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Title: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 18, 2010, 05:17:08 pm
Thought it might be good to compare scores with people on the MedEntry Exams.  The people on VN are all quire intelligent so it would give a good indication of where we are all at with UMAT prep.

I just did Exam 1 and these are my results.  Add you own results for any exam so people can gauge how they are doing.

Exam 1
Section 1 - 28/44 (62nd percentile)
Section 2 - 31/40 (88th percentile)
Section 3 - 21/38 (77th percentile)

Edit: Updated percentiles.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: monokekie on June 18, 2010, 05:23:01 pm
Heya~
I got

Exam1:
32/44 - 86 percentile
28/40 - 62 percentile
26/38 - 95 percentile
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on June 18, 2010, 06:31:51 pm
i did it so long ago and it's no longer there ~
(i think its because they have updated all of them since i did it)
but my scores were somewhere around ~85 for sec1, ~90 for sec2, and ~60 for sec3 from memory..

ahh i havent thought of the umat in months haha, my chances at monash are almost nonexistent. but i'm ok with this ><
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: monokekie on June 18, 2010, 09:51:53 pm
~90 for sec2, and ~60 for sec3 from memory..


woah~ maybe psych helps section 2 :)~~
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on June 21, 2010, 01:16:20 am
~90 for sec2, and ~60 for sec3 from memory..


woah~ maybe psych helps section 2 :)~~

haha maybeeeeeeeee (but not sure how they are related :o)

the second exam i did ages ago had like 0-40% for sec 2 and then ~80 for sec 3.. so weird hahah
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: shinny on June 21, 2010, 01:20:12 am
Mine was fairly evenly distributed from 30 to 90 percentile. Section 2 is really quite random from my experience, but that might have just been an indicator of how much I relied on guessing.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 23, 2010, 03:09:09 pm
Exam 2
Section 1 - 27/44 (64th percentile)
Section 2 - 34/40 (88th percentile)
Section 3 - 24/38 (70th percentile)

god i hate section 1 + 3

Edit: Updated percentiles.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 23, 2010, 03:13:12 pm
I did it a while ago too:
~75% sec 1
~0-40% sec 2 (lolwtf.........)
~90% sec 3

Exam 2 percentiles are retarded :S... i bet kids ran out of drills and did exams longer than they were allowed or only the PRO's do exam 2 onwards.. coz i got way lower percentiles lol

There would also be douchebags who get the answers off their friends accounts and then think that it is amusing to enter it into the system and make it look like they got 100%.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: monokekie on June 23, 2010, 05:13:11 pm
o.O wth ?!  ;D
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: happyhappyland on June 23, 2010, 05:56:38 pm
Exam 2
Section 1 - 27/44 (63rd percentile)
Section 2 - 34/40 (89th percentile)
Section 3 - 24/38 (70th percentile)

god i hate section 1 + 3

Thats screwed up I got 32/40 for section 2 and im 63percentile...
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: monokekie on June 23, 2010, 09:48:44 pm
Exam 2
Section 1 - 31/44 (89rd percentile) 3.5 hrs
Section 2 - 29/40 (29th percentile) 50 mins
Section 3 - 29/38 (95th percentile) 2.5 hrs

@#$*...I need to work fast.. workk fastt
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: superflya on June 23, 2010, 09:54:04 pm
lol 89rd :P

i say untimed tests are pointless, especially umat exams cos speed is pretty much everything.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 23, 2010, 10:17:10 pm
If kekie and I worked together we would smash it haha!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 28, 2010, 05:08:25 pm
Exam 3
Section 1 - 30/44 (87th percentile)
Section 2 - 25/40 (53rd percentile)  fml, family were making so much damn noise!
Section 3 - 25/38 (84th percentile)

question 5 from section 3 on this paper can go f**k itself.  anyone who can do this question, you are a genius, and i would like to be the first to congratulate you in getting into your med degree haha.

Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on June 29, 2010, 10:23:46 am
Gratz man...your doing REALLY well...Im pretty sure your high 80s would be 95+ in real exam
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: monokekie on June 29, 2010, 01:47:46 pm
haha nice results stonecold!!

Exam 3
Section 1 - 31/44 (91th percentile)
Section 2 - 23/40 (28rd percentile)  ???!?!
Section 3 - 25/38 (84th percentile)

tis what i got :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on June 29, 2010, 03:44:48 pm
Exam 3
Section 1 - 30/44 (87th percentile)
Section 2 - 25/40 (53rd percentile)  fml, family were making so much damn noise!
Section 3 - 25/38 (84th percentile)

question 5 from section 3 on this paper can go f**k itself.  anyone who can do this question, you are a genius, and i would like to be the first to congratulate you in getting into your med degree haha.


ey stonecold

i just did s1 and s2 of exam 3

1 29/44 82 percentile
2 22/40 0-20 percentile, i fail this section but you just got 3 more than me but 53rd percentile..weird

anyway wondering if you or anyone else knows how to get around the no control button on the LMS i really wont to print a few out to make it as similar to the real thing, i remember some people posting them on VN some time ago.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 29, 2010, 04:10:57 pm
stonecold.. you're owning it man lol.. I'm damn jealous :P

lol hardly.  i wish there was more time (only 4 weeks now) and no school/SAC's to worry about. :P
i need to get way more consistent, and learn to work as efficiently as possible.

just keep practising.  it actually helps.  the umat people are dog.  they say prep courses are a waste of time, which is a dirty lie!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 30, 2010, 05:12:53 pm
epic fail...

Exam 4
Section 1 - 27/44 (61st percentile)
Section 2 - 26/40 (35th percentile)
Section 3 - 23/38 (63rd percentile)

i am going backwards! :(
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: naved_s9994 on June 30, 2010, 05:21:35 pm
epic fail...

Exam 4
Section 1 - 27/44 (61st percentile)
Section 2 - 26/40 (35th percentile)
Section 3 - 23/38 (63rd percentile)

i am going backwards! :(

Dont worry, Ive yielded worse results on one occasion..
Im still not imporving section 1 (~70%) but im good with the other sections 85 - 90 + usually.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on June 30, 2010, 05:34:31 pm
yeah, i reckon the difficulty of these exams varies as well...
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 01, 2010, 05:05:32 pm
Exam 5
Section 1 - 27/44 (45th percentile)
Section 2 - 29/40 (65th percentile)
Section 3 - 24/38 (73rd percentile)

This is getting utterly depressing.

Might take a few days off, and just read through what I've done so far and do some more drills...

Also, I think if you can get up to 75% of the section questions correct, then that would surely put you 95+ percentile?
Despite what MedEntry says, I seriously can't see 35% of students getting 30 or more questions right on S2 for instance, as they say on this exam.  I remember the dude at the lecture say that 32/40 was like 100%ile.  Am I imagining things, or did he say this at other peoples lectures too?

And another thing, there always seems to be one question with several parts in S2 or S3 S1 or S2 that absolutely destroys me.  I get virtually all the parts wrong, and then that kills what otherwise looked like maybe being a promising result.

Other people please share your results and thoughts.  

Also, I do these exams by following the time as closely as possible.  I've gone over by five or ten minutes on a few occasions, but most of the time I really push and make sure I adhere to the time constraints.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on July 01, 2010, 05:22:51 pm
woahh you are doing heaps.
i haven't done anything in months and have no plans to start anytime sooon, maybe the weekend beforeeeee, im gonna do so bad hahaha >_>
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Boots on July 01, 2010, 05:23:13 pm
stonecold, do you do the exams in one go?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 01, 2010, 05:26:28 pm
@vexx

meh, it's not like its helping or anything...  i'm probably wasting my time.  and i've done jack in terms of vce since the june exams.

@boots

yeah, first couple i didn't do them all at once, but the last 3 I did all in one go.  it takes so much time.  you need at least 5 hours by the time you do it, and then go through it to see where and why you stuffed up.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on July 02, 2010, 01:45:42 pm
@vexx

meh, it's not like its helping or anything...  i'm probably wasting my time.  and i've done jack in terms of vce since the june exams.

it probably ishelping in someway, are you getting faster? possibly learning a few tricks that'll help in the exam perhaps..
but yes that is my fear, that studying and doing exams is a waste of time, but im hoping to remove this thought and study anyway since i'm sure its better then nothing.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 09, 2010, 03:51:22 pm
Exam 6
Section 1 - 30/44 (80th percentile)
Section 2 - 26/40 (52nd percentile)
Section 3 - 23/38 (67th percentile)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 12, 2010, 04:12:45 pm
Exam 7
Section 1 - 24/44 (0-20th percentile) < probably not the best idea to start an exam at 8.30pm.  did the rest the next day.
Section 2 - 30/40 (94th percentile)
Section 3 - 30/38 (98th percentile)

abosoltely mortified at my S1 performance :(
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: happyhappyland on July 12, 2010, 05:30:35 pm
Most of mine at 0-20 percentile :( except for some random 40ish %.... I dont like doing it on computer, I did better at the medentry workshop one. I got 100% for section 1 70ish for section 2 and 80ish for section 3. I dont know why the ones I do online are so much worse.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 12, 2010, 05:35:05 pm
Exam 7
Section 1 - 24/44 (0-20th percentile) < probably not the best idea to start an exam at 8.30pm.  did the rest the next day.
Section 2 - 30/40 (94th percentile)
Section 3 - 30/38 (98th percentile)

abosoltely mortified at my S1 performance :(

HOLY SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT nice work dude......................
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on July 12, 2010, 05:47:04 pm
^ wow stonecold on your sec 2 & 3
and wow at how varied your scores are. i wonder if you are improving or just the style of questions is different so you did better?
hmmm hope you do well, you really deserve it.
i did my first drill in months today xDDDDD
haha
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 12, 2010, 06:00:48 pm
^ wow stonecold on your sec 2 & 3
and wow at how varied your scores are. i wonder if you are improving or just the style of questions is different so you did better?
hmmm hope you do well, you really deserve it.
i did my first drill in months today xDDDDD
haha
They might make it easier so it can boost our confidence
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: costargh on July 12, 2010, 07:15:08 pm
Anyone got a soft copy of one of the exams? Just keen on doing it for fun to see how I'd go. Note that I'm 2nd year uni and not trying to get into med lol
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on July 12, 2010, 08:16:34 pm
Anyone got a soft copy of one of the exams? Just keen on doing it for fun to see how I'd go. Note that I'm 2nd year uni and not trying to get into med lol

:o

trust me you dont want to do it.. thats 4hrs of your life gone..
besides you need to do it online to get a rough percentile as raw scores are pretty much meaningless.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: costargh on July 12, 2010, 08:58:42 pm
meh! someone give me user credentials plz :D
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: busterBluth on July 12, 2010, 10:13:32 pm
Exam 9
section 1: 35/44  (59 percentile)

i was quite happy............until i saw the percentile.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 12, 2010, 11:17:08 pm
Exam 9
section 1: 35/44  (59 percentile)

i was quite happy............until i saw the percentile.

That is fucked!   In the real UMAT, that would be a killer score so don't worry about it.

It'll be interesting to see what I get when I do it, but it probably won't be until early next week...

___________________________________________________________________________________________________

Thanks for the kind words guys.

I'm not really sure with it all still.  Some days are good, others are bad.  I know I can do it, but just a matter of me performing on the day.

I believe mindset really comes into it.  Walk in with a positive attitude and you will probably do awesome, but negativity may bring me down so I'm going to try and be extra positive on the day. :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on July 12, 2010, 11:21:34 pm
^stonecold, you are going to do amazing! all your scores have been quite good even the worst of them (and considering medentry being harder with a tougher cohort) you will get such a high percentile ^_^
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vea on July 13, 2010, 10:16:41 pm
Hey guys,
I am currently year 11 and will be doing the UMAT next year...
I have a few questions to ask if possible. :)

- Isn't the UMAT out of 300? Looking at some of the results here and they don't add to 300.

- Should I/When should I be starting a UMAT program? I hear that MedEntry is one of the top companies in terms of usefulness and relevancy. Do you actually go to a location to get tutored for MedEntry or is it all online?

Thanks in advance
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Michael0007 on July 13, 2010, 11:06:52 pm
People do section 3 of exam 9!!!

It's really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really fun!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 14, 2010, 07:56:22 pm
dubbs t f i just did s2 of exam 5 got like 75% but only like 50th percentile
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 16, 2010, 12:42:10 am
Exam 8:
Sec 1: 41/44 (100th)
Sec 2: 32/40 (98th)
Sec 3: 28/38 (63rd)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 16, 2010, 04:42:12 pm
Exam 8:
Sec 1: 41/44 (100th)
Sec 2: 32/40 (98th)
Sec 3: 28/38 (63rd)
yep for sure
MBBS.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 16, 2010, 06:06:08 pm
Exam 8:
Sec 1: 41/44 (100th)
Sec 2: 32/40 (98th)
Sec 3: 28/38 (63rd)

You are owing it. How do you get so awesome on Section 1!  Congrats man.    You are gonna kill it come Wednesday week.

This is what I've been up to lately.  

Exam 8
Section 1: 29/44 (67th percentile)
Section 2: 25/40 (44th percentile)
Section 3: 29/38 (79th percentile)

ACER Practice Test 1 2010
Section 1: 26/44  <  Edit: According to MedEntry, Q4 has an error.  Pretty sure they are right because I wasted time comparing two answers when they were both correct  >:(
Section 2: 34/40
Section 3: 35/38

I stink at S1 and I don't know how to get better.  I feel as if all the information is being thrown at me and before I even understand what the question is asking, I've already exceeded the time for that question.

Maybe going nuts with the highlighter could help me filter out the crap.  It works in VCE. :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: vexx on July 16, 2010, 06:25:29 pm
^ Stonecold, are you finishing the sections within their times? if not for sec 1, how long over are you going?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 16, 2010, 06:32:10 pm
I do them within the time, but I went over 5 mins on S1 of the ACER test. 

According to MedEntry, there is an error in Q4 on the ACER exam 1 and there are two possibilities for the answer.  I won't say it because people are probably going to do them and I don't want to stuff up the test for them.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: busterBluth on July 16, 2010, 09:14:16 pm
People do section 3 of exam 9!!!

It's really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really really fun!

just did it........EPIC FAIL!!! :D
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 17, 2010, 02:11:49 pm
More like really really hard!

Do people find that they are improving? Which section in particular?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 17, 2010, 02:26:41 pm
Just my take, but S3 is the easiest to improve, and S1 is the hardest.  S2 lies somewhere in the middle, but every time I don't understand a word or emotion, I made a vocab sheet with definitions, so it has become easier.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Michael0007 on July 17, 2010, 02:31:45 pm
Hey Stone Cold, do you mind sharing that vocab list?

Cheers :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: fady_22 on July 17, 2010, 03:04:48 pm
Exam 8:
Sec 1: 41/44 (100th)
Sec 2: 32/40 (98th)
Sec 3: 28/38 (63rd)

You are owing it. How do you get so awesome on Section 1!  Congrats man.    You are gonna kill it come Wednesday week.

This is what I've been up to lately. 

Exam 8
Section 1: 29/44 (67th percentile)
Section 2: 25/40 (44th percentile)
Section 3: 29/38 (79th percentile)

ACER Practice Test 1 2010
Section 1: 26/44  <  Edit: According to MedEntry, Q4 has an error.  Pretty sure they are right because I wasted time comparing two answers when they were both correct  >:(
Section 2: 34/40
Section 3: 35/38

I stink at S1 and I don't know how to get better.  I feel as if all the information is being thrown at me and before I even understand what the question is asking, I've already exceeded the time for that question.

Maybe going nuts with the highlighter could help me filter out the crap.  It works in VCE. :)


Apparently we aren't allowed to take in a highlighter. Just a pencil, sharpener and eraser. :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 17, 2010, 03:19:51 pm
well that blows.  what would they do if i smuggle one in?  it is not like it is some kind of massive breach. :P
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: akira88 on July 17, 2010, 04:28:51 pm
Just my take, but S3 is the easiest to improve, and S1 is the hardest.  S2 lies somewhere in the middle, but every time I don't understand a word or emotion, I made a vocab sheet with definitions, so it has become easier.
I agree. My worst section is section 1, so I decided to practise it- not too much improvement. However I've improved greatly in S3 and S2 as well :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 17, 2010, 04:47:23 pm
How about pens?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 17, 2010, 07:12:41 pm
Exam 8:
Sec 1: 41/44 (100th)
Sec 2: 32/40 (98th)
Sec 3: 28/38 (63rd)

You are owing it. How do you get so awesome on Section 1!  Congrats man.    You are gonna kill it come Wednesday week.

This is what I've been up to lately. 

Exam 8
Section 1: 29/44 (67th percentile)
Section 2: 25/40 (44th percentile)
Section 3: 29/38 (79th percentile)

ACER Practice Test 1 2010
Section 1: 26/44  <  Edit: According to MedEntry, Q4 has an error.  Pretty sure they are right because I wasted time comparing two answers when they were both correct  >:(
Section 2: 34/40
Section 3: 35/38

I stink at S1 and I don't know how to get better.  I feel as if all the information is being thrown at me and before I even understand what the question is asking, I've already exceeded the time for that question.

Maybe going nuts with the highlighter could help me filter out the crap.  It works in VCE. :)


hahaha, umm 41 was my best by a long way, i usually get like 34-36 and like 90-95th percentiles..
i dno, my reading is pretty fast, and some quesitons i cbf working  out i just guess and move onto the wquesitions which i can do..
and like process of elimination usually narrows it down to two plausible answersa, and just choose the one ur gut tels u to..works for me....
sec 3 sucks though :p
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 17, 2010, 07:25:07 pm
^and 34-36 is awesome for S1.  My best is 30. :(

Holy SHIT!  MedEntry just put up two drills called 'Real UMAT Questions'  !!!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 17, 2010, 07:28:25 pm
wat r they??!!
it duznt say on the medentry site how long they r or anything:s
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 17, 2010, 07:40:28 pm
I dunno...still contemplating whether to do them now or not lol.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 17, 2010, 07:47:12 pm
ohh..there just like 10 questions each from the acer exams that we purchased....
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: crayolé on July 17, 2010, 07:55:40 pm
Yeah they're just drills anyway, only 6 Section 1 Questions for first drill and 12 Section 2 questions for second.

Are they from ACER? ;/ I havent done mine yet but dayum, theres an unwanted advantage >.>
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 17, 2010, 08:06:19 pm
MedEntry steals the majority, if not all of their content.  I'd be okay with it if they charged $100-$200, but at their prices you'd expect better.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 17, 2010, 09:38:31 pm
Isn't that illegal though? Ironic how they sued Icarus for stealing their stuff
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: happyhappyland on July 17, 2010, 10:30:19 pm
MedEntry steals the majority, if not all of their content.  I'd be okay with it if they charged $100-$200, but at their prices you'd expect better.

They dont steal questions. Someone who got 100percentile last year in my school works for Medentry now by making up questions and selling it to them. The more complex the questions the more they pay apparently
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: shinny on July 17, 2010, 10:32:01 pm
MedEntry steals the majority, if not all of their content.  I'd be okay with it if they charged $100-$200, but at their prices you'd expect better.

They dont steal questions. Someone who got 100percentile last year in my school works for Medentry now by making up questions and selling it to them. The more complex the questions the more they pay apparently

Guess that explains the ridiculousness of the level of some of the questions.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 17, 2010, 10:32:14 pm
Nah they do take some at least I noticed from the exams. I didn't take the effort to compare whether they are exact but definitely very similar.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 18, 2010, 10:10:10 am
this is bs, just did S1 Exam 8, 70 something % correct responses and only 33 percentile..
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 18, 2010, 10:47:49 am
this is bs, just did S1 Exam 8, 70 something % correct responses and only 33 percentile..

are you sure?  I got 66% correct and it says 65th percentile
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 18, 2010, 12:44:51 pm
Hey Stone Cold, do you mind sharing that vocab list?

Cheers :)

http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,27570.msg283658/topicseen.html#msg283658
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: fady_22 on July 18, 2010, 01:34:22 pm
well that blows.  what would they do if i smuggle one in?  it is not like it is some kind of massive breach. :P

According to the MedEntry guy, it is "performance enhancing". LOL.

In the UMAT quick reference guide, it says that "all other equipment with the exception of a bottle of drinking water is prohibited".

I guess they'll take it off you if they see you using it.  :P
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 18, 2010, 01:38:31 pm
Just wondering, so what happens on the day if I bring a bag or something? Do I keep it with me under the table or they literally lock it up? How close supervisors be?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 18, 2010, 04:26:55 pm
Exam 9
Section 1 - 37/44 (72nd percentile)
Section 2 - 36/40 (100th percentile)
Section 3 - 23/38 (72nd percentile)

Section 1 was too simple, so you can't make many errors, and Section 3 is just screwed...
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: akira88 on July 18, 2010, 05:37:01 pm
Just wondering, so what happens on the day if I bring a bag or something? Do I keep it with me under the table or they literally lock it up? How close supervisors be?
That's what I'm wondering- where the hell do i put my phone?!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 19, 2010, 12:52:19 pm
Exam 9:
41/44 (96th)
33/40 (90th)
19/38 (36th)

hahaha screw patterns :(
worst section 3 everr
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 19, 2010, 02:05:37 pm
^dw, the real UMAT ones aren't merely as difficult or screwed up...  :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 19, 2010, 04:17:07 pm
yeah i know:)
thats the only thing keeping me from being upset...
where u sitting it?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 19, 2010, 04:30:46 pm
yeah i know:)
thats the only thing keeping me from being upset...
where u sitting it?

lol, don't be upset.  you are doing brilliantly.  you will tear it to shreds on the day.

every time I do S1 I get upset...

I am at Melbourne in the 1:30 group, you?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Greggler on July 19, 2010, 04:49:38 pm
i am so inconsistent with my percentiles haha.
I think it all just comes down to my mindset on the day. Sometimes i can get 90+ percentiles in s1 and s2 in under the time. other days i find myself getting like 30/40%.

Section 3 is pretty consistent for me though, maybe  because its just a bit more mechanical =/

God, i'll just be glad the moment its all over
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 19, 2010, 07:46:46 pm
this is bs, just did S1 Exam 8, 70 something % correct responses and only 33 percentile..

are you sure?  I got 66% correct and it says 65th percentile
oh my bad exam 9, but still LOL
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 19, 2010, 07:48:27 pm
so whens everyone planning to do exam 10 haha
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Stroodle on July 21, 2010, 03:54:39 pm
Just did the Acer practice exam 1.

Got:

Section 1: 30/44
Section 2: 37/40
Section 3: 34/38

God I hate section 1. Feels like half the time when I read a question my brain just freezes; so I make an educated guess...
All the Section 3 questions I got wrong were pick the middle..

Bit worried that everyone is saying that the real exam is harder than this :(
Will do practice exam 2 on the weekend.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: akira88 on July 21, 2010, 07:08:47 pm
Just did the Acer practice exam 1.

Got:

Section 1: 30/44
Section 2: 37/40
Section 3: 34/38

God I hate section 1. Feels like half the time when I read a question my brain just freezes; so I make an educated guess...
All the Section 3 questions I got wrong were pick the middle..

Bit worried that everyone is saying that the real exam is harder than this :(
Will do practice exam 2 on the weekend.
Really good results Stroodle! Well done :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 21, 2010, 07:52:13 pm
Just did the Acer practice exam 1.

Got:

Section 1: 30/44
Section 2: 37/40
Section 3: 34/38

God I hate section 1. Feels like half the time when I read a question my brain just freezes; so I make an educated guess...
All the Section 3 questions I got wrong were pick the middle..

Bit worried that everyone is saying that the real exam is harder than this :(
Will do practice exam 2 on the weekend.
According to the med entry forum the actual umat is far harder than the practice tests, this worries me deeply...there better not be any ridiculous problem solving types, anyone know if they are weighted more?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: kenhung123 on July 21, 2010, 08:34:46 pm
far out they are hard enough already
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: naved_s9994 on July 21, 2010, 09:13:27 pm
who's scared?

No need
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: liv on July 21, 2010, 09:44:10 pm
who's scared?
me me me me me!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: samiira on July 22, 2010, 04:44:43 pm
Exam 3 - section 1  0-20   percentile
           - section 2  0-20  percentile
           - section 3 - 46 percentile

:S big screw up
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: superflya on July 22, 2010, 10:20:28 pm
just did the acer exam 1 :P

s1: 39/44
s2: 40/40
s3:37/38
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Stroodle on July 22, 2010, 10:42:12 pm
just did the acer exam 1 :P

s1: 39/44
s2: 40/40
s3:37/38

That's epic. Well done!

You did it timed right?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: superflya on July 22, 2010, 10:52:03 pm
yea timed. thanks but ill fail the actual umat so im not getting excited :P

ohh n btw is the second acer exam worth getting?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: lisafaustina on July 23, 2010, 06:16:32 pm
What did people get for exam 9 section 1?
I got like 32/44 and it's like 32 percentile..
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: physics on July 23, 2010, 09:55:42 pm
goodluck everybody. :) do ur best !!! and i hope u all do well!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: mikee65 on July 23, 2010, 10:16:25 pm
What did people get for exam 9 section 1?
I got like 32/44 and it's like 32 percentile..
yep that sounds about right ahaha
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Boots on July 24, 2010, 04:35:32 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: superflya on July 24, 2010, 04:59:25 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?

no it cant be E as the smaller black section inside switches ends so B is the only correct option.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Boots on July 24, 2010, 06:29:06 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?

no it cant be E as the smaller black section inside switches ends so B is the only correct option.
Yeah, but my method makes logical sense too.

Also for Q107 why can't the answer be E? It is the biggest in its row, I don't understand why it can't be that!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: lime on July 24, 2010, 06:29:48 pm
Stop complaining about the percentile already. Just look at your raw score IMO >30 is good

Sad, my raw scores are usually ~23.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Stroodle on July 24, 2010, 06:42:01 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?


no it cant be E as the smaller black section inside switches ends so B is the only correct option.
Yeah, but my method makes logical sense too.

Also for Q107 why can't the answer be E? It is the biggest in its row, I don't understand why it can't be that!

In E the circle is smaller than the one above it.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: superflya on July 24, 2010, 06:48:48 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?

no it cant be E as the smaller black section inside switches ends so B is the only correct option.
Yeah, but my method makes logical sense too.

Also for Q107 why can't the answer be E? It is the biggest in its row, I don't understand why it can't be that!

i fail to see the logic to ur method, the clear and ONLY pattern here is the increase in clockwise rotation by 45 degrees in each step and the smaller black section switching ends. so it is B.

EDIT: i thought u said y wasnt it option B :P stroodles explained it :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: sir0004 on July 24, 2010, 07:24:35 pm
I know it's frustrating sometimes superflya. For question 96, I'm not too sure what you mean by "smaller black section switching ends," but maybe it will be helpful the way they derived B. First step, like you said increment of 45 degrees each turn. Second step, the thick, continuous back 'block' always keeps going to opposite ends throughout the sequence. However, in pictures 2 and 4, it is not expressed fully since only the tips are shown. Since that is not what the question is dealing with, we can ignore it. Take 1st pic to 3rd pic. Clearly, the black block has changed ends (as, if it didn't, it would be on the right hand side). Similarly, from 3rd to 5th, the block must change back (as, if it wasn't the case, the thick block would be option E which is wrong since if you follow the colour through, E is what you naturally get from third sequence, but then it goes to opposite end).
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Boots on July 24, 2010, 08:30:46 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?


no it cant be E as the smaller black section inside switches ends so B is the only correct option.
Yeah, but my method makes logical sense too.

Also for Q107 why can't the answer be E? It is the biggest in its row, I don't understand why it can't be that!

In E the circle is smaller than the one above it.
yeah but the circle in D is the same size as the one above it!
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Boots on July 24, 2010, 09:00:12 pm
And for Q13 of the Acer exam 1, how the hell was I supposed to correctly answer the question with no prior knowledge of what menopause is?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Stroodle on July 24, 2010, 09:07:49 pm
Does anyone agree that for the ACER test 1 that Q 96 can be E as well? Did anyone get that wrong? Cos' for every second picture the line moves 45 anticlockwise?


no it cant be E as the smaller black section inside switches ends so B is the only correct option.
Yeah, but my method makes logical sense too.

Also for Q107 why can't the answer be E? It is the biggest in its row, I don't understand why it can't be that!

In E the circle is smaller than the one above it.
yeah but the circle in D is the same size as the one above it!
But it's not smaller... :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Boots on July 24, 2010, 09:24:26 pm
Hey in the same exam Q20, medentry made a mistake when making the solutions! they say the answer is C but its actually 124 cos' 150-26 right?
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: 10weid on July 25, 2010, 03:04:20 pm
just did acer test 1...

35/44
39/40
36/38

wtf is with the attractant chemoreceptor question? :s
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 25, 2010, 03:16:18 pm
Hey in the same exam Q20, medentry made a mistake when making the solutions! they say the answer is C but its actually 124 cos' 150-26 right?

yeah.
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 25, 2010, 03:16:48 pm
just did acer test 1...

35/44
39/40
36/38

wtf is with the attractant chemoreceptor question? :s

it makes sense once you read it about 50 times...
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 25, 2010, 03:18:15 pm
And for Q13 of the Acer exam 1, how the hell was I supposed to correctly answer the question with no prior knowledge of what menopause is?

I hated the physics question with the rules and weights.  How am I supposed to know that the further something is from the fulcrum, the more force it will exert...

Edit:

ACER Test 2  ---> failed this badly :(

Section 1 - 30/44
Section 2 - 27/40
Section 3 - 34/38

MedEntry Exam 10
Section 1 - 33/44 (92nd percentile)
Section 2 - 29/40 (94th percentile)
Section 3 - 29/38 (86th percentile)

Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: Stroodle on July 25, 2010, 05:50:15 pm
I think it was a pretty hard section 2 in Acer test 2. I also got 27/40 for that section, but normally do way better than that. A few of them were stupid mistakes though...

Got 34/38 for section 3 too btw :)
Title: Re: MedEntry Percentile Comparisons
Post by: stonecold on July 25, 2010, 05:55:41 pm
yeah, i thought it was pretty hard. 

should have anticipated it.  it was the one they make you pay for, so it was always going to be a better, more umat style exam.

good luck for wednesday stroodle!