How can I prepare for my medical school applications? MMI? UKCAT!?

Despite being a trying period for students applying for medical school whilst studying their A Levels it is incredibly important to take time to consider your application carefully. I am of the firm belief that one needs to be strategic when applying to improve the likelihood of their acceptance in face of the daunting competition ratios. Medicine teaches you the importance of reflection, finding your weakest and strongest attributes in the hopes to improve them or to use them at an advantage to better your care for patients. This process can begin before medical school, and as a principle, can be applied to your application.
There are several areas of the application process that many say cannot be revised for, but I assure you there are ways to improve things like your UKCAT and your interview. Through my own process I have saved all my preparation and written up the strategies I used for my application, which includes a 20,000 word document of questions and answers for MMI stations and a strategy booklet for the UKCAT. The following is an excerpt from that file:
"Why not nursing?" → These types of questions want to test whether you understand the differences between healthcare professionals within the NHS, whilst also ensuring you appreciate the importance of their roles. However, as there are parallels between these careers, you need to ensure that you differentiate, and explain why medicine was more appealing to you.
Having shadowed nurses during my work experience I have seen how important they are to maintaining a functional NHS, and how integral they are to a multidisciplinary team – these experiences have consolidated my incredible respect for nurses. However, having witnessed their scope, and their approaches to managing patient treatment, I think I would be better suited to being a doctor. In my experience nurses' approach to patient care seems to be algorithmic in nature, and although they can progress to becoming advanced nurse practitioners the responsibility of the patients and their care ultimately rests upon the doctors shoulders. Although I enjoy being a part of a team, and appreciate the necessity for holistic treatment of patients, I enjoy having the responsibility of making tough decisions after considering all the evidence and options available. Similarly, despite the exceptional knowledge of nurses and the vast amount of experience they have, I enjoy the so-called ‘medical method’ which nurses are usually not trained in, and think that it would suit my temperament as well as my strong scientific background.