Biomed clearly-in - 99.00

[Gloamglozer]

I was aiming for Biomed but looks incredibly difficult to get in now.. and I don't think I can apply for SEAS too. Even Science has gone up heaps too D:
What would happen next year? Would complaints about 56% of places going to SEAS mean a decrease for 2013?

The only thing they can do is increase the ATAR for selection guarantee for SEAS applicants above 92 or remove it altogether. I'd say they would probably increase it to 94-95.

I don't think they'll get rid of it.  I would imagine the uni would be crucified if they did so and being called "hypocrites" because they introduced the selection guarantee to improve equality, then all of a sudden, they're getting rid of it.

They'll probably seek to "improve" it is my guess.

[dc302]

I was aiming for Biomed but looks incredibly difficult to get in now.. and I don't think I can apply for SEAS too. Even Science has gone up heaps too D:
What would happen next year? Would complaints about 56% of places going to SEAS mean a decrease for 2013?

The only thing they can do is increase the ATAR for selection guarantee for SEAS applicants above 92 or remove it altogether. I'd say they would probably increase it to 94-95.

I don't think they'll get rid of it.  I would imagine the uni would be crucified if they did so and being called "hypocrites" because they introduced the selection guarantee to improve equality, then all of a sudden, they're getting rid of it.

They'll probably seek to "improve" it is my guess.

Yeah I think increasing the cutoff to reduce the percentage under 99 offers to something closer to 30...all the other degrees are less than 20 I think anyway. This also stems from the fact that they advertised and promoted the degree so much that I think many of the applicants have a false perception of what the degree really entails. Somehow like ATAR inflation..

[dou0014]

Last year 54% of students were below the clearly in. 97+ is very possible. Especially with seas. I have seas, and am a kwong lee dow young scholar. So, I hope I can get in.

[Hancock]

I remember reading that you have to move to Science in 3rd year anyway if you want to do DVM. Why are you choosing Biomed if thats the case?

[dou0014]

Because, I am not 100% sure about DVM yet so Biomed gives me more options. But, I am not really that fussed about either of them. They are both great courses.  It's also possible to do it through Biomed, but it adds an extra year.

[Professor Polonsky]

small bump of a one-year-old thread

[Russ]

Already a thread for clearly in discussion + necromancy