How to get into Medicine

[pi]

^ what is 192 in terms of %le

I think it was 94

[dc302]

However, in saying that, from what I gather there will be a lot more in the ATAR-UMAT stream, so in a sense ATAR is weighted more heavily than it was before.

Just more on this, 90 ATAR+UMAT interviews were offered in 2011: http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/central/prospective-students.html (thanks luken93 for that info!)

Examples of this:
188 + 99.35 = Interview
192 + 97.8 = Interview
180 + 99.55 = No interview


So, I'm fairly certain that the UMAT is still weighed more than the ATAR when giving interviews. When offering places, the rumour is still that the three are weighed equally.

Difference between the ATARs are only about 2 percentile, so unless the differences in those UMATs are less than 2 percentile, I'd say it sounds about right. Can someone convert the umats to percentiles btw?

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[thushan]

Nup, ATAR:UMAT weighting is 50:50 as per Prof Hodgson, director of med admissions. However, they use a z-score for each of ATAR and UMAT (like the way they weigh our SACs and exams to give us study scores) and I have the feeling that ATARs are more spread out than UMATs (UMAT distribution has a lower SD) so it appears that UMAT is more important - plus Monash uses the sum of three section scores rather than overall, but we tend to think in 'overall,' hence the illusion that UMAT plays a bigger role than ATAR. However, if that were the case, I think it should be a 75:25 in favour of ATAR, given round 1 was basically 100% UMAT.

[zvezda]

Queensland:
University of Queensland:
To be honest, this is the easiest university to get into Medicine. You can do Arts/MBBS, Health Science/MBBS or Science/MBBS. UMAT scores have been infamously low compared to other universities around 70tile. Regarding ATAR scores, you will need 99+ HOWEVER UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GIVES OUT BONUS POINTS! This means if you do a LOTE (listed on their site) or Specialist maths you will get TWO MORE ATAR SCORES added on to yours. E.g. If you get 97.8 and you did Chinese, you will have 99.8 and Queensland uses the OP system thus placing you from OP2 to OP1. If you do a University Extension subject you get ONE extra point.

What if you are studying both specialist and a second language ?? 4 added points?

[pi]

What if you are studying both specialist and a second language ?? 4 added points?

Yep, straight to your ATAR. Worth noting though that in UQ, 99.95 and 99.00 are basically the same thing (both OP1).

[AllAboutTheLGs]

So for UQ do you do a 3 year degree before the 4 year MBBS?

[pi]

Yeah, basically like UoM but much easier to get into (literally the easiest)

[Jenny_2108]

So for UQ do you do a 3 year degree before the 4 year MBBS?

Yep, they dont have undergrad

[AllAboutTheLGs]

i just did a bit of research is it possible to do one of their double degrees? making it six years instead of seven

[Jenny_2108]

i just did a bit of research is it possible to do one of their double degrees? making it six years instead of seven

Postgrad of UQ is separated from undergrad. Its 4years postgrad and you cant change it actually

[AllAboutTheLGs]

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=2248 ?
But on QTAC I cant find it for my preferences. Is it just listed under provisional entry MBBS along with the other 2 dual degrees?

[Jenny_2108]

http://www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=2248 ?
But on QTAC I cant find it for my preferences. Is it just listed under provisional entry MBBS along with the other 2 dual degrees?

QTAC code: 731702 - B Science/B Medicine & Surgery

[AllAboutTheLGs]

I tried that but it said QTAC code invalid only options for MBBS at QLD are MBBS provisional entry for school leavers and Bonded

[Jenny_2108]

I tried that but it said QTAC code invalid only options for MBBS at QLD are MBBS provisional entry for school leavers and Bonded

Ahhhhhh, I remember last week, I applied UQ as well.
I thought it was invalid for international students only.

Anyways, possibly you apply MBBS after finishing undergrad. As I know, UQ requires GAMSAT and interviewing as well.
Its the same as UoM, why dont you choose UoM instead?

[AllAboutTheLGs]

Oh I thought you just get guaranteed entry so I don't have to do the GAMSAT? cos its undergraduate entry I'm not sure on this though :/