BMAT ADVICE AND EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Dates
Sept 1st- entry opens Oct 1st – standard entry closes (£44)
Oct 15th – late entry closes (extra £31.50)
Nov 5th – BMAT
Nov 26th – results
Links
http://www.brightknowledge.org/knowledge-bank/medicine-and-healthcare/studyingmedicine/bmat-top-tips
http://www.wamsnottingham.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Admissions-Tests.pdf
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/
http://www.admissionstestingservice.org/our-services/medicine-andhealthcare/bmat/preparing-for-bmat/
Courses Requiring the BMAT
University of Cambridge (C05) A100 Medicine D100 Veterinary Medicine
Imperial College London (I50) A100 Medicine A101 Graduate Medicine B900
Biomedical Science (3 year course) B9N2 Biomedical Science with Management (4
year course)
University of Oxford (O33) A100 Medicine A101 Graduate Medicine BC98
Biomedical Sciences
University College London (U80) A100 Medicine Brighton and Sussex Medical
School (B74) A100 Medicine
University of Leeds (L23) A100 Medicine
Format & Tips
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2 hours, pen and paper.
At your school/college or a test centre.
Practise lots of questions under timed conditions!
Answer every question, but equally, don’t spend ages on a really tricky one.
Make sure they’re aware if you have any disabilities etc.
Try not to panic!
Aptitude and skills (60 mins)
Q: Under ideal conditions, a tree, newly planted from seed, grows 1 m in its first
year. In each subsequent year it grows 10 % of the difference between its height at
the beginning of the year and its theoretical maximum height. If a given tree’s
theoretical maximum height is 30 m, how big will it be (under ideal conditions), to the
nearest 10 cm after 3 years growth?
A
B
C
D
E
5.9 m
6.5 m
7.0 m
8.9 m
9.0 m
Scientific knowledge and applications (30 mins)
 Revise your GCSE science and make sure you’ve understood it rather than just
remembered facts!
 It’s a mix of all 3 sciences (and Maths) so don’t leave one out.
Q: Vitamin C, C6H8O6, is manufactured starting from glucose, C6H12O6. The
conversion of glucose to vitamin C involves which one of the following?
A
B
C
D
Oxidation
Hydration
Reduction
Dehydration
Writing
 Structure is important so take the time to plan your essay and avoid getting in a
muddle later on!
 You only have a certain amount of space
 Answer all parts of the question and don’t be irrelevant
 There are marks for spelling, grammar etc… (get teachers, parents and friends to
read over practise essays?)
Q: “A little learning is a dangerous thing.” (Alexander Pope). Write a unified essay in
which you address the following:
 Explain what you think the author means by this statement.
 Advance an argument against the statement above, i.e. in support of the
proposition ‘a little learning is not a dangerous thing’.
 What do you think determines whether or not learning can be a dangerous
thing?
Answers: Aptitude: B. Scientific Knowledge: C