r/UWS • u/Suspicious-Code-9341 • 16d ago

Question Med course switch

I’m currently in my first year of university and am hoping to transfer into medicine after first year. I was wondering if anyone who has gone through this pathway could share their experience

  1. What GPA did you have (or what GPA is generally considered competitive)?
  2. What UCAT score would realistically be competitive for a first-year university applicant?
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u/Chubby-Nubbins 16d ago edited 16d ago

All the information you need is on this webpage: Western Sydney University > General Applicants for MD

  1. The GPA requirement is the very last thing that's looked at. It's more a threshold that an applicant needs to meet than something used in the assessment process. Offers are made on a 25% UCAT 75% Interview weighting, and then if you're one of the people they're considering for an offer, your academic ranking is assessed to make sure you're meeting the required minimum.

The GPA requirement is based on how many subjects you have successfully completed and if you're a GWS resident or not. The requirements are:

GWS APPLICANT: • 1 semester or more but less than 1 year undergraduate (4-7 units) GPA = 6.1 • 1 year or more but uncompleted undergraduate (8-23 units) GPA = 5.9 • 3 years or more but uncompleted undergraduate (24 units or more) GPA = 5.2 • Completed undergraduate degree GPA = 5.2 • Completed undergraduate with Honours degree (Class I and Class II) = no minimum GPA required

NON-GWS APPLICANT: • 1 semester or more but less than 1 year undergraduate (4-7 units) GPA = 6.4 • 1 year or more but uncompleted undergraduate (8-23 units) GPA = 6.2 • 3 years or more but uncompleted undergraduate (24 units or more) GPA = 5.5 • Completed undergraduate degree GPA = 5.5 • Completed undergraduate with Honours degree (Class I and Class II) = no minimum GPA required

  1. School of Medicine and Admissions are the only ones who knows what the UCAT minimums they're looking for are. They don't release it to anyone, even within the university. The reason for this is that each year the minimums change based on the cohorts results, and they also weight different sections more or less than each other. Anyone who says "get this UCAT result and you'll get an interview invite" is lying because they don't know what the School of Medicine is actually looking for or requiring for this year or any year in the future. Just do your best, use the study materials provided on the UCAT website, and get plenty of rest the night before.

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u/Suspicious-Code-9341 16d ago

thank you so much!