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When
are the UMAT workshops conducted?
Is it essential that I attend the workshop?
Where
are the UMAT workshops conducted?
What
is the exact location of the UMAT workshop?
Who
runs the UMAT workshops?
What
is the content of the UMAT workshops?
What
time do the UMAT workshops commence and end?
What
should I bring to the workshop?
Can I change the date of my workshop?
What if a workshop is full and that's the only one I can attend?
When are the UMAT workshops conducted?
MedEntry runs workshops from January to July each year. To find out when workshops are occurring in your state, click here.
Is it essential to attend a workshop?
We encourage you to attend a workshop even if you have to travel a long distance. Many students from interstate and overseas attend workshops because there are several benefits of attending. For example: in addition to reading, it is beneficial to hear from an expert to reinforce the content; interaction with other like-minded students will help develop your thinking; the workshop provides networking opportunities with motivated and able students; it will significantly boost to your motivation; some inside knowledge/information is provided in the workshop which is not available elsewhere; the skills learnt in the workshop will be invaluable for high school/uni study in addition to UMAT.
At the workshop you will also be given the opportunity to sit a trial UMAT exam, based on which you will receive predicted UMAT scores. Students find this unique information extremely valuable in planning their year and the UMAT preparation, including which sections to focus on.
See workshop endorsements: click here.
Where are the UMAT workshops conducted?
MedEntry runs workshops in all major capital cities in Australia and New Zealand. For a full list of workshops, click here.
MedEntry offers its UMAT and Interview courses in Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory. Courses are also offered in Gold Coast, Whyalla, Mount Gambier and Mildura. If there is sufficient interest, the UMAT courses will be run in other cities in Australia and overseas. Please contact us.
What is the exact location of the UMAT workshop?
The exact location of your workshop will be emailed and mailed to you about one week prior to the workshop. You will be provided with a map (if available), full directions on how to get to the location, what materials you will need to bring and what you will need to do before attending. This information will be provided both by letter and by email. Note: all of this information is also available on this FAQ page.
The location of the workshops has been carefully chosen. Where possible, we have chosen a central city location which is easy to travel to using public or private transport, and one which has good facilities and amenities nearby.
For the most up to date information about the location of workshops, please refer to this FAQ page.
Please click on the city to obtain information on the exact location of the workshop:
The following Melbourne workshops will be held at RMIT University, City campus, in Building 12, level 5, room 2. Enter Bowen Street from Franklin Street and Building 12 will be on your right. Use the stairs or lifts to proceed to level 5. You can access a map at: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/ah5hshrpo0ky.pdf
- 23-24 January 2010
- 30-31 January 2010
- 6-7 March 2010
- 27-28 March 2010
- 10-11 April 2010
- 1-2 May 2010
- 12-13 June 2010
- 19-20 June 2010
- 26-27 June 2010
- 17-18 July 2010
The following Melbourne workshops will be held at RMIT University, City campus, in Building 12, level 7, room 2. Enter Bowen Street from Franklin Street and Building 12 will be on your right. Use the stairs or lifts to proceed to level 7. You can access a map at: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/ah5hshrpo0ky.pdf
- 28-29 January 2010
- 26-27 June 2010
The following Melbourne workshops will be held at Melbourne High School, Forrest Hill, South Yarra in Lecture Theatre T29.
- 29-30 March 2010
- 31 March - 1 April 2010
The UMAT Workshop at the Mount Scopus Memorial College on Friday March 26th & Sunday March 28th will be held at the Mount Scopus Burwood Campus at 245 Burwood Hwy, Burwood.
The UMAT workshop on 27-28 March and 26-27 June will be held at the Victoria University City Campus at 295 Queen street (enter via Little Lonsdale street) in Lecture Theatre G02.
The Sydney workshop on 12-13 April 2010 will be held at Macquarie University, in Lecture Theatre W5AT2 (building W5A, theatre 2).
Macquarie University is located in Balaclava Road, North Ryde. You can access a map at: http://www.ofm.mq.edu.au/maps_campus.htm
All other Sydney workshops will be held at the University of Technology, Sydney.
Note: CB refers to UTS City campus, Broadway.
You can access a map at http://www.uts.edu.au/about/mapsdirections/bway.html
The first number is the building number.
The second number refers to the level / floor.
The third number is the room number.
For example, CB.01.04.06 means the lecture theatre is located in City campus, Broadway, building 1 (Tower Building), level 4, room 6.
- On 16 January 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 17 January 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.01.04.06
- On 18-19 January 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 25-26 January 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 13-14 March 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 2-3 April 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 4-5 April 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 8th April 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.10.02.460. On 9th April 2010, the workshop will be held in CB04.02.35
- On 17-18 April 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29. Please note registration on 17th April will commence at 10:00am and the workshop will commence at 10:30am.
- On 8-9 May 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
- On 12-13 June 2010, the workshop will be held in lecture theatre CB.02.04.29
A map of the University of Queensland can be found here: http://www.uq.edu.au/maps/pdf/StLuciaMap.pdf
| Date | Location Details | Maps |
6-7 February 2010 |
Hawken Building (50), Room T103 |
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4-5 April 2010 |
Room 216, Prentice Building (Building 42)
St Lucia Campus University of Queensland, Brisbane |
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6-7 April 2010 |
Room 216, Prentice Building (Building 42)
St Lucia Campus University of Queensland, Brisbane |
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8-9 April 2010 |
Room 216, Prentice Building (Building 42) St Lucia Campus University of Queensland, Brisbane |
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15-16 May 2010 |
Room 216, Prentice Building (Building 42) St Lucia Campus University of Queensland, Brisbane |
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28-29 June 2010 |
Hawken Building (50), Room T103 St Lucia Campus University of Queensland, Brisbane |
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30 June to |
Hawken Building (50), Room T103
St Lucia Campus University of Queensland, Brisbane |
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The Adelaide Workshop on 13-14 February 2010 will be held at the University of Adelaide in Napier Building, Room 144. Room 144 is located on Level 1 of the Napier building which can be found at K12 on the map below.
Map: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/campuses/mapscurrent/north_terrace.pdf
The following Adelaide workshops will be held at the University of Adelaide in Napier Building lecture theatre 102. The lecture theatre is located in the Napier building which can be found at K12 on the map below. Napier 102 can be found on the first floor of this building.
- 5-6 April 2010
- 10-11 April 2010
- 17-18 April 2010
The Adelaide workshop on 22-23 May 2010 will be held at the University of Adelaide in Napier Building lecture theatre G04. The lecture theatre is located in the Napier building which can be found at K12 on the map below. Napier G04 can be found on the ground floor of this building.
The Adelaide workshop on 3-4 July 2010 will be held in the Horace Lamb Lecture Theatre.
Map: http://www.adelaide.edu.au/campuses/mapscurrent/north_terrace.pdf
The Perth Workshop on 2-3 April will be held at the University of Western Australia in the Woolnough Lecture Theatre, Room 107 (Geography & Geology). Please enter from car park 3.
The Perth Workshop on 10-11 April will be held at the University of Western Australia in the Murdoch Lecture Theatre, Room G58, Arts Building. Please enter from Car park 3.
The Perth Workshop on 5-6 June will be held at the University of Western Australia in the Woolnough Lecture Theatre, Room 107 (Geography & Geology). Please enter from car park 3.
The Perth Workshop on 3-4 July will be held at the University of Western Australia in the Woolnough Lecture Theatre, Room 107 (Geography & Geology). Please enter from car park 3.
You can access an interactive map at http://www.uwa.edu.au/campus_map
The Canberra workshop on 24-25 April will be held at the Australian National University, Lecture Theatre 4, Manning Clarke Centre (Building 26a).
You can access a map at: http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/largemap.asp (Grid reference G3)
The Hobart workshop on 1-2 June will be held at the Asten Lecture Theatre on the Commercial Road Campus of The Friends' School, 23, Commercial Road, North Hobart.
You can access a map by clicking here.
The Darwin Workshop on Tuesday 22nd and Wednesday 23rd June, 2010 will be held at the Charles Darwin University in the Blue 1.1.62 Lecture Theatre, Law & Business Building (Blue 1) , Level 1, Room 62.
You can access the map at http://www.cdu.edu.au/campusmaps/maps/cas_map.pdf
The Mildura Workshop will be held at St Joseph's College, 154 Twelfth Street, Mildura.
Most of the workshops are run by Dr Edward Boyapati, an academic with over thirty years of experience teaching in Australian universities. He has published several articles on educational research, delivered numerous papers/keynote addresses at several Teaching and Learning Conferences and won numerous awards for teaching excellence.
Dr Boyapati has been training students for tests such as the UMAT for over two decades. Among his successful students include his own children, both of whom held Scholarships for Excellence to study Medicine at Monash University, which are awarded to the best incoming student each year. They also received numerous other awards, accolades and achievements such as the "Youth of the Year" (State winners & National Finalists in 2001 and 2003); Premier's Awards; Australian Students Prizes for Excellence; School Captains of Selective Entry Schools; ATAR scores of 99.9; "Achiever of the Year" (awarded for the most outstanding co-curricular and community involvement to a Year 12 student each year); Gold Medals in the University of NSW International Competitions and Assessments for Schools (ICAS); numerous awards for excellence in public speaking; Caltex Best All-rounder Awards; State level Debaters; perfect scores in UMAT; graduation in Medicine with First Class Honours etc. Ed will aim to pass on to you the advice he gave his children which contributed to their unparalleled success.
Dr Boyapati is a member of numerous professional organisations related to psychometric/educational/personality testing. He is also the Practice Manager of a Medical Centre and has a wide knowledge of the health profession and health-related issues.
For some comments about Dr Boyapati and the workshop, please click here.
What is the content of the UMAT workshops?
Please click here to access a preliminary timetable for the workshop.
What time do the UMAT workshops commence and end?
Generally, the registration commences at 9:30 am on both days. The workshop begins at 10:00 am and ends approximately at 5:00 pm.
Some workshops may begin earlier or later on either day. Please check the letter and email that is sent to you regarding the workshop carefully.
What should I bring to the workshop?
Please remember to bring:
- Your workshop confirmation letter or email (note: if you do not have this, you may still be allowed to attend the workshop)
- Your lunch, morning tea etc
- Pens and paper
- A watch to time yourself for the practice exam on the second day
Can I change the date of my workshop?
Yes, you can change the date of your workshop, as long as the workshop you would like to move into is not full. Please contact us if you would like to change the date of your workshop.
What if a workshop is full and that's the only one I can attend?
If a workshop is shown as "Full/Closed" and you feel that is the only workshop that you can attend due to other commitments, please enrol in another "Open" workshop and email us with a request to transfer you to the workshop shown as "Closed/Full". We will make every effort to ensure that your request is accommodated.