General Interview Discussion and Questions 2020 Entry

[yanyan6596]

I just checked with Newcastle re the JMP interview offers and they said that they're being emailed out today. I haven't received one but wondered if anyone else has yet?

how did you find out? email? haven't received one yet!

 

[Crow]

Applicants: You WILL KNOW within SECONDS once any interview invites are out. I can assure you there aren't hundreds of users holding out on you all.

 

[unemeerkat]

how did you find out? email? haven't received one yet!

I called them to ask. They said that they've had about 3500 applications and are emailing out about 870 interview offers by the end of today so perhaps it's taking a little while to email all of them? Fingers crossed for everyone

 

[bigyikes]

I called them to ask. They said that they've had about 3500 applications and are emailing out about 870 interview offers by the end of today so perhaps it's taking a little while to email all of them? Fingers crossed for everyone

Look's like A1's prediction was accurate, JMP interviews out before WSU this year

 

[maniacfish]

Look's like A1's prediction was accurate, JMP interviews out before WSU this year

We still might see both today! Wonder how good mso servers are...

 

[Kezza]

I called them to ask. They said that they've had about 3500 applications and are emailing out about 870 interview offers by the end of today so perhaps it's taking a little while to email all of them? Fingers crossed for everyone

870? Thats 70 more than the most (750-800) they said they would in their prospectus.

 

[unemeerkat]

870? Thats 70 more than the most (750-800) they said they would in their prospectus.

True - but that's what I was just told so hopefully it's correct?

 

[bigyikes]

870? Thats 70 more than the most (750-800) they said they would in their prospectus.

Sounds about right, when I contacted them last year, they said the amount of interviewees was in the realm of ~850

 

[Jenga118]

Adelaide's prereq is one of Chem/Bio/Maths. Even if you have this you should call SATAC asap to ask why Ineligible.

Last year a UQ applicant got that Ineligible status. Called QTAC they said his English subject wasn't of the prereq standard. He was told to sit the IELTS test to supplement, did that and got a UQ offer.

Interesting, does this only apply for international students? Just wondering in case my English exam goes horribly wrong.

 

[AstralResolve]

I just got an email from the University of Newcastle.... As my heart pounds and I open it... They wanted to advise me that exams are soon.

Whoever decided to send that today can go to hell.

 

[sept_water]

I just checked with Newcastle re the JMP interview offers and they said that they're being emailed out today. I haven't received one but wondered if anyone else has yet?

Since interstate applicants usually get interview invites the day after the others, did you get an idea when interstaters might expect them? Just wondering since it's Friday and they're unlikely to be sent out on a Saturday

 

[A1]

Interesting, does this only apply for international students? Just wondering in case my English exam goes horribly wrong.

That case was a domestic applicant. For some reason the English subject he chose for Y12 was one as a second language so didn't meet UQ's prereq. The only way out was QTAC allowed him to sit the IELTS achieving a certain score to prove. I don't know if they would allow the same if you failed your English exam, I guess not because you only know of fail in Dec by then it's too late.

 

[Jenga118]

That case was a domestic applicant. For some reason the English subject he chose for Y12 was one as a second language so didn't meet UQ's prereq. The only way out was QTAC allowed him to sit the IELTS achieving a certain score to prove. I don't know if they would allow the same if you failed your English exam, I guess not because you only know of fail in Dec by then it's too late.

Is a scaled score of 50 required at UQ?

This is all I could find:

"Completed senior secondary schooling from a designated country (PDF, 109KB) where the medium of instruction is English"

 

[A1]

Is a scaled score of 50 required at UQ?

To be precise scaled scores are only for calculating your ATAR, for other purposes unscaled scores (after moderation to remove school biases) are used.

These links show the grades required by UQ:
Australian schools > Interstate subject equivalents
Overseas schools > Overseas subject equivalents

 

[Bryce Lacey]

Just got off the phone with Newcastle and they said that the interviews were supposed to be released today but will now be released on Monday

 

[A1]

Just got off the phone with Newcastle and they said that the interviews were supposed to be released today but will now be released on Monday

Damn... that might muck up my prediction JMP will release before WSU

 

[Bryce Lacey]

Haha, I hope they were wrong. Really not sure why it’s taking so long to release the invites

 

[JessicaDay]

I literally just talked to UoN and was told in no manner of unfriendly terms that results will be released at a date TBA and no-one knows when nor will they be telling anyone, just to wait like every other year - so i don't know how others have been "told" specific times.

 

[Bryce Lacey]

I literally just talked to UoN and was told in no manner of unfriendly terms that results will be released at a date TBA and no-one knows when nor will they be telling anyone, just to wait like every other year - so i don't know how others have been "told" specific times.

That’s just what I was told. There doesn’t seem to be any consistency with the information they’ve been given by the admissions staff

 

[A1]

That’s just what I was told. There doesn’t seem to be any consistency with the information they’ve been given by the admissions staff

Maybe you talked to the UoN (general) admissions team? Need to talk directly with Med admissions and even then it's not guaranteed to be accurate.