UMAT Discussion Thread 2016

[Maz]

i reckon exams + review
Yeah maybe do your exams on paper, I found my scores increased by a good 10 percentile from the medentry ones

Thanks...I'm getting so worried now, and I know I shouldn't cos that will probably make it worse...but I am.

[The Usual Student]

Thanks...I'm getting so worried now, and I know I shouldn't cos that will probably make it worse...but I am.

I think it will help you to know,
I have heard of people who got 40th-60th normally and then pulling of 90th on the day
The thing is, this is an aptitude test, preparation is great but like it isn't usually what makes you do well, it is your mental state on the day!
Just breathe relax, and go in AT YOUR OPTIMUM  
And either way, your umat provides only ONE pathway into med, there are plenty of ways into med if you are determined No pressure really, it is just an exam!

[blacksanta62]

I've actually stopped prepping for the UMAT. I'm just going to relax a bit and review my vocab for section 2. Everything else will fall into place on the day 

[Maz]

Thanks guys...your amazing

[HakunaMattata]

I feel so ambivalent!! 3 days guys, how's everyone coping? I'm skipping school on Monday and Tuesday because I'm a lazy bum and also I just want to use these days to relax and fit in some umat q's here and there 

[Maz]

I feel so ambivalent!! 3 days guys, how's everyone coping? I'm skipping school on Monday and Tuesday because I'm a lazy bum and also I just want to use these days to relax and fit in some umat q's here and there 

So am I!

[Sine]

 

Going to school on monday,
tuesday I have a single period of spec (out of 6 periods) so i'm just gonna stay home but I still have to go later for a English sac after school.

[Maz]

Going to school on monday,
tuesday I have a single period of spec (out of 6 periods) so i'm just gonna stay home but I still have to go later for a English sac after school.

I have a test the day after umat, so I'm gonna need to give time to that one too...
has anyone tried the matrix papers? I feel like they are a lot easier to the med entry ones...

[sweetcheeks]

Not really sure how I'm going to with the exam. Got Tuesday off school (school event that day woo!).

However I do have two SAC's the day after, one being English.

[Swagadaktal]

I have a test the day after umat, so I'm gonna need to give time to that one too...
has anyone tried the matrix papers? I feel like they are a lot easier to the med entry ones...

matrix? are they a new company?
so many umat companies not sure how to tell the difference between genuine companies and marketing schemes playing on the fear and anxieties of students
the only one i trust atm is ME (to an extent) and the one mtse is a part of coz she wouldnt vouch for something that she didnt believe in..

[Photon]

I hope you guys do well on the UMAT and get the score you want! Best of luck!

[Maz]

It's a Sydney company (actually very well known). A lot of their students get in the 90+ percentile range. It was actually someone on AN who e-mailed me their stuff
But I've only done one of their papers...the rest have all been med-entry ones
there is an actual (on average) change of around 30 percentiles upwards when I do it on paper, compared to on a computer

[The Usual Student]

HEY GUYS URGENT HELP,
lol so I can't find the email where they tell us the conditions of the water bottle we bring in,
I DEPEND ON WATER, like this might seem trivial to some but if i don't have water to keep myself active and awake through the umat then i am literally dead.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE? like I assume clear? does it have to be colourless like for the GAT?

[Maz]

HEY GUYS URGENT HELP,
lol so I can't find the email where they tell us the conditions of the water bottle we bring in,
I DEPEND ON WATER, like this might seem trivial to some but if i don't have water to keep myself active and awake through the umat then i am literally dead.

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE? like I assume clear? does it have to be colourless like for the GAT?

completely clear
here is the comment about water they sent in the email (for evidences sake haha):
Water is permitted in a clear plastic bottle
....so no glass bottles i'm assumeing? haha

[pi]

^Best to remove any stickers the bottle has too. Thus, buy a cheap plastic bottle from 7/11 and tear the label off and dispose the bottle when done at the venue. Good rule of thumb for any exam you'll sit in the future.