Mature Age UMAT

[mewhenim]

I'll be sitting the UMAT on July 25 and I'm wondering if there are many mature age UMAT applicants? Did anyone on here sit UMAT several years after leaving high school? I've been working as a paramedic for about 7 years, but am ready to move forward. I'm very excited and also very anxious, I'm not sure that UMAT definitely work out, but worst case scenario it will be good practice.
Also, does anyone know if you can sit UMAT and GAMSAT in the same year? I will be finishing a 1 year conversion degree next year, am I able to take both UMAT and GAMSAT?

Thank you!

 

[ephemeral]

Yes, definitely. I graduate next year and I applied to sit both exams in 2012.

 

[edward220196]

I am also mature aged with a long break from high school, although am currently in the first year of a degree. Once you have your degree you will be classed as a graduate therefore only able to apply for grad med. As far as I know, you can only sit the umat if you have no more than two years of an undergrad degree.

 

[Johno23]

I am also mature aged with a long break from high school, although am currently in the first year of a degree. Once you have your degree you will be classed as a graduate therefore only able to apply for grad med. As far as I know, you can only sit the umat if you have no more than two years of an undergrad degree.

That is incorrect. A graduate can apply for undergraduate degrees & you can sit the UMAT as a graduate.

 

[gibam002]

You can definitely sit the UMAT as a graduate. However, there are only a few undergrad programs who will take graduates - UNCLE/UNE, UWS and UTAS as far as I know.

 

[Johno23]

You can definitely sit the UMAT as a graduate. However, there are only a few undergrad programs who will take graduates - UNCLE/UNE, UWS and UTAS as far as I know.

I am pretty sure that you can add UNSW to that list.

 

[Dr Worm]

Yes, I think anyone can sit UMAT. A fair number of those who do are mature age, I was. I sat UMAT in 2010, did well enough, got into med and deferred a year. I know a few people who sat UMAT and GAMSAT in the same year (a while ago), but always check for yourself as rules change from time to time. Good luck

 

[mewhenim]

NSW

• The University of New South Wales
• The University of Newcastle/University of New England
• University of Western Sydney

NT

• Charles Darwin University

QLD

• Bond University
• The University of Queensland

SA

• Flinders University
• The University of Adelaide

TAS

• University of Tasmania

VIC

• La Trobe University
• Monash University

WA

• The University of Western Australia

New Zealand

• University of Auckland
• University of Otago

There are several schools (note above) who run undergrad med programs.

Thank you Dr Worm, very inspiring! I'm really glad to know that other do/have done it!

 

[miss_universe]

None of your link are working for me, so if anyone is having the same trouble, you could find them under the 'undergraduate' or 'post graduate' tabs on the top of the page.

 

[pi]

There are several schools (note above) who run undergrad med programs.

Note that not all of them take mature age students or non-school-leavers (the Monash MBBS is one such example).

Good luck though

 

[frootloop]

Note that not all of them take mature age students or non-school-leavers (the Monash MBBS is one such example).

Good luck though

Pedantic, I know, but Monash has a (seperate?) graduate-entry stream though, right? (Obviously I don't know if the OP has a degree/meets the requirements, but it's still there).
Edit: Lol. I'm an idiot. This thread is asking about UMAT. Grad-entry courses don't use UMAT in Aus. Carry on people, ignore me...

 

[pi]

Yep, they have a grad program out in Gippsland, but it requires the GAMSAT I don't think it has any pre-req subjects, just GAMSAT + GPA (which is a hurdle and not a ranking tool) + Interview (large interview emphasis)

 

[edward220196]

And Flinders

 

[mewhenim]

Yes, that's the part that makes things harder, I was just sharing that there are several who take undergrads.
Thanks for the luck, I need all I can get!