UCAT Results Discussion 2019

[A1]

Ah right, thanks for that. How well would I have to do in an interview with 99 ATAR and 97 UCAT?

It's not how well you have to do, it's how your interview measures against the others eg. you do excellent but the others do excellent as well then your interview score is just average. With 99.0+97%ile offer chance is around 30-35%, you can approximate that to being in the top 30-35% interview scores.

 

[futuremed2019]

You can be certain of a UQ unbonded offer and interviews with the other four.

Offer chances JMP 25%, WSU 30% (40% if GWS). With SEAS for Monash will you also get EAS for UNSW? If yes offer chances are around 60-70% at both schools.

With regards to WSU and the GWS, after the interview process is the ucat weighted not as harshly for GWS applicants, considering you gave a higher chance if they are in GWS?

 

[A1]

With regards to WSU and the GWS, after the interview process is the ucat weighted not as harshly for GWS applicants, considering you gave a higher chance if they are in GWS?

See in this post and a few posts above/below it > UCAT Results Discussion 2019

 

[FunTimes]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Gap Year
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.65 (2018 Actual)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 99
Total: 3530
SJ: 664
Current State: NSW
Applying to: All Australian undergrad universities except UQ, USyd and UMelb.
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: EAS / UES - Financial Difficulty
Specific Question:
What are my chances of an offer from Flinders, considering the UES factor?

I'm asking because I'm currently debating whether to send in an application to JCU. A potential JCU interview would occur in a crowded two week period shared by the WSU and JMP interviews (which are very important to me) and the UAdel interviews (I prefer UAdel over JCU because of its proximity to Sydney).

 

[hajskskskdks]

The lowest ATAR to go with 97%ile is probably 98.5-98.6 to get an interview. With 98.9 I'd say around 30% UNSW offer chance.

Btw LMG! had 98%ile UMAT (=97 UCAT) and 98ish equivalent rank, that apparently just scraped an interview since UNSW advised she had 5% offer chance (aka don't waste your time/money coming unless you are desperate )

Another question, why aren’t there 100 percentiles given out on the UCAT percentile calculator?

 

[Crow]

Another question, why aren’t there 100 percentiles given out on the UCAT percentile calculator?

In UCAT percentile terms 99th = equal to or better than 99% of test sitters. It’s impossible to be better than 100% of test sitters so 99th is the highest.

A1 adds: It's the same reason why the top ATAR is 99.95 not 100.00 - just a matter of the convention adopted.

 

[Crow]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Gap Year
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.65 (2018 Actual)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 99
Total: 3530
SJ: 664
Current State: NSW
Applying to: All Australian undergrad universities except UQ, USyd and UMelb.
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: EAS / UES - Financial Difficulty
Specific Question:
What are my chances of an offer from Flinders, considering the UES factor?

I'm asking because I'm currently debating whether to send in an application to JCU. A potential JCU interview would occur in a crowded two week period shared by the WSU and JMP interviews (which are very important to me) and the UAdel interviews (I prefer UAdel over JCU because of its proximity to Sydney).

Do you know what the UES lifts your ATAR up to? If it’s 99.9 or 99.95 then you should be good for a Flinders offer but if it’s lower than that maybe not.

If I were you I’d submit a JCU application now and then make the decision of whether or not to attend the interview if and when the time comes. Note that JCU allows you to select the date and time of your interview so if you get in quickly then you’ll be able to pick the optimal time within your schedule if you do choose to attend.

Congrats on your incredible scores!

 

[FunTimes]

Do you know what the UES lifts your ATAR up to? If it’s 99.9 or 99.95 then you should be good for a Flinders offer but if it’s lower than that maybe not.

Unfortunately not. I've sent an email to SATAC and Flinders about the effect of UES on ATAR but I haven't seen this info anywhere so I dunno if they make it public domain.

If I were you I’d submit a JCU application now and then make the decision of whether or not to attend the interview if and when the time comes. Note that JCU allows you to select the date and time of your interview so if you get in quickly then you’ll be able to pick the optimal time within your schedule if you do choose to attend.

Yeah, this is probably best. I'll send in an application. Thanks.

 

[ABT123]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Gap Year
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.65 (2018 Actual)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 99
Total: 3530
SJ: 664
Current State: NSW
Applying to: All Australian undergrad universities except UQ, USyd and UMelb.
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: EAS / UES - Financial Difficulty
Specific Question:
What are my chances of an offer from Flinders, considering the UES factor?

I'm asking because I'm currently debating whether to send in an application to JCU. A potential JCU interview would occur in a crowded two week period shared by the WSU and JMP interviews (which are very important to me) and the UAdel interviews (I prefer UAdel over JCU because of its proximity to Sydney).

Congrats for such amazing results!
Based on last years cutoff (99.55), 99.65 should also get you a provisional Griffith offer at the SCU campus.
With that said though, I’m pretty sure you’d get interview offers pretty much wherever you apply (out of curiosity, what would would your first choice uni be?)

 

[TKAO]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Gap Year
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.65 (2018 Actual)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 99
Total: 3530
SJ: 664
Current State: NSW
Applying to: All Australian undergrad universities except UQ, USyd and UMelb.
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: EAS / UES - Financial Difficulty
Specific Question:
What are my chances of an offer from Flinders, considering the UES factor?

I'm asking because I'm currently debating whether to send in an application to JCU. A potential JCU interview would occur in a crowded two week period shared by the WSU and JMP interviews (which are very important to me) and the UAdel interviews (I prefer UAdel over JCU because of its proximity to Sydney).

King of the Hill FunTimes has come back again!

 

[A1]

Unfortunately not. I've sent an email to SATAC and Flinders about the effect of UES on ATAR but I haven't seen this info anywhere so I dunno if they make it public domain.

Have a look in this doc > https://www.satac.edu.au/documents/aggregate_to_atar_conversion_table_2018.pdf

Based on 2018 your 99.65 = 88.10 aggregate marks. You need 89.40+ for 99.95 so 1.3+ bonus aggregate marks will boost you to the top.

I know Crow has advised above but if I were you I wouldn't bother with JCU. Being Australia's top UCAT with EAS UES GWS to boot, if you get less than 3 place offers from all these schools I will retire from speculating

 

[Crow]

I know @Crow has advised above but if I were you I wouldn't bother with JCU.

Mainly because offers at all of these universities bar Flinders (and Griffith which I wouldn't say is a guarantee at this stage) are contingent on interview performance, which can go either way. I'm sure FunTimes will end up with multiple offers but if they have the time to write an application then I don't see any harm in a little extra security given that nothing is guaranteed at this stage.

 

[Cal]

Have a look in this doc > https://www.satac.edu.au/documents/aggregate_to_atar_conversion_table_2018.pdf

Based on 2018 your 99.65 = 88.10 aggregate marks. You need 89.40+ for 99.95 so 1.3+ bonus aggregate marks will boost you to the top.

I know Crow has advised above but if I were you I wouldn't bother with JCU. Being Australia's top UCAT with EAS UES GWS to boot, if you get less than 3 place offers from all these schools I will retire from speculating

Wait are GPAs converted to university aggregate as well?

 

[hajskskskdks]

In UCAT percentile terms 99th = equal to or better than 99% of test sitters. It’s impossible to be better than 100% of test sitters so 99th is the highest.

A1 adds: It's the same reason why the top ATAR is 99.95 not 100.00 - just a matter of the convention adopted.

Yeah I understand the concept but why were there 100 UMATs given previously then? And do universities look at scaled scores or percentiles?

 

[Cal]

Yeah I understand the concept but why were there 100 UMATs given previously then? And do universities look at scaled scores or percentiles?

Because you were considered to be in the 100th percentile aka 99-100 or top 1% of scores rather than beating 99% of people

A1 adds: Also because UMAT was ACER and UCAT is a different consortium.

 

[ucatboy]

Yeah I understand the concept but why were there 100 UMATs given previously then? And do universities look at scaled scores or percentiles?

Acer's reported percentiles from 0-100 and Pearson 1-99. And I believe that universities will take your scaled scores into consideration.

This screenshot from an old UMAT score report makes me think ACER also reports 0th percentiles - so ACER seemingly divides the cohort into 101 parts while Pearson only divides it into 99.

 

[Tomato]

Does Flinders determine CSP and BMP at the beginning of the 6-year program?

 

[welcometouniqlo]

Does Flinders determine CSP and BMP at the beginning of the 6-year program?

Nope, I'm pretty sure if you get into the 6-year program (based in Adelaide, not sure about the NT one) you're automatically given a non-bonded place, unless things have changed. Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Tomato]

Nope, I'm pretty sure if you get into the 6-year program (based in Adelaide, not sure about the NT one) you're automatically given a non-bonded place, unless things have changed. Correct me if I'm wrong.

So the students with Flinders provisional entry are all non-bonded and the BMPs are all from the graduate entry cohort?

 

[Crow]

Nope, I'm pretty sure if you get into the 6-year program (based in Adelaide, not sure about the NT one) you're automatically given a non-bonded place, unless things have changed. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Based on the fact that we've only had non-bonded place offers reported on here in the last few years (including some relatively lower scoring rural applicants), I'd say this may very well be correct!