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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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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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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28th August 2025
I Didn’t Get a Good Enough UCAT Score – What Should I Do?
The UCAT testing period is a big month for many students. It can feel really disappointing if, like me, you logged in to see your UCAT score report and were met with a non-competitive score. I understand that it can feel like the world is ending, and all hopes have been flushed down the toilet, but I am here to tell you otherwise! Note: For information on what is a 'good' UCAT sco ...
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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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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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14th August 2025
5 Easy Ways to Start Preparing for Medical Interviews Now
So you’ve made it through the UCAT and now all you want to do is breathe a sigh of relief and forget about the whole medical entry process. But it’s not over yet! Medical interviews are a very important and challenging aspect of the medical entry process. Medical interviews are worth up to 40-50% of the entry criteria for medicine, and at some universities, are the only f ...
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