Amusingly enough Henry alot of people actually use such programs so as to cheat the system, although some people like to get into the OC etc via their own talent, etc many other ppl do not think the same way as you do, and thus by taking such courses they practically can get into selective school.
In fact, lol if I didn't do the UMAT prep courses I would not have even gotten the happy umat result that I have today, just remember, in this world, everyone cheats, lol theres no such thing as being honest or not...
Anyhows, for those who were unfortunate and couldn't get the UAI they wanted, just keep in mind, you might be a late bloomer, in other words, most people might own you right now in the UAI, but by the time its in University (and mind you, uni is much much harder than HSC) you'll most likely surpass the people who did achieve high UAIs. Though lol you'll be interested in this statistic, up to 35% of people who got into Medicine dropped right out of that course after half a year and changed to courses like B science or even forensic science, probably because most have spent alot of time into their HSC that they've somehow given into the thought that they'll own uni as well, when in fact its the opposite, so sometimes over-confidence gets the better of those people. ^^ Anyhow, I do not mean to offend any high uai achievers, everyone is different, but in the end, as long as you get into the course you wanted or dreamed of, that's already really good!