Hey guys,
How are you going. I noticed this site, after googling up dallas gibson to warn you guys.
Firstly, let me tell you that I'm currently attending Adelaide University as a first year medical student. It is awesome, heaps of study, but totally awesome.
Anyways, I graduated year 12 in 2006. That year I had failed to get into UMAT. Why? Two words: Dallas Gibson. The man is a charlatan. I was embarrased by how absolute s*** his course was.
Firstly, by my recollection of his course, he makes you do pointless drills for section 1. This was the whole 'read 400 words in a minute' and then write as many points as you can think of. This was a stupid excersise. I cringe, as I think all the wasted time I spent.
His section 2 was very poor and not even remotely close the actual UMAT.
His section 3 - probably his only plus! This is not bad...not great...but not bad.
His two day course. Absolute crap. He spent most of the time on the interview, and we had not even passed the UMAT!
So in 2006, I thought I was ready for the UMAT. I did those drills, did all his prac exams and was ready to face the UMAT. However, none of his techniques worked. It dawned on me that his course was absolute bs, and this was reflected in my marks. Percentiles as follows: 0-20, 40, and 83.
When I got my results, I was p***ed off. I had not only wasted my time, but my money, and I had to wait a whole year before I could reapply.
Roll on 2007, and I decided that it was time to try MedEntry. What can I say about the course? It works. I got a good UMAT score, and a got into med.
Their focus was more on questions, and active thinking as opposed to stupid drills. I'll tell you how good section 1 was. Some of the question in the UMAT exam, were the same as those in the prep course (at least 5 from memory). And the rest were similar. Furthermore, many of my medical school friends also did prep courses, and many did MedEntry.
Basically, I'm not trying to promote MedEntry. But I'm trying to keep people away from Icarus. DO ANY OTHER COURSE! NIE, F2F (i heard this is good aswell), or simply self learn. Anything. Don't waste your time, or your money on Dallas. If I could go back and keep my parents from wasting their money, I would.
For those doing his course, I feel sorry for you. I don't think he offers refunds. My best advice, forget about doing his drills. They are a waste of time. You cannot use any of those techniques. You are better off at looking at some past UMAT questions, and trying to do them.
I'd be happy to answer any other questions.
Chimpdaddy.