INFORMATION TAKEN FROM the
UNSW Med website
“The Gateway Entry Scheme for UNSW Medicine is a separate entry stream into the Bachelor of Medical Studies (BMed) / Doctor of Medicine (MD) program for domestic applicants from low-SES backgrounds.
Eligibility
Applicants eligible to apply for this scheme must meet all of the following criteria:
- Be a domestic applicant (Australian citizen, Australian permanent resident or New Zealand citizen)
- Attended a UNSW Gateway eligible school in a metropolitan area (see list of eligible schools) for at least years 11 and 12
- Live at an address identified by the Australian Bureau of Statistics as being in the lowest 25% of socio-economic disadvantage in Australia
- Be in year 12 or on a gap year (completed year 12 in the previous year and not commenced any undergraduate studies) in the year of applying for the scheme
Applicants are advised of whether they meet the above mentioned address requirement within 24 hours of lodging their application with the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Therefore, we highly recommend applicants apply with UAC before submitting an application with UNSW Medicine on the Medicine Application Portal (MAP) or applying to sit UCAT ANZ.
Please note that applications submitted under this scheme who do not meet the eligibility criteria will be automatically changed to straightforward local applications. Applicants will be informed accordingly.
Application process
Please follow the steps outlined in the
Application Process section. When submitting their application through the Medicine Application Portal (MAP), applicants are required to select “Gateway Entry Scheme applicant” as their applicant type.
All dates and deadlines can be found in the
Important Dates section.
Selection for interview
Applicants applying through this scheme have to meet the following minimum requirements in order to be considered for an interview:
- 87.00 raw ATAR
AND 91.00 selection rank (ATAR plus EAS equity adjustment factors)
- UCAT ANZ 50th overall percentile
Applicants are offered an interview on the basis of the combination of the above. You can find more details on how we rank and select applicants for interview on our
Selection for Interviewwebsite.
Selection for offer
Applicants are offered a place through the Gateway Entry Scheme based on their academic merit (selection rank), UCAT ANZ overall score and interview score. These components are combined according to the same selection algorithm used for straightforward local applicants. Applicants are ranked (separately to the straightforward local applicants) and up to 10 offers will be made under this scheme.
Applicants will be offered unbonded or bonded places, depending on availability. With regards to campus allocation, students entering our program through this scheme will not be allocated to a campus they did not indicate in their application form.
You can find more details on our
Selection for Offer website.
More information that may be of interest to Gateway Entry Scheme applicants:
- Details of applicants applying under this scheme will be passed on to UNSW Access & Equity (Students) who may be able to provide additional support to applicants. You can find out more at
UNSW Equity Diversity & Inclusion(link is external)
- Applicants can apply for scholarships, e.g. the UNSW Medicine Equity Scholarship. More information can be accessed at
UNSW Scholarships(link is external)”