UMAT Discussion Thread 2016

[Swagadaktal]

yo guys am I the only one afraid of umat?
So far doing prac questions I'm getting so many wrong... and people say its relative to how other people perform but other ppl seem to be getting the questions correct :3
Does anyone know anyone who has some kind of success story where they were bad at umat then they become good :O
coz like tf is a good atar gonna do for me if i get a shitty umat

[pi]

yo guys am I the only one afraid of umat?

Nearly 5 years on, I'm still afraid of the UMAT. Never forget

[Darth_Pepe]

yo guys am I the only one afraid of umat?
So far doing prac questions I'm getting so many wrong... and people say its relative to how other people perform but other ppl seem to be getting the questions correct :3
Does anyone know anyone who has some kind of success story where they were bad at umat then they become good :O
coz like tf is a good atar gonna do for me if i get a shitty umat

U dont need the umat for cancellors.. whats a cancellors gonna do for you.. i wonder :')

[Swagadaktal]

Nearly 5 years on, I'm still afraid of the UMAT. Never forget

but erm
you're studying my dream course
I see the UMAT worked out for you...
It just really makes me shit myself thinking that I might be one of those people with high atars and low umat...
But I'm determined not to be.
But still
Pls umat be nice

[cosine]

It just really makes me shit myself thinking that I might be one of those people with high atars and low umat...

I guess this can apply to me, probably? Gee, thanks for not wanting to be a 'me' haha xD

[Swagadaktal]

I guess this can apply to me, probably? Gee, thanks for not wanting to be a 'me' haha xD

Aha tbh I dont think you wanted to be you
(By you I mean 'me' which means high atar low umat not you as a person im sure you're a fine human being)

[pi]

but erm
you're studying my dream course
I see the UMAT worked out for you...
It just really makes me shit myself thinking that I might be one of those people with high atars and low umat...
But I'm determined not to be.
But still
Pls umat be nice

First of all, loving this free-style poetry in your posts, keep at it hahahaha

Secondly, yeah I guess I am in my preferred course, but that doesn't make the UMAT any less scary It's a very odd test, it's generally considered to be a test that is not well studied for. Furthermore, doing well in prep doesn't often equate to doing well in the real test, and vice versa. I wouldn't be disheartened or effected by how others are doing, especially if you're doing something like MedEntry which generally has a "better" cohort than the one that sits the real test.

I guess this can apply to me, probably? Gee, thanks for not wanting to be a 'me' haha xD

Out of interest, what did you hope to achieve with this post? I'm sure he wasn't having a go at, or even thinking about, you at all!

[cosine]

First of all, loving this free-style poetry in your posts, keep at it hahahaha

Secondly, yeah I guess I am in my preferred course, but that doesn't make the UMAT any less scary It's a very odd test, it's generally considered to be a test that is not well studied for. Furthermore, doing well in prep doesn't often equate to doing well in the real test, and vice versa. I wouldn't be disheartened or effected by how others are doing, especially if you're doing something like MedEntry which generally has a "better" cohort than the one that sits the real test.

Out of interest, what did you hope to achieve with this post? I'm sure he wasn't having a go at, or even thinking about, you at all!

I was standing up for my people, you know, 'those people'.

[heart]

yo guys am I the only one afraid of umat?
So far doing prac questions I'm getting so many wrong... and people say its relative to how other people perform but other ppl seem to be getting the questions correct :3
Does anyone know anyone who has some kind of success story where they were bad at umat then they become good :O
coz like tf is a good atar gonna do for me if i get a shitty umat

You can improve the Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving parts and Non-verbal Reasoning significantly. For logical reasoning the LSAT has some pretty good questions even much harder then the UMAT . For section 3 you just go to do practice questions and then get use to the possible combinations, patterns, overlaps etc. that they can throw at you. Overall its tough test to prepare for best thing you can do is be confident on the day.

[Darth_Pepe]

You can improve the Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving parts and Non-verbal Reasoning significantly. For logical reasoning the LSAT has some pretty good questions even much harder then the UMAT . For section 3 you just go to do practice questions and then get use to the possible combinations, patterns, overlaps etc. that they can throw at you. Overall its tough test to prepare for best thing you can do is be confident on the day.

This ^ I found that the LSAT is incredibly easy to improve. I suggest to have a go at the logic games! They are very fun and its satisfying. If you are having trouble at answering them quickly go to youtube and there people will show you  concise ways of making 'formulas' to solve them.

[Swagadaktal]

You can improve the Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving parts and Non-verbal Reasoning significantly. For logical reasoning the LSAT has some pretty good questions even much harder then the UMAT . For section 3 you just go to do practice questions and then get use to the possible combinations, patterns, overlaps etc. that they can throw at you. Overall its tough test to prepare for best thing you can do is be confident on the day.

ive found that I usually get section 1 questions with 90% accuracy, and section 2 with around 75% accuracy, but my section 3 is God awful - apparently you can really improve on 3 tho

[vilvit]

Hi everyone! So I'm in year 12 and planning to do the UMAT this year, how many times a week should I be studying for the UMAT and is anyone else doing the UMAT this year?? Let me know in the comments below!

[Shenz0r]

I still have much fury over the UMAT even though it's been 4 years since I sat it.

I reckon it's very difficult to predict how you will go with the UMAT even after you've sat the actual test. In the end though, it's only another exam and certainly not a be-all-end-all obstacle to medical school.

[Swagadaktal]

I still have much fury over the UMAT even though it's been 4 years since I sat it.

I reckon it's very difficult to predict how you will go with the UMAT even after you've sat the actual test. In the end though, it's only another exam and certainly not a be-all-end-all obstacle to medical school.

aha yeah fam but it pretty much dictates whether you've wasted all the sacrifices you've made
--> if you don't mind me asking, did you do much preparation for the UMAT?
If so, what do you think you could have done better?

[pi]

aha yeah fam but it pretty much dictates whether you've wasted all the sacrifices you've made

It's only a waste if you didn't learn anything from it.