• Determination/tenacity
• Intellectual flexibility
• Taking control of the test and developing strategic test taking approaches
• Scientific knowledge
• Ability to write clearly, expressively and present opposing ideas fluently
• Logic puzzling and analytical/cryptic thinking skill
• Critical thinking and linguistic reasoning

There is no one golden rule that makes the test easy, nor should there be. But developing a set of skills and approaches that ensures a ‘toolbox’ for each aspect of the test is critical, and fundamental to our programmes.