I highly doubt the sincerity of this reply from UNSW. UCAT 99th was average ?!!!!
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UNSW UNSW Medicine: General Entry Questions and Discussion
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The UAC selection rank includes the interview score as well. So ATAR/GPA+UCAT+Interview gives you a selection rank. So when they said 99.6 that’s the combo including interview
edit: source is conversation with unsw staff
What exactly is a "UAC selection rank"? I personally read it as ATAR/selection rank, but that doesn't make sense considering people with a lower ATAR than that got offers I think?
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UAC not UCAT - it’s the combo of all admission factors (atar, interview and ucat)
Sent it to this address: [email protected]
Whoops phone autocorrect, sorry about that. I'm interested in how UCAT and interview are converted into a 0-100 scale if that's what they really mean.
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Saaame! Must be weighted towards interview
I'm 99% sure UAC Selection Rank is the generic term for your academic (as opposed to UCAT/interview) after UAC converts from your GPA or ATAR + any bonuses. It's not a combo of (atar, interview and ucat) because UNSW does this combo calculation, not by UAC to call it UAC Selection Rank.
If I recall correctly, isn't the maximum GPA to ATAR conversion 99.50? In that case, I guess UNSW has a point, but I find it harder to believe they employed a hard cutoff for ATARs (especially a high one at 99.60) in the offer stage. What's the point of introducing additional components if an ATAR below 99.60 makes you ineligible altogether?
Especially if it would mean literally all non-standard applicants could never be eligible on the basis of ANY uni results.
I was going to touch on this. We believe (but not proven) UAC converts all GPA 6.5+ to Selection Rank 99.50. If UNSW indeed has a hard cutoff of 99.60 then no non-standards would get an offer unless they have SCATS.
However it's still very unclear atm due to:
- The validity of UNSW's reply when saying your UCAT 99%ile was average
- UNSW may have instructed UAC to convert GPA >6.5 to >99.50
- Despite what UNSW says on its website I still believe they use the Selection Rank + UCAT + Interview combo for offer ranking. They may have a hard cutoff for the very poor interview, but to also have a hard cutoff of 99.60 is unbelievable (hard cutoff means one gets rejected regardless how good their other two components are).
I might send another inquiry email arguing this point
Aus Med and Dent Place Offers 2021 Entry - Collated Data
Course Type: Med Offer Received: Yes University (and campus if relevant): University Of Newcastle Date of Offer: 8/1/2021 Deadline to Accept: 15/01/2021 UCAT: 96th -3090 ATAR : 99.10 Special Considerations: none Offer Type: BMP State of Residence: NSW Other Information: Accepting, but awaiting...
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hmall11 's offer seems to contradict UNSW's claim as their ATAR was below 99.60 and their GPA converted to 99.50 yet still received an offer. hmall11 can you confirm whether you received any EAS or other bonuses?
I also sent up an email and received the exact same response;
'Scores aren’t averaged, a high score in one area won’t compensate for a low score in another. I can see that you have performed really well, but unfortunately it seems that while your interview and UCAT score were average, your UAC selection rank was below the cut off for offers. The UAC selection rank cut off was 99.6.'
Stings a little bit since my ATAR is 99.55 and UCAT 3180 (98th), but makes me feel a bit better about not completing bombing the interview haha
'Scores aren’t averaged, a high score in one area won’t compensate for a low score in another. I can see that you have performed really well, but unfortunately it seems that while your interview and UCAT score were average, your UAC selection rank was below the cut off for offers. The UAC selection rank cut off was 99.6.'
Stings a little bit since my ATAR is 99.55 and UCAT 3180 (98th), but makes me feel a bit better about not completing bombing the interview haha
Sounds like it's a pre-prepared canned response then, dunno of its validity to each individual student. For one, both of you had exceptional UCAT scores, I wouldn't call them "average".
The difference was that 99.25 was established at the interview stage, which makes sense (even if the hard cutoff doesn't make sense lmao). This new 99.60 cutoff was decided AFTER interviews were held, what was the point of inviting hopefuls with a selection rank below that if you were never going to let them in?