Fat doctor

[akira88]

Omg 93rd percentile for the UMAT?! I really better start studying if I want to get into Pharmacy... :S
Sigh.

[slothpomba]

I wouldn't wing it either I'm still going to do med-entry (once my friends get their stuff together and sign up with me -_-... they better hurry up).

I mean there's not really a great deal of study you can be tested on exactly.

Its not like they have more knowledge than you or hit the books harder.

I hope you guys get the point im trying to make.

Anyway best of luck to everyone here.

Hope to see all of you aiming for medicine at monash (if thats were we're all going) and shout outs to all our pharmacy and dentistry friends too

[luken93]

I wouldnt wing it either im still going to do medentry (once my friends get their stuff together and sign up with me -_-... they better hurry up) but i mean theres not really a great deal of study you can be tested on exactly..so its not like they know more than you or studied harder...i hope you get the point im trying to make ..anyway best of luck to everyone here...hopefully we all see each other at monash *touch wood*

haha but i'll be a year behind you, oh well see you around haha

[slothpomba]

Oh, haha im so blind, didnt notice the sig, still best of luck man!

[qshyrn]

so around what UMAT socre is over the borderline...
thanks shinny

My year was 93rd percentile. This dropped last year by a point or two IIRC.

do u know roughly around what actual scores this equates to? (out of whatever score it is)  im thinking of doing the umat, but there may not be any point wasting money if i completely fail at the first section. (decent at the other 2 sections tho)

[stonecold]

i don't know, but i think if you can get 75% of questions right then your home and hosed...

[qshyrn]

i don't know, but i think if you can get 75% of questions right then your home and hosed...

i can only get 60% for the first section and this is without any time constraints - wouldve run out of time half way

[superflya]

if u get 60% for s1 and 85+ for s2 & s3 u can still make it. u dont find many people that are good at all 3 sections.

[stonecold]

^ very true what superflya says.  i'm hedging my bets on s2 and s3.  i plain stink at s1, especially that problem solving shit.  data interpretation can be a pain as well, but if i actually get through probability in methods in time for umat, i might have a better chance at answering those questions where you either have to multiply values or divide values or add values off of a graph to get the right answer.

it can get so confusing, especially when your rushing!

[slothpomba]

I think section 3 holds the most chance for improvment. If you do those problems over and over and over youll be able to see one and do it straight away.

I believe it would be harder to improve your intution or reasoning or people skills...

[qshyrn]

i especiallly hate the ones where u have to juggle a million bits of information in your head from a paragraph and  link them together then interpret.

[stonecold]

I think section 3 holds the most chance for improvment. If you do those problems over and over and over youll be able to see one and do it straight away.

I believe it would be harder to improve your intution or reasoning or people skills...

That's what they told us at Med Entry.  But I reckon section one is the hardest to improve.  Some of those questions are insane.  At least with people skills you can try and put yourself in others shoes, and it's kinda important for being a doctor.  Other two sections are rather pointless.

Section 3 is definitely the easiest to improve though, you're 100% correct.

[kyzoo]

I will become a fat doctor

[mandy]

I always have trouble with Section 1 too, and Sections 2 and 3 are usually fine :]

I will become a fat doctor

Aren't you already a fat doctor? ;P

[kyzoo]

How would you know 0.o It's not like you've had an appointment with me yet?