Medentry UMAT workshop- worth it or not?

[j.wang]

The title says it all.

Did the workshop help? Were "invaluable UMAT type questions and tips that cannot be disclosed in online material" disclosed (as the website says)?

Considering the distance package but maybe I'm missing out?

[Swagadaktal]

The title says it all.

Did the workshop help? Were "invaluable UMAT type questions and tips that cannot be disclosed in online material" disclosed (as the website says)?

Considering the distance package but maybe I'm missing out?

nah its pre shit  tbh dont go - all honesty not worht the $$

[j.wang]

nah its pre shit  tbh dont go - all honesty not worht the $$

thanks, I'll stick with the online Medentry stuff then

I have another question, but not sure if I should make another post on it (new here):

am I too late in starting my umat prep? like if I buy the medentry distance package, will I even get much out of it? how many hours does it take to go through everything they give you? will I be able to finish it by next july?

[Swagadaktal]

thanks, I'll stick with the online Medentry stuff then

I have another question, but not sure if I should make another post on it (new here):

am I too late in starting my umat prep? like if I buy the medentry distance package, will I even get much out of it? how many hours does it take to go through everything they give you? will I be able to finish it by next july?

imo you're too early - DONT GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THEY GIVE U
UMAT is a test you can definitely over study for.

Get the general gist of the questions, understand the style and popular patterns that they give but don't read too much into it coz its becomes bs

[j.wang]

imo you're too early - DONT GO THROUGH EVERYTHING THEY GIVE U
UMAT is a test you can definitely over study for.

Get the general gist of the questions, understand the style and popular patterns that they give but don't read too much into it coz its becomes bs

thanks so much! never knew you could overprepare lol

what did you do to improve sections 1 and 2? I think medentry's helping for section 3 but for the other two sections, not really tbh
and speedreading, observing my friends and reading fiction doesn't cut it for me

[Swagadaktal]

thanks so much! never knew you could overprepare lol

what did you do to improve sections 1 and 2? I think medentry's helping for section 3 but for the other two sections, not really tbh
and speedreading, observing my friends and reading fiction doesn't cut it for me

With section 1, it's just about understanding what they could throw at you - that's all the prep you can do. Then, it's all about the day and forgetting all the previous questions you've encountered and their difficulty - so what I mean by this, is that the UMAT test is different from any prep you could possibly do, and as a result its actually quite simpler than what you'd previously encounter. So don't go in with the mindset that its like your practice tests because it isnt, it's actually quite easier in many cases.

Section 2: for me personally, I've always had a pretty decent understanding of people, so the biggest challenge for me was interpreting emotion on page and trying to conjure a real life image or scenario that I could extract my understanding from. I found it hard to read something on paper and see all the emotion behind it, so that's something I had to practice.
So try find out what your weakness is - and you can do that by doing the questions!!

Not saying don't do the questions - just be wary of overstudying, always keep an eye out for your weaknesses and hone in on them after you've had some exposure to questions

[j.wang]

With section 1, it's just about understanding what they could throw at you - that's all the prep you can do. Then, it's all about the day and forgetting all the previous questions you've encountered and their difficulty - so what I mean by this, is that the UMAT test is different from any prep you could possibly do, and as a result its actually quite simpler than what you'd previously encounter. So don't go in with the mindset that its like your practice tests because it isnt, it's actually quite easier in many cases.

Section 2: for me personally, I've always had a pretty decent understanding of people, so the biggest challenge for me was interpreting emotion on page and trying to conjure a real life image or scenario that I could extract my understanding from. I found it hard to read something on paper and see all the emotion behind it, so that's something I had to practice.
So try find out what your weakness is - and you can do that by doing the questions!!

Not saying don't do the questions - just be wary of overstudying, always keep an eye out for your weaknesses and hone in on them after you've had some exposure to questions

i forgot to 'notify', so I just saw your reply! anyway, thanks heaps 

which questions are best to do? obviously acer, then medentry. anything else?

and what are your thoughts on sharing medentry accounts (ready to get roasted)? budget's tight and I wanna cut corners but it seems pretty unethical

plus maybe i'm missing out on stuff people who don't share accounts have? is there a rule that you can only do a drill once or something?

[datfatcat]

what are your thoughts on sharing medentry accounts (ready to get roasted)? budget's tight and I wanna cut corners but it seems pretty unethical

plus maybe i'm missing out on stuff people who don't share accounts have? is there a rule that you can only do a drill once or something?

Pretty sure they only allow you to do the practice papers once or twice only.  Like what Swagadaktal said, don't spend too much time on studying for UMAT.  I can't remember how many practice papers medentry had when I did mine a few years ago but I only spent 1 day doing the ACER practice paper and spend a day for each medentry paper.  So at the end I only spent ~15 days on UMAT practice.