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INTRODUCTION - Largely for courses in
Contents English taught in Italy
- Learning objectives IMAT vs BMAT –
- What is the IMAT similarities:
- IMAT vs BMAT - Both pen and paper
- Structure of the IMAT exams
- Sections of the IMAT in - Both MCQ papers
detail - Both test knowledge in
- Practice questions Biology, Maths, Physics
Learning objectives and Chemistry
- Both require students to
At the end of this presentation
apply problem solving
you should be:
and pattern recognition
- Familiar with the skills
structure of IMAT
IMAT vs BMAT –
- Understand the different
differences:
subsections of the
IMAT - IMAT has no essay
- Have an understanding component
of what kind of - IMAT is negatively
preparation is required marked
for the IMAT - Level of knowledge
required in IMAT is
ABOUT THE IMAT higher – AS level rather
What is the IMAT than GCSE level
required in BMAT
IMAT:
- IMAT relatively
- Admissions test for weights chemistry and
medical school biology higher than
- Designed by Cambridge physics and maths
Admissions Testing and
- IMAT tests general - -0.4 points for each
knowledge not related to wrong question
science - 0 points for each
question not answered
IMAT vs BMAT – which
- Candidates will receive
one is easier:
an overall score
- Depends on your (maximum score of 90
strengths points) as well as their
- Science in IMAT if score for each section
higher level than BMAT - Rankings will be
- No essay paper is IMAT published on the
The IMAT structure interned
(accessoprogrammato.m
Exam specifications: iur.it)
- Pen and paper exam Level of difficulty:
- MCQ
- 100mins exam - Level of difficulty will
- 4 sections: Section 1 be targeted to
(Logical Reasoning and discriminate affectively
General Knowledge), between applicants
section 2 (Scientific - Aims to challenge all
Knowledge covering levels of applicants,
Biology), section 3 including those with
(Scientific Knowledge highest marks in school
covering Chemistry) examinations
and section 4 (Scientific - Remember, science
Knowledge covering level will be AS rather
Physics and Maths) than GCSE
Scoring and results: Dates and costs:
- Total score is calculated - Booking via
for each candidate Universitaly
- 1.5 points for each - Costs: 120 euros
correct answer Overview:
- Section 1: 22 questions
- Section 2: 18 questions
- Section 3: 12 questions
- Section 4: 8 questions