MINIPavlova
Member
Just wondering if there were any Bond undergrad applicants that took a gap year and received a psych interview. Wondering if you listed bond as first and what was your ATAR?
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Bond Bond Medicine: Psychometric Test and Interview Overview
- Thread starter bond99
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I've seen a few posts here regarding the preferences in QTAC for bond, this is what I read in their 2022 brochure
"When I apply, what do I apply into? Applications to the Medical Program^ are via application to the Bachelor of Medical Studies (BMedSt) via QTAC. Please put Bond University as your number 1 selection by 3 February 2022"
https://bond.edu.au/files/6289/Medical Program Guide 2022.pdf
"When I apply, what do I apply into? Applications to the Medical Program^ are via application to the Bachelor of Medical Studies (BMedSt) via QTAC. Please put Bond University as your number 1 selection by 3 February 2022"
https://bond.edu.au/files/6289/Medical Program Guide 2022.pdf
Lulucat
Member
Yes I also have the same question on if we are allowed to google certain things such as definitions of certain words
Similar to UCAT conditions it would be a closed book exam with no other resources allowed
I just called Test Grid and confirmed that we don't have to make an account with proctorU, if anyone was wondering
Some people may have, but they definitely wouldn't provide any information about the nature of the questions to keep it a level playing field for everyone. I imagine it wouldn't be too different from last year, but not the exact same.
___anonymous___
Member
Hey, idk if anyone can tell me this, but does proctor allow you to go on certain websites? maybe to search up the meanings of certain words?
___anonymous___
Member
in the exam do you get the option to choose what section you wanna do? like neo-pi or personality test? and in the neo-pi, can you go back and forth? between different sections? thanks
you can't go backward in the exam
___anonymous___
Member
even in just the neo-pi section? like after a question? you wanna double check?
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yup, no backward
Don't worry. Just be yourself. You don't need to change your answers for a personality test, there's no right or wrong. They will know when look at the data if you trying to play trick.
___anonymous___
Member
is there a timer shown or do you use your laptop clock?
PSA to save some people the stress I experienced yesterday.
In the MSCEIT as you move through the questions you'll hit a "Next Item" button. Question 3 of Section H is the last question (or it was for me anyway) and if you hit "Next Item" it will submit the exam. So if you have any intention of going back through your answers like I did, I would strongly recommend you do it prior to commencing section H.
In relation to the timer questions, I don't recall being able to see one on my screen for the MSCEIT, though there was a clock within the NEO. TBH I don't think there's much of a time pressure for either, nonetheless, if you're really concerned you could always yell out to your proctor and ask.
NEO was sectioned into 5 blocks of 50 questions. You can navigate back and forth within each given block of 50, however, not between submitted sections.
You are not allowed any external resources for either component. I wasn't allowed blank writing paper let alone google haha.
Good luck everyone, hope to see you at interviews
In the MSCEIT as you move through the questions you'll hit a "Next Item" button. Question 3 of Section H is the last question (or it was for me anyway) and if you hit "Next Item" it will submit the exam. So if you have any intention of going back through your answers like I did, I would strongly recommend you do it prior to commencing section H.
In relation to the timer questions, I don't recall being able to see one on my screen for the MSCEIT, though there was a clock within the NEO. TBH I don't think there's much of a time pressure for either, nonetheless, if you're really concerned you could always yell out to your proctor and ask.
NEO was sectioned into 5 blocks of 50 questions. You can navigate back and forth within each given block of 50, however, not between submitted sections.
You are not allowed any external resources for either component. I wasn't allowed blank writing paper let alone google haha.
Good luck everyone, hope to see you at interviews
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heal_hooked
Lurker
After completing the bond psychometric testing and doing some research, I have learned several things. It seems as though that the emotional intelligence test (MSCEIT) is functioning to rule people out on the basis of deficiencies. The personality test is selecting for (Big 5 - Neo PI3 ) qualities likely to succeed in the program.
You cannot really study for these tests, but you can learn about what they are measuring, the context in which they are asking these questions, and perhaps some predictions on what they may be looking for. I advise against attempting to deceive these tests, as the tests measure for this in terms of inconsistency in the way similar questions have been answered.
I hope some of this is useful to anyone.
So what is the big 5 personality model? (What NeoPI3 is measuring)
What Are the Big 5 Personality Traits?.
So what is MSCEIT measuring?
The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) measures emotional intelligence through an individual's abilities to perceive, comprehend, act on, and manage emotional information.
Researching the literature has highlighted that the qualities of the Big 5 that Bond may be looking for is, low in neuroticism and high in conscientiousness. I believe the other qualities are not as relevant in selecting for medical students.
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02864299/document
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-020-02151-z
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-019-1485-2
The document below was useful in understanding the inference in terms of qualities in the big 5. E.g. style of learning pg. 15. In this case, high in openness and conscientiousness seemed to be the desirable personality for a med school.
https://www.acer.org/files/NEO_PI-3_Interp_Rpt_Sample_Report.pdf
You cannot really study for these tests, but you can learn about what they are measuring, the context in which they are asking these questions, and perhaps some predictions on what they may be looking for. I advise against attempting to deceive these tests, as the tests measure for this in terms of inconsistency in the way similar questions have been answered.
I hope some of this is useful to anyone.
So what is the big 5 personality model? (What NeoPI3 is measuring)
What Are the Big 5 Personality Traits?.
So what is MSCEIT measuring?
The Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT) measures emotional intelligence through an individual's abilities to perceive, comprehend, act on, and manage emotional information.
Researching the literature has highlighted that the qualities of the Big 5 that Bond may be looking for is, low in neuroticism and high in conscientiousness. I believe the other qualities are not as relevant in selecting for medical students.
https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-02864299/document
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-020-02151-z
https://bmcmededuc.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12909-019-1485-2
The document below was useful in understanding the inference in terms of qualities in the big 5. E.g. style of learning pg. 15. In this case, high in openness and conscientiousness seemed to be the desirable personality for a med school.
https://www.acer.org/files/NEO_PI-3_Interp_Rpt_Sample_Report.pdf
