Post-UCAT Discussion 2022

[Desperatebaby]

I think there were 14000 candidates this year and only 10000 last year, so likely to be higher. Was 3040 cut off last year for NSW students only or for interstate as well? Does anyone know generally if UoN or UNE more popular and if makes any difference putting either as preference ?

 

[JeydinNewWon]

I think there were 14000 candidates this year and only 10000 last year, so likely to be higher. Was 3040 cut off last year for NSW students only or for interstate as well? Does anyone know generally if UoN or UNE more popular and if makes any difference putting either as preference ?

No, there were 14,000 candidates last year.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I think there were 14000 candidates this year and only 10000 last year, so likely to be higher. Was 3040 cut off last year for NSW students only or for interstate as well? Does anyone know generally if UoN or UNE more popular and if makes any difference putting either as preference ?

UoN is by far more popular. Putting one over the other as your top preference won’t improve your chances. Being prepared to accept any campus is the way you maximise your offer success.

 

[asjfjasfhaj]

Hey guys, do you think a 2950 (88th percentile) for a non-rural, school-leave is enough for Monash University interview as a VIC applicant with a 99+ ATAR?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Hey guys, do you think a 2950 (88th percentile) for a non-rural, school-leave is enough for Monash University interview as a VIC applicant with a 99+ ATAR?

Have you looked at the collated interview data for the past few years?

 

[asjfjasfhaj]

Have you looked at the collated interview data for the past few years?

Yep I did! But, do you think it being a non-COVID year, will mean they will be slightly more restrictive with the amount of interview invites they send out? Or do you think it will not have an impact on the 2900+ invite benchmark? Thank you so much!

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Yep I did! But, do you think it being a non-COVID year, will mean they will be slightly more restrictive with the amount of interview invites they send out? Or do you think it will not have an impact on the 2900+ invite benchmark? Thank you so much!

I have no clue.

 

[E_N]

Rural RA3, Monash - Score: 2700, 69th percentile. What do you think my chances are here?

 

[Mama54]

Hi, friends:
My daughter found her sit to 96% percentile. UNSW WAF is 85. What do you think about her chance in JMP and UNSW (She is studying in this uni) interview invitation? Thanks

 

[A1]

Hi, friends:
My daughter found her sit at 96% percentile. UNSW WAF is 85. What do you think about her chance in JMP and UNSW( She is studying in this uni) interview invitation? Thanks

96%ile should be more than enough for a JMP interview.

For UNSW it depends on the composition of her 85 WAM. Example if it's 2x 94 marks + 6x 82 marks, GPA 6.25 could miss the cut. Otoh if it's 6x 88 marks + 2x 76 marks, GPA 6.75 / 96%ile is well placed for an interview. Best of luck.

 

[atarhacker]

A1
Hi I would just like to ask for general chances and suggestions for this year and what I should do next year.
Background
Non-rural
Non indigenous
QLD applicant
No EAS
ATAR: Haven't taken externals yet but I would assume 99.75 to 99.90 ... highly dependent on my economics.. (maybe 99.95 if I get lucky?!)
UCAT: 2940 (87%) Better than all of my mocks but still not good enough
I would just like to know my chances for all universities for medicine (I'm willing to go anywhere) and what actions I should take next year?

 

[semaj]

Hi everyone, any idea if a 94 percentile (3080) will be enough to recieve a JMP interview? Hoping it is as i believe last years cut off was around the same percentile (3040) but yeah not sure with increasing competitiveness and what not. Thanks in advance for any help 8^).

 

[dalri1971]

Hi everyone, any idea if a 94 percentile (3080) will be enough to recieve a JMP interview? Hoping it is as i believe last years cut off was around the same percentile (3040) but yeah not sure with increasing competitiveness and what not. Thanks in advance for any help 8^).

JMP interview invites came out 11th of November last year (at least for NSW locals). Must be nerve wracking, I understand, but no one can predict how things will change this year.

But to give you a bit more information,

You are right, cutoff was 94th percentile, 3040 last year. 94th percentile range was 3040 - 3060 last year, so, people who just made it to 94th percentile still got an interview. Minimum score for 94th percentile is 3070 this year, and you are 10 points above that, so I guess that's kind of 'safe'.

But then again - interview cutoff in 2020 was 93rd percentile (see here). So it increased by one percentile going from 2020 -> 2021. So who's to say it cannot increase again? Or decrease? Or stay the same? No one can predict these things, and everything people say will be speculation..

So as hard as it is, hang in there until early Nov, all you can do is hope for the best and focus on other things (ATAR, or uni marks, etc.)

Hope this helps.

 

[semaj]

JMP interview invites came out 11th of November last year (at least for NSW locals). Must be nerve wracking, I understand, but no one can predict how things will change this year.

But to give you a bit more information,

You are right, cutoff was 94th percentile, 3040 last year. 94th percentile range was 3040 - 3060 last year, so, people who just made it to 94th percentile still got an interview. Minimum score for 94th percentile is 3070 this year, and you are 10 points above that, so I guess that's kind of 'safe'.

But then again - interview cutoff in 2020 was 93rd percentile (see here). So it increased by one percentile going from 2020 -> 2021. So who's to say it cannot increase again? Or decrease? Or stay the same? No one can predict these things, and everything people say will be speculation..

So as hard as it is, hang in there until early Nov, all you can do is hope for the best and focus on other things (ATAR, or uni marks, etc.)

Hope this helps.

Thanks a lot for your response and you're absolutely right ahah, no point stressing over things out of my control.

 

[ts123]

The QR and AR were extremely easy for me

 

[Scrivo_72]

Rural RA3, Monash - Score: 2700, 69th percentile. What do you think my chances are here?

Should defo be able to get an interview and then depending on SEAS and ATAR and interview you could get an offer. But 2700 is a decent score to go into interviews with being rural, good luck

 

[A1]

Hi I would just like to ask for general chances and suggestions for this year and what I should do next year.
Background
Non-rural
Non indigenous
QLD applicant
No EAS
ATAR: Haven't taken externals yet but I would assume 99.75 to 99.90 ... highly dependent on my economics.. (maybe 99.95 if I get lucky?!)
UCAT: 2940 (87%) Better than all of my mocks but still not good enough
I would just like to know my chances for all universities for medicine (I'm willing to go anywhere) and what actions I should take next year?

Unfortunately 87%ile doesn't look enough for the UCAT med schools. Your best chances are non-UCAT JCU and Griffith/USC.
I suggest you still try for UWA/Curtin/UQ-satellites in the off chance, WSU if high VR, Flinders if 99.90-99.95.

If you were from another state I would suggest next year you redo one Y12 subject to get ATAR to 99.8+ and "lock in" Griffith/USC, plus resit UCAT for another go with the other schools. But since Qld doesn't let you do that it's a difficult choice.

 

[atarhacker]

Unfortunately 87%ile doesn't look enough for the UCAT med schools. Your best chances are non-UCAT JCU and Griffith/USC.
I suggest you still try for UWA/Curtin/UQ-satellites in the off chance, WSU if high VR, Flinders if 99.90-99.95.

If you were from another state I would suggest next year you redo one Y12 subject to get ATAR to 99.8+ and "lock in" Griffith/USC, plus resit UCAT for another go with the other schools. But since Qld doesn't let you do that it's a difficult choice.

Thanks for your advice.
Any chance for UTAS? They said that once you clear 50%, they rank you according to your ATAR. But I can't find any information on mso or anywhere about people who got offers from UTAS

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Thanks for your advice.
Any chance for UTAS? They said that once you clear 50%, they rank you according to your ATAR. But I can't find any information on mso or anywhere about people who got offers from UTAS

Did you look at the collated data threads? There are UTAS offers there. For 2022 entry it looks like interstate non-rurals needed a 99.95 ATAR (or equivalent).

 

[E_N]

Should defo be able to get an interview and then depending on SEAS and ATAR and interview you could get an offer. But 2700 is a decent score to go into interviews with being rural, good luck

Thanks for your advice man. Really appreciate it!