Covers ALL 3 sub – tests (Test Types) of the Undergraduate Medical Admissions Test:
Course Dates
$ 380.00
Saturdays – 9.30am to 1.30 pm
$ 150.00
Includes – 2 Full UMAT Tests (each test is an online test containing all sections)
$ 99.00
Includes – 2 Full UMAT Tests (each test is an online test containing all sections)
$ 99.00
UMAT is a high stake test, developed by the Australian Council for educational Research (ACER) on behalf of the UMAT Consortium for selection of students into Medicine, Dentistry and other health science program at an undergraduate university level. You can take the UMAT just once a year, usually in July. Your UMAT test score is valid for just one year. If you want to apply to university in the following year, you have to do the UMAT again.
The UMAT is a skills based exam, designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, understanding people as well as abstract and Non-verbal reasoning.
The Test does Not rely on curriculum or any other learned knowledge. Doing well at school does Not guarantee success. Therefore, the best way to prepare is to have extensive exposure to specific UMAT questions and guided training on how to tackle them.
This course will explain 1/ the structure of the test, 2/ test taking strategies for each of the 3 sub-tests ( 3 test types, 3/ practice material in class, 4/ exam simulation and feedback ( how did you do ?) plus review ( how could you do better next time)
The classes are suitable for prospective students of the following university courses professions: Medicine, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Occupational therapy, Optometry, Speech pathology and other professional health courses. Please check with your university if UMAT is required to apply for your desired course.
Students should have either already completed year 12 or currently be in year 12. Year 11 students are welcome, however, please Note that your UMAT score is only valid for one year.
If you have already completed a degree in Australia (a science degree or any other degree), UMAT is Not suitable as you need to apply for Graduate Entry. For information go to FAQ and to Links.
Course Content
The exam board (ACER) produces the material and the test candidate has to analyse, understand and answer correctly. Skills you must master are timing, specific skills according to the 3 sub types and accuracy in completing the answer sheet.
Also please Note:
a/ The UMAT is the SAME test for ALL professions.
b/ The UMAT used to be divided into 3 distinct sub sections, comprising of 3 very different question types.
These 3 different question types are still part of the UMAT, however, they are Not presented as 3 different sections anymore. All questions are mixed. This makes the UMAT harder as the 3 different sub tests require different skills and different ways of thinking.
Once a month for one complete weekend – Saturday and Sunday, from February to July.
Yes, you should pre-book and make payment one week before the course starts to secure your place.
We aim to keep class sizes small. We have limit of just 12 students.
No, you have to do the complete weekend. This is a closed course and very intense. If new students joined during the weekend, the teacher would have to explain parts again. This is unfair to the other students and this 2 day intense course does Not allow time for this.
No, you have to do the complete course. It is Not possible to do just one sub-skill.
However, we do offer private lessons. These are usually recommended after you have completed the complete course and you feel you require more lessons in a particular skill.
We recommend that you make the time to come to all the classes as this is an intense weekend and you should try and make this course a priority or come to the next course instead ( the following month), when you might have more time. If you however can’t make it for a class, the teacher will give you the material for the lessons you missed. If time, the teacher may be able to give you an extra 10 min, however, please Note that make-up lessons or refunds are Not available for the UMAT course. You need to make this your priority.
There are No official entry requirements. However, to really benefit from the course you should have already completed or currently be in year 12 at an Australian high school. Year 11 and students from overseas are welcome to attend. Please check with your intended university and your intended course if you need UMAT.
Everybody is different, however students who use the following approaches do very well.
Method one – pre-study by yourself THEN do the 2 day weekend course
Look at the practice test material published by the test centre, buy additional test material, brush up on your basic skills and timing THEN come to us and complete the 2 day intensive course and do the UMAT in the same month.
Method two – Do our course first, THEN study by yourself for 4 weeks, THEN do aNother 2 day course with us.
The first 2 day course gives you an idea what the test is like, where your strengths and weaknesses are, what you need to practice and how to practice. During the 4 weeks self-study you study at your own pace. Final step, attend the second 2 day course with us for intense, serious test preparation just before your real test.
Other methods such as just coming to our 2 day UMAT course without having prepared and then do the real test or completing the 2 day course and then waiting several weeks before attempting the real test without extra study do also work out for some students but are Not recommended by us. However, everybody is different and you have to decide what works best for you.
You could either take another 2 day intensive weekend UMAT course with us or you could study slower by taking private UMAT lessons.
No, the material will be different. We offer two weekends. They teach the same methods and strategies, however, they use COMPLETELY DIFFERENT MATERIAL for exactly this reason – to give students the opportunity for more practice.
Weekend 1 and Weekend 2 have different material. Neither of the two modules is superior to the other. They are purely designed to give students more practice with new questions. You can do the weekends in either order.
Yes, we do offer private lessons for students who have completed a 2 day weekend course with us and have purchased the premium package.
These private lessons are limited to students who have bought the premium package and yo also need to book your time early to avoid disappointment.
From Jan 2016, you will be able to purchase all our 2015 UMAT papers online. That represents 2 complete UMAT tests with fully worked solutions.
No, absolutely Not. Our question developers are currently busy with creating more UMAT questions for 2017. Hopefully, you will have passed your UMAT and be a happy Medical, Dentistry or Vet Student in 2017 and you don’t need us anymore. However, students in 2017 will be able to purchase our 2015 and also the 2016 program – 4 full UMAT tests online as well as be able to take one or two weekends of new UMAT tests.
No, they are quite different. UMAT is the test required if you want to apply for an undergraduate course. GAMSAT is required for Graduate entry to Medicine. The test is quite different. GAMSAT DOES require prior kNowledge in its ‘Science’ section. The GAMSAT is a 6 hour test. UMAT takes only 3 hours to complete. We currently do Not offer GAMSAT preparation courses.
Firstly consider this: Performing well in the UMAT is critical for students wishing to enter medicine or other health science courses. If your UMAT score is Not particularly good, you will Not gain entry into your desired course.
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 due to their low UMAT scores. Depending on the course and your personal circumstances, your UMAT score may more important than your year 12 score in securing a place in the health sciences.
Specific and targeted training can significantly improve your UMAT score by familiarizing you with the types of questions that will be asked and developing strategies to tackle them and then building up a test routine and working on your timing.
It is of course possible to perform well in the UMAT without any preparation in the same way as some lucky students do well at school without studying. However, studying for anything usually results in success rather than Not studying. By analysing the test, the various question types and most importantly sub-styles and by analysing how ACER has designed the questions and answers( traps, pit falls), we have developed kNowledge that we would like to pass on to individuals who are serious about getting into medicine, dentistry etc.
It is better do well at school and in the UMAT and get into an undergraduate course, than to do a degree (3 or 4 years) plus GAMSAT and take the graduate entry route into medicine.
Studying gives you a better chance to succeed. Studying with the help of someone who has done it all before and knows the test really well is even better
UMAT office at ACER
Post : Private Bag 55, Camberwell, VIC 3124, Australia
Phone: (03) 8508 7643 International: (+613) 8508 7643
Fax: (03) 9277 5757 International: (+613) 9277 5757
Email: umat@acer.edu.au
Website: http://umat.acer.edu.au
Professional Registration Boards
To get a health care assistant job qualification whilst you are preparing for UMAT or when you are at uni ( Do a Certificate III in Aged Care/ Disability or Home and Community Care)
www.continentaltravelnurse.com
University of New South Wales
Faculty of Medicine
Phone: (02) 9385 8765
Fax: (02) 9385 0485
Email: medicine.info@unsw.edu.au
Website: www.med.unsw.edu.au
School of Optometry
Phone: (02) 9385 4639
Fax: (02) 9313 6243
Email: optometry@unsw.edu.au
Website: www.optom.unsw.edu.au
University of Newcastle/ University of New England
The Enquiry Centre
Phone: (02) 4921 5000
Enquire Online: https://askuon.custhelp.com/
Website: www.newcastle.edu.au
School of Rural Medicine
Phone: 1800 818 865
Fax: 02 9678 7160
Email: ruralmed@une.edu.au
Website: www.une.edu.au/about-une/academic-schools/school-of-rural-medicine
University of Western Sydney
School of Medicine
Phone: (02) 4620 3600
Fax: (02) 4620 3888
Email: medstudent@uws.edu.au
Website: www.uws.edu.au/medicine/som
University of Sydney
Sydney Medical School reception:
Phone: 02 9351 3132
Fax: 02 9351 3196
Web: //sydney.edu.au/medicine/
Email: medicine.info@sydney.edu.au
Monash University
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Phone: (03) 9905 4301
Fax: (03) 9905 4302
Email: enquiries@med.monash.edu.au
Website: www.med.monash.edu.au
La Trobe University
School of Dentistry and Oral Health
Phone: (03) 9479 5815
Fax: (03) 9479 2507
Email: health@latrobe.edu.au
Web: www.latrobe.edu.au/health
University of Melbourne
Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Phone: (03) 8344 5892
Fax: (03) 9347 7854
University of Queensland
School of Medicine
Phone: (07) 3346 4780
Fax: (07) 3365 5433
Email: enquiries@som.uq.edu.au
Website: www.som.uq.edu.au
School of Dentistry
Phone: (07) 3365 8022
Fax: (07) 3365 8199
Email: dentistry@uq.edu.au
Website: www.dentistry.uq.edu.au
James Cook University
School of Medicine & Dentistry
Tel: (07) 4781 6232
Fax: (07) 4781 6986
Email: medicine@jcu.edu.au or med.dean@jcu.edu.au
Website: www.jcu.edu.au/smd/medicine
Faculty Student Officer, Faculty of Medicine, Health & Molecular Sciences
Tel: (07) 4781 4409
Fax: (07) 4781 4655
Email: ug.mhms@jcu.edu.au
Bond University
Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine
Phone: (07) 5595 4469
Email: hsm@bond.edu.au
Website: www.bond.edu.au/hsm/medicine
Griffith University
School of Medical Science
Phone: (07) 5552 8087
Fax: (07) 5552 8908
General Enquiries Email: MSCSec@griffith.edu.au
Admissions Enquiries Email: medicine@griffith.edu.au
School of Dentistry and Oral Health
Phone: (07) 5678 0793
Fax: (07) 5678 0708
Email: doh@griffith.edu.au
Website: www.griffith.edu.au/health/school-dentistry-oral-health
The University of Adelaide
Faculty of Health Sciences
Phone: (08) 8313 5536
Fax: (08) 8313 3788
Email: health.sciences@adelaide.edu.au
Website: www.health.adelaide.edu.au
Flinders University
Admissions/Prospective Students Office
Phone: (08) 8201 3074 or 1300 657 671
Fax: (08) 8201 2580
Email: admissions@flinders.edu.au
Website: www.flinders.edu.au/courses/undergrad/bclsbmbs/
The University of Western Australia
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
Phone: (08) 6488 4646
Fax: (08) 6488 4848
Email: meddentadmissions@uwa.edu.au
Website: www.meddent.uwa.edu.au
The University of Tasmania
Faculty of Health Sciences
Phone: 1300 363 864
Fax: (03) 6226 4747
Email: Course.Info@utas.edu.au
Website: www.utas.edu.au/healthsci
Charles Darwin University
CDU Information Centre
Phone: 1800 061 963 or 1800 654 865
Email: student.central@cdu.edu.au or courses@cdu.edu.au
Website: www.cdu.edu.au/pcs/clinical-sciences
The University of Auckland
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Phone: (09) 923 4888 or outside NZ – 0800 61 62 63
Fax: (09) 308 2380
Email: fmhs@auckland.ac.nz
Website: www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/
University of Otago
Division of Health Sciences
Phone: (03) 479 7428
Fax: (03) 479 5058
Email: health-sciences@otago.ac.nz
Website: www.otago.ac.nz/healthsciences