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2016 place offers - Med all unis

A1P said:
Offer: No
Uni: Adelaide MBBS
ATAR: 99.80
UMAT: 100th (225 - 100/56/70)
Special Consideration: I must have scored a zero with my interview :(
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Are you interstate? I was also 100th UMAT and probably had a high ATAR (USA High School top 0.1%). Maybe I bombed interview too as I didn't receive an offer. I am a NZer and am wondering if maybe interstates/NZers will be considered for later rounds at the other universities. Thoughts?
 
Offer: No (not yet*, cos positivity is all that matters :))
University: Adelaide/Flinders
ATAR/GPA: 98.45 [surprised I managed this as my exams were B+/B-, lol]
UMAT: 50%ile (55-44-50) [surprised I even managed to land interview with Adel.]
Special Consideration: Rural RA2
Bonded/Unbonded: N/A

Applied for Adelaide/Flinders anyone think I have any chance at Adelaide? Would be pretty cool, but I've had so much other stuff going on this year I doubted that I would receive an offer ah ha - no surprise for that one.

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A1P said:
Offer: No
Uni: Adelaide MBBS
ATAR: 99.80
UMAT: 100th (225 - 100/56/70)
Special Consideration: I must have scored a zero with my interview :(
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this is unbelievable. May be they knew that you will get another 5-7 offers and won't come to Adelaide any way.;)
 
Offer: Yes
Uni: Flinders, Bachelor of Clinical Sciences/Doctor of Medicine
ATAR: 99.85
UMAT: 90th
Special consideration: None

Interstate, don't know if that matters for Flinders but thought I'd add it in
 
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Offer: No (not yet either *positive vibes*)
Uni: Adelaide/Flinders
ATAR: 94.20
UMAT: 67th
Special consideration: RA2

No way will I get into Flinders, but I hope that maybe my interview for Adelaide will push me over the line :)
 
Sushi28 said:
Offer: yes
Uni: Adelaide MBBS
ATAR: 98.6
umat: 89 (62,56,62)
Special: Rural Ra 2
Bonded (thought I did particularly well in this interview but oh well a place is a place)
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Hey, congratulations on the offer! I wouldn't worry too much about being bonded. I am a second year student at adelaide this year and I haven't come across a single person who was offered bonded first round that wasn't upgraded. It can take a while though, as they like to sort out the places first. I got upgraded from a second round offer, but it was once uni had already started.
 
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Oops said:
Offer: No (not yet*, cos positivity is all that matters :))
University: Adelaide/Flinders
ATAR/GPA: 98.45 [surprised I managed this as my exams were B+/B-, lol]
UMAT: 50%ile (55-44-50) [surprised I even managed to land interview with Adel.]
Special Consideration: Rural RA2
Bonded/Unbonded: N/A

Applied for Adelaide/Flinders anyone think I have any chance at Adelaide? Would mean the world to me but I've had so much other stuff going on this year I doubted that I would receive an offer ah ha - no surprise for that one.

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It's good to stay positive. There is a guy who got in last year with 28 umat from rural - I don't think they look at it all that much (basically just for offering interviews). Interview is the most important thing for selection based on my understanding.
 
Offer: Yes
University: UQ MD Provisional Entry
ATAR: 99.10
UMAT: 91%ile
Special Consideration: None
Bonded/Unbonded: Bonded
 
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Offer: Yas :D
University: WSU
ATAR/GPA: 99.60/7.0
UMAT: 100 (83 58 68)
Special Consideration: None
Bonded/Unbonded: Unbonded
 
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Offer: Yes
University: UNSW
ATAR: 99.85
UMAT: 90th
Special consideration: none
Bonded/Unbonded: bonded

Also, interview was an absolute disaster. Like I'm pretty sure it was the worst interview in the history of med interviews :p (I know you can't really tell how you've gone in interviews etc...but this was something else).
 
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ferrisbueller said:
Offer: Yes
Also, interview was an absolute disaster. Like I'm pretty sure it was the worst interview in the history of med interviews :p (I know you can't really tell how you've gone in interviews etc...but this was something else).
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I felt my WSU interview probably went the worst out of the three undergrad NSW unis since I messed up two stations outright (or so I felt) and I didn't finish another one :S
The things they're looking for baffle me.
 
ferrisbueller said:
Offer: Yes
University: UNSW
ATAR: 99.85
UMAT: 90th
Special consideration: none
Bonded/Unbonded: bonded

Also, interview was an absolute disaster. Like I'm pretty sure it was the worst interview in the history of med interviews :p (I know you can't really tell how you've gone in interviews etc...but this was something else).
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Hi ferris,
Congratulations. Have you decided about which one are you going to accept? Are you from NSW?
 
A1P said:
Congrats Daus.
I'm curious what encourages you to choose the 4yr + 4yr path. For me 7 yrs is already too long.
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Well I did apply for both Adelaide and Monash MBBS (my preferred course) but looks like I did not get interviews for either, being interstate.

Secondly, in terms of honours vs non-honours, it's not set in stone that I have to undertake the final year. If I decide that I am eager to start medicine as soon as possible I could opt out. If I find a research idea I find really compelling, then it gives me the chance for a great opportunity, all without having to take the GAMSAT.

All in all, I guess what I'm trying to say is that my happiness matters more than the course length. Of course I would love to start practicing med as soon as possible, but if that's not available I'm fine with taking my time and enjoying the whole experience, studying things I really enjoy :)
 
Hey guys,

Not sure if this has been mentioned anywhere else, but this year the terms for Bonded places have changed. You will only need to work in a rural location for 1 year, as opposed X number of years equal to the duration of your medical degree. On top of that, you even have to option of paying out of the bonded year, so don't stress! :)

I'd encourage people who have been offered a Bonded place to accept it. With the shortages of internship places at the moment, many of us will be required to work in a rural area anyways, and don't even get me started on specialty training positions. :(

https://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/BMP-2016
 
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