Interview offers & dates 2016-17

[aam]

My son received an interview offer for Curtin today - 7th or 8th of Jan
UMAT 99%ile (71:74:56)
ATAR 96
NSW School Leaver
No special considerations

 

[Thabo]

Received interview offer today for Curtin MBBS.
Non-standard
UMAT 93% (69, 61, 54).
GPA 6.85

How many grad/transfer spots are available in the Curtin MBBS?

 

[A1]

How many grad/transfer spots are available in the Curtin MBBS?

Total of 5 spots, non-standard/transfers for Curtin students only, grad can be from any uni.
> (page 8) https://courses.curtin.edu.au/local/docs/2181hs_2017-mbbs-admissions-guide-design_a4_proof25.pdf

 

[fata]

A guy has received Unsw offer for 3rd round/interstate interview and wrote to me pointing out how unfair it is that he could be subjected to a higher cutoff than 1st/2nd rounds and the offer could be withdrawn. I replied as below to explain he misunderstood, hope this helps some of you too.

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Although Unsw uses the z-score method let's imagine they standardise ATAR/UMAT/Interview scores to scale of 100 each to illustrate, and 1st/2nd round interview cutoff is [A+U]= 140.

After their interviews, place offer cutoff turns out to be [A+U+I]= 250
The place winner with lowest A+U has [80+80+93]

That does NOT make interstate round intv cutoff as that person's A+U [80+80]= 160
The new intv cutoff would be 150 (being place cutoff 250 minus max intv 100)

On surface it looks like intv cutoff is unfairly raised from 140 to 150, but in reality if you have [A+U]= 145 Unsw do not want you to spend $1000 travel to do an interview knowing you cannot reach place cutoff 250.

The Unsw offer email does NOT say the new cutoff is from the lowest successful [A+U], it is derived from the place cutoff minus max interview.

Still unfair for the overseas domestics. No hope to get any privelege or bonus from any state.
An overseas domestic is not eligible for the first round in all the different states. Usually the second round for interstates is justified by waiting the main offer from their home state. No home state considered for the overseas domestics why they should wait for the second round?
Even no special consideration for them for the problem of the limited access to prepare UMAT or the conversion to ATAR which seems lower than expected.

 

[A1]

An overseas domestic is not eligible for the first round in all the different states. Usually the second round for interstates is justified by waiting the main offer from their home state. No home state considered for the overseas domestics why they should wait for the second round?

UNSW is known to have offered main round interviews to interstate applicants who are not waiting for a home-state offer.
But you need to make a request, they don't know of your wish otherwise.

 

[B2]

can anyone provide insight into melbourne university's guaranteed entry scheme for atar of 99+. Whats the success rate of their MMI pass and the 75 percent weighted mark in the course to get into their MD program?

 

[B2]

Also, needed the same information on the success rate of transferring though monash university's biomedicine program since there are 50 seats reserved?

 

[A1]

can anyone provide insight into melbourne university's guaranteed entry scheme for atar of 99+. Whats the success rate of their MMI pass and the 75 percent weighted mark in the course to get into their MD program?

Sorry not answering your questions just checking if you are aware this pathway only leads to an FFP at $65k/year for 4 years?

Total close to $300k after 7 years, might as well pay a little extra to do Bond in 5 years.

 

[Wendy]

Ive now got interviews for all medical schools I applied for (Monash, UNSW, WSU, JMP, JCU, UAdel, UWA and Curtin.)
ATAR: 98.7 (howevet bumped up to high 99s for most states except WA)
UMAT: 98th percentile (65 63 71)
State: Victoria
Standard and non-rural with a lot of special considerations in every state except WA

 

[B2]

Sorry not answering your questions just checking if you are aware this pathway only leads to an FFP at $65k/year for 4 years?

Total close to $300k after 7 years, might as well pay a little extra to do Bond in 5 years.

yes completely aware, was just asking as a backup alternative. Not sure if ATAR of 99.30 will suffice with an average interview for offer at Bond

 

[fata]

UNSW is known to have offered main round interviews to interstate applicants who are not waiting for a home-state offer.
But you need to make a request, they don't know of your wish otherwise.

I am not sure of this possibility.
A request has been sent. The univ was unable to make it before receiving the conversion to ATAR that they sent to UAC and expected to be received in december.
Even though the application to medicine was sent in august.

 

[A1]

Ive now got interviews for all medical schools I applied for (Monash, UNSW, WSU, JMP, JCU, UAdel, UWA and Curtin.)
ATAR: 98.7 UMAT: 98th percentile (65 63 71)
Standard and non-rural with a lot of special considerations in every state except WA

Must have received some bonus to get UWA interview as it requires 99.0 minimum.

You probably did a LOTE for which UWA adds a bonus of 10% of its mark to your aggregate score then adjusts your ATAR. It's not a "state" bonus so doesn't apply to Curtin, but you only need 95.0+ there.

Congrats to gaining so many interviews. If Best had been more proactive campaigning for us you would have been able to Ebay off some of them

 

[Sirswagsalot]

Hey I just got an offer from Curtin but the interview is 7-8 Jan which is before I know if I'll get other unis. I would prefer to go to UQ or UNSW
I ended up getting 99.55 atar and 99%tile umat so I should get UQ right?
Also A1 can you do one final estimate of what percentile I would have needed for the UNSW interview since I ended up doing better than my predicted (sorry I've bothered you so many times haha)

 

[A1]

Hey I just got an offer from Curtin but the interview is 7-8 Jan which is before I know if I'll get other unis. I would prefer to go to UQ or UNSW
I ended up getting 99.55 atar and 99%tile umat so I should get UQ right?

Definitely you will get UQ unbonded. Don't bother going to Curtin interview, leave the spot for other poor souls.

With 99.55 I upgrade your UNSW chance to around 70% so you need an interview score above 30%ile.

 

[hopeful!]

Just wondering what is the likelihood of someone with a 99.75 ATAR and 98% umat getting into UQ??

 

[Knarf]

Judging from ATAR and UMAT of students who received interview invitations from Monash this year, what kind of score do you think would be competitive for Monash?

 

[A1]

Just wondering what is the likelihood of someone with a 99.75 ATAR and 98% umat getting into UQ??

Last year cutoff for unbonded places was 187-188 and that was after a big increase from the previous year. It can't jump that much again so I'd say 110% likelihood your 98%ile (close to 200 raw score?) will get you a place.

 

[A1]

Judging from ATAR and UMAT of students who received interview invitations from Monash this year, what kind of score do you think would be competitive for Monash?

The scores posted on MSO are only a small sample we can't really rely on for any estimation.
Apart from that I don't know what is commonly accepted as being competitive: 100% chance, or 75% chance, or 50/50?

 

[Knarf]

The scores posted on MSO are only a small sample we can't really rely on for any estimation.
Apart from that I don't know what is commonly accepted as being competitive: 100% chance, or 75% chance, or 50/50?

I should have been more specific by asking 'do you think students with 99+ ATAR and 90+ UMAT would have a decent chance to get in this year if their interview performances are average?'

 

[A1]

I should have been more specific by asking 'do you think students with 99+ ATAR and 90+ UMAT would have a decent chance to get in this year if their interview performances are average?'

With a cohort-average interview score, my estimate for a place is mid-99s ATAR + mid-90s UMAT (or 99.0 + 99%ile, or 99.9 + 90%ile).

99.0 + 90%ile normally gets an interview but the interview score will need to be much better than cohort average for a place.