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The UCAT-ANZ Score Predictor, Prometheus interview practice, virtual work experience, full application guides and Auckland vs Otago research — every free New Zealand medicine and dentistry tool and guide we make, gathered in one place.

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The UCAT-ANZ Score Predictor and Prometheus interview practice — plus our flagship tools just below. No payment needed to get going.

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UCAT-ANZ Score Predictor

Turn your mock raw marks into a predicted UCAT-ANZ scaled score and percentile, so you know where you stand for Auckland and Otago.

When to use it: Use it after a mock to see what your raw marks become.

Predict my score
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Prometheus Interview Practice

1,000+ MMI and panel interview questions with model answers — practise the station types Auckland and Otago use, in your browser.

When to use it: Drill stations once you have your UCAT-ANZ result locked in.

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UCAT-ANZ prep planFree guide

Your UCAT-ANZ plan, built around you

A section-by-section UCAT-ANZ preparation plan that shows you exactly how Auckland (15% weighting) and Otago (threshold gate only) use the test — so you target the marks that actually move your application.

  • Section-by-section, mapped to your mocks
  • Knows how Auckland & Otago weight the score
  • Free to read — no sign-up needed
Open the UCAT-ANZ guide
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Practise interviews with Prometheus

1,000+ MMI and panel interview questions, each with a model answer — organised by station and theme, including the ethics and Te Tiriti scenarios that come up in Auckland’s Kira Talent MMI and Otago’s interviews.

  • 1,000+ questions with model answers
  • MMI, panel & ethics stations
  • Free to try, in your browser
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Work experienceFree

Work experience that actually counts

What NZ admissions panels really value in work experience — and how to reflect on shadowing and healthcare volunteering so it strengthens your interview answers, even if opportunities near you are limited.

  • What Auckland & Otago panels look for
  • Turn shadowing into interview-ready reflections
  • Free to read, anytime
Read the work experience guide
NZ guides

In-depth application guides

Step-by-step walkthroughs for UCAT-ANZ, HSFY, MAPAS, RRAS, interviews and NZ ethics — written by tutors with first-hand New Zealand admissions knowledge.

Overview

Get Into Medical School in NZ

The complete roadmap for applying to New Zealand medicine: NCEA rank scores, HSFY vs Auckland First Year, UCAT-ANZ, the Kira Talent MMI, MAPAS, RRAS and how to choose between Auckland and Otago.

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UCAT-ANZ

UCAT-ANZ Prep Guide

How UCAT-ANZ is scored, when to register and sit it, and how Auckland (15% weighting) and Otago (threshold gate only) use it — plus a section-by-section preparation plan.

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Entry routes

Otago Health Sciences First Year (HSFY)

How HSFY selection works, the seven prescribed papers, the GPA you need for Year 2 medicine, and which Otago health programmes HSFY feeds into.

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Interviews

NZ Medicine & Dentistry Interviews

Auckland’s asynchronous Kira Talent online MMI and Otago’s structured interviews — station types, common scenarios and a university-specific preparation plan.

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Interviews

NZ Medical Ethics Guide

Master medical ethics for NZ MMIs - the four pillars, Te Tiriti principles, Hauora Māori and Pacific health equity, with worked NZ scenario answers.

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Academic

NCEA / Cambridge / IB Requirements

Minimum rank scores (Auckland BHSc 250+, BSc Biomed 165+), subject recommendations and equivalency tables for NCEA, Cambridge International and IB applicants.

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Entry routes

MAPAS — Māori & Pacific Admissions

Eligibility, the separate MAPAS selection pool, the MH04 form, the 5-station MAPAS Specialty Interview and how MAPAS interacts with the general ranking.

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Entry routes

Auckland RRAS — Rural Admissions

Criteria for the Regional Rural Admissions Scheme, how a rural background is assessed and what it means for your Auckland MBChB application.

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Application

Work Experience for NZ Medicine

What NZ admissions panels value in work experience, how to reflect on shadowing and healthcare volunteering, and what to do if opportunities are limited.

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Comparison

NZ vs Australian Medicine

Entry routes, tuition costs, graduate outcomes and what it actually feels like to study medicine in New Zealand compared with Australia.

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Explore universities

Research your NZ medical & dental schools

Auckland vs Otago entry routes, UCAT-ANZ weighting, the Otago BDS, interview formats and our NGMP Score rankings — everything you need to build a confident NZ shortlist.

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NZ Medical Schools

Auckland vs Otago side by side — entry routes, UCAT-ANZ weighting, interview format, NCEA rank scores and decision dates.

When to use it: Start here to choose between Auckland and Otago.

Compare Auckland vs Otago
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NZ Dental Schools

The Otago BDS — the only dental degree in New Zealand. HSFY entry, UCAT-ANZ, interview and how the dental pathway differs from medicine.

When to use it: Read it if Otago dentistry is on your list.

Explore Otago BDS
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Medical School Rankings

Auckland and Otago ranked by our NGMP Score — outcomes, student experience and entry standards in one view.

When to use it: Use it to build an evidence-based view of each school.

See the rankings
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Dental School Rankings

Where the Otago BDS sits on outcomes, satisfaction and entry standards by our NGMP Score.

When to use it: Use it alongside the medicine rankings to weigh your options.

See dental rankings
Free

Compare Schools

Put Auckland and Otago side by side — UCAT-ANZ use, rank-score thresholds, interview formats and decision dates in one table.

When to use it: Use it once you have a shortlist to settle the call.

Compare schools
Free

NZ Medicine & Dentistry Interviews

Auckland’s asynchronous Kira Talent online MMI and Otago’s structured interviews — what each assesses and how to prepare.

When to use it: Open it once you have an interview invite.

Find your interview

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Free tools and guides get you started — personalised UCAT-ANZ, interview and written-application coaching gets you the offer at Auckland or Otago.

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