UCAT Results Discussion 2021

[Caffeine]

Interviews at JMP and JPM are likely (top up interviews for JMP went below the 600 mark last year) and JMP needed 2450, I believe. UNSW is a possibility depending on your rurality (it’s weighted there). Also, I believe all need those 5 consecutive years to have been after you started school (so during primary school or high school). JCU use some secret method for ranking rurality so it’s impossible to say how (if at all) your current metro address will affect your application.

I’m not sure about UAdel dent, unfortunately. We rarely get data reported here for that category. Hopefully someone else can weigh in.

For UAdel dent you may get an interview [Kinda borderline I think] . Your interview however would have to be quite good as your GPA is quite low compared to the competitive average and this is considered potentially when ranking applicants , same goes with your UCAT

 

[Sweety12]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Gap Year
Actual ATAR/GPA: 98
UCAT Percentile Rank: 82
VR: 640
DM: 710
QR: 720
AR: 770
Total: 2840
SJ: 656
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): --
Current State: WA
Applying to: Curtin, UWA
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: None
Specific Question: What are the chances of being called for an interview? Are there any other universities in Australia where I may have a chance of getting an offer? Thank you in advance

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Gap Year
Actual ATAR/GPA: 98
UCAT Percentile Rank: 82
VR: 640
DM: 710
QR: 720
AR: 770
Total: 2840
SJ: 656
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): --
Current State: WA
Applying to: Curtin, UWA
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: None
Specific Question: What are the chances of being called for an interview? Are there any other universities in Australia where I may have a chance of getting an offer? Thank you in advance

Unfortunately I’m not aware of any medicine universities where your combination of scores would be competitive. Your best bet, at this stage, would probably be to start an undergraduate degree and look towards non-standard entry. As a WA local, you could look to Curtin courses and then investigate course-switching as you progress through your undergrad (as well as applying to the non-standard unis on the East coast). Best of luck!

 

[itsjoey]

JPM/WSU is very unlikely. UNSW will rely heavily on EAS. Good luck!

Are there any uni's in Australia I could get an interview? What are my chances at UNSW without EAS?

 

[casimir]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine and dentistry
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.75
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96
VR: 640
DM: 860
QR: 790
AR: 810
Total: 3100
SJ: 653
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 715
Current State: WA
Applying to: All universities
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: None
Specific Question: What are my general chances for med and dent unis?

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Are there any uni's in Australia I could get an interview? What are my chances at UNSW without EAS?

JMP is really your only option. And without EAS, there no chance of a UNSW invite. Last year an ATAR of 99.35 was the lowest we saw.

Also, I think I saw you mentioned USyd Dent. I have a feeling it requires a very high (possibly 99.00 or 99.50 plus) ATAR.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Applying for: Medicine and dentistry
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.75
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96
VR: 640
DM: 860
QR: 790
AR: 810
Total: 3100
SJ: 653
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 715
Current State: WA
Applying to: All universities
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: None
Specific Question: What are my general chances for med and dent unis?

I’d think Curtin, JMP, UAdel, and UQ are your best options for a Med interview invite. Do you have subject bonuses for UQ?

For Dent, UAdel, UQ (if you have subject bonuses), maybe CSU. We have very little info on LaTrobe Dent, so I’m not sure about that one.

 

[soulja]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.15, predicted 6.5+
UCAT Percentile Rank: 93
VR: 700
DM: 740
QR: 780
AR: 800
Total: 3021
SJ: 599
Possible WSU Formula Total: 732.4
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, WSU, JMP
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: none

 

[coffeecup21]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 5.6 (i think, above threshold anyway)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 90 probably
VR: 700
DM: 790
QR: 780
AR: 690 (fuck me sideways wtf, I must've forgot to select a couple of questions because I thought I smashed this and was averaging 850 on medify)
Total: 2960
SJ: 646
Possible WSU Formula Total: 718.6
Current State: NSW
Applying to: WSU, JMP
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: none

Worth applying to WSU/JMP this year?

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 5.6 (i think, above threshold anyway)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 90 probably
VR: 700
DM: 790
QR: 780
AR: 690 (fuck me sideways wtf, I must've forgot to select a couple of questions because I thought I smashed this and was averaging 850 on medify)
Total: 2960
SJ: 646
Possible WSU Formula Total: 718.6
Current State: NSW
Applying to: WSU, JMP
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: none

Worth applying to WSU/JMP this year?

You should get an interview at WSU granted you meet the academic threshold . The WSU threshold is 5.2 only if you have completed a degree or done 3 years if you have done this then you should be fine. If not and your tertiary study is less than this then the GPA required is a 5.9 or a 6.1 depending on the amount of tertiary study. Your unfortunately unlikely to receive a JMP interview

 

[Caffeine]

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.15, predicted 6.5+
UCAT Percentile Rank: 93
VR: 700
DM: 740
QR: 780
AR: 800
Total: 3021
SJ: 599
Possible WSU Formula Total: 732.4
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, WSU, JPM
Rural Applicant: no
GWS Applicant: yes
Indigenous Applicant: no
Other: none

You should get a WSU interview, your borderline for JMP and UNSW will depend on your GPA. From memory a 99.5 = 6.5+, if this is the case you should get a UNSW invite.

 

[Caffeine]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine and dentistry
Application Type: School leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 98.75
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96
VR: 640
DM: 860
QR: 790
AR: 810
Total: 3100
SJ: 653
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 715
Current State: WA
Applying to: All universities
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: None
Specific Question: What are my general chances for med and dent unis?

Adding to LMG,

Dent : Griffith [Interview], JCU [With written application] ,La Trobe [If you had SEAS you could get an offer]

 

[LJess94]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine and Dentistry
Application Type: Non standard
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 6.7 GPA
UCAT Percentile Rank: 92? Based on MSO calculator
VR: 650
DM: 710
QR: 780
AR: 860
Total: 3000
SJ: 663
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): Haven’t calculated
Current State: QLD
Applying to: JMP, JCU med and University of Adelaide Dental Surgery
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Question: Any insights? What are my chances of an interview??

Considering also applying for Griffith Dental but unsure of what the UCAT will be due to it being the first year. Any thoughts on ‘around about’ where it’s likely to sit and if my GPA will be enough?

 

[Caffeine]

Considering also applying for Griffith Dental but unsure of what the UCAT will be due to it being the first year. Any thoughts on ‘around about’ where it’s likely to sit and if my GPA will be enough?

I think some guesses have been below Adelaide's cut-off of 88th last year. Whilst your GPA is considered and is competitive what is just as important is the interview

 

[LJess94]

I think some guesses have been below Adelaide's cut-off of 88th last year. Whilst your GPA is considered and is competitive what is just as important is the interview

I guess it’s worth putting it down Thanks

 

[reveurrouge]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard
Actual ATAR/GPA: 97.60/(UNSW uses WAM, so not sure about conversion)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 98/99
VR: 670
DM: 770
QR: 900
AR: 870
Total: 3210
SJT: 654
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 745.6
Current State: NSW
Applying to: UNSW, JMP, JPM, JCU, Bond
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: N/A
Specific Questions:
1) Based on last year's WSU formula total (I know it won't necessarily carry over for this year), would my total be a competitive score for an interview?
2) Do JCU consider between both ATAR and GPA, whichever one is higher and meets the entry requirements? I know JCU has a minimum GPA of 6.4, and I don't think my results are high enough to reach that. In that case, can they still look at ATAR (and written application as well) when deciding to give out interviews?

How your tertiary qualifications are graded and assessed

UAC assesses all qualifications using procedures agreed to by institutions – we may need to change applications details due to an error/omission.

www.uac.edu.au

I contacted WSU about the WAM to GPA issue as a UNSW applicant and they directed me to this link. So you can use it to calculate your GPA if it helps.

 

[reveurrouge]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Medicine
Application Type: Non-standard (Freshly graduated )
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 94.95 (2017), 5.525 (If WAMnesty is applied)
UCAT Percentile Rank: 96
VR: 740
DM: 750
QR: 780
AR: 860
Total: 3130
SJ: 653
Possible WSU Formula Total (58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR): 767.6
Current State: VIC
Applying to: JPM, JMP
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: No
Specific Question: Are there any other universities that I can apply to? Also how are we meant to calculate WAM to GPA??

here's the link for GPA calculations atleast what WSU, I.e. JPM will use

How your tertiary qualifications are graded and assessed

UAC assesses all qualifications using procedures agreed to by institutions – we may need to change applications details due to an error/omission.

www.uac.edu.au

 

[casimir]

I’d think Curtin, JMP, UAdel, and UQ are your best options for a Med interview invite. Do you have subject bonuses for UQ?

For Dent, UAdel, UQ (if you have subject bonuses), maybe CSU. We have very little info on LaTrobe Dent, so I’m not sure about that one.

Yep, I do Queensland equivalent of Maths C (Specialist) and also I do additional language. Any idea how much that would change/boost my probability of getting in?

 

[Boi2369]

Mod Note: Answered

Applying for: Med
Application Type: Yr12 School Leaver
Predicted ATAR/GPA: 99.95
UCAT Percentile Rank: 99
VR: 830
DM: 880
QR:900
AR:860
Total: 3470
SJ: 736
Current State: South Aus
Applying to: Monash, UNSW, Adelaide, Flinders, Griffith, Syd,
Rural Applicant: No
GWS Applicant: No
Indigenous Applicant: No
Other: None, regular pathway
Specific Question: Im worried that interviews are going to hold me back. Realistically, how well would my interview have to go at Monash, Adelaide and UNSW to get an offer (as an interstate student at Monash and UNSW)? Would MSO have any statistics as to how many interstate and local applicants get interviewed for each of the three universities? Really want to go to Monash...

Thankyou for the info!!

 

[casimir]

Adding to LMG,

Dent : Griffith [Interview], JCU [With written application] ,La Trobe [If you had SEAS you could get an offer]

For Griffith, is it the Bachelor of Dental Health Science?