Studying med in Australia

Does anyone know what the A-level requirements(grades and subjects) are like to study medicine in Australia?
Thankss

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Reply 2

Tracey_W

Original post by Yas123min

Does anyone know what the A-level requirements(grades and subjects) are like to study medicine in Australia?
Thankss

Study Medicine in Australia for International Students: What grades will I need? Grade requirements vary between universities between ABB and AAA, or between 35 and 43 in the IB. Please note that achieving (or being predicted) the minimum grades required makes you eligible to apply; it does not guarantee you a place.

This is why I could find out for you but I suggest that you should perhaps ( if possible) contact some of the universities you may want to study at in Australia to see what there entry requirements are.

NHS registered midwife who's thinking about going to work in Australia

Reply 3

medic0975

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Original post by Yas123min

Does anyone know what the A-level requirements(grades and subjects) are like to study medicine in Australia?
Thankss

Not sure what the international requirements are but home students in Australia need a UCAT of 3000+ to be considered (without any contextual data etc). I'd suggest you research about the standard needed for internationals.

Reply 4

Jb543u97

Original post by Yas123min

Does anyone know what the A-level requirements(grades and subjects) are like to study medicine in Australia?
Thankss

It really depends on the university itself. If you're applying to top med unis (USyd, UMelbourne), you're looking at ATAR equivalent of 99.9+ which is all A* I believe for 3 of your subjects. A little bit less for others, assuming you're applying to the top 10, but still needs to be strong, as they can be coutneracted by your UCAT performance and interview.

Competition is super fierce. Not sure how they survey international applicants but to give you a picture domestically, you want a minimum of 99% UCAT to be safe in securing just an interview at all the unis. 96% to secure just a few which is insane. You're looking at competing against people who have nearly perfect scores in everything - the average ATAR at some med cohorts are 99.8 and a 96-99% ucat range (excluding rural). The universities have a preference for not only domestic applicants but also ones in their own state or area. For some, you need to show you have a passion for rural medicine (JCU). Generally, a 3000+ UCAT is considered the minimum, but tbh even a 95% couldn't get my friend any interview spots. Though, this is domestic. You're best emailing the university to see - Some unis have international student quotas which I assume is competitive since the subject is medicine.