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Which test you need, what is in it, how it is scored, the dates and fees for the 2026–27 cycle, and a short week-by-week plan to prepare. Written for applicants and parents, with every fact linked to the official source.
Maths, science and computing
Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, Warwick, UCL, Durham
TMUA
GuideTest of Mathematics for University Admission: maths, computer science and economics at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, LSE, Warwick, UCL and Durham.
ESAT
GuideEngineering and Science Admissions Test: engineering, physics, natural sciences and more at Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial and UCL.
STEP
GuideSixth Term Examination Paper: STEP 2 and STEP 3, part of most Cambridge Mathematics offers and an alternative route at Warwick.
Law and reasoning
Law, PPE, economics & management, psychology, computer science at UCL
LNAT
GuideNational Admissions Test for Law: 42 passage-based questions and an essay, for law at Oxford, Cambridge, KCL, LSE, UCL, Durham, Bristol and more.
TARA
GuideTest of Academic Reasoning for Admissions: critical thinking, problem solving and an essay for Oxford PPE and more, and UCL Computer Science.
Medicine and dentistry
UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand
UCAT
GuideUniversity Clinical Aptitude Test: four timed subtests used by most UK medical and dental schools, sat in the summer before you apply.
UCAT ANZ
GuideUCAT ANZ: the version of the UCAT used by medical and dental schools in Australia and New Zealand, sat in July and August.
GAMSAT
GuideGraduate Medical School Admissions Test: graduate-entry medicine in the UK, Ireland and Australia, sat in March or September.
HPAT
GuideHPAT-Ireland: the Health Professions Admission Test for undergraduate medicine at TCD, UCD, UCC, Galway, RCSI and UL.
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