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April 04, 2026, 04:00:12 pm

Author Topic: Applying for masters when you are a few points short of the minimum requirement  (Read 1394 times)  Share 

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Psychmeup

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Has anyone been accepted to a post grad/Masters degree in UoM when their WAM was below the minimum entry requirement ?

I'm interested in Psych, I fall 2 points below the minimum requirement. I don't know if they would consider extraneous circumstances as I had some issues last year and have testimony from professionals who can provide any documents etc. These issues have since been resolved btw (no, nothing criminal, more health related)


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Has anyone been accepted to a post grad/Masters degree in UoM when their WAM was below the minimum entry requirement ?

I'm interested in Psych, I fall 2 points below the minimum requirement. I don't know if they would consider extraneous circumstances as I had some issues last year and have testimony from professionals who can provide any documents etc. These issues have since been resolved btw (no, nothing criminal, more health related)



search up graduate access melbourne and have a look there. Melbourne uni have a thing like SEAS for VTAC but for their post-grad stuff. definitely might help.

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Has anyone been accepted to a post grad/Masters degree in UoM when their WAM was below the minimum entry requirement ?

I'm interested in Psych, I fall 2 points below the minimum requirement. I don't know if they would consider extraneous circumstances as I had some issues last year and have testimony from professionals who can provide any documents etc. These issues have since been resolved btw (no, nothing criminal, more health related)


I think it's worth getting in contact with an official UniMelb person either by phone or by email to ask them the same question. Often, these aren't "hard and fast" rules where if you miss the cutoff by 1 mark you can NEVER EVER EVER get in. At the end of the day, they want good students in their postgraduate programs (the unis benefit from that!) and someone actively trying to get in might be a good indication to them. (Disclaimer: have no idea how competitive that program is so maybe even getting the minimum wouldn't be enough but you'll never know until you find out).
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