I know, but your post before was a misrepresentation of what I was saying. Meh, this is trivial anyway.
Personally I'd rather be judged by UMAT than by interview. I know too many people who have managed to bulls**t their way through interviews. I don't know anyone who got a high UMAT who I feel didn't deserve it.
Going the other way, how many people do you know that got a terrible UMAT score but you felt deserved more? I know plenty.
Agreeing with Havox here, I think that the interview process is invaluable. I've got a question though, namely, have you ever done an interview GG? I only ask because I thought they were terrible until I did a few and following that I began to see their worth. For anyone to be able to bullshit their way through the Monash MMI for example, I would think would be a very tough and impressive feat. Perhaps the UNCLE interview allowed for far too much interviewer manipulation as it was so personal and the interviewers at JCU were also very much able to be swayed but the MMI, due to the short time exposure to one person but long time exposure to many prevented that, I think. I personally think, after experiencing it and the alternatives myself, that the MMI is miles ahead of the current interview tactics and should be employed in more places. Interviews are about giving a fair representation of yourself so that you can be judged by more than just a score on paper, in that sense I feel they should never be done away with. If the case becomes something such as UQ suffered - applicants being taught how to do the interviews - then perhaps a rehaul of your interview process is required. Keep us on our toes, it's when we're the most honest or transparent.
Back to the OP's question - that's one of many reasons why I actually rejected my GU offer, strangely enough. Not the main one, but one of the minor ones that cemented my decision. On another no-UMAT note, I personally feel that JCU's written application was worthless and doesn't display anything but your bullshitting ability (I wrote mine several hours before I posted it...) but since they only serve to cut down the applicant pool they maintain their worth. The JCU med cohort has yet to yield anyone who I don't like, so there's a positive note.
Last edited: