Assigned a GPA 7 by Griffith, so yes it would be ranked higher than a rank 99. Although, an OP1 can still be a 99.95 so it's not definitively better than an all OP 1's per say but rather the equivalent to a top tier OP1.
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Griffith Griffith Dentistry: Admissions General Discussion
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Assigned a GPA 7 by Griffith, so yes it would be ranked higher than a rank 99. Although, an OP1 can still be a 99.95 so it's not definitively better than an all OP 1's per say but rather the equivalent to a top tier OP1.
It’s mentioned above that crediting of subjects seems “subjective”, but I don’t think that’s the case. It may be a different process at Griffith, but at UTAS the RPL assessors have to determine that there is a minimum 70% crossover between the units in order for it to be eligible.
I know someone who had a number of first year UQ Dent units credited, so best of luck!
ETA: have you tried looking at the Griffith precedent tool for credit transfers and RPL?
To add to what Yamster has said, a rank and an ATAR are two different things. Ranks are something QTAC use to compare students with OPs, GPAs and ATARs for the majority of tertiary courses (a rank is on a scale of 1-99 and any student with an ATAR of 99, an OP1 or a GPA of 6.5+ is given the top rank of 99); however, for highly competitive courses like medicine/dentistry/medical imaging which have too many applicants with ATARs of 99+/GPAs above 6.5, a further discriminating factor needs to be used (usually this is just the ATAR or ATAR equivalent to the OP for QLD students). Essentially, many people can have a rank of 99+, but this isn't usually enough for entry into competitive courses, which is why someone with a GPA of 6.5 will likely miss out on a place offer at Griffith dentistry despite having a rank of 99, whereas one with a 6.8+ (also having a rank of 99) is likely to gain a place offer.
yep, i have already - i should be able to get credited for the chemistry and anatomy subjects, but not too sure with the genes and disease subject
what is the further discriminating factor that they use? i got a first class honours (standalone) and was told that its given a GPA of 7, but based on what you said if thats given a rank of 99 making me equal to everyone else, would they use my bachelor GPA to rank me against those who also achieved rank 99?
Sorry, I should've been clearer - the discriminating factor will just be GPA for non-standard applicants. If you have a GPA of 7 then you'll be fine - this can't really be outranked.
As above, the rank is generally only used for courses other than med/dent/medical imaging - I think for Griffith dentistry a rank of 99 may be a minimum requirement but in reality you need an ATAR above 99.5 or a GPA of 6.7+ to be competitive for a place offer.
awesome thank you
also, if i applied through qtac, is there any way of finding out if i got in before the 16th seeing as UAC release offers on the 11th? like would i be able to call griffith directly and ask them or would they be secretive about it?
I don't think they'll share anything with you unfortunately - you'll likely get a standard response with the QTAC offer dates. Hopefully we'll be able to figure out the GPA cut-off on the UAC offer release date, though.awesome thank you
also, if i applied through qtac, is there any way of finding out if i got in before the 16th seeing as UAC release offers on the 11th? like would i be able to call griffith directly and ask them or would they be secretive about it?
Thanks Crow and LMG
@Sal - I have also done a bachelor of science and was hoping to get the two chemistries, cells and anatomy subjects - don't think I will get genes and disease.
Are you able to link me to this database? I have found a griffith credit database but when I search in my institution nothing comes up
@Sal - I have also done a bachelor of science and was hoping to get the two chemistries, cells and anatomy subjects - don't think I will get genes and disease.
Are you able to link me to this database? I have found a griffith credit database but when I search in my institution nothing comes up
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Does Griffith still have that thing where you have a better chance of getting in if it is first on preferences?
That’s been mentioned on here a few times now. I really don’t believe that’s a thing, nor was it ever a thing, but if someone has evidence of that happening in the past then I’d be keen to see it.
What you DO have a better chance of getting at Griffith if the course is first in your preferences is a Sir Samuel Griffith Scholarship and membership to the Honours College if you applied for these - perhaps this is what people are thinking of when they mention the above? NB - these scholarships are for school-leavers only.
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just type in "university" under "name of the previous australian institution" and scroll till you find your uni as I also tried putting down the name of my institution and it wouldn't come up.
Also not all the courses have been assessed by griffith so if you dont find your course on the website dont worry, theres still a chance you might get credit for it as they'll look at the subjects individually when you apply for credit
Awesome, thanks Sal - did you have the filter assigned to 'all'? When I type in University it still doesn't seem to come up with any results.
Thanks for that, ill probably just try my luck with a bunch of units I have done if I'm fortunate enough to receive an offer, it would be good to do a few second year units in first year and have a lower workload in second year - I wonder if they consider credit from two seperate units that entail the same content as one of the griff units, though very doubtful haha
Thanks for that, ill probably just try my luck with a bunch of units I have done if I'm fortunate enough to receive an offer, it would be good to do a few second year units in first year and have a lower workload in second year - I wonder if they consider credit from two seperate units that entail the same content as one of the griff units, though very doubtful haha
Just to add, since most of the 1st year subjects (except for the 2 dent specific subjects) are actually taken by all the health students. So those subjects will appear under "Bachelor of Health Science". If somebody from your uni had applied previously for credit for that specific subject, it will show on the credit precedence website. If not, you have to apply and hope for the best!
Dr Dent
I find your lack of faith disturbing
I called Griffith Uni admission today and they did not know anything about dent offers coming out on 11 Jan for UAC. They said that it will come out on 16 Jan. I can't seem to see any previous offer info on MSO suggesting that UAC offers come out early. I know UAC website says 1st round jan offers are on 11 Jan but does anyone have knowledge of actual early UAC offers for Griffith from previous years?
If you have time browse this thread see any Griffith offers (med or dent) around mid January last year and were they UAC or QTAC
> Med and Dent - 2018 Entry (Place Offers and Discussion)
These two were posted on 13 Jan 2018 before the QTAC offer round
> Med and Dent - 2018 Entry (Place Offers and Discussion)
> Med and Dent - 2018 Entry (Place Offers and Discussion)
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Course Type: Dent
Offer Received: Yes (12/01/2018 UAC)
University: Griffith
UMAT: No
ATAR or GPA: 7
Offer Type: CSP
Special Considerations: No
Other Information:
- Non-standard
- Got a 6.5 at UOQ during my first year of tertiary studies (wasn't happy with results)
- Transferred to Griffith because I wanted a fresh start and it worked out
- QLD student but applied through both QTAC and UAC
- Intending on deleting my Griffith preference on QTAC because I have the UAC offer
Course Type: Med
Offer Received: Yes
University: Griffith
UMAT: 94% (66,49,70)
ATAR: 99.95
Offer Type: CSP
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