--- title: "UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays - NIE: Medical Admissions Preparation" description: "NIE provides UCAT, medical interviews, psychometrics, Casper, and medical admissions preparation for students pursuing medicine and dentistry in Australia or New Zealand." url: "https://www.nie.edu.au/component/zoo/item/ucat-prepartion-during-summer-holidays?Itemid=101" date: "2026-08-09T06:37:40+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays [icon-calendar] Posted: December 05, 2020 UCAT and Interview Preparation If you are considering a career in medicine or dentistry, you will need to sit a compulsory entry exam known as the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) before you can apply for relevant placements in the aforementioned fields of study within most universities. Please note, that some pathways into medicine, dentistry, and clinical sciences may not require the UCAT ANZ. For details candidates should refer to the websites of the universities to which they intend to apply. [Universities and the UCAT Requirements](https://www.nie.edu.au/about-ucat/ucat-and-universities) **For those who will sit UCAT next year, consistent UCAT preparation during summer break is highly recommended as opposed to leaving it until the time when students need to devote their full attention and energy towards their Year 12 work.** **Coming up...** 21 January 2023 **Intensive UCAT Training Workshop - LIVE ONLINE INTERACTIVE** Do not delay any longer, make a start with your UCAT Preparation this month. [**ENROL TODAY**](https://www.nie.edu.au/ucat-courses/simulated-ucat-day-workshop) **Intensive 2-Day Interview Training Workshop - LIVE ONLINE INTERACTIVE** **Recommended for Year 11 and 12 students** 25 - 25 February 2023 15 - 16 April 2023 [Find out why you should start medical school interview preparation in Year 11?](https://nie.edu.au/sendy/l/u763ivKuWJXWwHMku9J1VPCg/r04WqVpL0qSwp0iOgjlnXQ/sEj0e2Mf5MbclYULkr0bWw) [**ENROL**](https://nie.edu.au/sendy/l/u763ivKuWJXWwHMku9J1VPCg/1YxnmEYMrPBwp42WBcMsnA/sEj0e2Mf5MbclYULkr0bWw) [View all available Interview Training Sevices](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/medical-interview-preparation) **Considering Career in Medicine or Dentistry?** **Starting Year 10, 11 or 12?** Do your research EARLY. Find out what is required for medical entry in Australia and New Zealand. Give UCAT NIE a call on 1300 974 187 and speak to one of our knowledgeable NIE teachers about UCAT, medical interviews, a career in health, or pathways into medicine and dentistry. **[Complete UCAT Courses](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/ucat-preparation-courses/category/30-nie-ucat%C2%AE-preparation)** - various levels of preparation and options available to meet individual student needs. **[UCAT Preparation Workshop](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/ucat-preparation-courses/product/216-simulated-ucat-day-workshop-2-day-intensive-program)** - 5 sections of the UCAT covered + full mock exam under timed conditions + introduction to medical interviews. **[Ongoing UCAT Training](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/ucat-preparation-courses/category/32-ucat-preparation-online-resources)** - **Medify**: affordable and superior UCAT preparation platform. **[UCAT Textbooks](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing/nie-book-shop)** - recommended list of textbooks to support your UCAT and Interview preparation. [**Medical Interviews Workshop**](https://www.nie.edu.au/medical/umat-interviews/medical-interviews-workshop) - lift your performance above the competition, validating your sincerity and burning positive lasting impressions into the minds of the selection panel. # **UCAT ANZ 2023 Key Dates** Candidates taking the UCAT ANZ in 2023 for entry to universities in Australia and New Zealand in 2024 should note these key dates. Deadline times are 11.59pm AEST - Australian Eastern Standard Time | Concession Scheme opens Access Arrangements open | 1 February 2023 | |---|---| | BOOKING OPENS | 1 March 2023 | | Concession application deadline | 10 May 2023 | | Access Arrangements application deadline | 17 May 2023 | | BOOKING DEADLINE | 17 May 2023 | | Late booking deadline | 31 May 2023 | | FINAL late booking deadline | 5 June 2023 | | Cancellation deadline | 10 June 2023 | | Testing begins | 3 July 2023 | | Last testing date | 12 August 2023 | | Results delivered to universities | by early September 2023 | *(Table retrieved from ucat.edu.au, December 2022)* | [![](https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nie.edu.au%2Fimages%2Fucat-nie-kaplan.jpg&t=1669950206&ymreqid=11df2005-0aaf-87fe-1c44-cf001d01a800&sig=yCLavqp6ccPdE8WVvsvw3g--~D)](https://www.nie.edu.au/about) | [![](https://ecp.yusercontent.com/mail?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nie.edu.au%2Fimages%2Fucat-books-courses-preparation-questions.jpg%3F1605677497158&t=1669950206&ymreqid=11df2005-0aaf-87fe-1c44-cf001d01a800&sig=bpek4akybL1RfdBMmP08nw--~D)](https://www.nie.edu.au/products-listing) | |---|---| [![UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays](https://www.nie.edu.au/media/yootheme/cache/a3/ucat-sections-scoreing-questions-a371ddb9.jpg)](#js-2) ![](https://www.nie.edu.au/zoo/blogs/ucat-sections-scoreing-questions.jpg) ## Schema ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "@id": "https://www.nie.edu.au/component/zoo/item/ucat-prepartion-during-summer-holidays#organization", "name": "National Institute of Education", "description": "NIE provides UCAT, medical interviews, psychometrics, Casper, and medical admissions preparation for students pursuing medicine and dentistry in Australia or New Zealand.", "url": "https://www.nie.edu.au", "logo": "https://www.nie.edu.au/images/NIE-logo.jpg", "image": "https://www.nie.edu.au/images/NIE-logo.jpg", "sameAs": [ "https://www.facebook.com/umat.prep.nie", "https://twitter.com/NIEUMAT", "https://www.instagram.com/umatnie/", "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-tVeXuv2yc2AwByU2FqOjg" ] } ``` ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://www.nie.edu.au" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "News & Blogs", "item": "https://www.nie.edu.au/component/zoo/category/news-blogs?Itemid=101" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays", "item": "https://www.nie.edu.au/component/zoo/item/ucat-prepartion-during-summer-holidays" } ] } ```