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munto:
well you can't because the test doesn't test empathy. its understanding people and the correct answer is taken by ACER from a phone poll or something of that ilk. so what the majority gives as the answer is correct

ninwa:

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i'm fairly bitter about the test. i did some course before and worked my arse off and got a bad score and had been gunning for med, while a girl at school gets a 250 and has no interest whatsoever, whereas i wanted to work with the red cross in refugee camps in africa. yeah it tests for empathy, my arse.
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lol, same here, I worked so hard for this stupid exam, my parents paid like $700 or something for medentry. I only just scraped an interview but I highly doubt my interview skills or my ENTER score will be fantastic enough to make up for my UMAT score.

I'm similar to you except I was going to join umm .... doctors without borders (EDIT: M?decins Sans Fronti?res :P). And I know people who got very high UMAT scores who only want to become doctors because they'll get lotsa money. Bullshit the UMAT selects people with "doctorly" characteristics.

My mum is a doctor. She thinks the UMAT is a pile of crap and that there's nothing in there that uni can't easily teach you later *sigh*

ninwa:

--- Quote from: "goosefraba" ---I didn't do the umat, I don't suppose someone could post up an example of a question that tests empathy? Just curious
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Well I guess by empathy you mean section 2 .... so here's a "typical" sort of section 2 question:

Bob's wife, Mary, has been in hospital recovering from a heart attack. The doctor informs Bobs that she is now well enough to return home, although she will need to 'take things easy for a while'.

Bob: I'm glad she can come home now Doctor, but I'm not sure I can look after Mary by myself. We live on our own, you know.

Doctor: Bob, it's natural to feel a little anxious, but the best thing for Mary will be to be back in her own environment.

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In his response, the doctor has
(a) not realised that Bob is concerned.
(b) not really dealt with Bob's concerns.
(c) responded to Bob's concerns effectively.
(d) made Bob feel bad about being concerned.

Following the doctor's reply, Bob is likely to feel
(a) relieved.
(b) empowered.
(c) embarrassed.
(d) apprehensive.

maxleng:
woahh just trying to answer those 2 Qs gave me a headache, i loathe these type of things especially knowing if you got the first one 'wrong' the second one will be too

id say c and d, whats the 'answers'?

Toothpaste:
Is it B and C? LOL Well that's what I think.

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