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JCU JCU Dentistry: Non-Standard Entry

Hi everyone. Non standard school leaver from NZ. X3 degrees (lol, I know). I am applying to Dent, and I called UTAC asking about my calculated GPA and they said I have an ATAR of 98. I’m a little confused, because there’s talk of GPA vs ATAR- does JCU consider your ATAR by converting your GPA to an ATAR? Or do they look solely at GPA? I’m a little confused as to how this is calculated and if they are in fact different things. Australia has a very different system to NZ.
 
bigregreta said:
Hi everyone. Non standard school leaver from NZ. X3 degrees (lol, I know). I am applying to Dent, and I called UTAC asking about my calculated GPA and they said I have an ATAR of 98. I’m a little confused, because there’s talk of GPA vs ATAR- does JCU consider your ATAR by converting your GPA to an ATAR? Or do they look solely at GPA? I’m a little confused as to how this is calculated and if they are in fact different things. Australia has a very different system to NZ.
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Where school leaver and non-standard applicants are in the same admission pool, GPA must be converted to ATAR equivalent for competing.

Even when non-standards are in a separate pool (separate quota) conversion is sometimes needed since sub-1FTE GPA is worth less than 1+FTE GPA.
(Only in cases like WSU specifying thresholds ATAR 95.5, 1-semester GPA 6.5, 1+FTE GPA 6.2 etc then no need for conversion).

In your case your NZ GPA is converted to Aus GPA first then converted to ATAR equivalent.
 
Hi everyone. As a student from NSW (Non-rural) going to applying for JCU dentistry (No special considerations), would a 98 atar be sufficient with a good application. If not, what is a good atar and what makes a good application.

Thanks in advance
 
Just got my offer as a non-standard :D
My GPA was 6.88, assessed at 0.75 FTE (due to a subject not releasing results in time... ugh). I had three letters of recommendation (two from university lecturers and one from a dentist whom I shadowed), and I probably had about 150 hours of volunteer shadowing experience prior to my application. I'm happy to answer any questions anyone has!
 
Congrats on your offer! I was wondering if you had a rural background? and did they send out an email for your offer? im a bit confused how the waitlist system works etc
 
anon724 said:
Congrats on your offer! I was wondering if you had a rural background? and did they send out an email for your offer? im a bit confused how the waitlist system works etc
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No, I'm not a rural applicant. I actually got a text message and an email. I don't know much about the waitlist, but I've heard that all offers have already been dispersed, and only if people reject offers will there be more available.
 
Rhytidopinera77 said:
No, I'm not a rural applicant. I actually got a text message and an email. I don't know much about the waitlist, but I've heard that all offers have already been dispersed, and only if people reject offers will there be more available.
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hey i’m a rural applicant, my dad is a dental prosthetist and has connections. I got an alright ATAR for rural (96.2) but lowk didn’t think i’d get high enough so i enrolled in biomed. I think I have a good shot cause i’m rural + i’ve already done all the units in biomed before and i’m pretty sure dentistry is for me. My dad has connections in dentistry, would you recommend me doing some volunteer work and if it really made a difference (would have to be during my 1 month holiday only rlly). ALSO i wanna apply for JCU badly but i didn’t do methods 4 only 3, is it possible to do this in my first year biomed?
 
MurphyNala said:
hey i’m a rural applicant, my dad is a dental prosthetist and has connections. I got an alright ATAR for rural (96.2) but lowk didn’t think i’d get high enough so i enrolled in biomed. I think I have a good shot cause i’m rural + i’ve already done all the units in biomed before and i’m pretty sure dentistry is for me. My dad has connections in dentistry, would you recommend me doing some volunteer work and if it really made a difference (would have to be during my 1 month holiday only rlly). ALSO i wanna apply for JCU badly but i didn’t do methods 4 only 3, is it possible to do this in my first year biomed?
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As for JCU, I'm not 100% sure about the Maths Methods prerequisite. It might be possible to complete an equivalent university-level maths subject during your first year of biomed, but I'd check directly with JCU Admissions to confirm whether they accept that as meeting the prerequisite. It's worth asking before you plan around it.
 
TheToothHurts said:
As for JCU, I'm not 100% sure about the Maths Methods prerequisite. It might be possible to complete an equivalent university-level maths subject during your first year of biomed, but I'd check directly with JCU Admissions to confirm whether they accept that as meeting the prerequisite. It's worth asking before you plan around it.
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Hey!!!! Thanks for this reply. I actually am on a gap year i withdrew last minute and am hoping to get into la trobe for dentistry as their rural entry seems promising for my atar. Thanks for this though .. now that u mention it probs can do math methods whilst in an undergraduate. I’ll keep this in mind if i don’t make it next year!
 
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