Blogs

30th September 2025
How will Medical and Dental schools use Interviews? Here’s a summary
So, you've completed your UCAT and now you're working hard to achieve high grades. But what about your medical interview? Medical interviews are perhaps the most under-recognised part of the medical admissions process. Highly capable students who have excelled in their UCAT and ATAR have unfortunately missed out on a place in medicine simply due to inadequate interview preparation. ...
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22nd September 2025
5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Post-UCAT Pre-Interview Time
If you have completed your UCAT exam, congratulations on getting through the marathon that it is! While you can relax a little, now is not the time to be sitting back and relaxing (sadly). Instead, you should start planning for applications and interviews! Here are five tips to make the most of your post-UCAT, pre-interview time: 1. Pump up your ATAR Before UCAT, chances are you ...
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19th September 2025
How Will Medical Schools Use Interviews for Postgraduate Medicine? Here’s a Summary
So, you've completed your GAMSAT and now you're working hard to achieve high grades in your undergraduate degree. But what about your medical interview? Medical interviews are perhaps the most under-recognised part of the postgraduate medical admissions process. Highly capable graduates who have excelled in their GAMSAT and GPA have unfortunately missed out on a place in medicine due t ...
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16th September 2025
Everything You Need to Know About Interviews and MMIs
Congratulations on having made it through the UCAT! Having taken the UCAT, the first step of your medical application process is now over and you are heading towards interviews where your comprehension, problem-solving and situational judgement skills will also be assessed just like the UCAT, but in a more up-close and personal manner. Interviews are an opportunity to see a part of you that ...
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15th September 2025
How to Apply to Medicine at Australian Universities
Congratulations on your decision to pursue Medicine as a career! Medicine is a challenging field that will constantly test your ability to stay disciplined. But it is not all work; you will also find that Medicine is one of the most rewarding careers available. You will learn about many fields of study such as anatomy, physiology and pharmacology, and be able to directly apply them to a clinic ...
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11th September 2025
UCAT ANZ Score Advice: What Should You Do Now?
This blog will help you interpret your UCAT score and provide advice on what you should do now. Scores above 2310 Interpretation Students scoring above 2310, in general, have a good chance of receiving an interview offer, provided they meet the minimum required ATAR for the particular university and course. A score of ≥2310 equates to approximately the 90th percentile, whic ...
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10th September 2025
Final UCAT ANZ 2025 Test Statistics and Percentile Calculator Released!
The UCAT ANZ 2025 percentile calculator and final statistics have been released, which will help students to interpret their UCAT 2025 scores. The UCAT consortium has developed a UCAT score to percentile calculator that will help you to convert your 2025 UCAT scaled scores into an estimated percentile ranking. You can find it here: https://www.ucat.edu.au/results/test-st ...
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9th September 2025
How Do I Know If I’m a Rural Student for Medical Entry?
Understanding whether you qualify as a rural student for medical entry can be the difference between securing a place in medical school and missing out entirely. This classification affects your admission pathway, competition pool, and in many cases, significantly improves your chances of acceptance. The complexity arises because different universities use different classification systems, and ...
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2nd September 2025
Medical School Preferencing
Applications to study at most undergraduate medical courses close at the end of September. To apply, you will need to visit the Tertiary Admissions Centre for each state. MedEntry recommends that you apply for as many courses as possible, in order to maximise your chances of obtaining a place. For details about how to apply to medicine, check out our dedicated blog. Most states offer mul ...
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25th August 2025
Preliminary UCAT ANZ 2025 Test Statistics Released!
UCAT ANZ 2025 preliminary statistics have been released, which will help students to interpret their UCAT 2025 scores. The UCAT consortium has developed a UCAT score percentile calculator that will help you to convert your UCAT scaled scores into an estimated percentile ranking. The UCAT percentile calculator is expected to be released concurrently with 2025 UCAT ANZ final te ...
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