UCAT Results Discussion 2019

[Cal]

If you maintain a 6.5+ GPA I'm nearly certain that you'll be getting an offer given your UCAT it's extremely unlikely that the cutoff will be even near your score

Edit: referring to UQ dent

I agree with that, save your money and time if all you want is uq dent

 

[hahahahaxd]

Is there any discussion for applying to UK med schools with the UCAT/ any decent source of information? I know it's very hard to practice in Australia with these qualifications but it'd be good to check out all options.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I agree with that, save your money and time if all you want is uq dent

Yeah, tbh I was also thinking the same thing as I read this one. Might call on Yamster to be more definitive, but if UQ Dent is the preference then... the OP seems to be in a good position.

 

[A1]

Applying for: Medicine and Dentistry
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: Atar: unsure because I did CIE A levels (My best 4 subjects were 3 As and 1 B at A level), Aussie GPA for my 1st year of uni (FTE): 7
UCAT Percentile Rank: 95%ile
VR: 760
DM: 820
QR: 730
AR: 630
Total: 2940
SJ: 647
Current State: Auckland, New Zealand
Applying to: WSU med, JMP med, CSU dent, UAdel dent, Latrobe dent, UNSW med, UQ dent (My first preference), Griffiths dent
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: no
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: None
Specific Question: Which places in particular should I focus my attention towards travelling for an interview? I don't think it's feasible for me to be able to fly to every place I get an interview offer from, on the basis of time and the finance involved (Mostly looking at unis which include UCAT and academic results in the offer ranking, would rather avoid flying for interviews if offers are released solely on interview).

Is there any way to arrange so that I go for interviews after 15th January (The date when UQ dent offers are released) by sorting my preferences in a particular way, as my first choice is UQ dent.

You've got answers for Dent so this is for Med.

If your CIE was 3 As not A*s I doubt that would give enough an ATAR to (after combined with GPA) get you a UNSW interview.

You are probably borderline for a WSU interview (late Nov) but you can be certain of a JMP one, which is in January for NZ applicants. I suggest you contact JMP early October (don't leave it until late October when they have completed preparing the invitation lists), ask them to give you one in their Nov-Dec interview round instead so you can combine with WSU in one trip. No guarantee but schools have been known to accommodate these requests.

 

[gambatte]

Mod Note: Answered.

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard.
Predicted ATAR/GPA: ATAR 99.45, GPA 98.1 (UAC rank).
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%
VR: 760
DM: 660
QR: 830
AR:750
Total: 3000
SJ: 638
Current State: NZ
Applying to: Anything that will take me (UNSW, JMP, WSU, JCU, UoA, Otago)
Rural Applicant: N
GWS Applicant: N
Indigenous Applicant: N
Other: N
Specific Question: What are my chances for UNSW?

 

[A1]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard.
Predicted ATAR/GPA: ATAR 99.45, GPA 98.1 (UAC rank).
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%
VR: 760
DM: 660
QR: 830
AR:750
Total: 3000
SJ: 638
Current State: NZ
Applying to: Anything that will take me (UNSW, JMP, WSU, JCU, UoA, Otago)
Rural Applicant: N
GWS Applicant: N
Indigenous Applicant: N
Other: N
Specific Question: What are my chances for UNSW?

Your ATAR+GPA equiv rank for UNSW is around 98.8, with 96%ile is borderline for UNSW with 10-20% chance of an offer if you get an interview.

Probability-wise you have better chances at JMP & WSU with 25-30%. JCU is largely dependent on your written application.

 

[gambatte]

Thank you for your reply, I knew it was a longer shot after I saw all those 99+ ATARs! At least there's possibility though, thanks.

 

[ponyswordz]

Mod Note: Answered.

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard.
Predicted ATAR/GPA: ATAR 99.45, GPA 98.1 (UAC rank).
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%
VR: 760
DM: 660
QR: 830
AR:750
Total: 3000
SJ: 638
Current State: NZ
Applying to: Anything that will take me (UNSW, JMP, WSU, JCU, UoA, Otago)
Rural Applicant: N
GWS Applicant: N
Indigenous Applicant: N
Other: N
Specific Question: What are my chances for UNSW?

How do you calculate a gpa uac rank of 98.1? I thought they only go in increments of .5 each time according to the gpa to atar conversion table? Thanks.

 

[Crow]

How do you calculate a gpa uac rank of 98.1? I thought they only go in increments of .5 each time according to the gpa to atar conversion table? Thanks.

Convert the GPA to an ATAR equivalent value using the table. Then, find the average of this value and the high school ATAR.

 

[hahahahaxd]

Mod Note: Answered.

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard.
Predicted ATAR/GPA: ATAR 99.45, GPA 98.1 (UAC rank).
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%
VR: 760
DM: 660
QR: 830
AR:750
Total: 3000
SJ: 638
Current State: NZ
Applying to: Anything that will take me (UNSW, JMP, WSU, JCU, UoA, Otago)
Rural Applicant: N
GWS Applicant: N
Indigenous Applicant: N
Other: N
Specific Question: What are my chances for UNSW?

How did you calculate/get your UAC Rank for GPA

 

[gambatte]

How did you calculate/get your UAC Rank for GPA

Had to do a QAS for GAMSAT GEMSAS applications and UAC did my GPA and UAC rank for me, they give you a number.

 

[hahahahaxd]

Mod Note: Answered.

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.90/6.75
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%ile
VR: 680 (off the top of my head - percentile + total are accurate, confident in QR/AR marks VR/DM might be inaccurate)
DM: 680
QR: 830
AR: 800
Total: 2990
SJ: 676
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, JMP, WSU
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: no
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: None
Specific Question: Very curious as to where I stand with UNSW interview offers and whether I have a realistic shot? Got an offer with 98.90/97%ile (73/58/63=194 off memory) (just about the lowest of any i'd heard) last year but don't know how the GPA sliding in there will affect that + the ever so slightly lower UCAT.

 

[Cal]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.90/6.75
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%ile
VR: 680 (off the top of my head - percentile + total are accurate, confident in QR/AR marks VR/DM might be inaccurate)
DM: 680
QR: 830
AR: 800
Total: 2990
SJ: 676
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, JMP, WSU
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: no
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: None
Specific Question: Very curious as to where I stand with UNSW interview offers and whether I have a realistic shot? Got an offer with 98.90/97%ile (73/58/63=194 off memory) (just about the lowest of any i'd heard) last year but don't know how the GPA sliding in there will affect that + the ever so slightly lower UCAT.

Will boost your chances significantly actually, 98.90 + 99.5 (6.5+ is considered a 99.5) /2 = 99.2. Pretty much guaranteed an Interview; and I am not sure about percentage chances though probably a better than 20% though. Remember 97th% umat is 96th ucat so they are virtually the same anyways

 

[hahahahaxd]

Will boost your chances significantly actually, 98.90 + 99.5 (6.5+ is considered a 99.5) /2 = 99.2. Pretty much guaranteed an Interview; and I am not sure about percentage chances though probably a better than 20% though. Remember 97th% umat is 96th ucat so they are virtually the same anyways

Is this 6.5+ = 99.5 confirmed for UNSW? I was under the impression UNSW used a different system - atleast i've been reading about that in other posts?

GPA ATAR Conversion/Equiv Rank by UAC

Hi all, I know there is a lot of mystery shrouding GPA to ATAR conversion for UNSW and no one knows exactly what system is used. I got a 99.95 atar in 2016 and maintained a perfect 7.0 GPA in Uni. However, I have found out that recently (by calling unsw) that my combined atar equivalent was...

medstudentsonline.com.au

 

[A1]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.90/6.75
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96%ile
VR: 680 (off the top of my head - percentile + total are accurate, confident in QR/AR marks VR/DM might be inaccurate)
DM: 680
QR: 830
AR: 800
Total: 2990
SJ: 676
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, JMP, WSU
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: no
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: None
Specific Question: Very curious as to where I stand with UNSW interview offers and whether I have a realistic shot? Got an offer with 98.90/97%ile (73/58/63=194 off memory) (just about the lowest of any i'd heard) last year but don't know how the GPA sliding in there will affect that + the ever so slightly lower UCAT.

Adding to Cal's reply, make sure you will complete 1 FTE (8 units) by end of year for the 6.75 to convert to 99.50 (if less than 1 FTE it could be only 98.0). Last year your offer chance would have been around 20%, this year I guess 30-40%.

You will also get JMP & WSU interviews with 25-30% offer chance.

 

[A1]

Is this 6.5+ = 99.5 confirmed for UNSW? I was under the impression UNSW used a different system - atleast i've been reading about that in other posts?

GPA ATAR Conversion/Equiv Rank by UAC

Hi all, I know there is a lot of mystery shrouding GPA to ATAR conversion for UNSW and no one knows exactly what system is used. I got a 99.95 atar in 2016 and maintained a perfect 7.0 GPA in Uni. However, I have found out that recently (by calling unsw) that my combined atar equivalent was...

medstudentsonline.com.au

This was the exact reason I posted above you need to complete 1 FTE by end of year. The person in that post withdrew 1 unit thus less than 1 FTE, GPA 7.0 was given only 98, combined with 99.95 to ~99.0.

Btw for all newbies' info, that poster had the unique record of 99.95 / GPA 7.0 / 100%ile and is now a proud UNSW med student (despite equiv getting dragged down to 99.0).

 

[hahahahaxd]

This was the exact reason I posted above you need to complete 1 FTE by end of year. The person in that post withdrew 1 unit thus less than 1 FTE, GPA 7.0 was given only 98, combined with 99.95 to ~99.0.

Btw for all newbies' info, that poster had the unique record of 99.95 / GPA 7.0 / 100%ile and is now a proud UNSW med student (despite equiv getting dragged down to 99.0).

Ah ok thanks for the clarification, it's so hard to scrap information on non standard entry so reading that post had me concerned given the limited information

 

[ucatsyd]

Just reading on the above posts, when I apply to UNSW med as a non-standard around September, I will not have completed 1FTE (8 units), but I will have completed them at around December. Will this make a difference to my application or does it not matter because offers come out after I have completed 1FTE? tia

*will this make a difference to my GPA (i.e. make it lower/higher) or do they only take into consideration my GPA after the interview

 

[Cal]

*will this make a difference to my GPA (i.e. make it lower/higher) or do they only take into consideration my GPA after the interview

yeah, 1FTE at the end of sem 2 is fine. Doesn't the university semester end mid november? either way you should be cool

 

[A1]

Just reading on the above posts, when I apply to UNSW med as a non-standard around September, I will not have completed 1FTE (8 units), but I will have completed them at around December. Will this make a difference to my application or does it not matter because offers come out after I have completed 1FTE? tia

Didn't you notice I carefully said by end of year twice above haha.
For UNSW that's for both interview invite & offer. For JMP & WSU it's for offer only since they don't care much about GPA at the invite stage.