Student with an atar of 90 vs 99.95

[echan02]

Hey guys,
I'm currently in year 10 and I was wondering if a student who has an atar of 90 who would like to study @ UoM B-Science -> Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine would be at a disadvantage for some students having a higher atar? I'm not the brightest student but I have a strong passion for animals and unfortunately, it is not enough to get into the career of my dreams! Any tips for getting through VCE, including study tricks! Its nearly 4am and I can't believe I'm so caught up in stressing over this

My VCE subjects I'm studying in 2019 are: (if this is any help)
ENGLISH 1/2
METHODS 1/2
FURTHER 1/2
PSYCHOLOGY 1/2
CHEMISTRY 1/2
BIOLOGY 3/4

Thank you for reading this! I will be looking forward to some replies (hopefully!) 

[Orb]

Once you get into your course, no one really cares that much about your ATAR. It's all about your performance at University - you have just as good a chance to get in (however 99.90+ are usually guaranteed a place in their postgraduate studies whereas you would not) so you'd have just as good a chance vs those with 99.85 or lower.

[DarwinsFinches]

Hey!

An ATAR of 95 - 98.45 will ensure that you gain guaranteed entry into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Melb Uni (albeit this guaranteed placement would be full fee paying - i.e you have to pay the majority of costs after each semester...pretty sure). In order to gain entry you also need to keep your uni grades above 70%.

An ATAR of 98.5+ would grant you a Commonwealth Supported Place in the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at Melb Uni....essentially the Government will subsidise a portion of your uni fees making it a lot cheaper and affordable.

Entry into the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine is really competitive with only 135 students being accepted and usually around 50 Commonwealth Supported places so getting guaranteed entry via either pathway can really help but is not necessary!

So no, an 90 ATAR would not be disadvantaged when applying...but, the higher the ATAR the more guaranteed options you have making entry that little bit easier.

If you want more info first hand from melb uni take a look at this link: https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-veterinary-medicine/entry-requirements/

Hope that helps