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JPM WSU/CSU JPM: UCAT Section Weighting Discussion and Questions
- Thread starter doggy
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Based on how they were in the UMAT years and their track record as in this post > UCAT Score Use by Med and Dent Schools
I doubt we will get any straight fact from WSU.
I got four new sets of scores today, three fit in with the previous formula, the fourth required me to rework.
The weightings are now better presented in factors as VR + 0.2xDM + 0.2xQR + 0.3xAR
(equivalent to 58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR in percentage terms).
The new lowest is 726.4 non-GWS, 685.0 GWS.
| VR | DM | QR | AR | Total | %ile | Invite | Aggregate (to prove the % terms) | ||
670 | 820 | 780 | 870 | 3140 | 99 | Yes | 737.2 | ||
670 | 680 | 860 | 870 | 3080 | 98 | Yes | 730.0 | Prev lowest | |
700 | 690 | 860 | 770 | 3020 | 97 | Yes | 730.6 | ||
700 | 720 | 800 | 800 | 3020 | 97 | Yes | 732.4 | ||
720 | 780 | 830 | 680 | 3000 | 96 | Yes | 733.2 | ||
830 | 700 | 640 | 610 | 2780 | 86 | Yes | 752.0 | Lowest %ile | |
700 | 730 | 860 | 720 | 3010 | 97 | Top Up | 726.4 | New lowest | |
680 | 770 | 870 | 750 | 3070 | 98 | No | 726.2 | ||
680 | 680 | 830 | 800 | 2990 | 96 | No | 719.6 | ||
630 | 750 | 900 | 830 | 3110 | 98 | No | 712.8 | ||
720 | 810 | 730 | 670 | 2930 | 94 | No | 723.0 | ||
| ------------- | |||||||||
610 | 730 | 780 | 870 | 2990 | 96 | Yes-GWS | 691.6 | ||
630 | 700 | 860 | 770 | 2960 | 95 | Yes-GWS | 691.2 | Prev lowest | |
660 | 750 | 860 | 650 | 2920 | 94 | Yes-GWS | 693.0 | ||
720 | 700 | 700 | 620 | 2740 | 83 | Yes-GWS | 697.2 | Lowest %ile | |
640 | 720 | 740 | 800 | 2900 | 93 | Top Up-GWS | 690.4 | ||
640 | 790 | 760 | 710 | 2900 | 93 | Top Up-GWS | 685.0 | New lowest | |
590 | 700 | 830 | 870 | 2990 | 96 | No Inv-GWS | 682.4 |
christhekid
Member
Not A1 but a top-up, as the name suggests, is when a university/tertiary admissions centre contacts you to arrange an interview/place offer despite initially missing out. Let's say WSU invited 500 people to an interview, but 50 people couldn't make it and so declined their offers. Their interview circuits are now 50 people short, so they contact the next 50 people on the waiting list to ask them whether they would like still like to attend an interview. These are called top-up
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anthonyb123
Member
I put my scores into the formula but it says I've gotten 1109?
The formula VR + 0.2xDM + 0.2xQR + 0.3xAR was sort of for presentation.
For the Aggregates as shown in the table you should use [58%VR + 12%DM + 12%QR + 18%AR ].
anthonyb123
Member
Yep 652.6, even as GWS, definitely not making it in this year 
Yep 652.6, even as GWS, definitely not making it in this year
I mean... no harm in hoping that WSU decides to change up the formula this year...right?
Nope. And WSU themselves haven’t even confirmed this is the case. MSO users posting their data helped us figure this out ourselves. WSU largely say nothing on the matter (as was also the case for their UMAT section weighting).
Yes, if you were a GWS student
IQ ™
Member
Damn, but it would've had to be from a top-up offer rather than initially right?Yes, if you were a GWS student
Yeah, if we take A1's weightings as gospel, you would not have made the initial 691 cutoff, but you would later receive a top-up invite. As for this year, anything can happen, such as:
- UCAT scores shifting in either direction
- WSU changing up their weightings
IQ ™
Member
Thanks so much, one could only hope.Yeah, if we take A1's weightings as gospel, you would not have made the initial 691 cutoff, but you would later receive a top-up invite. As for this year, anything can happen, such as:
That said, fingers crossed everything turns out well for you
- UCAT scores shifting in either direction
- WSU changing up their weightings
WSU reveal very little information about their selection criteria. I don’t know how they came to decide on their UCAT weightings, but I can’t imagine a rationale for changing it up again until they’ve actually observed the cohorts they’ve admitted with said criteria and their performance in medical school - after this they’d be more inclined to make changes.
But hey, that’s just speculation and we really have no clue what they’ll do - and I doubt we’ll find out anything officially from WSU. We will have to wait and see when interviews are released.
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occhiolisms
Guest
I got a 720 in VR and I think i just qualify for GWS, my overall was 2930. Do I have a shot at an interview?
Just kidding, I don't qualify for GWS