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UCAT Results Discussion 2020

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A1 said:
Is it < 1FTE by end of year or only currently? If currently can you do enough units to get 1FTE with GPA 6.5+ that might give a chance for UNSW.
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Even with 99.35ish rank, though (after combining 99.5 and 99.15) a 91st UCAT won’t be enough for an interview if past years are anything to go by, will it?
 
Crow said:
asdf1234 - they will only look at your ATAR because you have less than 0.75 FTE tertiary study - which will unfortunately mean UNSW is off the cards. JMP will be your best hope but it’s touch and go this year and I expect the cutoff to increase a bit because they have an internal grad entry quota starting this year which will take up a lot of the interview spots that used to be available. JCU is unfortunately off the table because you only have 0.5FTE of tertiary study and their GPA—>ATAR conversion system will rule you out from being competitive. Next year may be a better bet for you. Best of luck anyways :)
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Could you please elaborate or point me to the right thread on the subject of ' internal grad entry quota starting this year..."?
 
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Crow said:
Even with 99.35ish rank, though (after combining 99.5 and 99.15) a 91st UCAT won’t be enough for an interview if past years are anything to go by, will it?
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Considering that last year UNSW set "hard" hurdles of 99.25 and 89th respectively, 99.35 and 91st *should* theoretically be able to sneak in. The only issue is how much you need to pop off in the interview to get a place offer. My friends with 99.60 + 93rd and 99.60 + 96th weren't able to get a UNSW offer at all (despite both ending up with Adelaide unbonded), so maybe sneaking over both cutoffs isn't exactly smooth sailing. It reminds me of LMG!'s experience with UNSW admissions in 2017, where yes, you get an interview, but your chances of getting an offer are in the single digit percentages.
 
ucatboy said:
Considering that last year UNSW set "hard" hurdles of 99.25 and 89th respectively, 99.35 and 91st *should* theoretically be able to sneak in. The only issue is how much you need to pop off in the interview to get a place offer. My friends with 99.60 + 93rd and 99.60 + 96th weren't able to get a UNSW offer at all (despite both ending up with Adelaide unbonded), so maybe sneaking over both cutoffs isn't exactly smooth sailing. It reminds me of LMG!'s experience with UNSW admissions in 2017, where yes, you get an interview, but your chances of getting an offer are in the single digit percentages.
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The only observation I can add to this is from the offer reports last year; all those successful with a sub-3000 UCAT had ATARs of 99.50+. But we also only had a pretty small amount of data collected, so that may not be meaningful/could be coincidence. It’ll be good to have this years data to add to the picture and give us a clearer idea.
 
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Applying for: Dentistry
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: As school doesn't provide, I am self-predicting high 98 to low 99
UCAT Percentile Rank: 98
VR: 700
DM: 830
QR: 820
AR: 820
Total: 3170
SJ: 672
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UAdel, UQ, Griffth, CSU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes but not relevant
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A

Thank you!
 
Chocolatio said:
Applying for: Dentistry
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: As school doesn't provide, I am self-predicting high 98 to low 99
UCAT Percentile Rank: 98
VR: 700
DM: 830
QR: 820
AR: 820
Total: 3170
SJ: 672
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UAdel, UQ, Griffth, CSU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes but not relevant
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A

Thank you!
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Wow congratulations on an amazing score!
You will get both CSU and UADEL interviews. Griffith probably not because of the high start cut off and UQ you will need that low 99 or some bonus points from Specialist maths/LOTE. Congrats again and hope to see you get a spot! 🤝👑
 
Cal said:
I will say none of the school's you have listed have dental schools. But I think I will give you an outside shot at uadel If you are very lucky. But the rest, might be a bit far off with your GPA and borderline ucat sorry 🥺🥺
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Unfortunately I've already completed a Bachelor of Science at Unimelb so can't apply for university of Adelaide. Thanks for your help.
 
Chocolatio said:
Applying for: Dentistry
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: As school doesn't provide, I am self-predicting high 98 to low 99
UCAT Percentile Rank: 98
VR: 700
DM: 830
QR: 820
AR: 820
Total: 3170
SJ: 672
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UAdel, UQ, Griffth, CSU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes but not relevant
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A

Thank you!
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Your ATAR won't be high enough for Griffith based on your self-estimate, unfortunately.
If you can get the low 99 you're hoping for, you will get a UQ offer.
You will also get a UAdel interview, and hopefully a CSU interview.

best of luck!
 
bigfatdoc99 said:
Oh really?? Do you happen to know what the cut off UCAT score was this year?
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Just be wary it is a bit of a long shot, but previous years have gone down to 83rd so it may happen. You would need a killer interview. But it is on the unlikely side
 
Cal said:
For dent:
You might be able to scrape a UQ dent spot in the second round, but don't hold out, a JCU spot with Goot written is achievable, UADEL interview is borderline but possible, a 99.5 would get you a usyd interview. Good luck!! 😌😎
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Thankyou for the quick responses, i really appreciate it!
 
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Mod note: answered - but pending query about rurality
Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: School Leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99+
UCAT Percentile Rank: 93rd
VR: 720
DM: 830
QR: 760
AR: 670
Total: 2980
SJ: 701
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 729
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, WSU, Monash, Newcastle, UQ, Adelaide, UWA, Flinders, Griffith, JCU (pretty much everything lol)
Rural Applicant: Yes (for all excluding WSU, UNSW)
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Question: Apparently my situational judgement score is somewhat high- is that actually useful for anything? Also, more generally what are my chances looking like for Monash, UNSW and Newcastle (those are my first three preferences)? Thanks so much!
 
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Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: School Leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.3
UCAT Percentile Rank: 95th
VR: 680
DM: 740
QR: 830
AR: 800
Total: 3050
SJ: 670
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 726.8
Current State: NSW
Applying to: All undergrad
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: n/a
Specific Question:
 
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samthemedman said:
Applying for: Medicine and Adl dent
Application Type: School Leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.5+
UCAT Percentile Rank: 85th
VR: 620
DM: 740
QR: 760
AR: 730
Total: 2850
SJ: 653
Current State: SA
Applying to: All undergrad
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: no
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: applying for UES
Specific Question:
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For dent I would advise applying to more than just Adelaide dent if you are serious about it,.because you ucat will be borderline for an interview, likely chance that you won't get one. Your star will be high enough for a Latrobe spot and a JCU spot with a good written. You will also get a usyd interview.
Good luck!
 
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