--- title: "News & Blogs - NIE: Medical Admissions Preparation" description: "NIE provides UCAT, medical interviews, psychometrics, Casper, and medical admissions preparation for students pursuing medicine and dentistry in Australia or New Zealand." url: "https://www.nie.edu.au/component/zoo/category/news-blogs?Itemid=101" date: "2026-07-28T02:50:00+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- # News & Blogs [![UCAT replaces UMAT](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/04/ucat-2019-australia-04d2cea5.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/ucat-2019-australia.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=31b0c4f8 "UCAT replaces UMAT") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:24 September 2018 ### UCAT replaces UMAT The UMAT Consortium universities in Australia and New Zealand are embarking on an exciting new collaboration with similar universities in the UK. From 2019 students interested in studying Medicine, D… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=97&Itemid=2109) [![I started Preparing for UMAT but now I have to sit the UCAT...](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/1c/ucat-meidfy-nie-sample-questions-1cccdb8f.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/ucat-meidfy-nie-sample-questions.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=a4e3ba07 "I started Preparing for UMAT but now I have to sit the UCAT...") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:08 October 2018 ### I started Preparing for UMAT but now I have to sit the UCAT... What is UCAT? How is it different to UMAT? As you may have already heard the big change in the undergraduate medical admission process was announced rather suddenly and without any warning on Monday 24 September 2018. Essentially the UMAT is… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=98&Itemid=2109) [![UCAT percentile and UCAT scores requirement for medicine and dentistry. What if I didn't get the right mark?](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/49/umat-medicine-dentistry_1-49d4005f.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat-medicine-dentistry_1.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=990316f5 "UCAT percentile and UCAT scores requirement for medicine and dentistry. What if I didn't get the right mark?") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:17 April 2017 ### UCAT percentile and UCAT scores requirement for medicine and dentistry. What if I didn't get the right mark? ATAR, OP, and Year 12 academic achievement (Year 13 in New Zealand) While the primary objective of this article is to provide some guidance to those who did not get the mark that they were hoping for in UCAT or ATAR, we would like to firstly congratulate those that d… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=100&Itemid=2109) [![Monash University Medicine Interview](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/bc/mmi-questions-practice-bc804117.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/mmi-questions-practice.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=03d6775d "Monash University Medicine Interview") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:09 December 2017 ### Monash University Medicine Interview Monash Medicine and Physiotherapy Selection Multiple Mini Interviews, MMI 2018 Selection for Monash Medicine Multiple Mini interviews (MMI) is based on a combination of an applicant's UMAT and ATAR scores. The cut off score is determined by the distribution of scores each year… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=101&Itemid=2109) [![MMI Medical Interview](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/f5/mmi-medicine-intevie-umat-nie_1-f57f776d.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/mmi-medicine-intevie-umat-nie_1.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=0bf7b406 "MMI Medical Interview") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:06 November 2017 ### MMI Medical Interview MMI Medical Interview Questions NIE answers all your questions on MMI Medical Interviews in Australia How do MMI Medical Interviews function at Australian Universities? The Australian Medical Interview landscape is varied and cha… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=102&Itemid=2109) [![Universities which do not require a UCAT score.](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/3b/UMAT_workshop-3b87fe1d.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/UMAT_workshop.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=236e4595 "Universities which do not require a UCAT score.") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:05 September 2017 ### Universities which do not require a UCAT score. Is UCAT a compulsory exam? While UCAT is used as part of a selection process into most universities in Australia which offer undergraduate medicine and dentistry, there are two universities which do not actually require a UCAT… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=104&Itemid=2109) [![Preparing for Medical Interviews.](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/09/mmi-medicine-umat-09c517d4.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/mmi-medicine-umat.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=690c0612 "Preparing for Medical Interviews.") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:03 May 2017 ### Preparing for Medical Interviews. Structured panel, semi-structured interviews, and MMI Preparing for Medical Interviews So you’ve made it past the first round. You’ve gotten through the dreaded UCAT, and as September comes and goes, you get an amazing result. A few months later, the e… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=105&Itemid=2109) [![Studying Medicine in Australia. What are the time commitments of a medical student?](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/d3/medicne-umat-australia-d341e0c2.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/medicne-umat-australia.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=f8d7841e "Studying Medicine in Australia. What are the time commitments of a medical student?") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:24 April 2017 ### Studying Medicine in Australia. What are the time commitments of a medical student? What are the time commitments of a medical student? You’ve probably heard a thousand different things about life as a medical student. You’ve listened to the opinions of your parents, that c… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=106&Itemid=2109) [![Why study Medicine?](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/1e/umat_medicine-1e06de49.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat_medicine.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=e746766e "Why study Medicine?") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:30 March 2017 ### Why study Medicine? Entry from a current Undergraduate Medicine Student at Monash University. If you’re anything like me, you’ve probably wanted to study medicine since you started school all those years ago. And with good reason – medicine is a fantastic course, and opens the door to a caree… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=107&Itemid=2109) [![Balancing UCAT preparation with Year 12 studies](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/db/umat-questions-books-dbe6d29e.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat-questions-books.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=e0998848 "Balancing UCAT preparation with Year 12 studies") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:08 April 2017 ### Balancing UCAT preparation with Year 12 studies How much time should I spend on UMAT practice How to balance UCAT with Year 12? One of the biggest obstacles to successful UCAT preparation is focusing too much on your ATAR score. For everyone who isn’t trying to get into medicine, the ATAR is… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=108&Itemid=2109) [![How do you structure your UMAT Preparation?](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/4e/best_in_umat-4e18ebe1.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/best_in_umat.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=88d899f3 "How do you structure your UMAT Preparation?") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:04 April 2017 ### How do you structure your UMAT Preparation? Can you study and successfully prepare for the UMAT? There’s no denying the obvious: the UMAT is hard. For almost all of us, this three-hour exam is completely different to any secondary school test you’ve ever sat. You can’t memorise paragraphs or rot… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=109&Itemid=2109) [![How to Approach UMAT Section Two - Understanding People Construct](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/ed/umat-section-2-questions-ed93e2bc.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat-section-2-questions.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=b544bcd1 "How to Approach UMAT Section Two - Understanding People Construct") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:07 May 2017 ### How to Approach UMAT Section Two - Understanding People Construct What is assessed by UMAT Construct 2? How to Approach UMAT Section Two - Understanding People Construct As a result of its often intuitive questions and responses, section two is typically considered to be the ‘lightest’ of the three co… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=110&Itemid=2109) [![So Where Do I Start my UMAT Journey...](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/3f/umat-workshop_1-3f16162c.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat-workshop_1.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=d015aae8 "So Where Do I Start my UMAT Journey...") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:01 September 2016 ### So Where Do I Start my UMAT Journey... And how much time do I need to get ready for the UMAT? At NIE, we are quite often asked the following few questions, when it comes to preparing for the UMAT using our material: So where do I start and how much time do I need to get ready for UMAT? Ho… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=112&Itemid=2109) [![UMAT Preparation Books](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/35/umat-books-35add15b.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat-books.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=a73726c6 "UMAT Preparation Books") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:15 May 2015 ### UMAT Preparation Books Printed fresh every year, and containing all updated information. There are 8 books in Premium and DLP UMAT Preparation Courses and 10 books in the Platinum and Platinum DLP Courses. Construct Logical Reasoning and Problem Solving (previously known as Section 1)… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=114&Itemid=2109) [![Residential Career Experience for School Students Medicine, Engineering, Business, Creative Writing](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/96/medicine-sydney-gamsat-ucat-nie-96719a15.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/medicine-sydney-gamsat-ucat-nie.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=1f8bf973 "Residential Career Experience for School Students Medicine, Engineering, Business, Creative Writing") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:20 September 2022 ### Residential Career Experience for School Students Medicine, Engineering, Business, Creative Writing Residential Career Insight Program 2024 Enrolments are Now Open Medicine, Psychology, Business, Engineering, Veterinary Studies & more Dear Careers and Pathways Advisor and Year Coordin… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=156&Itemid=2109) [![UCAT 2022 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/98/ucat-date-medicine-dentistry-interview-98ccc367.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/ucat-date-medicine-dentistry-interview.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=d10e8175 "UCAT 2022 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:06 December 2021 ### UCAT 2022 Important Dates and UCAT Preparation Dear Careers Adviser and Year Coordinators Sign up for UCAT NIE Newsletters (Teachers) Sign up for UCAT NIE Newsletters (Students) In this newsletter, we would like to provide y… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=144&Itemid=2109) [![What is UCAT Verbal Reasoning Subtest?](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/bc/ucat-verbal-reasoning-nie-bc418a71.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/ucat-verbal-reasoning-nie.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=17f3ee5c "What is UCAT Verbal Reasoning Subtest?") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:13 February 2021 ### What is UCAT Verbal Reasoning Subtest? Of the five subtests of the UCAT, there is one that stands out as the more difficult to master. What is UCAT Verbal Reasoning Subtest? Of the five subtests of the UCAT, there is one that stands out as the more difficult to master. The UCAT Verbal Reasoning section has a few uniq… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=134&Itemid=2109) [![UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/9a/ucat-sections-scoreing-questions-9adf7835.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/ucat-sections-scoreing-questions.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=59dfe280 "UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:05 December 2020 ### UCAT Preparation During Summer Holidays UCAT and Interview Preparation If you are considering a career in medicine or dentistry, you will need to sit a compulsory entry exam known as the UCAT (University Clinical Aptitude Test) before you… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=130&Itemid=2109) [![Medical Interviews and Effective Communication Skills Workshop](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/f9/one-on-one-training-f90a07ca.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/one-on-one-training.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=4cf7571f "Medical Interviews and Effective Communication Skills Workshop") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:19 August 2020 ### Medical Interviews and Effective Communication Skills Workshop SO I HAVE DECIDED TO START PREPARING, WHAT NOW...WHERE SHOULD I START? Medical Interviews and Effective Communication Skills Workshop LIVE ONLINE INTERACTIVE The next training is conducted over a two days period on the 7 - 8 November 2020 … Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=126&Itemid=2109) [\[icon-calendar\] Posted:23 March 2020 ### UCAT 2020, COVID-19 and NIE Services Update COVID-19 UPDATE - At NIE, client safety, as well as our staff safety, is at most important. Therefore, during these difficult times, we will most likely conduct the face-to-face component of our… Read more ](https://www.nie.edu.au/index.php?option=com_zoo&task=item&item_id=125&Itemid=2109) [![Why does NIE go to the effort and expense of authoring, printing and posting hardcopy books?](https://www.nie.edu.au/component/ajax/?p=cache/ba/umat-construct-3-ba27b39c.jpg&src=zoo/blogs/umat-construct-3.jpg&thumbnail=640,400,&hash=aa7d33cc "Why does NIE go to the effort and expense of authoring, printing and posting hardcopy books?") \[icon-calendar\] Posted:01 August 2016 ### Why does NIE go to the effort and expense of authoring, printing and posting hardcopy books? The answer is quite easy; it simply works best for the student Put it this way, hardcopy books correctly mirror the UMAT, which is a hardcopy test sat at a desk and the hardcopy answer sheet is filled in with a real pencil. 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