I will add to this post as more info is published on how UCAT score will be considered.
(Updated with UQ info 10/05/2019)
(Updated with UWA info 03/06/2019)
(Updated by LMG with UTAS info 04/06/2019)
(Updated with Adelaide info 05/06/2019, thanks to Sanjee)
(Updated with Curtin info 20/08/2019)
(Updated UNSW info 08/09/2019 - SJT not considered)
(Updated with UQ Dent info 20/09/2021)
JMP
UNSW
Flinders
Monash
UQ
For 2022 entry email correspondence from UQ Dent has stated there will be a change from using only the first four sub tests to using the total of all five sub tests (including SJ).
Adelaide
The 2020 Guide is out but no specific mention on UCAT score. Thanks to Sanjee we found the UCAT info in an Ask Adelaide link.
UWA
I have been told UWA will not use the SJT score. Interestingly from this year a new method for interview selection will apply. ATAR whether predicted or actual will be an eligibility hurdle only, interview selection is ranked solely on UCAT score.
Final ranking for place offers will be based on UCAT+ATAR+Interview equally weighted, not the earlier 1:2:2 formula.
Curtin
UTAS
Very scant information reported, but this was the case with UMAT also, so no change, really. I think UMAT has largely just been replaced with UCAT in the wording,
Updated 01/08/2019
UTAS will use the mean of the subscales (excluding SJT), with a requirement of 50th percentile to be eligible. Applicants will then be ranked on ATAR.
WSU
Very scant information reported, just like UMAT so I'm not expecting a difference this year.
Good luck to all med/dent aspirants.
(Updated with UQ info 10/05/2019)
(Updated with UWA info 03/06/2019)
(Updated by LMG with UTAS info 04/06/2019)
(Updated with Adelaide info 05/06/2019, thanks to Sanjee)
(Updated with Curtin info 20/08/2019)
(Updated UNSW info 08/09/2019 - SJT not considered)
(Updated with UQ Dent info 20/09/2021)
JMP
UCAT ANZ comprises 5 subtests. The JMP will calculate an aggregate score based on the scores achieved in the following subtests: Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning and Abstract Reasoning. It is this aggregate score that will be used to rank candidates for invitation to the Assessment of Personal Qualities (refer below for additional information). The fifth subtest, Situational Judgement, will not form part of the JMP selection process for admission 2020.
> Assessment of personal qualities
A1's note: Apparently JMP has confirmed they will simply use the overall score.
UNSW
For selection, UNSW Medicine considers the total mark obtained from the UCAT ANZ, that is the overall score of Verbal Reasoning, Decision Making, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning. The Situational Judgement mark will not be considered this year. There is no minimum UCAT score as such. However, it is expected that only applicants who have reached the 50th percentile would meet the threshold to be invited for an interview.
> Local applicants | Medicine
Flinders
Ranking for offers of places will be based on a rank combining Year 12 subject results (90%) and a UCAT ANZ-derived score (10%), which will be based on sections 1 through 4 of the UCAT ANZ test.
> Study the Bachelor of Clinical Sciences, Doctor of Medicine - Flinders University
Monash
The selection process consists of three components - Year 12 results, UCAT and a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI). All three components are weighted equally.
Selection for interview will be based on a combination of UCAT and ATAR results. At this stage, the University has not specified a cut-off score for this test.
> Admissions requirements - Domestic
UQ
UQ DentApplicants will be selected on the basis of the aggregate score from the first four sections of the UCAT. The section 5 (SJT) score will be used as a secondary selector to differentiate between applicants with the same UCAT aggregate. If a further selector is required, the section 1 score will be used.
> Pathways and entry requirements
For 2022 entry email correspondence from UQ Dent has stated there will be a change from using only the first four sub tests to using the total of all five sub tests (including SJ).
UQ - UQ Dentistry: Admissions General Discussion
So that means UQ dent is an impossibility for all non-standard applicant who are not UQ students? That seems very very harsh Hi DriftingDogs, I wouldn't be surprised if this is true. I am a UQ graduate myself (BSc, MD) and it is common knowledge among UQ students that the university consider...
medstudentsonline.com.au
Adelaide
The 2020 Guide is out but no specific mention on UCAT score. Thanks to Sanjee we found the UCAT info in an Ask Adelaide link.
Interview eligibility is based on your performance in the UCAT, with each of sections 1-4 having equal weight. Section 5 of the UCAT (the Situational Judgment Test) component of the test will not be used to determine eligibility for interview or admission entry in 2020.
> Medicine interviews for domestic applicants
> https://health.adelaide.edu.au/sites/default/files/docs/2020-mbbs-admissions-guide-domestic_0.pdf
UWA
I have been told UWA will not use the SJT score. Interestingly from this year a new method for interview selection will apply. ATAR whether predicted or actual will be an eligibility hurdle only, interview selection is ranked solely on UCAT score.
Final ranking for place offers will be based on UCAT+ATAR+Interview equally weighted, not the earlier 1:2:2 formula.
Interview selection is competition-based and applicants with the highest ranked UCAT ANZ scores along with eligible predicted/actual ATAR will be invited for interview. The overall UCAT ANZ score is used in the ranking and there is no arbitrary minimum; the UCAT minimum threshold will be according to the ranked scores of that year's applicants.
> Domestic Direct Pathways interview selection > Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences: The University of Western Australia
Curtin
Applicants are ranked and selected for interview based on the weighted sum of their academic merit score (ATAR or equivalent) and their UCAT ANZ score (out of 3600) in the ratio of 60:40. (Note out of 3600 implies SJT won't be used.)
> https://s26475.pcdn.co/wp-content/u...edicine-Admissions-Guide-2020_updated-JUL.pdf
UTAS
Very scant information reported, but this was the case with UMAT also, so no change, really. I think UMAT has largely just been replaced with UCAT in the wording,
Applicants with an ATAR of 95 or more and Satisfactory Achievements in the subject prerequisites will be ranked taking into account UCAT performance and ATAR score.
> M3N Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery - Courses & Units - University of Tasmania, Australia
Updated 01/08/2019
UTAS will use the mean of the subscales (excluding SJT), with a requirement of 50th percentile to be eligible. Applicants will then be ranked on ATAR.
WSU
Very scant information reported, just like UMAT so I'm not expecting a difference this year.
Good luck to all med/dent aspirants.
Last edited by a moderator: