Approach to Section 3
Section 3 is a test of your communication skills, skills which are vital to the professions BMAT test-takers wish to enter and to high scores throughout university exams. Therefore, you must be able to address a question in a concise and organised way to score well.
30 minutes to write 1 essay
1 side of A4 lined paper (and the question paper for planning)
3 Titles to choose from (As of 2017, the vet question no longer exists).
All essays are marked by 2 examiners, and the average of the two scores yields your section 3 score.
A score of 3A or above is usually good enough to meet a cut-off, as part of a general application, obviously the higher the better.
The examiners will be looking to see when arriving at the score:
Has the candidate addressed the question in the way demanded?
Rephrased the proposition / defined any obscure terms
Proposed reasonable counter-arguments
Proposed a reasonable conclusion which logically resolves the arguments of both sides.
Have they organised their thoughts clearly?
Have they used their general knowledge and opinions appropriately?
Any essay to which all of the above questions can be answered YES will score 3 or above.