How did/do you 'play the system'?

[pi]

You can fill out a form before getting your ATAR if you think you might get 99.95. If you do, they (Monash) will invite you back. Thats what I picked up from an open day.

Oh, and they also use you predicted ATAR for interviews too. So someone with a predicted ATAR of 80 and a UMAT of 100th percentile will not be given an interview...

[nacho]

You can fill out a form before getting your ATAR if you think you might get 99.95. If you do, they (Monash) will invite you back. Thats what I picked up from an open day.

Oh, and they also use you predicted ATAR for interviews too. So someone with a predicted ATAR of 80 and a UMAT of 100th percentile will not be given an interview...

what's this predicted ATAR and when do you get it?
Do they base this on like the GAT or like past year 12 subs?

[Greatness]

Doesnt your school give a predicted atar?

[andy456]

Predicted ATARs are made during the year when your teachers predict your study scores. tbh it shouldn't have any impact because its a prediction.

[nacho]

Doesnt your school give a predicted atar?

When are they supposed to?
I don't have any knowledge of this, I always thought it was like the higher ranked schools who did this

[andy456]

I think all schools do it. They're not normally given to students afaik. I was stressing about my ATAR last year and my A.P walked me through my predicted scores and what my ATAR would be.... Which I later laughed about at lunch time

[thushan]

http://www.med.monash.edu.au/medical/central/entry-schemes.html#7

"Dean's Excellence Scholarship Applicants"

that section explains it.