12th October 2025
I Am Expecting a High ATAR and I Scored Highly in UCAT – Do I Still Need Interview Training?
This is a common question asked by MedEntry students. Such students, having used MedEntry’s program, have scored highly in UCAT. In addition, many expect to receive a very high ATAR. These students may feel that a place in medical school is guaranteed, so they wonder: 'Why bother with interview training?' Here is a question we received recently from a student: ‘I ex ...
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7th October 2025
Interview Offers Are Being Released
Getting into medicine and dentistry is a complicated process. Part of this includes navigating the various university interview offers that are released at different times. MedEntry can help! Below is a table of the various universities offering interviews for medicine and dentistry undergraduate courses around Australia and New Zealand, the interview type, interview offer dates and actual ...
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6th October 2025
One-on-One With a Medical School Interviewer
I was fortunate enough to have jumped through the hurdles that lie on the way to medical school, and there are quite a few benefits on the other side. I was fortunate in being able to talk to someone who had previous experience as an interviewer. The following is an excerpt from a conversation I had with a past interviewer to understand what they are looking for in medical interview candidat ...
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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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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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8th September 2025
Medicine Prerequisites: What are the Requirements for Studying Medicine at each University?
Entering medicine can be a confusing and complicated process, particularly if you are applying to multiple medical schools. If you wish to study medicine, you will need to ensure that you are studying the right subjects, and that you achieve certain minimum academic scores. The table below summarises the prerequisite subjects and minimum scores required for medical and dental courses across ...
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14th August 2025
Didn’t Do Well in UCAT? Here’s How to Bounce Back in 4 Steps
The UCAT is one of the three criteria for most undergraduate medicine schools in Australia, and often holds equal weighting to ATAR. The UCAT may determine whether or not you receive an interview offer at certain universities, so many students put in the extra mile to maximise their UCAT results. There are many factors that can influence performance in UCAT, and receiving a lower mark than e ...
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8th July 2025
Is UCAT Stressing You Out? Here's How to Use Stress to Your Advantage
You may have heard that stress negatively impacts performance, particularly in a high-stakes, intellectually challenging exam like the UCAT. You may have been told that if you are too stressed in the lead-up to an important exam such as the UCAT, you won't do well. You may have been advised to look for ways to relieve your UCAT-related stress. While this may be true, in some cas ...
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