MedEntry NZ UMAT Prep

MedEntry runs UMAT Courses throughout the year. To find out when the UMAT Courses are being offered in your city, click here.

Please enrol in a UMAT Course that is available. UMAT Courses are added periodically and you can easily change the date of your Course later (see Can I change the date of my Course for more details).

We encourage you to attend a UMAT Course even if you have to travel a long distance. Many students from overseas attend UMAT Courses as well 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 UMAT Course provides networking opportunities with motivated and able students; it will significantly boost to your motivation; some inside knowledge/ information is provided in the UMAT Course which is not available elsewhere; numerous UMAT sample questions and efficient, effective and elegant ways of arriving at the answer will be discussed; the skills learnt in the UMAT Course will be invaluable for high school/uni study in addition to UMAT.

In the evaluations, students say that they did not use the resources on the LMS and did not know how to efficiently and effectively use them until they attended the MedEntry UMAT Course. Invest in your future by enhancing your thinking skills.

At the UMAT Course 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 UMAT Course endorsements: click here.

MedEntry runs UMAT Courses in all major capital cities in Australia and New Zealand. For a full list of Courses, please click here.

In New Zealand, MedEntry offers its UMAT and Interview courses in Auckland and Dunedin. If there is sufficient interest, the UMAT courses will be run in other cities in New Zealand. Please contact us.

In Australia, MedEntry offers its UMAT and Interview courses in Perth, Western Australia; Adelaide, South Australia; Melbourne, Victoria; Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales; Brisbane, Queensland; Hobart, Tasmania; Darwin, Northern Territory; and Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. UMAT 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.

The exact location of your UMAT Course will be emailed and mailed to you about one week prior to the Course. 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 UMAT Courses have 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 UMAT Courses, please refer to this FAQ page.

Please click on the city to obtain information on the exact location of the UMAT Course:

• Auckland
• Dunedin

Most of the UMAT courses 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 in the state); 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. They are both currently working as Registrars. They are not only the youngest doctors to be accepted into the training programs of the most competitive of medical specialties, but have also won medals for obtaining the top score in the state in the specialist training theory and clinical exams. Ed will aim to pass on to you the advice he gave his children which contributed to their unparalleled success. Ed comes from a family of 23 doctors.

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 MedEntry UMAT courses, please click here.

Please click here to access a preliminary timetable for the UMAT Course.

Starting and finishing times are subject to change so you should refer to the letter/email that is sent to you before your UMAT course for exact times.

Registration will take place between 9 am and 9:30 am each day and the course will finish at 5 pm on both days.

Some UMAT courses may begin earlier or later on either day. Please check the letter and email that is sent to you regarding the UMAT course carefully.

Please remember to bring:

• Your UMAT course confirmation letter or email (note: if you do not have this, you may still be allowed to attend the Course)
• Your lunch, morning tea etc
• Pens and paper
• A watch to time yourself for the practice exam on the second day

To find out which UMAT course you are enrolled in, please follow these steps:

1. Login into the MedEntry website by clicking "My Medentry Login" link on the right hand top corner
2. Click on "Order history"
3. From the resulting page, click on "Click here for more details"
4. You should be able to view your UMAT course date and location under the heading "booked event details"

Yes, you can change the date of your UMAT Course, as long as the UMAT Course you would like to move into is not full.

In order to change the UMAT Course that you are enrolled in to a different workshop, please follow these steps.

1. Login into the MedEntry website by clicking "My Medentry Login" link on the right hand top corner
2. Click on "Change Workshop"
3. You should be able to view your UMAT course date and location under the heading "booked event details"

If a UMAT Course is shown as "Full/Closed" and you feel that is the only UMAT Course that you can attend due to other commitments, please enrol in another "Open" UMAT Course and email us with a request to transfer you to the UMAT Course shown as "Closed/Full". We will make every effort to ensure that your request is accommodated.

You may attend any UMAT Course that is convenient to you. However, we recommend avoiding attending the UMAT Courses in the April and July school holidays as these workshops are heavily booked.

If you prefer to attend a UMAT course with a smaller class size, please choose a non-school holiday (shown as 'Weekend Course) workshop. We recommend avoiding attending UMAT Courses in the April and July school holidays as these UMAT courses are heavily booked.

The numbers in some 'non-school holiday' UMAT Courses can be as few as ten students.

The following Auckland UMAT courses will be held at Auckland University of Technology, Wellesley Campus, in Lecture Theatre WA220. This is on the Atrium Floor, in the Te Amorangi Building (A Block), Main Entry, 55 Wellesley Street.

• 3-4 March 2012 (Saturday & Sunday) (Registration from 9:00am on both days)
• 16-17 April 2012 (Monday & Tuesday) (Registration from 9:00am on both days)
• 14-15 July 2012 (Saturday & Sunday)  (Registration from 9:00am on both days)

You can access a map at:
http://www.aut.ac.nz/resources/about/virtual_open_day/map_-_wellesley_campus.pdf

The following Dunedin UMAT courses will be held at Otago Polytechnic, Forth Street Campus, Lecture Theatre G106, corner of Harbour Terrace and Union Street East.

• 14-15 April 2012 (Sat and Sun) (Registration from 9:00am on both days)
• 7-8 July 2012 (Sat and Sun) (Registration from 9:00am on both days)

You can find a map at: http://www.otagopolytechnic.ac.nz/fileadmin/Corporate/PDFs/A-PolyMAPS_Forthst_Campus-MONO-09.pdf