Guides
Guides for parents
Plain-English guides to the tests your family may be preparing for. Every guide was checked against the test authority's own pages and says when. XScrubs does not promise marks, places or results.
UCAT ANZ
- UCAT ANZ format and scoring explainedFour timed subtests, 184 questions, 111 minutes of testing and no penalty for wrong answers. How the UCAT ANZ is built and how it is scored.Checked 19 October 2026
- UCAT ANZ: a parents' guide to costs, rules and helpingWho can sit the UCAT ANZ, what it cost in 2026, the rules that trip families up, and how to support a student without adding pressure.Checked 19 October 2026
- UCAT ANZ 2027: dates and a month-by-month planWhat the UCAT ANZ Consortium has and has not published for 2027, the usual timing from 2026, and a calm plan from October 2026 to the test.Checked 19 October 2026
- UCAT ANZ timeline: Year 10, 11 and 12 planned calmlyWhat to do in Year 10, Year 11 and your final year for the UCAT ANZ, using the confirmed 2026 calendar as the guide.Checked 19 October 2026
- Free and paid UCAT ANZ preparation: what to use firstThe Consortium's free tutorials, question banks and practice tests come first. Here is how to use them, and where paid practice fits.Checked 19 October 2026
Medical school interviews
- How medical school interviews work in Australia and New ZealandMMIs, structured panels, assessment days and no interview at all: how nine universities describe their medicine interviews for 2027 entry.Checked 19 October 2026
- UNSW medicine interview: format and dates for 2027 entryUNSW uses a structured face-to-face interview with two interviewers on the Kensington campus. How you are chosen, the form, dates and rules.Checked 19 October 2026
- Western Sydney University medicine MMI: format and datesWestern Sydney's online multi-mini interview gives about eight minutes per question. Four steps, dates, the academic threshold and how offers are weighted.Checked 19 October 2026
- University of Sydney medicine Assessment Day: what is publishedSydney's double degree medicine pathway uses an online Assessment Day with a group interview and a written assessment, and an ATAR of 99.95.Checked 19 October 2026
- Adelaide University medicine interview: online MMI detailsAdelaide's medicine interview is an online MMI with at least six ten-minute stations. How you are chosen, booking, conditions and dates for 2027 entry.Checked 19 October 2026
- Curtin medicine MMI: format, dates and what else countsCurtin's MBBS uses a Multiple Mini Interview and also requires a Casper test. What the 2027 admissions guide says about ranking, rounds and dates.Checked 19 October 2026
- University of Queensland medicine MMI: what is publishedUQ's Doctor of Medicine MMI is online. Provisional entry for school leavers runs through QTAC, graduate entry through GEMSAS. Stations, timing and rules.Checked 19 October 2026
- UWA Doctor of Medicine MMI: eight stations and rankingUWA's domestic MMI has eight seven-minute stations, with interview worth 50 per cent of the school leaver ranking. How entry, UCAT and dates work.Checked 19 October 2026
- Newcastle and New England Joint Medical Program: the MSAThe Joint Medical Program interview is called a Multiple Skills Assessment. Who is invited, when, and what the universities say it involves.Checked 19 October 2026
- University of Auckland MBChB MMI: an online recorded formatAuckland's general MMI is online and recorded, with seven assessed stations of three and a half minutes. How entry, UCAT and Casper work for 2027 and 2028.Checked 19 October 2026
MMI practice
- MMI practice set: communicationSix original MMI-style communication scenarios with one strong approach to each: listening, plain language, difficult news and feedback.Checked 19 October 2026
- MMI practice set: teamworkSix original MMI-style teamwork scenarios with one strong approach to each: shared tasks, disagreement, credit and leading without authority.Checked 19 October 2026
- MMI practice set: ethics and professionalismSix original MMI-style ethics scenarios with one strong approach to each: honesty, confidentiality, fairness and speaking up.Checked 19 October 2026
- MMI practice set: health policy and societySix original MMI-style health policy scenarios with one strong approach to each: access, fairness, evidence and community needs.Checked 19 October 2026
- MMI practice set: motivation and insightSix original MMI-style motivation scenarios with one strong approach to each: why medicine, self-awareness and learning from experience.Checked 19 October 2026
- MMI practice set: resilience and self-awarenessSix original MMI-style resilience scenarios with one strong approach to each: setbacks, stress, asking for help and mistakes.Checked 19 October 2026
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