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Quick Questions Thread #2: 2018-2019

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LMG! said:
Only some Universities allow EAS for tertiary students. UNSW is not one of them, and state this clearly. WSU don't seem to say one way or the other, so presumably they do allow it.
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https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/content/dam/digital/docs/WOI_Admission_Transparency_WSU.pdf

From page 4:
"3. Education Access Scheme (EAS): EAS bonus points are awarded to applicants who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage. To qualify, you must demonstrate that your educational performance during Year 11 and/or Year 12, or equivalent, has been seriously affected by circumstances beyond your control. EAS applications are processed centrally through UAC. If you have a record of tertiary study, your EAS eligibility for this institution will always be ‘No’"

M98 At this point you should just apply for EAS, since even if you are eligible you will have to do a fresh application. Do let us know of the outcome so it can help future applicants.
 
q2017 said:
https://www.westernsydney.edu.au/content/dam/digital/docs/WOI_Admission_Transparency_WSU.pdf

From page 4:
"3. Education Access Scheme (EAS): EAS bonus points are awarded to applicants who have experienced long-term educational disadvantage. To qualify, you must demonstrate that your educational performance during Year 11 and/or Year 12, or equivalent, has been seriously affected by circumstances beyond your control. EAS applications are processed centrally through UAC. If you have a record of tertiary study, your EAS eligibility for this institution will always be ‘No’"
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Ah, perfect. Thank you. I could not find that! I don't suppose you happened to note whether WSU had a scheme similar to SCATS for tertiary applicants?
 
LMG! said:
Ah, perfect. Thank you. I could not find that! I don't suppose you happened to note whether WSU had a scheme similar to SCATS for tertiary applicants?
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I looked up what SCATS was, and it does not appear as though WSU has anything of the sort for tertiary applicants.
 
Incidentally, in the document q2017 linked for WSU there was a table detailing the student cohort and how they were admitted into their respective degrees. Included in the table was this line:

"Admitted where both ATAR and additional criteria were considered (e.g. portfolio, audition, extra test, early offer conditional on minimum ATAR): 30" (or what equated to 0.2% of the entire WSU cohort).

I presume this figure of 30 would include all students admitted to the MBBS on the basis of ATAR+UMAT+Interview (and probably students admitted to other degrees, also), which would indicate that a minority of WSU MBBS students are school leavers. This is consistent with anecdotal reports, but it's interesting to see the number could be this low*. Non-standard applicants could possibly fall under the "higher studies" category.

(*assuming I'm interpreting the table accurately!).

I guess an alternative interpretation would be that, technically, ATAR and UMAT are used to determine interview invite, and only interview performance is used to determine admission. Hmmm, possible, but kinda sketchy as it would skew the numbers. ATAR is definitely a factor, after all!

/procrastinationstation
 
[off topic] Speaking of age, are there many people who are 30+ in med/dent cohorts?
 
mzho12 said:
[off topic] Speaking of age, are there many people who are 30+ in med/dent cohorts?
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There’s 1 in mine :D

I don’t know what the nationwide breakdown is. I’m at an undergrad uni with a known preference for local school leavers so no doubt it’s not a representative example, but I’d imagine the numbers are pretty low.
 
Fair enough LMG. I'm just thinking since I'm turning 30 in November, I'll probably be the oldest in my cohort.
 
mzho12 said:
Fair enough LMG. I'm just thinking since I'm turning 30 in November, I'll probably be the oldest in my cohort.
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Do you have an offer? Which uni will you be at?

ETA: also, age has absolutely not been a negative factor for me this year, so don’t be put off! Where it’s been a factor at all (rarely), it’s been positive (ie. communication skills, knowledge of importance of sleep, study skills, knowing one $12 glass of sloe gin is waaaay better value than 4 $3 shots of something disgusting!!)
 
mzho12 said:
Fair enough LMG. I'm just thinking since I'm turning 30 in November, I'll probably be the oldest in my cohort.
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I can try recall which report it was if you want to see it, it reported a 63yo graduate in 2014 and a 60yo in 2015.
You are a kid relatively :D
 
A1 said:
I can try recall which report it was if you want to see it, it reported a 63yo graduate in 2014 and a 60yo in 2015.
You are a kid relatively :D
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Yeah, a friend of mine at USyd (graduated 2017) had someone in either their 50s or 60s in their class, too (I can't remember exact age).
 
LMG! said:
Do you have an offer? Which uni will you be at?

ETA: also, age has absolutely not been a negative factor for me this year, so don’t be put off! Where it’s been a factor at all (rarely), it’s been positive (ie. communication skills, knowledge of importance of sleep, study skills, knowing one $12 glass of sloe gin is waaaay better value than 4 $3 shots of something disgusting!!)
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No offer yet but I'm pretty confident on getting an offer in dentistry. I have a PhD so technically a GPA of 7 so at least Griffith should be a safe bet. I got 88 on the UMAT this year so hopefully UQ but also CSU and adelaid for interviews. Fingers crossed.
 
mzho12 said:
No offer yet but I'm pretty confident on getting an offer in dentistry. I have a PhD so technically a GPA of 7 so at least Griffith should be a safe bet. I got 88 on the UMAT this year so hopefully UQ but also CSU and adelaid for interviews. Fingers crossed.
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can you apply for med/dent as a PhD student using UMAT for UQ/CSU/Adelaide??
 
Well for UQ and Adelaide they confirmed that a PhD gives GPA 7 automatically so to as Griffith. CSU is less important since their dent is based on UMAT and interview than GPA.
 
Ya they do but I'm aiming for dent not med. So doesn't really apply to me. Griffith dosent require UMAT for dent and UQ is GPA and UMAT.
 
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