UMAT Discussion Thread 2016

[Maz]

SO who is pumped for tomorrow?
The day has arived...in almost 24 hours some of us will be starting, and some will have finished
GOOD LUCK for tomorrow humans!

[mtse]

My dear 2016 UMATer's

GOOD LUCK FOR THE UMAT!!!

I wish the best for all of you and I really truly can't wait to see you all attending Monash Med (cause its the best, of course ) next year.

Get some good sleep tonight, good food tomorrow morning and just a small reminder: don't get flustered because if you're struggling with a question, I can guarantee you at least 1000 other students are also struggling with it too. The 3 hours will be over before you know it.

Aside from that, if you guys need someone to talk to, rant to or just debrief after the UMAT, feel free to PM me and I'd be more than happy to listen.
(Also note imo discussing questions and answers after the exam will not be a smart thing to do, it's only going to make you feel like crap and no one really knows what the correct answer is anyway)

mtse

[pi]

^Well said, taking my annual "good luck post" job from me! A worthier successor though

(Also note imo discussing questions and answers after the exam will not be a smart thing to do, it's only going to make you feel like crap and no one really knows what the correct answer is anyway)

I agree, post-mortem dissections of exams rarely do anyone any good. To add to this, be mindful of people who haven't sat the exam yet. Not just from Melb, but also those from different time zones who may have an hour or so to pour over AN, BoS and MSO. Any advantage is an unfair advantage, and you're just hurting yourself.

Otherwise get some shut eye and...

[mtse]

^Well said, taking my annual "good luck post" job from me! A worthier successor though

Got a compliment from Pi. Life goal achieved.

[HakunaMattata]

UMAT done and dusted! YAYYY 

[WLalex]

UMAT done and dusted! YAYYY 

Same! How did you find it?
Glad its over so we can focus on trials/HSC now

I honestly have no idea how I went...didn't quite finish though

[HakunaMattata]

Same! How did you find it?
Glad its over so we can focus on trials/HSC now

I honestly have no idea how I went...didn't quite finish though

I feel like I did alright! I didn't finish either, the questions were a tad bit more difficult than expected tho, but overall it was okay. I walked out hearing many candidates say "I guessed heaps!" so that was a bit comforting haha

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

Just for those who felt bad out of walking from the exam, try to put it behind you. Wait til results are out and you may be pleasantly suprised.

Even if things don't go the way they want for the UMAT, if going for medicine is something you really want, there are many other options and pathways that can be taken (Post-grad pathway, taking a gap year and resitting, starting uni and resitting the UMAT).

Hang in there guys

[mandapanda123]

Hi everyone!

Don't feel bad about the test if you felt that it was hard
I did the UMAT quite a number of years ago when I was in year 12 with the hope of doing Dentistry... and I didn't do too great at all. I didn't let it bring me down and moved forward with my studies and completed the Doctor of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne and now I'm back!!
For those who struggled like I did the first time round (I guessed a lot of options back then), don't let it knock you back! There are plenty of other pathways to enter into Med or Dental school; with the determination, all of you can get in. I promise you things get easier with life experience.
Good luck for results and good luck for year 12!!

[mtse]

Hey everyone,
Sorry for reviving the UMAT thread and possibly “triggering” all of those anxiously waiting for their scores,
but I thought I’d let you all know of a FREE set of workshops that are running later this year on the 27 November.

iCanMed is running a 2 hour UMAT workshop (more for the 2017ers) and then a 2 hour Med Interview Workshop
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/296058744100103/
(and for those without Facebook - here’s the ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/free-umat-and-interview-workshop-med-school-entry-essentials-tickets-27671707823?aff=es2 )

The reason I’m shamelessly promoting these guys is cause:
1. its FREE
2. it’s actually worth your time.

In short:
For the UMAT, they’re planning to run through new questions from the most recent exams as well as crash course you on the major types of questions that would possibly show up (like the have actual stats on how many of each type of question has come up on exams before) so you can basically do any question that ACER decides to throw at you.

Whereas for the interview - well attending this workshop last year myself, I can say for sure that these 2 hours will be spent clearly explaining the components of the interview (for the different unis), what the unis actually want from you, and how to give the best answers without having to memorise a set of cheesy, generic answers that every interviewer has heard 10000 times. On top of that, they have examples of questions and scenarios from the most recent medical interviews which is always super helpful if you know what I mean

Sorry for the long read but hopefully you guys will find this helpful!!

[massive]

Hey everyone,
Sorry for reviving the UMAT thread and possibly “triggering” all of those anxiously waiting for their scores,
but I thought I’d let you all know of a FREE set of workshops that are running later this year on the 27 November.

iCanMed is running a 2 hour UMAT workshop (more for the 2017ers) and then a 2 hour Med Interview Workshop
Link - https://www.facebook.com/events/296058744100103/
(and for those without Facebook - here’s the ticket link: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/free-umat-and-interview-workshop-med-school-entry-essentials-tickets-27671707823?aff=es2 )

The reason I’m shamelessly promoting these guys is cause:
1. its FREE
2. it’s actually worth your time.

In short:
For the UMAT, they’re planning to run through new questions from the most recent exams as well as crash course you on the major types of questions that would possibly show up (like the have actual stats on how many of each type of question has come up on exams before) so you can basically do any question that ACER decides to throw at you.

Whereas for the interview - well attending this workshop last year myself, I can say for sure that these 2 hours will be spent clearly explaining the components of the interview (for the different unis), what the unis actually want from you, and how to give the best answers without having to memorise a set of cheesy, generic answers that every interviewer has heard 10000 times. On top of that, they have examples of questions and scenarios from the most recent medical interviews which is always super helpful if you know what I mean

Sorry for the long read but hopefully you guys will find this helpful!!

WOW this sounds amazing, is there anything like this for Sydney??

[mtse]

WOW this sounds amazing, is there anything like this for Sydney??

Hey hey unfortunately at the current stage there isn't anything for Sydney (that I know of)
however iCanMed has been planning to perhaps release some of their content (live-stream workshops etc) onto Facebook over the next few months, so if you're keen, here's a few links:
More info about the company itself: http://www.icanmed.com.au
And their Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/575088652675579/?ref=bookmarks
I promise this isn't a meme/hate-filled page like some other Facebook discussion spaces

[massive]

Guys idk if this is the right place to post but wth imma go ahead anyway.
1) what do you do if you don't make it into medicine with umat and all this year. do you just do any degree next year and then do umat again in 2017. Or do you apply for medical science and then come top 3 (i heard that's what your meant to do)
2) how are predicted atars concocted, do you have to fill a form to give to your school ?
3) are all forms like uac and medical application for UNSW online or are there any hard copy stuff?

THANKS.

[karenc.]

Hello,

Do you think I have a chance of getting into med/dent in Australia with a predicted atar of 97 and 42 percentile for umat?

Thanks

[bubbles908]

Hello,

Do you think I have a chance of getting into med/dent in Australia with a predicted atar of 97 and 42 percentile for umat?

Thanks

Hey there,
 From what I know it depends on if you qualify for any rural / Indigenous Australian status, and which Uni you are applying for, for instance James Cook does not take UMAT into consideration. The interview also plays a considerable weighting for offers.