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My views on the UMAT are quite mixed and have changed over the years. Im not a big fan of psychometric tests in any context, but that's mainly because I feel the results are misinterpreted. With any selection process, whether it be for medicine or another role, a psychometric test should be...

The Gestapo could learn a thing or two from the Sydney ones put it that way.

Nothing quite beats the UMAT at ANZ Stadium - it's a helicopter parents/stress head convention. The amount of nervous energy in the room is ridiculous (one year, there was this girl next to me chewing her hair like full on). Then there are the parents drilling their kids on exam strategy and...

The first time I did it, I had no clue with that stuff. Practice definitely helps with s3 mainly because you start picking up on the frequent pattern designs ACER uses.

http://community.boredofstudies.org/332/medicine-medical-health-studies/339715/umat-2015-discussion-thread.html Please direct all UMAT discussion into this thread, thanks.

Since there is no Medicine Mod, I thought I might start a thread for discussion on this years UMAT. Feel free to discuss your overall thoughts on the exam and how you think you went!

I felt this topic warranted a thread in a more public area.

Re: Confessions The question is technically incorrect then - if you cant assume facts outside the question, then you cant answer that question.

Re: Confessions The question is supposed to be written: "Employees can be Part-time or Full-time. Part-time employees do not work in the New York office. Based on the information above, which of these statements MUST be true?"

Re: Confessions Essentially my point with regards to A. Focusing on the facts alone, you cant comment on other offices given the information provided. You can however, comment exclusively on the NY Office.

Re: Confessions The answer cant be A because there may be other FT staff working in other offices, the premise does not comment on that. In contrast, C is correct because since employees can only be PT or FT, the NY office must all be FT if PT are excluded.

Re: Confessions Hence why the question is BS. First, the question requires you to use "real world" knowledge to assume that an employee can be either part-time or full-time. Secondly, that assumption isnt even true because in the "real world" you have casual staff who are distinct from PT...

Re: Confessions Too be honest, that question is BS because it doesn't establish whether an employee can only be full-time or part-time. That is something you have to assume from information not stated in the question.

That's probably a couple hundred dollars down the drain asking pointless and stupid questions which any gronk with half a brain could fake. No wonder people think HR is a useless waste of time and money. Edit: Couple hundred dollars for one applicant, overall testing isn't cheap (you have the...

No one really uses or values written references any more - the closest equivalent would be a LinkedIn recommendation. Even verbal references are declining in value. In most cases, they are usually performed on the preferred candidate for a role and their primary purpose is just to verify some...

It's hard to say with the information provided. Also, I wouldn't classify "intelligence" as being indicative of whether a person has a shot at medicine. However, aptitude and talent for academic work is a factor - to what extent is pretty debatable. I've worked as a private tutor for about 5...

I think this is the most realistic advice offered on the thread. At this point, being in year 10, it's probably too early to tell whether you are cut out for medicine. That being said, objectively assess your skill level to give yourself an idea of where you stand. Marks aren't always...

These pretty much. Outside of graduate positions, your uni degree is mostly just going to qualify you for a role, but beyond that employers generally don't care about marks or prestige. Employers primarily look for candidates who are a good fit and that comes down to skills, experience and...

Guys, where's the love? Seriously though, debate is great and encouraged, but I feel things are becoming too personal. Let's agree to disagree maybe.

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