Below you will find an objective comparison of fifty training attributes of the four UMAT course providers. This is based on surveys of current medical students and practising doctors in Australia/New Zealand who have undergone these courses, teachers, and various UMAT forums.
| No. | UMAT Training Attribute | MedEntry | face 2 face | NIE | PrepGenie |
| 1 | Lecturers who have taught in universities |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 2 | Ability to see before you buy |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 3 | Free sample questions |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| 4 | Learning Management System with resources online |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 5 | 2 day UMAT courses |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 6 | Online tests |
Y |
N |
Y |
Y |
| 7 | 100% New Questions every year |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| 8 | Reuse trial exams anytime |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| 9 | Ability to obtain percentile ranking on trial tests |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 10 | Reuse practice questions anytime |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| 11 | Endorsements by students |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| 12 | Endorsements by doctors |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| 13 | Endorsements by parents |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 14 | Endorsements by careers teachers |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 15 | Provide application review services |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 16 | Online calendar to assist with UMAT study schedule |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 17 | Interactive forums and blogs |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| 18 | Includes advanced trainers for Section 1 |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 19 | Includes advanced trainers for section 2 |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 20 | Includes advanced trainers for section 3 |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 21 | Provide ACER’s past UMAT papers |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| 22 | E-mail support |
Y |
Y |
N |
Y |
| 23 | Phone support Australia 24h |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| 24 | Phone support NZ 24h |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 25 | Phone support Ireland 24h |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 26 | Has graduates practising Medicine |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 27 | Government accredited UMAT course |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 28 | Registered Training Organisation (RTO) |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 29 | Provides University specific interview training |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 30 | Offers UMAT training in other countries such as NZ and Ireland |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 31 | Staff who are practising doctors |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 32 | Provides fully worked solutions to all questions |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 33 | University admissions guide |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 34 | Offers UMAT courses in all capital cities in Australia |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 35 | Questions which most simulate UMAT |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 36 | Annual updates |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 37 | One day UMAT course |
N |
N |
Y |
N |
| 38 | Student rating of UMAT course | 99 | 16 | 20 | 5 |
| 39 | Student rating of interview training | 98 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Group discounts |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
| 41 | Teacher nominated discounts |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 42 | Scholarships |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
| 43 | Live Chat |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| 44 | Advice from past students who obtained 100th percentile |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 45 | Free online trial test |
Y |
N |
N |
Y |
| 46 | Government funded UMAT courses |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 47 | Initiated with Government funding |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 48 | Offers UMAT courses in rural areas of Australia |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| 49 | One on One Tutoring |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| 50 | Courses taught by practising professionals (not students) |
Y |
N |
Y |
N |
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