Passing the IMAT Test is just one of the hurdles you need to cross in order to gain admission to medical school in Italy. As an international student, there are many other things that you need to do before you can successfully enrol in your dream degree and start your life in Italy. For those of you who want a helping hand along this journey, we are here to guide you with personalised consulting. Take a look at what we can help you with below.
Please note: This is an additional paid service to the regular IMAT Buddy course and is not included in the €279 price.
Please note: This service is for a limited number of students and only a few seats remain available. If you are interested in this service, be aware that seats may soon become unavailable.
Please read the following FAQs before you accept this service.
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Throughout this process there are going to be various documents we will require from you, such as your high school diploma for the Declaration of Value (DoV), income documents for the scholarship application, along with many others. We will need you to obtain these for us. You will likely also need to visit the embassy personally. Once in Italy, you will also need to visit certain institutions. We will tell you everything that you need to do, but be aware that the entire process requires your active engagement.
Yes. You will given a team members personal Whatsapp number, so that you can chat with us and schedule calls when needed. It is vital that you maintain regular contact with us. If you do not reply to our contact attempts, you will be held responsible for any missed deadlines.
The scholarships depend on your circumstances such as family income and academic merit. It is thus your situation that dictates whether you will be awarded a scholarship or not. We will try to ensure that your applications are completed correctly and on time, but if your personal circumstances are not deemed to be eligible for the scholarship, you will not be awarded it. We will advise you before hand what the likelihood of success is based on your personal situation. The scholarship is not something we can guarantee, it is based on your circumstances as well as your active engagement.
Once you enrol in your degree we will assist you for 1 month with general advice such as where to go to get residence permits, where to go to get your fiscal code, how to find an apartment, how to get a sim card, how to apply for insurance, how to open a bank account, and other day to day errands that may be difficult to accomplish due to culture shock, language barrier and the general uncertainty of moving countries. We can also assist you with language issues such as talking to real estate agents over the phone (many times real estate agents in Italy hang up when they hear English). We can also help answer questions you might have regarding living in Italy. Please note we will not send a physical person to your location to do these things, it will be done from a distance. We also do not take responsibility for you successfully getting a house, we can only assist in making the communication process easier with the real estate agency or landlord.
We will not offer you this consulting service if we deem that you are not eligible to apply for medical school. That is why we will ask you to fill out our questionnaire first before paying. Please make sure to answer the questions truthfully, so we can be sure that you are eligible for medical school in Italy this year. We may also ask you further questions later on if needed.
The IMAT has never been cancelled before (not even during the locking down period in Italy). It is thus HIGHLY unlikely that this will happen. Likewise no medical schools have ever closed their admissions for a certain year. If these things do happen however, we cannot provide a refund, even if this means some of our services can no longer be completed as a result of the cancellation of the IMAT.
We will advise you before hand and throughout your journey with us what we think your likelihood of success is, and help you pick a university based on this. However, you must realise that the IMAT is competitive, and you need to put effort in to pass. If you do not pass the IMAT we will not provide a refund. Likewise, if you do not take the test itself for any reason (such as being late for the test, or do not show up) we will not issue a refund.
