UMAT 2011 Q Thread

[Russ]

edit, question I not question 1 lol

And to Teevo, these are ACER approved sample questions

[MBBS]

Why C?

as in question, 'i'

not question l.

I got D because in each of them the top left object has white filling, then in the next row it is in the middle, filled with black. This does not occur in D.


Anybody agree?

[MBBS]

Q. C

D

[HERculina]

yea i was referrign to Q. I ?
C?
cause the middle row doesnt have that stick-like thingo

[HERculina]

and with the UMAT Acer link, section 1 sounds more comprehending. section 2 sounds more like knowing how to take care of people - natural instincts?

[pi]

and with the UMAT Acer link, section 1 sounds more comprehending. section 2 sounds more like knowing how to take care of people - natural instincts?

yep, I made the same assumptions

the sample is fairly easy though

[MBBS]

http://www.medstudentsonline.com.au/showthread.php?t=11126


Good site for comprehension questions.

[pi]

http://www.medstudentsonline.com.au/showthread.php?t=11126


Good site for comprehension questions.

this is gold! +1

[HERculina]

http://www.medstudentsonline.com.au/showthread.php?t=11126


Good site for comprehension questions.

this is gold! +1

+1

wont do them now though. nxt yr wen i run out of resources

Moderator action: removed real name, sorry for the inconvenience

[MBBS]

YESS!!!! I finally got more Karma, feel dizzy atm.

[Caspar]

and with the UMAT Acer link, section 1 sounds more comprehending. section 2 sounds more like knowing how to take care of people - natural instincts?

A good understanding of scientific method will help you heaps. Know exactly what "conclusion" and "evidence" mean, and it should be quite easy. Section 1 is also (for many, not so much for me personally) the section for which students feel the most pressure, as it's pretty long and you have a LOT of info to absorb to answer the questions. Don't try and skim over the info, but read it properly once. You have to be very disiplined with your time management in this section if you want to do well (I limited myself to 1:30 per q, ended  up with 10 mins at the end to check over as some were ridiculously easy). Also, if you're a bio student and a question seems to be a biol question, you can skip the info and just answer it (there was one bio question last paper, gave me an extra minute to check over other stuff ). For section 2, you don't have a lot of time pressure relative to the other sections (I found). Read stuff over then make sure you give yourself a chance to read it again. There is a decent chance that you'll completly misinterpret a situation the first time you read over it, the second read will ensure that you don't lose marks because of this. I'm pretty abhorrent at s3 so I can't offer advice there. I'll try get one of my mates (who tutors with me) to post some advice on s3 later.

Also, if you just can't figure out a section, don't beat yourself up over it. You can still do REALLY well with a crap score in 1 section. My mate got like, 38ish in S2 and still got 97%ile overall.

Finally, don't bother doing s2 specific prep (although if you start now you miiiight be able to change your score a bit) beyond just learning some vocab if you're bad at english. S3 is the only section where you'll improve much by just massing questions. S1, due to it's "pressure-test" nature can be improved by familiarizing yourself with the types of questions asked, or anything else which you feel may help you to stress out less.

IMO, most of your prep time should be dedicated to either sitting down for 3 hours and doing an entire exam to improve stamina or by going over S3 problems.

If you want help on S1 or S2 don't hesitate to PM me.

[HERculina]

wow great advise!
doing umat nxt nxt yr though 2012, so not really of an urgency case here ;]
i went to the acer thing and i think ill struggle most with is section 1. aiyaii too much reading  :buck2:
u got awesome umat scores so hope u do well in med interview!
wat section did your mate do best overall, out of curiosity?
is it really necessary for me to prepare with umat now do you think? 

anywhoo, you deserve some karma

[Caspar]

My mate got 100 in section 3, I got 100 in section 1. We both did OK in other sections and ended up with good enough scores for interviews. He didn't end up applying for med, as he wants to be an engineer.

I didn't prepare much (relative to other people) for the umat. I did mbe 150 section 3 questions and 3 full exams. I didn't pay for any prep courses, but they have helped some of my mates and so could be of use (even if just to boost your confidence). Honestly, working on logic skills and reading widely over the next two years would probably be the best way to ensure that you have the natural aptitudes for the UMAT. Don't prepare this early or you'll build it up WAY too much in your mind (And I think my ability to disconnect ourselves from the reality that it'd determine whether or not we got into med/my friend's indifference towards the umat because he didn't want to get into med were what allowed us to get decent scores) and possibly freak out on the day.

[HERculina]

ahhkays.
does 100 for a section mean you guys got every question right for that section 

[MBBS]

No, means your int the 100th percentile.