Quick Questions Thread #2: 2018-2019

[lilzab]

Just checking, when applying via QTAC, is it only Bachelor of Medical Science (MD Provisional Entry for School-Leavers) at both Griffith GC and Nathan campuses? Are there any others?
Thanks for the help

 

[deuce]

lilzab - Your understanding of all your options seems pretty spot on (with the exception that you’ll be sitting UCAT, not UMAT, from now on for undergraduate courses). However, have you bothered to apply interstate for Griffith or Flinders given your ATAR? I’d advise you do that this year through another TAC, then defer an offer if you were to receive one. This way you could start Physio at Monash, but then if you decided you’d prefer to study medicine interstate, you could simply commence the course in 2020.

In terms of job prospects, while I’m no expert, I think the pharmacy job market is becoming very saturated - and certainly getting a hospital pharmacy job is very, very competitive. You’d be much more likely to find a community pharmacy job, if you were to find one at all. In that regard, I’d expect you to have less difficulty finding a job in medical imaging (but I’d recommend actually talking to some pharmacists and radiographers to hear their perspective as well).

Good luck

Just a heads up that starting uni would make someone ineligible for Griffith and Flinders provisional entry, so lilzab wouldn't be able to start tertiary studies during a gap year for this option to be viable.

 

[Crow]

Just a heads up that starting uni would make someone ineligible for Griffith and Flinders provisional entry, so lilzab wouldn't be able to start tertiary studies during a gap year for this option to be viable.

Oh you're completely correct, apologies - my recommended course of action would only be applicable if lilzab were to defer the physio offer as well. Sorry for the confusion!

I've edited my original post to clarify this.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Just checking, when applying via QTAC, is it only Bachelor of Medical Science (MD Provisional Entry for School-Leavers) at both Griffith GC and Nathan campuses? Are there any others?
Thanks for the help

There is a Sunshine Coast course also. I am not 100% sure what it is titled in QTAC.

 

[lilzab]

There is a Sunshine Coast course also. I am not 100% sure what it is titled in QTAC.

Does anyone know?

 

[GreenGrapes]

^^ lilzab this is copy and paste from my QTAC preference list:

Course: Bachelor of Medical Science (Griffith MD Provisional Entry for School-Leavers) - full-time
Institution: USC, Sunshine Coast
QTAC Course Code: 013231
Start Month: February 2019

Prerequisites Satisfied?
Current or Recent Year 12 with no previous attempt at tertiary study Yes
English (4,SA) Yes
Institution Admission Rules Satisfied?
Completion of Year 12 or attained age 17 years Yes
English Language Proficiency Type 4 Yes

 

[BoEaC]

anyone know how I would get my combined GPA-ATAR equivalent for UNSW? I called UNSW and they said only UAC has that information, so I called UAC and then they said only the universities know, so Im a little confused as to who actually determines my combined ATAR. Is there like a table somewhere that shows the conversion rates?

 

[A1]

anyone know how I would get my combined GPA-ATAR equivalent for UNSW? I called UNSW and they said only UAC has that information, so I called UAC and then they said only the universities know, so Im a little confused as to who actually determines my combined ATAR. Is there like a table somewhere that shows the conversion rates?

Please see this post > GPA ATAR Conversion/Equiv Rank by UAC

 

[BoEaC]

Please see this post > GPA ATAR Conversion/Equiv Rank by UAC

ah ok. Do they get the average of you actual ATAR and your GPA equivalent? For example 98 ATAR and 6.1 GPA ( equiv. 96 ATAR) would combine to make a total equivalent ATAR rank of 97.0? Cheers A1

A1 replies: Yes that seems to be approximately the case based on the above confirmed Rank 99.43 given by UNSW, on Fay's (98+99.95)/2= ~99.2, and UNSW saying below 93 cannot be averaged up (even with max 99.5) to 96+ for eligibility.

 

[year12student]

when is Griffith uni offers come out? Does anyone know last years cutoffs for Griffith Gold Coast and Nathan QLD?

 

[Crow]

when is Griffith uni offers come out? Does anyone know last years cutoffs for Griffith Gold Coast and Nathan QLD?

They'll come out via UAC and QTAC's January offer rounds - Jan 11 and Jan 16. Last year's cutoffs were 99.65 for both GC and Nathan, and 99.35 for USC (these are based off the lowest ATARs we had on MSO to report offers for the 2018 intake).

 

[year12student]

They'll come out via UAC and QTAC's January offer rounds - Jan 11 and Jan 16. Last year's cutoffs were 99.65 for both GC and Nathan, and 99.35 for USC (these are based off the lowest ATARs we had on MSO to report offers for the 2018 intake).

Thanks a lot for this info

 

[Brian]

I was wondering if anyone could give an indication of my chances of being accepted into Monash.
I got a 99.35 ATAR and 95th percentile UMAT (65:65:57).
I am eligible for the Dean's Rural List and have received an interview offer.
I am not sure if I should accept the invitation as interstate travel is very expensive and it won't be worth it if I don't get offered a place.

Thanls

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I was wondering if anyone could give an indication of my chances of being accepted into Monash.
I got a 99.35 ATAR and 95th percentile UMAT (65:65:57).
I am eligible for the Dean's Rural List and have received an interview offer.
I am not sure if I should accept the invitation as interstate travel is very expensive and it won't be worth it if I don't get offered a place.

Thanls

You mentioned in an earlier post that Monash is your preferred university. If that’s still the case, then you kinda hafta give the interview a go! You would definitely be very competitive.

 

[Brian]

You mentioned in an earlier post that Monash is your preferred university. If that’s still the case, then you kinda hafta give the interview a go! You would definitely be very competitive.

Thanks for the quick response! If I am indeed a competitive applicant then I will definitely make the trip over east

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Thanks for the quick response! If I am indeed a competitive applicant then I will definitely make the trip over east

As a rural applicant, your scores are definitely very competitive. Best of luck!

 

[BoEaC]

Im having a lot of trouble deciding my preferences. Any input as to whether I should put UNSW or JMP as my first preference would be appreciated.

I would normally 100% put JMP as my first preference due to the fact that
1.its 5 years vs UNSW's 6 years
2. I have a better chance at JMP.
3. Newcastle looks pretty cool

However,the chance that I get accepted into JMP at Armidale campus rather than Newcastle campus makes me lean towards UNSW more. I've already lived in a country town for my whole life and going back to a town with a below average campus/night life doesn't appeal at all.

How do they determine who goes to which campus for JMP? Is it based purely on interview scores (ie. highest scores get their first preference, lowest interview score gets what they're given) ,or is there more to it? If it means anything, I think I did better in my JMP interview and my overall chances with JMP are better.

 

[Q3]

The places are given in terms of preferences. So they start with the highest ranked interview scorer and put that person in their preferred campus. They go down the list until one campus is full, and then everyone else gets placed in the campus that has spots available.

 

[BoEaC]

If I get an offer at UNE, should I accept and pray for 2nd round? My chances of UNSW first round aren't the greatest, would my chances be even worse if I waited for second round since there would probably be a lot of people above me holding out for a much more limited amount of spots in second round?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Im having a lot of trouble deciding my preferences. Any input as to whether I should put UNSW or JMP as my first preference would be appreciated.

I would normally 100% put JMP as my first preference due to the fact that
1.its 5 years vs UNSW's 6 years
2. I have a better chance at JMP.
3. Newcastle looks pretty cool

However,the chance that I get accepted into JMP at Armidale campus rather than Newcastle campus makes me lean towards UNSW more. I've already lived in a country town for my whole life and going back to a town with a below average campus/night life doesn't appeal at all.

How do they determine who goes to which campus for JMP? Is it based purely on interview scores (ie. highest scores get their first preference, lowest interview score gets what they're given) ,or is there more to it? If it means anything, I think I did better in my JMP interview and my overall chances with JMP are better.

If you definitely don’t want to go to Armidale (which is not something you have any control over), then you’ve probably answered your own question.

That said, what I’d probably do is put JMP first preference. See what happens after first round offers come out. If you get Armidale, rearrange preferences and keep fingers crossed you were also eligible for UNSW and will therefore get offer in next UAC round. We’ve heard from multiple sources that it’s basically impossible to have your campus switched for JMP.

Also, don’t forget there’s a chance you get Port Mac at UNSW.