UCAT Results Discussion 2021

[Dr Sah]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: School Leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99- 99.45
UCAT Percentile Rank: 93
VR: 710
DM: 750
QR: 860
AR: 650
Total: 3010
SJT: 872
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 732
Current State: NSW
Applying to: Applying for almost every Med Degree, including: UNSW, JMP, JCU, UWA, UQ
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Specific question: Is there a possibility of getting any interviews other than WSU?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: School Leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99- 99.45
UCAT Percentile Rank: 93
VR: 710
DM: 750
QR: 860
AR: 650
Total: 3010
SJT: 872
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 732
Current State: NSW
Applying to: Applying for almost every Med Degree, including: UNSW, JMP, JCU, UWA, UQ
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Specific question: Is there a possibility of getting any interviews other than WSU?

UNSW would likely require an actual ATAR at the top end of that range you’ve quoted (last year, lowest ATAR we had reported here was 99.35), and UWA would be similar. JMP is right on the borderline unless they drop back to their usual ~90th%ile (last year was 93rd). Same for UQ.

JCU will depend on the written application.

 

[HeyHeymayday]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 97.40 ATAR / 5.3 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 95%
VR: 650
DM: 740
QR: 830
AR: 870
Total: 3090
SJ: 661
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 722
Current State: Queensland
Applying to: JMP and WSU and Bond
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other:
Specific Question: Interview chances?

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 97.40 ATAR / 5.3 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 95%
VR: 650
DM: 740
QR: 830
AR: 870
Total: 3090
SJ: 661
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 722
Current State: Queensland
Applying to: JMP and WSU and Bond
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other:
Specific Question: Interview chances?

Bond : Very Borderline as your GPA drags down your combined selection rank to the cut-off for last year.
WSU : Unlikely
JMP : Interview

 

[aaliyah1998]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine and Dentistry
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 6.0 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 90th
VR: 700
DM: 750
QR: 710
AR: 800
Total: 2960
SJ: 679
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 725.2
Current State: NSW
Applying to: JMP, UNSW, WSU, JCU and Adelaide Dentistry
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: UNSW scats
Specific Question: General Interview chances? how much does/can SCATS boost selection rank?

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine and Dentistry
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 6.0 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 90th
VR: 700
DM: 750
QR: 710
AR: 800
Total: 2960
SJ: 679
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 725.2
Current State: NSW
Applying to: JMP, UNSW, WSU, JCU and Adelaide Dentistry
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: UNSW scats
Specific Question: General Interview chances? how much does/can SCATS boost selection rank?

Unlikely at UNSW , WSU , JMP
Likely : Adelaide Dentistry
Possible ; JCU Med/Dent dependent on written application

The impact of SCATS is dependent on your situation and how UNSW assess the impact. It's not possible to predict how much a SCATS applications boosts your rank as it changes from person to person and UNSW don't release it for good reason.

 

[Juicecan]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: around 99.8
UCAT Percentile Rank: 92
VR:610
DM: 760
QR: 900
AR: 720
Total: 2990
SJ: 615
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 682.6
Current State: NSW
Applying to: Considering all uni
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: No
Specific Question: Just wondering chances of getting any interviews/into med. If med, not possible also considering dentistry.
Thanks.

 

[Argeddon]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-Standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.55 (2020 IB 43/45)/(am in first year undergrad, so only have WAM for first semester at unimelb atm: 85.333)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 95
VR: 580
DM: 760
QR: 870
AR: 870
Total: 3080
SJ: 677
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 688.6
Current State: VIC
Applying to: JMP, WSU, UNSW, JCU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: Like most, would like to know my chances at interview offers (prob don't have a chance at WSU). Or maybe any unis I may have missed

 

[raccooneyes]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine and Dentistry
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 6.8 (1.5FTE)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 77
VR: 870
DM: 610
QR: 680
AR: 620
Total: 2780
SJ: 605
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 771
Current State: NZ
Applying to: WSU and JCU med and dent
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Question: I'm more inclined to finish my degree next year, but is it worth applying to WSU and JCU this year? I'm aware that for JCU, I would need to have an exceptional written application since I'm not a rural applicant.

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: around 99.8
UCAT Percentile Rank: 92
VR:610
DM: 760
QR: 900
AR: 720
Total: 2990
SJ: 615
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 682.6
Current State: NSW
Applying to: Considering all uni
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: No
Specific Question: Just wondering chances of getting any interviews/into med. If med, not possible also considering dentistry.
Thanks.

For Med
- Griffith Medicine : Offers for USC , Nathan/GC if .75+
- Melbourne FFP Path

For Dent
- Interviews at Adelaide , Griffith are likely [Rest are unlikely using UCAT]
- Melbourne Dent [FFP Path]
- USYD Dent [Interview granted .6+]

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-Standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.55 (2020 IB 43/45)/(am in first year undergrad, so only have WAM for first semester at unimelb atm: 85.333)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 95
VR: 580
DM: 760
QR: 870
AR: 870
Total: 3080
SJ: 677
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 688.6
Current State: VIC
Applying to: JMP, WSU, UNSW, JCU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: Like most, would like to know my chances at interview offers (prob don't have a chance at WSU). Or maybe any unis I may have missed

WSU : Unlikely
UNSW , JMP : Likely
JCU : Depends on Written Application

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine and Dentistry
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 6.8 (1.5FTE)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 77
VR: 870
DM: 610
QR: 680
AR: 620
Total: 2780
SJ: 605
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 771
Current State: NZ
Applying to: WSU and JCU med and dent
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Question: I'm more inclined to finish my degree next year, but is it worth applying to WSU and JCU this year? I'm aware that for JCU, I would need to have an exceptional written application since I'm not a rural applicant.

WSU : Interview [You have 750+ which was the cut-off last year]
JCU : Depends on Written application so it might be worth it

Overall worth applying to WSU at the least

 

[Nonstandard983]

You should get interview invites for all 4 Unis. I think the offer to invite ratio is the same for rural candidates so it's 1/4 at JMP , 1/3 at WSU and UNSW. For UQ it's 1/3 I think but it does get quite a lot of students rejecting offers comparatively to other unis

I’m not sure your right with this one from what I’ve heard JMP is 1/3 for rural applicants? I could be wrong though maybe a mod can clarify

 

[Caffeine]

I’m not sure your right with this one from what I’ve heard JMP is 1/3 for rural applicants? I could be wrong though maybe a mod can clarify

I'm not exactly certain on if it's 1/4, did JMP say it was 1/3 if so that's the correct information. It would be odd however if the ratio is different but it's possible

 

[Nonstandard983]

I'm not exactly certain on if it's 1/4, did JMP say it was 1/3 if so that's the correct information. It would be odd however if the ratio is different but it's possible

Nah I’m pretty sure I read it on here from a moderator look again I could be wrong. But I don’t see how that would be odd JMP from my knowledge takes the largest raw ammount of applications and their might not even be the rural applicants for 1/4 for interview considering the cut off was 41st %ile last year for rural to me that’d make sense

 

[oats123]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 7 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 72
VR: 740
DM: 620
QR: 720
AR: 640
Total: 2720
SJ: 642
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 705.2
Current State: NSW
Applying to: WSU, JMP, JCU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: Yes
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Question: I understand my UCAT score is not competitive for nearly all unis but I was wondering if I maybe had a chance at an interview offer for WSU?

 

[sburni]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.60 ATAR, 6.75 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 87
VR: 640
DM: 760
QR: 740
AR: 770
Total: 2910
SJ: 599
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 689.8
Current State: NSW
Applying to: JMP, WSU
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Question: Do I have a chance at JMP?

 

[dartcity]

I think JPM is your only realistic chance for an interview.
Can also apply to Curtin but again GPA+UCAT doesn't look promising, you can try though.

how much does WSU bonus actually help?

 

[A1]

how much does WSU bonus actually help?

The only WSU bonus here is you're GWS. WSU allocates ~half of the interview spots to GWS applicants resulting in a lower UCAT cutoff.

We have also seen stats showing more than half WSU intakes are GWS, so it seems their lower UCAT doesn't affect their chances versus non-GWS applicants.

 

[letsjusthope]

The only WSU bonus here is you're GWS. WSU allocates ~half of the interview spots to GWS applicants resulting in a lower UCAT cutoff.

We have also seen stats showing more than half WSU intakes are GWS, so it seems their lower UCAT doesn't affect their chances versus non-GWS applicants.

Just a random question regarding GWS. I know last year gws requirement increased from 685 to around 700. With the increase in scores again this year, should the increase in marks be similar i.e 700 to a 715 for this year?