UMAT CHECK LIST
Dear Parents,
Our team has personally been through the rigors of selecting appropriate courses for our children's education we have devised a 'SHOPPING LIST" for your facilitation.
Before taking the leap with your hard earned money ask the UMAT training provider you are investigating the following questions and expect prompt honest straight talking answers.
Here is your UMAT Check List from Eglobalmed.com before you select a UMAT training provider.
1 - Do the teachers all have teaching qualifications?
Some students who have sat the UMAT say they scored well, passed their interview and so they are qualified to train other students. If you get this response then ask who trained them and check out that UMAT training provider for all 10 items listed here on your 'SHOPPING LIST". One of my sons did a driving test, scored 100% on his road rules examination and passed his driving test first time. Does this qualify him as a good driving instructor? Would you send your child to him to learn driving? Such an action would be foolish! I trust you would look for a qualified credentialled experienced driving instructor.
2 - Are the teachers university students who study full time themselves? Ask what teaching qualifications they have!
# Note. Many uni students especially in medicine make a quick dollar during the "UMAT" season. Medical students and interns should be flat out studying? Do you agree? Do you believe they will push their career aside just to assist your children with theirs? Do they have time throughout the year to fully support your children? We have trained many medical students so please contact us if you are in doubt and we will advise you appropriately and objectively.
3 - Look for written endorsements from Doctors and Dentists on the UMAT training provider's website.
# Note. These are most difficult to obtain as Doctors and Dentists and Health professionals do not advertise openly unless they stand behind the product and have used it for their sons or daughters. For example click here.
# Note. This is an obvious give away. UMAT is a high stakes test and most competitive. Would you treat your child's chances at their chosen career like shopping in a $2 reject shop?
Approximately 1 out of 5 students interviewed get a place so taking along another 2 or 3 or more students to a course is self defeating and substantially reduces your child's chances of being the 1 out of 5 chosen. Statistically one of those extra people is more likely to get the place in Medical or Dental School. The idea is to gain an advantage by special coaching so bringing along some more competitors saves you a few dollars but removes that advantage thus wasting your initial investment for your son or daughter. After failing entrance into medicine it is too late to claim a refund!
Medical degrees do not come with discounts. We are talking about serious careers here! The thought of having poorly trained Supermarket doctors scares me! How about you?
Imagining asking a private school for a discount? They don't and can't discount quality and neither should you.
Another ploy is to place a large mark up on something and then pretend to offer a discount by marking the initially over inflated price down. These are in fact false discounts. For example: Normal price $700 but bring 2 friends and you pay only $570 (and unfortunately reduce your child's chances of having a superior UMAT score and entering medicine.)
# Note. Successful organisations have no fear of forums as long as they do the right thing by their students?
Most organisations are not committed and do not have the time or resources to maintain a large open public forum to assist prospective students.
6 - Is the UMAT training provider ethical and professional?
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7 - Does the UMAT training provider advertise openly a price for past repeat students while claiming to be a premier training organisation and being results oriented?
# Note. Why do they have so many students who fail and need to repeat? Is this results oriented? What results are we speaking of here? Does any such UMAT training provider have your children's interest at heart or your pocket?
8 - Does the UMAT training provider advertise deceptively?
# Note. One UMAT training provider posts on their website:
"Our success rate is outstanding. A survey of a random sample of students who have been through our full training program showed that 92% were offered interviews, and 88% were offered places in one or more medical schools?.
This means nothing to a future buyer. How many "students have been through the full training program" Might this be the most exorbitantly priced one? Are we talking about 30-40 students a year in which case 88% of 40 students is approximately 35 students into medicine each year. We don't think this is outstanding at all. Eglobalmed.com employs exclusive dynamic UMAT preparation and Medical Interview techniques and gets 10 to 12 times this many into medicine and dentistry in Australia and New Zealand every year.
# Note. "Feedback statistics show that 99.1% of our customers would recommend our services to their friends."
When were these surveys taken about recommending - after the UMAT test or after a UMAT preparation workshop? There is a big difference! Straight after a UMAT preparation workshop students know no better as to how good the course was. Genuine surveys should be done "after the UMAT test has been sat not before".
Think about it and you will see the sense here! The acid test is to obtain an endorsement after the student has sat the UMAT test when they are best equipped to answer surveys from an informed point of view. In Australia and New Zealand all of Eglobalmed.com surveys are conducted after the UMAT test and GAMSAT test.
Parents! - Do your homework well!
If you have any questions about your child's future and their UMAT preparation please click here and fill out our quick reply form and "expect prompt honest straight answers".
Best wishes for Success!
Team Eglobalmed.com
