Preparing for the UMAT

[pi]

Worth starting prep for UMAT during Year 11?

How many resources do you have to last 1.5 years?

[Russ]

You could easily reuse them but there's no reason to start in year 11. I think that the UMAT effort/reward graph is very exponential and a relatively small amount of preparation is best

[aznboy50]

Specialties are done after you've graduated and worked in the health system for several years. Your uni grades won't matter, what will matter is how good your clinical skills are, your experience, any extra degrees you have, your connections etc.

Sweet, so if I get into Monash med, it's bludging for 5 years...

[Russ]

Victoria doesn't use a ballot for internships as far as I know, I wouldn't advise that haha

[vexx]

Specialties are done after you've graduated and worked in the health system for several years. Your uni grades won't matter, what will matter is how good your clinical skills are, your experience, any extra degrees you have, your connections etc.

Sweet, so if I get into Monash med, it's bludging for 5 years...

Med is definitely no bludge ha, it's still quite a lot of work even to pass. Besides, internship places are selected by academic grades currently in Victoria. And since the number of med graduates is going to increase in the next few years, it's going to become a little more competitive for internships.