Considering a career in medicine? Then you need to know about the UMAT. UMAT stands for Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test. It is a three hour exam administered by ACER (The Australian Council for Educational Research), and it tests your ability in three areas: *logical reasoning & problem solving *understanding people, and *non-verbal reasoning Most Australian[...]

You will never know whether or not there is negative marking in UMAT. This is because ACER does not release information on how your ‘markings’ on the answer sheet are converted into UMAT scaled scores. This information is kept ‘confidential’. Even with negative marking, you will not be disadvantaged by random guessing. For example, in[...]

In 2013 ACER have made some important changes to the UMAT format. Whilst the type of questions will not change, the structure of the exam will. Previously the exam consisted of: Section 1 (Logical Reasoning & Problem Solving), 48 questions, 70 minutes Section 2 (Understanding People), 44 questions, 55 minutes Section 3 (Non-verbal Reasoning), 42 questions, 55[...]

(Consider this process when answering UMAT questions) Most people look for the best answer and, in the process, end up falling for answer choices that are designed to look appealing but actually contain artfully concealed flaws. The part that looks good looks really good, and the little bit that’s wrong blends right into the background[...]

MedEntry UMAT Preparation is the best UMAT Preparation course for prospective students. They provide an inexhaustible amount of extensive and comprehensive UMAT preparation resources that cover all sections of the UMAT exam. Included in these valuable resources are 10 full length practice exams with fully detailed solutions for students to revise once the exam is completed. The[...]

Different students learn in different ways and this fact is something to consider when approaching your UMAT preparation. It may be enough for some students to prepare on their own, others may prefer to attend a lecture or course and some students might prefer to have personalised coaching in a one-on-one environment. UMAT coaching exposes[...]

Universities which require GAMSAT in Australia http://gamsat.acer.edu.au/gamsat-australia/graduate-entry-programmes/ http://www.gemsas.edu.au/ Universities which require GAMSAT in Ireland http://gamsat.acer.edu.au/gamsat-ireland/universities1/ Universities which require GAMSAT in the UK http://gamsat.acer.edu.au/gamsat-uk/universities11/ Universities which use UKCAT (UK Clinical Aptitude Test) http://www.ukcat.ac.uk/who-takes-the-test/ukcat-universities/ Universities which require BMAT (BioMedical Admissions Test) http://www.admissionstests.cambridgeassessment.org.uk/adt/bmat

ACER, in their statement of results, gives you five sets of numbers. There are three section scores (on the bottom left). The overall score on the top right is the average of the three section scores. The number on the bottom right is the overall percentile rank. This percentile rank is perhaps the best measure[...]

Knowing that the UMAT is getting closer may cause you to feel some anxiety. While a small amount of anxiety or nervousness is good for test takers, too much can hinder your performance in the test and consequentially bring down your UMAT score. The following is a list which includes all of the typical signs[...]

Monash medicine is the hardest medical course to be offered a place in Australia. For example, the median ATAR and the minimum UMAT score required are higher than that for any other university. There are many reasons why a University or Course can be hard to get into, but mainly it is ‘supply and demand’.[...]