Post-UCAT Discussion 2022

[Aspiringmed]

Did my UCAT on the 1st of July! I've been a little nervous to post my results, but I'd love to get some feedback, and see where people think I have a chance of getting an interview.

VR: 670
DM: 750
QR: 780 (a little disappointed, got slightly stressed, and so missed 6 questions... probably could've gotten 850-900)
AR: 860
Total: 3060

SJT: 533

I was a little disappointed with my SJT mark, even though it doesn't count most places, but this was probably due to the fact that I did less than ten hours of preparation (got caught up with assignments for ages, and just didn't have the motivation to do a lot of preparation in the last week...), and none of it was devoted to SJT... doesn't help that by the end of the exam you're pretty tired as well . If I were to do the UCAT again, I would definitely start preparing earlier than the week before, and DEFINITELY put time into SJT!

The question I'd most like answered is, what are my chances of getting an interview at the different Universities that offer interviews before ATAR results release? Keep in mind that I am a rural student, and high school leaver.

I also wanted to ask, why should UCAT results be affected by whether you are a rural student or not? They are mostly dependent on the amount of preparation you put in, and your general cognitive function, and I don't see why that should be affected by your location at all? If someone could explain, or offer some potential reasons for this, I'd be grateful (don't worry, I'm not offended at all, getting a boost from being rural is great, but I'm just interested as to why it's the case).

Thanks for all the information, and I look forward to posting a bit more on MSO!

Congrats on that great score. How did you find the difficulty of questions compared some question banks? How was VR? Also how was AR in the real test, cos it seemed like you have aced it!!

 

[uqdent]

UQ GPA cut-off is 6.51, and it's just a hurdle, once she meets the minimum cut-off, the offer is based on ucat score.

Thanks. She got HD for all 4 subjects for 1st semester. If she dropped the course now, is she eligible for UQ?

 

[tdnii]

Thanks. She got HD for all 4 subjects for 1st semester. If she dropped the course now, is she eligible for UQ?

not sure how will uq assess your daughter's GPA, it might be better to check with uq admission team.
according to their website, it's better to finish the whole yr, as a GPA of 7 from one semester is only equivalent to atar 89.

https://study.uq.edu.au/sites/default/files/2020-03/tertiary-studies-selection-rank-info-sheet.pdf

 

[Scrivo_72]

Did my UCAT on the 1st of July! I've been a little nervous to post my results, but I'd love to get some feedback, and see where people think I have a chance of getting an interview.

VR: 670
DM: 750
QR: 780 (a little disappointed, got slightly stressed, and so missed 6 questions... probably could've gotten 850-900)
AR: 860
Total: 3060

SJT: 533

I was a little disappointed with my SJT mark, even though it doesn't count most places, but this was probably due to the fact that I did less than ten hours of preparation (got caught up with assignments for ages, and just didn't have the motivation to do a lot of preparation in the last week...), and none of it was devoted to SJT... doesn't help that by the end of the exam you're pretty tired as well . If I were to do the UCAT again, I would definitely start preparing earlier than the week before, and DEFINITELY put time into SJT!

The question I'd most like answered is, what are my chances of getting an interview at the different Universities that offer interviews before ATAR results release? Keep in mind that I am a rural student, and high school leaver.

I also wanted to ask, why should UCAT results be affected by whether you are a rural student or not? They are mostly dependent on the amount of preparation you put in, and your general cognitive function, and I don't see why that should be affected by your location at all? If someone could explain, or offer some potential reasons for this, I'd be grateful (don't worry, I'm not offended at all, getting a boost from being rural is great, but I'm just interested as to why it's the case).

Thanks for all the information, and I look forward to posting a bit more on MSO!

You are pretty much guaranteed interviews at all unis you are rural for, and if you get an atar above 96 you should be able to cop an offer depending on your interview performance ofc. Congrats and best of luck with atar and interviews.

Every Med uni has a specific amount of spots for rural students, and the amount of rural people that apply to medicine is much lower than the amount of people that are non rural and apply to medicine. For example, if you watch the unsw medicine information evening 2022 you can see the number of rural applicants to rural interviews, and also non rural
Rural/non rural
Applications received
374/3070
Interviews
165/336
You can see how for non rurals there is a huge bottleneck for interviews like 10% which means the cutoff for getting an interview would be higher, compared to rural where nearly 50% of people who apply get an interview. They have to have the certain amount of interviews for the number of places available, that’s why whatever happens to the number of applications received they will interview around 165, so if there is an influx of rural applicants (farmers due to drought) the cutoffs would increase most likely. But also education in rural plays a factor, you can see the number of high atars correlates with city’s and you can see that alongside less applicants in rural areas causes the rural pool to be less competitive.

Every Med uni has the rural spots, as they believe that if they take in people who grew up rurally they will return to practice as a doctor in a rural area, ( so a way to solve the rural workforce shortage).

 

[!GoTheKnights!]

Did my UCAT and got the following results:

VR: 820
DM: 780
QR: 780
AR: 710

Total: 3090

Where would I have a chance to get an interview?

 

[yellowpinkblue]

Can anyone tell me what my chances of Monash med as a non-rural local student is?

VR 590
DM 780
QR 810
AR 870
Total 3050
SJT 634

 

[Shua]

Congrats on that great score. How did you find the difficulty of questions compared some question banks? How was VR? Also how was AR in the real test, cos it seemed like you have aced it!!

Thanks! Should be noted that I didn't do a lot of preparation, so I'm probably not the greatest person to ask, but I'm happy to answer nonetheless.
I found Verbal Reasoning alright in the actual test, not a large difference to how I went on the couple of mock tests I did.
For Abstract Reasoning, I was actually quite surprised with the actual exam, and I might've just been in the zone, but they felt a lot easier than in the mock exams. I may have just been in the zone, but who knows!
However, I did focus on AR after I found it to be very hit and miss, as I wanted to have a more consistent score, so that extra preparation surrounding that could've definitely have had an impact.

Hopefully you do well on your UCAT!

 

[Shua]

You are pretty much guaranteed interviews at all unis you are rural for, and if you get an atar above 96 you should be able to cop an offer depending on your interview performance ofc. Congrats and best of luck with atar and interviews.

Every Med uni has a specific amount of spots for rural students, and the amount of rural people that apply to medicine is much lower than the amount of people that are non rural and apply to medicine. For example, if you watch the unsw medicine information evening 2022 you can see the number of rural applicants to rural interviews, and also non rural
Rural/non rural
Applications received
374/3070
Interviews
165/336
You can see how for non rurals there is a huge bottleneck for interviews like 10% which means the cutoff for getting an interview would be higher, compared to rural where nearly 50% of people who apply get an interview. They have to have the certain amount of interviews for the number of places available, that’s why whatever happens to the number of applications received they will interview around 165, so if there is an influx of rural applicants (farmers due to drought) the cutoffs would increase most likely. But also education in rural plays a factor, you can see the number of high atars correlates with city’s and you can see that alongside less applicants in rural areas causes the rural pool to be less competitive.

Every Med uni has the rural spots, as they believe that if they take in people who grew up rurally they will return to practice as a doctor in a rural area, ( so a way to solve the rural workforce shortage).

Thanks for the explanation! I guess that it makes logical sense that the threshold is lower for rural students, considering that there are a number of designated spots, and that there are a lot less applicants relative to the number of spots available, decreasing the required threshold.

 

[Aspiringmed]

Thanks! Should be noted that I didn't do a lot of preparation, so I'm probably not the greatest person to ask, but I'm happy to answer nonetheless.
I found Verbal Reasoning alright in the actual test, not a large difference to how I went on the couple of mock tests I did.
For Abstract Reasoning, I was actually quite surprised with the actual exam, and I might've just been in the zone, but they felt a lot easier than in the mock exams. I may have just been in the zone, but who knows!
However, I did focus on AR after I found it to be very hit and miss, as I wanted to have a more consistent score, so that extra preparation surrounding that could've definitely have had an impact.

Hopefully you do well on your UCAT!

oh ok - Thank you!!!

 

[Aspiringmed]

Did my UCAT and got the following results:

VR: 820
DM: 780
QR: 780
AR: 710

Total: 3090

Where would I have a chance to get an interview?

Damn that VR score - WSU on the cards definitely

 

[faze_racest]

did my UCAT today and got the following results:
VR: 620
DM: 660
QR: 880
AR: 690
Total: 2850

Do I have a shot at any uni anywhere in Australia? I know that VR score is probably gonna hurt my chances a lot

 

[Shua]

did my UCAT today and got the following results:
VR: 620
DM: 660
QR: 880
AR: 690
Total: 2850

Do I have a shot at any uni anywhere in Australia? I know that VR score is probably gonna hurt my chances a lot

I honestly can't say whether this will get you into any Universities in Australia. From what I've read elsewhere, if you're not rural, you probably won't get an interview before ATAR results are released. However, in the case that you get a really good ATAR (or are rural), getting an interview offer (in my opinion) is still definitely on the table. Someone else may be able to provide some further clarity on this, but this seems to be right based off of what I've read.

Also, don't be too bummed about your VR mark! It's still definitely above average when you examine the percentiles from last year! VR is definitely the hardest section, and aside from my absolutely horrendous SJT mark, it was my worst mark as well.

https://www.ucat.edu.au/media/1472/summary-statistics-for-2021.pdf

I guess the best advice I can offer is to apply everywhere (which is what I'm pretty much going to do), and just hope to get an interview. Even if this year didn't work out, looking at your marks (in particular your QR), I think that next year (if it comes to that) you will absolutely crush your score from this year.

All the best with your university applications!

 

[faze_racest]

I honestly can't say whether this will get you into any Universities in Australia. From what I've read elsewhere, if you're not rural, you probably won't get an interview before ATAR results are released. However, in the case that you get a really good ATAR (or are rural), getting an interview offer (in my opinion) is still definitely on the table. Someone else may be able to provide some further clarity on this, but this seems to be right based off of what I've read.

Also, don't be too bummed about your VR mark! It's still definitely above average when you examine the percentiles from last year! VR is definitely the hardest section, and aside from my absolutely horrendous SJT mark, it was my worst mark as well.

https://www.ucat.edu.au/media/1472/summary-statistics-for-2021.pdf

I guess the best advice I can offer is to apply everywhere (which is what I'm pretty much going to do), and just hope to get an interview. Even if this year didn't work out, looking at your marks (in particular your QR), I think that next year (if it comes to that) you will absolutely crush your score from this year.

All the best with your university applications!

thank you so much! i think i might just have a look around and apply everywhere i can, and maybe look to take a gap year to try again.

 

[Shua]

thank you so much! i think i might just have a look around and apply everywhere i can, and maybe look to take a gap year to try again.

Sounds like a plan
If my ATAR sucks this year (even though I've got a really strong STEM skillset, my English isn't where I need it to be for a mid to high 90), then I'll probably be looking to start doing an undergraduate degree and then transfer.

I guess one of the key elements of going into medicine is having good work ethic and having a lot of perseverance, because from what I hear, it can be pretty tough at times.

Also, a question for those in the know, if I don't get an offer this year, because of a poor ATAR, can I 're-use' my UCAT mark from this year for next year, or do I need to resit the UCAT?

 

[kabir1803]

Sounds like a plan
If my ATAR sucks this year (even though I've got a really strong STEM skillset, my English isn't where I need it to be for a mid to high 90), then I'll probably be looking to start doing an undergraduate degree and then transfer.

I guess one of the key elements of going into medicine is having good work ethic and having a lot of perseverance, because from what I hear, it can be pretty tough at times.

Also, a question for those in the know, if I don't get an offer this year, because of a poor ATAR, can I 're-use' my UCAT mark from this year for next year, or do I need to resit the UCAT?

You will need to resit the UCAT

 

[toffeepop]

I got my UCAT results today and was looking for some advice on where I should apply as a non-standard entry applicant?
VR: 610
DM: 820
QR: 810
AR: 870
Total: 3110

 

[Aspiringmed]

I got my UCAT results today and was looking for some advice on where I should apply as a non-standard entry applicant?
VR: 610
DM: 820
QR: 810
AR: 870
Total: 3110

Damn!! how did you go on the official mocks if you did them (esp B and D)

 

[toffeepop]

Damn!! how did you go on the official mocks if you did them (esp B and D)

D was pretty around the same score as my final! My verbal reasoning was much better in the mocks than at the exam centre but I think thats because I started getting stressed out. I did B closer to the start of my prep so it was more around the 2700 range?

 

[E_N]

Just sat my UCAT with a pretty mediocre score of 2700. Any predictions as to where I might get in as a RA2 school-leaving student?

Thanks heaps and good luck to everyone else sitting the exam.

P.S. Full scores for each unit attached here.

 

[Liam123]

Sounds like a plan
If my ATAR sucks this year (even though I've got a really strong STEM skillset, my English isn't where I need it to be for a mid to high 90), then I'll probably be looking to start doing an undergraduate degree and then transfer.

I guess one of the key elements of going into medicine is having good work ethic and having a lot of perseverance, because from what I hear, it can be pretty tough at times.

Also, a question for those in the know, if I don't get an offer this year, because of a poor ATAR, can I 're-use' my UCAT mark from this year for next year, or do I need to resit the UCAT?

You would have to resit, as your 2022 UCAT score is only valid for 2023 entry.