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UMAT Courses & UMAT HelpThe UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) is perhaps the most crucial, yet underestimated aspect of the university selection process for health science courses. The UMAT has the potential to make or break your goal of getting into the course of your choice. Even those with perfect year 12 scores have missed out on their first preference due to poor UMAT scores. Equally, those with year 12 scores as low as 90 have been able to get into courses like medicine due to high UMAT scores. There is clear evidence that effective training can dramatically improve your performance in the UMAT. Training improves your score by familiarising you with the format, question types and time pressures that will confront you in the UMAT test. An ever increasing number of students are sitting for the UMAT and those who prepare in a focussed manner will have a distinct advantage in UMAT. Our expertise and experience will give you a huge head start in one of the most important exams you will ever face: the UMAT. MedEntry offers the most focussed, relevant and detailed preparation for the UMAT. Ensure you read our Message to Parents and the Truths About UMAT Prep. Please see below for more information about the UMAT.
The UMAT is the Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test. For more information about the UMAT, you can download our information sheet from the free downloads page. You will need to sit the UMAT if you are interested in any of the following university courses:
Do I need to train for the UMAT? Yes! Even high achieving students stumble in the UMAT. Some students with perfect year 12 scores (99.95 / OP 1) have missed out on a place in medicine and related courses due to their low UMAT scores. In some cases, your UMAT score is more important than your year 12 score in securing a place in the health sciences. Research shows training can significantly improve UMAT score by familiarizing you with the types of questions that will be asked in the UMAT test and developing strategies to tackle them. An all-too-common fallacy about preparing for UMAT is that all you need to do is 'familiarise' yourself with the test by doing some practice questions. That's like saying the way to become a great basketball player is to familiarise yourself with a basketball court and practice taking a few shots. Once upon a time, people were wrong. They thought that the automobile was an electric death-trap that would never replace the horse and carriage, computers were only for academic nerds, and people who used tuition were simply cheaters. Then, cars stopped exploding every time you started the engine, people realised that you could use computers for more than just calculating the digits of pi, and the 'cheaters' with the tuition... well, they started getting it. They got better grades, got into better universities and just plain old got better. Times change, rules change. "Kids take prep courses to ace tests that are supposed to measure inborn aptitude" (page 100, Time Magazine, December 20, 2004). Start preparing now for the UMAT! Can I sit the UMAT more than once? If you have not been successful the first time you sit the UMAT, you can re-sit it without being penalised. However, universities may use your most recent results when considering your application. UMAT scores are valid for two years. How do I register for the UMAT? You can register for the UMAT online at http://umatweb.acer.edu.au. Registrations for UMAT open in early April each year. ACER is the Australian Council for Educational Research; an organization that has been given the contract to administer the UMAT. You will need to contact ACER to register for the UMAT. Please visit http://umatweb.acer.edu.au for more information on UMAT. How much does it cost to sit the UMAT? The registration fee for UMAT is $200. If you are eligible for a concession, the registration fee for the UMAT test is $100. If you are sitting the UMAT outside Australia and New Zealand, there is an additional $165 fee. When do I need to register for the UMAT? The deadline for registration for UMAT is in early June each year. In 2009, registration for UMAT closed on Friday 6 June. I have missed the UMAT registration closing date. Can I still sit the UMAT? You can still sit the UMAT as long as you register before the late registration closing date (in 2009, this was Friday 20 June). However, you will need to pay an additional late UMAT fee of $55. Where can I get more information about the UMAT? For more information on the UMAT, you can visit the ACER website at http://umatweb.acer.edu.au |
