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Bond Bond Medicine: General Discussion

Crow said:
14th Jan 2021 “QTAC applications open” - I don’t think the wording can be less ambiguous than that! ;)
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well this is what the link says... where exactly does it say “QTAC applications open”?
[MedStudentsOnline.com.au] Bond Medicine: General Discussion
 
Sokka said:
Is that the QTAC application or when offers come out? It is referred to as an “intake”, and mid Jan sounds late for applications (I just want to confirm)
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Semester one Med doesn’t start until May at Bond so Jan for applications is about on par with other unis. ETA: and it’s called intake because they have (had... it might have been a one off in 2020) a May intake and a September intake.
 
I finished 2 years of uni with a GPA of 5.0 which I think is an ATAR 96.00 cause I couldn't study well with online learning last year.
Do I have any hope of getting a psychometric test? Bond says 96.00 is the minimum but I am worried that I will fall just short of the cutoff.
Thanks!
 
Med2021 said:
I finished 2 years of uni with a GPA of 5.0 which I think is an ATAR 96.00 cause I couldn't study well with online learning last year.
Do I have any hope of getting a psychometric test? Bond says 96.00 is the minimum but I am worried that I will fall just short of the cutoff.
Thanks!
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I mean last year you wouldn't have got the invite. Traditionally above a 97 is needed for the ATAR for the invite. Keep your fingers crossed but I would likely say no...
 
Someone last year said they got invite with a 5.2 after 2 years which is also 96.00...
Guess I just have to wait and see
They convert GPAs to ATAR for selection right? they don't compare raw GPA for undergraduate applicants?


Theres also this in the brochure:

What Year 12 score is the minimum cut off?
To be considered competitive and selected for an interview, an
applicant would need to achieve the following minimum scores:
• Overall Position (OP) of OP 1 - 2;
• Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 99.95 - 96.00; or
• International Baccalaureate score of 45 - 39.
 
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Med2021 said:
Someone last year said they got invite with a 5.2 after 2 years which is also 96.00...
Guess I just have to wait and see
They convert GPAs to ATAR for selection right? they don't compare raw GPA for undergraduate applicants?


Theres also this in the brochure:

What Year 12 score is the minimum cut off?
To be considered competitive and selected for an interview, an
applicant would need to achieve the following minimum scores:
• Overall Position (OP) of OP 1 - 2;
• Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of 99.95 - 96.00; or
• International Baccalaureate score of 45 - 39.
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Based on what QTAC says I believe it is converted to an ATAR. In terms of a comparison point I would say that if there was 2 applicants for 1 more spot with the exact same converted ATAR who were undergraduate GPA applicants , then Bond would most likely compare the raw GPA of either applicant to determine who to select.
 
Hi there,

I'm Bond99, currently a clinical year student at Bond.

I have been providing assistance to future students on this forum since the last 2 years, and since I've received new direct messages based off my last year's posts, I thought it would be good to post again and help out anyone who has any questions and needs further assistance with psychometric and interviews.

Kind Regards,
Bond99
 
Rueben2 said:
When applying to QTAC, does bond have to be our first preference? if so can there be more than 1 preference (more than just bond)
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Yupp to be eligible for an invite for psychometric I'm pretty sure you need to have Bond as your first preference. I am a current 2nd year med student at Bond so this may have changed for 2021, correct me if I'm wrong :)

You can definitely have more than 1 preference, but Bond has to be your first !
Hope this helps :))
 
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