Quick Questions Thread #2: 2018-2019

[Tomato]

This is my understanding, yes. A provisional entry student isn't officially a medical student until they enter the MD, and won't receive official BMP documentation until they do so (by which time the new BMP scheme will have been implemented). If this applies to you, I highly encourage you to get confirmation of this by contacting [email protected] as well as the UQ/Flinders/UWA/Griffith medicine admissions team (and if you do so, we'd highly appreciate it if you reported the response back here).

Thanks for the reply. Actually it's not applied to me, but curious about how the new BMP will apply to the provisional med.

 

[nath456]

Hey guys, I got an offer from JCU dentistry but my dream is med so I'm taking a Gap year. Is anyone familiar with the process of deferring from JCU?
Thanks

 

[Winger42]

Hi, were 500 or 800 people interviewed for medicine at the uni of adelaide for 2019 entry? The "MedEntry" website says 500, while the uni of adelaide website says 800. The uni website might not have been updated recently though, as I know the UMAT cutoff for interviews was much higher this year compared to last year, so maybe there are now 500 instead of 800 interviewees?

 

[Crow]

The "MedEntry" website says 500, while the uni of adelaide website says 800.

I think it's pretty safe to say which one is more reliable here! There is no better source than the university themselves.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

as I know the UMAT cutoff for interviews was much higher this year compared to last year, so maybe there are now 500 instead of 800 interviewees?

The UMAT cut offs for non-rural applicants were higher, yes, but the rural and tertiary transfer UMAT cut offs dropped SUBSTANTIALLY. Rural especially was down into the 25ish %ile rank, which opens UAdel up to many, many more rural students than previous years.

 

[HelloMango]

The UMAT cut offs for non-rural applicants were higher, yes, but the rural and tertiary transfer UMAT cut offs dropped SUBSTANTIALLY. Rural especially was down into the 25ish %ile rank, which opens UAdel up to many, many more rural students than previous years.

Im new to these considerations etc., is it true that they lower UMAT thresholds for Broadway, rural etc students as well???
If so, by how much? I'm specifically wondering for UWA, as they messed up my application somewhere I believe.

 

[kangarude]

Im new to these considerations etc., is it true that they lower UMAT thresholds for Broadway, rural etc students as well???
If so, by how much? I'm specifically wondering for UWA, as they messed up my application somewhere I believe.

broadway is a separate pool of applicants (30 places) and so is rural (40 places) with the minimum atar lowered to 96 from 99. how much lower the umat threshold becomes depends on the scores of people applying for those broadway/rural places - the lowest umat reported for a broadway place this year was 58%.

 

[lily19873]

Hi, just wondering if you can reject an offer after enrolling. I received a first round bonded WSU offer for med, and got a second-round non-bonded offer for UNSW med at Kensington. I've already enrolled in WSU and don't know if I can reject it. Will this lead to any penalties (financial/academic)?

 

[hyperbole]

Hi, just wondering if you can reject an offer after enrolling. I received a first round bonded WSU offer for med, and got a second-round non-bonded offer for UNSW med at Kensington. I've already enrolled in WSU and don't know if I can reject it. Will this lead to any penalties (financial/academic)?

Plenty of people who get multiple offers do it. Especially since offer dates can differ.

You dont get penalised financially or academically if you withdraw before the census date(typically end of March)

However, if you intend to reject, I suggest you do it asap so that the school is aware from an administrative perspective and the next person in line can get an offer. If you reject at census date, that is already one month into the semester so I doubt the uni can give the offer to the person in line at that stage.

 

[A1]

If you reject at census date, that is already one month into the semester so I doubt the uni can give the offer to the person in line at that stage.

For general info, it's this reason UNSW Med's census date is two weeks after start of semester so that they can take the next person in.

 

[Lyyrre]

For students already in Bachelor degrees applying to UNSW Medicine, it's to my understanding that UNSW Medicine's ATAR component uses the average of one's Highschool ATAR and University GPA at a 50/50 ratio.

However, given that a 7.0 GPA is only equivalent to a 99.50, if one has a high school ATAR above 99.50, does that mean that, no matter what, their ATAR is going to get dragged down even with a 7.0 GPA when applying to UNSW Medicine?

 

[Crow]

However, given that a 7.0 GPA is only equivalent to a 99.50, if one has a high school ATAR above 99.50, does that mean that, no matter what, their ATAR is going to get dragged down even with a 7.0 GPA when applying to UNSW Medicine?

We believe this is the case, yes. It’s an unusual conversion system but the fact that UNSW insists on looking at ATAR in non-standard applicants even when their ATAR is 10+ years old is even more unusual.

 

[Lyyrre]

We believe this is the case, yes. It’s an unusual conversion system but the fact that UNSW insists on looking at ATAR in non-standard applicants even when their ATAR is 10+ years old is even more unusual.

As a follow up question, UNSW states: "Applicants who will have completed less than 0.75 full-time equivalent study at tertiary level by the end of the year preceding their start in the Medicine program will be assessed only on the basis of their high school qualification."

I'm curious as to how it's actually possible to have less than 0.75 FTE study, do some courses not start in semester/trimester 1?

 

[Q3]

As a follow up question, UNSW states: "Applicants who will have completed less than 0.75 full-time equivalent study at tertiary level by the end of the year preceding their start in the Medicine program will be assessed only on the basis of their high school qualification."

I'm curious as to how it's actually possible to have less than 0.75 FTE study, do some courses not start in semester/trimester 1?

A person could study 4 subjects in semester 1 and 1 subject in semester 2, or any other combination of 5 subjects in a year and their fte would be below 0.75.

 

[Winger42]

Hi, I'm just wondering how likely it is to get a 3rd, 4th, etc. round offer for medicine at the University of Adelaide (I didn't get a 1st or 2nd round offer). Thanks

 

[A1]

Hi, I'm just wondering how likely it is to get a 3rd, 4th, etc. round offer for medicine at the University of Adelaide (I didn't get a 1st or 2nd round offer). Thanks

I was eligible for but did not get a 1st round offer. I then got a 2nd round offer, since it was bonded and I got other unbonded offers I declined it the next day. The next next day someone was offered by email the place that I declined (would you call that 3rd round?).

Another MSO member MD already started Flinders then got a top-up offer from Adelaide a week after semester started. So yes hopefully a few will still be coming along.

 

[Winger42]

I was eligible for but did not get a 1st round offer. I then got a 2nd round offer, since it was bonded and I got other unbonded offers I declined it the next day. The next next day someone was offered by email the place that I declined (would you call that 3rd round?).

Another MSO member MD already started Flinders then got a top-up offer from Adelaide a week after semester started. So yes hopefully a few will still be coming along.

Thanks A1! It's nice having people like you helping out at such an uncertain time.

 

[James Thompson]

Hey guys,

I just wanted to ask about admission into UWS Medicine. I heard that if I (And all other applicants) satisfy the ATAR cut-off for medicine (which is around 94.5 for Greater western sydney applicants) then UWS will only look at my UCAT score and performance in the interview in the process of selection. Is this true?

 

[Crow]

Hey guys,

I just wanted to ask about admission into UWS Medicine. I heard that if I (And all other applicants) satisfy the ATAR cut-off for medicine (which is around 94.5 for Greater western sydney applicants) then UWS will only look at my UCAT score and performance in the interview in the process of selection. Is this true?

Yes - ATAR is a hurdle. UCAT score will determine who receives an interview, and interview score will entirely determine who receives place offers (UCAT would only be looked at after the interview stage if they needed to distinguish between multiple applicants with the same interview score on the cut-off).

 

[Jakey288]

Is the Bachelor of Medical Science 2 year accelerated degree at Griffith University a valid degree to gain graduate entry into UQ's Doctor of Medicine? Has this happened before?