Okay, I think I’m following you now. Sorry for making you explain and re-explain!
And yeah, I stand by my earlier comment that whomever, on the 17th of Jan, told you you were 3rd on the list, shouldn’t have done so, because it was a falsely high placing based on the fact that many, many, highly competitive interstate students had not even been interviewed yet, let alone slotted into the ‘waitlist’.
That said, there’s also a chance that whomever told you you’re no longer likely to get an offer was also speaking out of turn/giving you inaccurate information. All you can really do is wait until the 31st and see what happens.
Also, your UMAT and ATAR were definitely competitive, hence you being invited for interview. If you are ultimately unsuccessful for UNSW this year, it will likely mean your interview performance let you down somewhat, which is useful information that gives you something to work on for non-standard or grad entry (assuming you don’t accept a provisional entry place, which you may well do).
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Managed to get 98 to apply again this year, and also applied to WSU, JMP, and UNSW. Invited to interviews at all three (no interview at UTAS), and have received offers from UTAS, JMP, and WSU (declined the latter two). I didn’t end up attending UNSW interview because I was very fortunate to have a few offers up my sleeve by the time invites came around.
