2011 Cut Off Scores

The GPA and GAMSAT Cut-Off Scores for 2011 Entry to the Graduate Medical Programs School

Minimum requirements

ANU

ANU ranksapplicantsbasedonacombinedweightedGPAandoverallGAMSAT score.Tobeconsidered,applicantsmusthaveaweightedGPAof34*andan overallGAMSATscoreof55.Thismeanstheyofferinterviewstopeoplewitha rangeofGPA/overallGAMSATscorecombinations.

Deakin

Flinders

Griffith

Melbourne

Monash

Notr Notre e Dame Dame Fremantle

Notr Notre e Dame Dame Sydney

Queensland

*ForfurtherinformationontheANUsystemofcalculatingaweightedGPA, pleaserefertotheirwebsite: [email protected] DeakinranksapplicantsforinterviewbasedonweightedGPAandOverall GAMSATScoreinequalproportion.Tobeconsidered,applicantsmusthavea weightedGPAofatleast5.0andallGAMSATSectionscoresatleast50.This meanstheyofferinterviewstopeoplewitharangeofGPA/OverallGAMSAT Scorecombinations.Deakinusedanoverallformulacalculationforselection withnoindividualdiscretecut-offmark. FlindersranksapplicantsforinterviewprimarilyonthebasisofOverallGAMSAT score.Tobeinterviewedforadmissionin2011,anoverallGAMSATscoreof61 wasrequired,withminimumsectionscoresof50inSectionsIandIIIand45in SectionII.Forsub-quotaplacesandplacesintheNorthernTerritoryMedical Program,additionalcriteriawerealsotakenintoaccountandtheGAMSAT scoresneededweregenerallylowerthanthosestatedabove. GriffithranksapplicantsforinterviewonthebasisoftheOverallGAMSAT Score.ApplicantswhoweresuccessfulingaininganinterviewatGriffith Universityfor2011entryaveragedanoverallGAMSATscoreof64.2andmet theGPArequirementof5.00orbetter.  MelbournerankedapplicantsforinterviewbasedontheweightedGPAandthe GAMSATscore(whereeachofthethreesectionsisweightedequally)to providearanklistofapplicantsforselection.Asaresultofusingthismethod therewerenodiscretecut-offmarksforeitherGPAorGAMSAT.Theindicative lowerlimitscorescandidatesofferedaninterviewwere50forGAMSATand5.0 forGPA. MonashranksapplicantsforinterviewonOverallGAMSATScore.Applicants musthaveachievedaminimumscoreof50ineachofthethreeGAMSAT Sections.TheminimumOverallGAMSATScoreconsideredwas60foranonspecialcategoryplace.AminimumweightedGPAof5.0wasconsidered. TheUniversityNotreDame TheUniversityNotreDameAustraliaS AustraliaSchoolofMedici choolofMedicineFremantle neFremantlerankson combinedweightedGPA,OverallGAMSATScoreandSupplementaryForm.This meanstheyofferinterviewstopeoplewitharangeofGPA/Overall GAMSAT/SupplementaryFormscorecombinations.Theoverallformula calculationhadnoindividualdiscretecut-offmark.Applicantswhowere successfulingaininganinterviewatUNDAfor2011entryaveragedanoverall GAMSATscoreof57andanaverageGPAof6.1. TheUniversityNotreDame TheUniversityNotreDameAustraliaS AustraliaSchoolofMedici choolofMedicineSydney neSydneyrankson combinedweightedGPA,OverallGAMSATScoreandApplicationForm.This meanstheyofferinterviewstopeoplewitharangeofGPA/Overall GAMSAT/ApplicationFormscorecombinations.Theoverallformulacalculation hadnoindividualdiscretecut-offmark.Applicantswhoweresuccessfulin gaininganinterviewatUNDSfor2011entryaveragedanoverallGAMSATscore of58andanaverageGPAof6.12. Queenslandselectsapplicantsfortheirapplicantpoolonthebasisofthe OverallGAMSATScore.

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UWA

Forthe2011entrymainapplicantpoolcohort,anOverallGAMSATScoreof66 wasrequired(withminimumSectionscoresof50).FortheRuralBackground Studentcohort,anOverallGAMSATScoreof64wasrequired(withminimum Sectionscoresof50).BothcohortsrequiredtheminimumGPAof5.0. UWA ranks applicants for interview based on GPA (unweighted) and Overall GAMSATscoreinequalproportion.Thismeanswe offerinterviewstopeople with a range of GPA/OverallGAMSAT Score combinations. To be considered, applicantsmusthavean OverallGAMSATScoreofatleast50anda GPAofat least 5.5. For 2011 entry, we considered applicants who had one individual GAMSAT sectional score below 50 provided the score was at least 47 if obtainedinsectiononeortwoofthetest,or49ifobtainedinsectionthree. Forapplicants toremain incontention with anindividualsectionscorebelow 50,eithertheirOverallGAMSATScoreortheirGPAmusthavebeeninthetop third of applicants within their quota. Applicants in this situation were then ranked and those with competitive Overall GAMSAT and GPA combinations wereinvitedforinterview. TherangeofGPAsforapplicantswhosecuredaninterviewforthe2011cohort was5.61-7.0whiletherangeofOverallGAMSATscoreswas51-77.However, the lower the Overall GAMSAT Score, the higher the GPA required and vice versa.UrbanapplicantswhoobtainedaninterviewwithaGPAbelow6,hadan Overall GAMSAT Score of at least 64 (applicants with a GPA below 5.75 had overallGAMSATscoresabove70).Urbanapplicantswhoobtainedaninterview withanOverallGAMSATScorebetween51-54,hadaGPAofatleast6.75.

TheaverageGPAwas6.49forurbanapplicantsand6.15forruralapplicants. TheaverageOverallGAMSATScorewas61.2forurbanstudentsand59.3for ruralapplicants. Wollongong WollongongranksapplicantsforinterviewonthebasisofOverallGAMSAT Score,GPAandacompletedPortfolio. Forthe2011interviewcohort,aminimumOverallGAMSATScoreof50was required(withminimumSectionscoresof50),theminimumGPArequiredwas 5.0andstrongPortfolioshouldincludelinkswitheitheraregional,ruralor remotecommunity.UOWusedanoverallformulacalculationforselection thereforeindividualcutpointscoresarenotrelevant.

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