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UMAT 2018: Results & Discussion
Calebark:
--- Quote from: zaynab123 on July 18, 2018, 07:42:49 pm ---hey, I'm a year 11 student and I'm quite interested in studying medicine at monash. I'm eligible for a really good SEAS application I just was wondering if I would get any special consideration in terms of UMAT and ATAR because I've heard that its only for rural and indigenous students. (sorry for posting here I know its not that relevant to this thread)
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Well your SEAS will help with the ATAR component. Other than that, you could be eligible for the Monash Guarantee, where you are guaranteed an interview for a small amount of reserved spots provided you pass the ATAR/UMAT threshold. I can't remember the requirements, but they'll be on the link I provided. I think it was an ATAR of 95.00 and a minimum of 50 in each section of the UMAT
Entry to this course is based on a combination of ATAR, UMAT and interview. You cannot be guaranteed an offer for this course. We have reserved some places for Monash Guarantee students who would not otherwise have been offered a place, and have the strongest results across the range of criteria. You must have undertaken the UMAT and achieved a minimum of 50 for each of the three sections.
pha0015:
--- Quote from: Calebark on July 18, 2018, 08:35:50 pm ---Well your SEAS will help with the ATAR component. Other than that, you could be eligible for the Monash Guarantee, where you are guaranteed an interview for a small amount of reserved spots provided you pass the ATAR/UMAT threshold. I can't remember the requirements, but they'll be on the link I provided. I think it was an ATAR of 95.00 and a minimum of 50 in each section of the UMAT
Entry to this course is based on a combination of ATAR, UMAT and interview. You cannot be guaranteed an offer for this course. We have reserved some places for Monash Guarantee students who would not otherwise have been offered a place, and have the strongest results across the range of criteria. You must have undertaken the UMAT and achieved a minimum of 50 for each of the three sections.
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Although the minimum is 50 per section, you have to get above the threshold of 175/300 if memory serves, which is equivalent to approximately 87th percentile. As for the ATAR, the minimum required is 94.
Lear:
--- Quote from: lazaward on July 18, 2018, 07:09:47 pm ---Does anyone have advice on how to improve with timing? Is it just learning to skip questions I probably won’t get correct? Coz I don’t understand how it’s possible to attempt every single question wholeheartedly in 3 hours.
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I’ve been consistently finishing my medentry exams lately and I have to credit my success to my break down of time.
1st - Section 2 - 30 minutes (do 10-15 questions in reading time)
2nd - Section 1 - 80 minutes
3rd - Section 3 - 60 minutes
Section 1 tends to be the most time heavy section and thus needs the most time. If you can effectively do Section 2 during reading as well finishing in 30 minutes is not difficult. An hour for section 3 was also perfect for me. Plus this way you have an extra 10 minutes for any section that you may need extra time for :)
pha0015:
--- Quote from: Lear on July 18, 2018, 09:19:12 pm ---I’ve been consistently finishing my medentry exams lately and I have to credit my success to my break down of time.
1st - Section 2 - 30 minutes (do 10-15 questions in reading time)
2nd - Section 1 - 80 minutes
3rd - Section 3 - 60 minutes
Section 1 tends to be the most time heavy section and thus needs the most time. If you can effectively do Section 2 during reading as well finishing in 30 minutes is not difficult. An hour for section 3 was also perfect for me. Plus this way you have an extra 10 minutes for any section that you may need extra time for :)
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How much reading time do you get in the actual UMAT? Is it 10 minutes? Also, aren't the sections scrambled up in the UMAT, so you can't go about doing it section by section? I guess it;s easy enough to recognise which question belongs to which section but then you run the chance of shading in the wrong bubbles.
sarangiya:
--- Quote from: pha0015 on July 18, 2018, 09:22:17 pm ---How much reading time do you get in the actual UMAT? Is it 10 minutes? Also, aren't the sections scrambled up in the UMAT, so you can't go about doing it section by section? I guess it;s easy enough to recognise which question belongs to which section but then you run the chance of shading in the wrong bubbles.
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Yes, 10 minutes.
Yes, the sections are scrambled.
I only noticed after doing the ACER test but I'm pretty quick by section and pushing for time when they are scrambled. For that reason, I think I will approach it by, as you say, recognising which question is which.
The risk of shading the wrong bubble is there. The other risk with this method is that if you run out of time and you've only done two sections, the last section you attempt might have be affected negative due to nerves/not being able to finish on time. And that will jeopardise admission chance into 50-50-50 universities if the score is really botched.
My solution to this would be appropriate time management. After each hour, even if you're not done with the section you're on, you should move on. That way you will attempt every section to a reasonable extent.
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