NMAT (Philippines) case studies
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The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is the standardized admission examination that Philippine medical schools use when screening applicants for Doctor of Medicine programs. It is developed and administered by the Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (CEM), which has been commissioned to do so since 1985 by the then Board of Medical Education under DECS Order No. The exam is built around eight subtests: Verbal, Inductive Reasoning, Quantitative, Perceptual Acuity, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Social Science. The NMAT (Philippines) case studies are 5 cases and about 3,073 words.
1The Campaign Budget That Wouldn't Balance
A student council has a fixed budget of ₱12,000 for an awareness campaign. Printing a tarpaulin costs ₱350 per piece, and the print shop charges a one-time ₱1,200 layout fee regardless of how many tarpaulins are ordered.
592 words, about 3 min2The Chalk Sample That Looked Like an Excess
A student treats 25.0 g of an impure calcium carbonate sample (assay: 84.0% CaCO₃ by mass; the rest is inert) with 250 mL of 1.20 M hydrochloric acid. The reaction is CaCO₃ + 2HCl → CaCl₂ + CO₂ + H₂O.
550 words, about 3 min3Reaction Time Versus Speed on a Wet Road
A car travels at 72 km/h on a dry road where its brakes can decelerate it at 5.0 m/s². The driver's reaction time before touching the brake pedal is 0.80 s.
547 words, about 3 min4The Lab Labels That Passed the Read-Back
A hospital laboratory's manifest lists a master specimen code: K7M-4Q2-9XB-1R6. A new clerk reads five printed vial labels against it: L1 K7M-4Q2-9XB-1R6 L2 K7M-4Q2-9XB-1RB L3 K7M-4O2-9XB-1R6 L4 K7M-4Q2-9X8-1R6 L5 K7M-4Q2-9XB-IR6 The clerk reports that four of the five labels match.
756 words, about 4 min5The 68% That Became a Coin Toss
A barangay of 4,000 registered voters is deciding whether to impose a 10 p.m. A councilor surveys 400 residents at the plaza between 2 p.m.
628 words, about 3 min