JCU JCU Medicine: Interview Discussion

[MamoJamho]

Apparently JCU calls successful applicants somewhere around December before the official offers are out on QTAC in Jan. Do they do this for every year? If so, which part of December do they give out the calls?

 

[Crow]

Apparently JCU calls successful applicants somewhere around December before the official offers are out on QTAC in Jan. Do they do this for every year? If so, which part of December do they give out the calls?

They won’t do this in December (unless they change things up this year) as they still have another round of interviews to go in early January. Generally the calls occur a few days before QTAC’s main offer round, so this year I’d expect them to occur sometime around January 10-14 or so.

 

[SeaBoyy]

Hi ALL
My Atar 99.2% , got an offer for Dentistry at UWA. However, waiting to know from JCU for Medicine after a very confident interview I faced. What are my chances and is it worth to wait after all my Atar is only 99.2%. Do you think with my Atar I can make it to medicine?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Hi ALL
My Atar 99.2% , got an offer for Dentistry at UWA. However, waiting to know from JCU for Medicine after a very confident interview I faced. What are my chances and is it worth to wait after all my Atar is only 99.2%. Do you think with my Atar I can make it to medicine?

Given the weight of the written application and the interview, neither of which we can score, it's impossible to say whether you're likely to get an offer from JCU. The only way you'll know is waiting until QTAC offers come out. If you're fortunate, and successful, you may receive a call from JCU a day or two before QTAC release, but that's the earliest.

You can accept UWA's offer, and then withdraw if JCU comes through.

 

[Kinetica]

Is it tomorrow that JCU releases 2nd round interview offers?

 

[Crow]

Is it tomorrow that JCU releases 2nd round interview offers?

According to the timeline in their admissions guide, yes.

 

[Kinetica]

Thanks Crow....great another sleepless night!

 

[Rub0ls]

Has all the 2nd round invitations been emailed yet?

 

[Crow]

Has all the 2nd round invitations been emailed yet?

We haven't had any reported yet, but there won't be too many going out, so it's possible we won't hear if they have actually gone out for a while. Business only started 26 minutes ago, though - there's still another 7.5 hours before COB!

 

[Rub0ls]

I'm guessing the invitations are all probably sent out by now?

 

[brik]

So, not getting any interview inviation as of today JCU means you can delete or push JCU to the last in QTAC preference list ?

 

[Crow]

So, not getting any interview inviation as of today JCU means you can delete or push JCU to the last in QTAC preference list ?

Correct, but I’d probably leave it in *somewhere* in your preference list for now unless there’s really another preference that you want to add in - it’s very unlikely, but possible that they may not have finished sending all second round invites.

 

[brik]

Correct, but I’d probably leave it in *somewhere* in your preference list for now unless there’s really another preference that you want to add in - it’s very unlikely, but possible that they may not have finished sending all second round invites.

Thank you Crow

 

[Kinetica]

Spoke with JCU today...no more interview invites going out.

(Edited by LMG: “offers” changed to “interview invites”).

 

[Potater]

hi, just wondering if anyone knows whether or not you're allowed to defer commencement of an offer to study JCU med for a year? e.g. get an offer to study in 2019 but defer the offer to instead start in 2020

 

[Crow]

hi, just wondering if anyone knows whether or not you're allowed to defer commencement of an offer to study JCU med for a year? e.g. get an offer to study in 2019 but defer the offer to instead start in 2020

Yes, you are.

 

[Naush]

One of my friends got a JCU interview with an ATAR of 85,what are their chances of getting an offer?

 

[Crow]

One of my friends got a JCU interview with an ATAR of 85,what are there chances of getting an offer?

Was this meant to be 95? Or are they an Indigenous applicant?

 

[Naush]

Was this meant to be 95? Or are they an Indigenous applicant?

Thanks for the response,
It is 85 and not indigenous, only rural RA2

 

[Crow]

Thanks for the response,
It is 85 and not indigenous, only rural RA2

I would assume they received a first round interview, and that their PAA was over-inflated in comparison to their actual ATAR.

Unfortunately the lowest ATAR to receive a JCU offer last year was 94, and this would’ve been an RA-3-5 applicant with an exceptional interview, I imagine.

Your friend is best to consider non-standard or graduate entry medicine.