What is the Bond Psychometric Test in Medicine and How to Prepare for it?
Bond University Psychometric Test Preparation Masterclass
The Bond University Medical Program application process includes a psychometric assessment designed to evaluate applicants’ emotional intelligence, insight, and professional suitability for medicine. This specialised preparation package is delivered by Chandana Galaeti, a highly experienced, senior Bond University medical student with extensive, firsthand expertise in psychometric testing and Bond Interview preparation.
Important booking note: Applicants who have previously completed any form of psychometric test preparation with NIE or another provider are strongly encouraged to contact NIE prior to booking. In such cases, the 3-session alone may be sufficient, and an adjusted recommendation can be made to ensure preparation is efficient and appropriately tailored.
Bond’s psychometric testing consists of two core components:
- MSCEIT-2: the updated emotional intelligence assessment used to evaluate how applicants perceive, interpret, utilise, and manage emotions in complex interpersonal and professional scenarios.
- NEO-P13 personality test/assessment examines personality traits directly relevant to medical training and clinical practice, including professionalism, emotional regulation, adaptability, teamwork, and resilience under pressure.
The package is delivered across two highly structured, high-yield sessions designed to build genuine insight into the psychometric test over a total of 5 hours.
Session 1/2: MSCEIT-2 (3 hours)
Session 1 consists of a 3-hour in-depth MSCEIT-2 masterclass providing a detailed breakdown of test structure, scoring logic, and the four emotional intelligence domains. The session places strong emphasis on developing clinically aligned reasoning, ethical judgement, and professional decision-making. Students are guided through a clear theory breakdown of each section, followed by structured practice question walkthroughs. The focus is on building a consistent and transferable reasoning framework that can be applied across the entire assessment, rather than relying on intuition or memorisation.
Following completion of Session 1, students are provided with practice worksheets to complete independently prior to Session 2.
Session 2/2: NEO-P13 Personality test + Review (2 hours)
Session 2 focuses on the NEO-P13 personality assessment alongside a targeted review of completed MSCEIT worksheet responses. Students are taught the theory underpinning the personality assessment, including how to approach personality testing systematically using global domains and underlying personality scales to understand how individual responses aggregate into an overall personality profile. The session explicitly addresses how personality traits are interpreted within medical selection and highlights high-risk or red-flag response patterns, such as excessive risk-taking behaviour, poor impulse control, low empathy, or narcissistic responding, while maintaining authenticity and internal consistency.
The session also includes a structured review of completed MSCEIT worksheets, focusing on refining emotional reasoning, correcting common errors, and reinforcing high-scoring response frameworks.
