Med and Dent - 2018 Entry (Place Offers and Discussion)

[Beck1289]

Hi all, I’m finding it hard to be patient until Friday to find out if I have received an offer for UON for Med I’m sure I’m not alone there. Just wondering if someone could give me some peace of mind that as long as I have done well in my interview that I will be considered competitive. My UMAT scores were only S1: 50 S2: 70 S3: 64 - 93rd Pencentile And 184 overall.
I have applied for rural application which is obviously how I managed to get an interview. And I also only have a GPA of 4.75 for an incomplete biomed degree. Trying to tell myself that as a 28 year old with confidence and life experience that I will just as likely to be considered as anyone else - but can’t help wonder how on earth I can be with GPA and S1 UMAT like this. I have only applied for Newcastle Campus UoN. Thank you to anyone who can provide some insight.

 

[jelli]

Hi all, I’m finding it hard to be patient until Friday to find out if I have received an offer for UON for Med I’m sure I’m not alone there. Just wondering if someone could give me some peace of mind that as long as I have done well in my interview that I will be considered competitive. My UMAT scores were only S1: 50 S2: 70 S3: 64 - 93rd Pencentile And 184 overall.
I have applied for rural application which is obviously how I managed to get an interview. And I also only have a GPA of 4.75 for an incomplete biomed degree. Trying to tell myself that as a 28 year old with confidence and life experience that I will just as likely to be considered as anyone else - but can’t help wonder how on earth I can be with GPA and S1 UMAT like this. I have only applied for Newcastle Campus UoN. Thank you to anyone who can provide some insight.

From my understanding of the JMP process, your GPA and UMAT scores would have only been used to get an interview (which you did). Unless they've changed since interview offers were given, your admission into the program is now entirely based on your interview performance so it's hard to say how competitive you are. All the best!

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Hi all, I’m finding it hard to be patient until Friday to find out if I have received an offer for UON for Med I’m sure I’m not alone there. Just wondering if someone could give me some peace of mind that as long as I have done well in my interview that I will be considered competitive. My UMAT scores were only S1: 50 S2: 70 S3: 64 - 93rd Pencentile And 184 overall.
I have applied for rural application which is obviously how I managed to get an interview. And I also only have a GPA of 4.75 for an incomplete biomed degree. Trying to tell myself that as a 28 year old with confidence and life experience that I will just as likely to be considered as anyone else - but can’t help wonder how on earth I can be with GPA and S1 UMAT like this. I have only applied for Newcastle Campus UoN. Thank you to anyone who can provide some insight.

Given you’ve had an interview, you can forget about your UMAT score now - it’s irrelevant. Your GPA is a funny one, because JMP interview people based on UMAT alone and people can later miss out because they don’t meet the academic requirements, even though they’re also only a hurdle. The rough entry guideline for JMP is “close to credit average”. I’d imagine your GPA of 4.75 would be walking a fine line, as a credit average is 5.00. Your rural status may afford you some additional leeway in this department, but I’m not sure.

Assuming your academic performance doesn’t rule you ineligible, then your chances are the same as everyone else who interviewed via the rural stream, as offers come down to PQA and interview alone.

ETA: the lowest successful GPA we had reported here to MSO for a rural student last year was 5.00. Of course, there may have been lower, but just to give you an idea...

 

[Beck1289]

Thank you both for your input - it’s definitely a hard one with my GPA - I did ask the admissions department after I sat the UMAT if I would even be considered competitive with that GPA as I didn’t want to keep applying year after year, only to be getting knocked back for the same reason. All I got was ‘it should be ok, that’s close to a credit’. I was kind of hoping for something more concrete than that like - ‘you have no chance, do another undergrad year’. I guess we will see on a Friday. Thank you

 

[Beck1289]

I wonder if there are more rural places than applicants each year? Or if it’s still in the 1:4 ratio for mainstream entry

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I wonder if there are more rural places than applicants each year? Or if it’s still in the 1:4 ratio for mainstream entry

Given JMP get approximately 3000 applications (total) per year, they interview invite to ensure the rough 1:4 ratio (for both regular and rural entry) and have no difficulty achieving this.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I know this is unlikely to be affecting anyone right now, but down the track it might come in handy:

I received an offer for WSU MBBS in the December 21st round (due to rural status). This offer came with the caveat that I had to enrol by the 31st of December or my offer would be rescinded. There didn't appear to be any other means of declining the offer, and so I assumed that not enrolling would signal my decline to WSU (given I also have a preferred uni offer for UTAS). However... I received a phone call yesterday from WSU asking me if I'd like some assistance with my enrolment to the MBBS, so obviously not enrolling by the deadline DOES NOT automatically result in a decline. I have had to send an email to admissions to indicate this.

I guess this is just a head's up to anyone receiving an offer that they then don't need or decide against: to ensure timely and effective second and subsequent round offerings, it's probably best to also contact the University and confirm your decline, don't just assume they'll rescind your offer if you don't enrol by the stated date. You will make another applicant's day

 

[Q3]

Does anyone else's preferences still show 'Decision pending - additional selection criteria'. I would have thought by this time it would be sorted to either say eligible or ineligible. This is for JMP.

 

[Rhosie]

You might surprise yourself. I really didn't think I did well either.
Good luck

I'll be at WSU with you (I deferred my offer last year as I was working in Saudi Arabia until June). I'm 46....I say wha???...yep, I'm onto my third (or so) and final career now so stand next to me and you'll feel super young. I hope to work in rural/remote Australia and in PNG which is where I grew up and where I have made several documentaries, some about the need for better health care, and at this stage in life, there is nothing stopping me. That's the advantage with being an old person - life gets less complicated as you age and it's easier to focus on work. I guess I'll be seeing you soon!!

 

[maniacfish]

Does anyone else's preferences still show 'Decision pending - additional selection criteria'. I would have thought by this time it would be sorted to either say eligible or ineligible. This is for JMP.

same here, WSU changed to "eligible - subject to being competitive", but JMP is still "Decision pending - additional selection criteria".

 

[BethMark25]

I'll be at WSU with you (I deferred my offer last year as I was working in Saudi Arabia until June). I'm 46....I say wha???...yep, I'm onto my third (or so) and final career now so stand next to me and you'll feel super young. I hope to work in rural/remote Australia and in PNG which is where I grew up and where I have made several documentaries, some about the need for better health care, and at this stage in life, there is nothing stopping me. That's the advantage with being an old person - life get's less complicated as you age and it's easier to focus on work. I guess I'll be seeing you soon!!

Oh wow, that sounds amazing! And I think it's wonderful that you're doing it now too. I think Medicine is really a career where life experience can be amazingly beneficial. Even the limited amount I have.

I'm interested in working in rural and remote Australia too, even in the rural area where I've grown up (not remote) I can see a great need for quality health care.

I guess I'll see you soon, I'll be the one looking exhausted on the first day, as my 2.5 year old is still yet to sleep through the night

 

[Q3]

I actually think given how long it takes to become a doctor it makes sense to sort of settle into your life first and then study it. I think when people who are surprised that not everyone studying medicine is 18, that comes from a place where we think our life follows the linear pattern of study then work then buy a house then raise family but life is not like that and no matter what age you start a med degree it will not be smooth sailing all the way through and you will have to learn how to balance the above.

 

[Q3]

same here, WSU changed to "eligible - subject to being competitive", but JMP is still "Decision pending - additional selection criteria".

In that case it could just be a technicality. JMP most likely lists PQA+Interview as additional selection criteria even though other units don't.

 

[BethMark25]

q2017 you're absolutely right. When I was leaving school I felt that same pressure to have my life sorted out and heading in the 'right' direction immediately.

While I have self confidence and commitment that I didn't have at 18 I certainly have other challenges ahead of me. I have two young kids that somehow I have to juggle along with study.

I can't imagine Medicine is easy for anyone, it's just got to be worth it.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I'll be at WSU with you (I deferred my offer last year as I was working in Saudi Arabia until June). I'm 46....I say wha???...yep, I'm onto my third (or so) and final career now so stand next to me and you'll feel super young. I hope to work in rural/remote Australia and in PNG which is where I grew up and where I have made several documentaries, some about the need for better health care, and at this stage in life, there is nothing stopping me. That's the advantage with being an old person - life gets less complicated as you age and it's easier to focus on work. I guess I'll be seeing you soon!!

A paediatrician I work with does fly in clinics in remote indigenous communities and in PNG and this is definitely something I’m also keen to pursue.

And similarly to you, I’m also at the stage in life where I’m settled and don’t feel like things are particularly complicated. I have a level of self-confidence, self-understanding, and acceptance I could only dream of achieving when I was 17 and starting undergrad.

I’ll be starting first year at 36, with 12+ years of community pharmacy, 6 years of Clinical Psychology practice, doctorate level research, and 4 years of living and travelling overseas under my belt, and I definitely feel ready (and hopefully just the right amount of terrified!).

I’m kinda wishing I’d bitten the bullet and moved to WSU now though! Haha! But hopefully I’ll get you meet yourself and BethMark25 (and fingers crossed for @Mnl) at some point in our studies.

 

[Hannah.1999]

Offers for JMP (newy) are out if you already have a UoN myHub account - I have one from getting my backup offer at UoN in the December round and was just enrolling when I found the offer - I can't believe this!!!!

 

[kjz]

A paediatrician I work with does fly in clinics in remote indigenous communities and in PNG and this is definitely something I’m also keen to pursue.

And similarly to you, I’m also at the stage in life where I’m settled and don’t feel like things are particularly complicated. I have a level of self-confidence, self-understanding, and acceptance I could only dream of achieving when I was 17 and starting undergrad.

I’ll be starting first year at 36, with 12+ years of community pharmacy, 6 years of Clinical Psychology practice, doctorate level research, and 4 years of living and travelling overseas under my belt, and I definitely feel ready (and hopefully just the right amount of terrified!).

I’m kinda wishing I’d bitten the bullet and moved to WSU now though! Haha! But hopefully I’ll get you meet yourself and BethMark25 (and fingers crossed for @Mnl) at some point in our studies.

Wow, very impressive experience! Did you get the PhD in psychology and the bachelor degree in pharmacy?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Wow, very impressive experience! Did you get the PhD in psychology and the bachelor degree in pharmacy?

I worked as a dispense tech in community pharmacy to finance all of the above

My undergrad was Psych and my postgrad, Clinical Psych.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Offers for JMP (newy) are out if you already have a UoN myHub account - I have one from getting my backup offer at UoN in the December round and was just enrolling when I found the offer - I can't believe this!!!!

Congratulations!!

When you’ve calmed down enough, it’d be great if you could fill out an offer post with all your details (template in the opening post of this forum).

Congrats again! What an awesome surprise!

 

[MadeleineDeCarle]

Offers for JMP (newy) are out if you already have a UoN myHub account - I have one from getting my backup offer at UoN in the December round and was just enrolling when I found the offer - I can't believe this!!!!

I also have this in MyHub! Im so incredibly excited, hopefully this is true!