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Charlieee posted a video above which outlines the differences between UCAT and UMAT which explains a lotSo how does this UCAT stuff work!
Best ice breaker I foundSo how does this UCAT stuff work!
from ucat website: "You can request ear plugs or provide your own"
interesting lol
From memory that was also the case for the UMAT.
Does anyone know what the go is with UCAT scoring? I know it works in bands...
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Okay! Thank you. Does this mean the four sections are converted into a percentile (similar to UMAT)?Bands apply only to the SJT of the UKCAT, the other four sections are marked 300-900.
Interestingly for UCAT ANZ the SJT will be marked also in a scaled score like the other sections, see the difference here
> Scoring and Marking | UCAT Consortium versus Scoring and Marking | UCAT Consortium
Okay! Thank you. Does this mean the four sections are converted into a percentile (similar to UMAT)?
Adding to this, see here UK school requirements. It is different for different schools. I presume it will be similar here in Australia.I don't know whether UCAT will give you a percentile, but with UMAT the percentile didn't serve any real purpose other than for convenient reference. All the med schools used the numerical scores for determination.
There will be no information on UCAT scores as this is the first year the exam is taking place.Just wondering if I could get some ATAR numbers UCAT scores for the cut-off for med. I want to get some sorta of idea.
There will be no information on UCAT scores as this is the first year the exam is taking place.
Here is the information from last year of scores for an offer using ATAR and UMAT (the previous exam for entry in to medicine which has been replaced with UCAT): Aus Med and Dent Place Offers 2019 - Collated Data
Ok what about an ATAR cut-off for Curtin WA, a ballpark guess estimate something. Need some numbers to quantify because UWA is 99 ATAR and seems very intimidating.
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This will depend on how UCAT is going to be used by the Unis and will vary from Uni to Uni. This was true with UMAT and will be true with UCAT. Unfortunately, being a new test in Australia, this cohort will be used as the guinea pig by Australian Universities to figure out how they will use UCAT. You can email the Universities individually but I doubt if they know it as well. By this time next year we would know but it would be too late for this cohort. Have a look at how it is used in the UK by different Unis. It can give you an indication of how it may be used here. Sorry, that is the best answer I can give.
Judging by the collated data, which is included in the post that Logic has just linked to, the ballpark estimate is also 99 ATAR, which I am sure is equally intimidating.
Hmm, small sample size but one of my friend's friend got in with a 97 ATAR, which I thought was quite relieving, it may just be because it was Curtin's first year with the medical course. Still ideally a 99 ATAR. Kinda realised when I posted this that my head was in the wrong place if I'm just trying to reach minimum benchmarks. Anyway thanks for your help. Sorry messed up last post aha, mod please delete.
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