my first degree, restarting the Animal & Veterinary Society and holding roles such as President, Vice-President and Secretary, and being a part of a 10-year consecutive winning dance team as well.

I’m Brittany, a Master’s qualified Behavioural Neuroscience graduate and Graduate Entry Medicine student at the University of Chester. My research focused on human behaviour, social interaction, and decision making, which now shapes how I understand students’ reasoning, confidence, and learning needs. I independently navigated the UK medical school admissions process, securing three interview invitations from four applications and ultimately receiving a GEM offer. I now support students with UCAT preparation, university selection, personal statements, interviews, wider application strategy, and A Level Biology, Psychology and Sociology tutoring. As an experienced medical admissions tutor, former Graduate Teaching Assistant, and someone with over 1000 hours of healthcare experience, my approach is practical, structured, and personalised. For A Level students, I focus on content consolidation, memorisation, revision strategies, exam technique, and structured exam preparation. As a neurodivergent applicant who sat the UCAT with access arrangements, I understand that every student may need a different route to success. I help students recognise patterns in their mistakes, communicate their experiences confidently, and approach both exams and the admissions process with a clear strategy.