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The GPA and GAMSAT Cut-Off Scores for 2011 Entry to the Graduate Medical Programs

School   Minimum  requirements    

ANU   ANU  ranks  applicants  based  on  a  combined  weighted  GPA  and  overall  GAMSAT  score.    To  be  considered,  applicants  must  have  a  weighted  GPA  of  34*  and  an  overall  GAMSAT  score  of  55.    This  means  they  offer  interviews  to  people  with  a  range  of  GPA/overall  GAMSAT  score  combinations.    *For  further  information  on  the  ANU  system  of  calculating  a  weighted  GPA,  please  refer  to  their  website:    medicalschool@anu.edu.au  

Deakin   Deakin  ranks  applicants  for  interview  based  on  weighted  GPA  and  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  in  equal  proportion.  To  be  considered,  applicants  must  have  a  weighted  GPA  of  at  least  5.0  and  all  GAMSAT  Section  scores  at  least  50.  This  means  they  offer  interviews  to  people  with  a  range  of  GPA/Overall  GAMSAT  Score  combinations.  Deakin  used  an  overall  formula  calculation  for  selection  with  no  individual  discrete  cut-­‐off  mark.  

Flinders   Flinders  ranks  applicants  for  interview  primarily  on  the  basis  of  Overall  GAMSAT  score.    To  be  interviewed  for  admission  in  2011,  an  overall  GAMSAT  score  of  61  was  required,  with  minimum  section  scores  of  50  in  Sections  I  and  III  and  45  in  Section  II.    For  sub-­‐quota  places  and  places  in  the  Northern  Territory  Medical  Program,  additional  criteria  were  also  taken  into  account  and  the  GAMSAT  scores  needed  were  generally  lower  than  those  stated  above.  

Griffith   Griffith  ranks  applicants  for  interview  on  the  basis  of  the  Overall  GAMSAT  Score.  Applicants  who  were  successful  in  gaining  an  interview  at  Griffith  University  for  2011  entry  averaged  an  overall  GAMSAT  score  of  64.2  and  met  the  GPA  requirement  of  5.00  or  better.      

Melbourne   Melbourne  ranked  applicants  for  interview  based  on  the  weighted  GPA  and  the  GAMSAT  score  (where  each  of  the  three  sections  is  weighted  equally)  to  provide  a  rank  list  of  applicants  for  selection.  As  a  result  of  using  this  method  there  were  no  discrete  cut-­‐off  marks  for  either  GPA  or  GAMSAT.  The  indicative  lower  limit  scores  candidates  offered  an  interview  were  50  for  GAMSAT  and  5.0  for  GPA.  

Monash   Monash  ranks  applicants  for  interview  on  Overall  GAMSAT  Score.  Applicants  must  have  achieved  a  minimum  score  of  50  in  each  of  the  three  GAMSAT  Sections.  The  minimum  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  considered  was  60  for  a  non-­‐special  category  place.  A  minimum  weighted  GPA  of  5.0  was  considered.  

Notre   Dame  Fremantle  

The  University  Notre  Dame  Australia  School  of  Medicine  Fremantle  ranks  on  combined  weighted  GPA,  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  and  Supplementary  Form.  This  means  they  offer  interviews  to  people  with  a  range  of  GPA/Overall  GAMSAT/Supplementary  Form  score  combinations.  The  overall  formula  calculation  had  no  individual  discrete  cut-­‐off  mark.  Applicants  who  were  successful  in  gaining  an  interview  at  UNDA  for  2011  entry  averaged  an  overall  GAMSAT  score  of  57  and  an  average  GPA  of  6.1.    

Notre   Dame  Sydney  

The  University  Notre  Dame  Australia  School  of  Medicine  Sydney  ranks  on  combined  weighted  GPA,  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  and  Application  Form.  This  means  they  offer  interviews  to  people  with  a  range  of  GPA/Overall  GAMSAT/Application  Form  score  combinations.  The  overall  formula  calculation  had  no  individual  discrete  cut-­‐off  mark.  Applicants  who  were  successful  in  gaining  an  interview  at  UNDS  for  2011  entry  averaged  an  overall  GAMSAT  score  of  58  and  an  average  GPA  of  6.12.  

Queensland   Queensland  selects  applicants  for  their  applicant  pool  on  the  basis  of  the  Overall  GAMSAT  Score.      

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For  the  2011  entry  main  applicant  pool  cohort,  an  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  of  66  was  required  (with  minimum  Section  scores  of  50).  For  the  Rural  Background  Student  cohort,  an  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  of  64  was  required  (with  minimum  Section  scores  of  50).  Both  cohorts  required  the  minimum  GPA  of  5.0.  

UWA   UWA   ranks   applicants   for   interview   based   on   GPA   (unweighted)   and   Overall  GAMSAT  score   in  equal  proportion.  This  means  we  offer   interviews   to  people  with   a   range   of   GPA/Overall   GAMSAT   Score   combinations.   To   be   considered,  applicants  must  have  an  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  of  at   least  50  and  a  GPA  of  at  least   5.5.     For   2011   entry,   we   considered   applicants   who   had   one   individual  GAMSAT   sectional   score   below   50   provided   the   score   was   at   least   47   if  obtained   in   section  one  or   two  of   the   test,  or  49   if  obtained   in   section   three.    For   applicants   to   remain   in   contention  with  an   individual   section   score  below  50,  either  their  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  or  their  GPA  must  have  been  in  the  top  third   of   applicants   within   their   quota.   Applicants   in   this   situation   were   then  ranked   and   those   with   competitive   Overall   GAMSAT   and   GPA   combinations  were  invited  for  interview.    The  range  of  GPAs  for  applicants  who  secured  an  interview  for  the  2011  cohort  was  5.61-­‐  7.0  while  the  range  of  Overall  GAMSAT  scores  was  51-­‐77.    However,  the   lower   the   Overall   GAMSAT   Score,   the   higher   the   GPA   required   and   vice  versa.    Urban  applicants  who  obtained  an  interview  with  a  GPA  below  6,  had  an  Overall   GAMSAT   Score   of   at   least   64   (applicants   with   a   GPA   below   5.75   had  overall  GAMSAT  scores  above  70).    Urban  applicants  who  obtained  an  interview  with  an  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  between  51-­‐54,  had  a  GPA  of  at  least  6.75.    The   average  GPA  was   6.49   for   urban   applicants   and  6.15   for   rural   applicants.    The  average  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  was  61.2   for  urban   students   and  59.3   for  rural  applicants.  

Wollongong     Wollongong  ranks  applicants  for  interview  on  the  basis  of  Overall  GAMSAT  Score,  GPA  and  a  completed  Portfolio.    For  the  2011  interview  cohort,  a  minimum  Overall  GAMSAT  Score  of  50  was  required  (with  minimum  Section  scores  of  50),  the  minimum  GPA  required  was  5.0  and  strong  Portfolio  should  include  links  with  either  a  regional,  rural  or  remote  community.  UOW  used  an  overall  formula  calculation  for  selection  therefore  individual  cut  point  scores  are  not  relevant.