Sydney Medical School application deadline is only two weeks away

23 June 2014

Hey, future Australian medical school OzTREKKers! You’ve got two weeks left to submit all of your Sydney Medical School application documents, as the application deadline is Friday, July 4, 2014* in order to meet the Sydney application deadline of July 7.

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Assessment Criteria

Admission into the Sydney Medical program is offered based on three criteria:

  1. Performance in an undergraduate degree
  2. Performance in a medical admissions test (MCAT or GAMSAT)
  3. Performance in an interview

1. Performance in an undergraduate degree
Students can apply to the University of Sydney Medical School if they have completed a bachelor’s degree in any discipline, and have achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 5.5 out of 7 (or equivalent) from a recognized university. The grade requirement, according to the medical school, is equivalent to a GPA of 2.7 out of 4.0.
Students from a wide variety of undergraduate studies are welcome and encouraged to apply.
NEW: Sydney Medical School has decided to continue their trial including the results from coursework master degrees in the calculation of the GPA. The trial will be limited to international applicants who are applying in 2014 for enrolment in Sydney medical program in 2015. During the trial, international applicants who hold a master’s degree by coursework as well as a bachelor’s degree will be permitted to either

  • nominate their bachelor’s degree for use in the GPA calculation, or
  • nominate that both their master’s and their bachelor’s degree be used in the GPA calculation.

2. Performance in a medical admissions test (MCAT or GAMSAT)
Students must achieve a minimum performance in a medical school admissions test:
Most North American-based applicants choose to sit the Medical Colleges Admissions Test (MCAT), although international applicants can complete either the MCAT or the Graduate Australian Medical Schools Admissions Test (GAMSAT).
Sydney MD applicants must meet a minimum level of achievement in the admissions test to be eligible. The minimum score required for the MCAT for the 2015 intake is 8/8/8 or 8/8/M/8. MCAT test results from January 2012 onward will be accepted for the 2015 intake.
3. Performance in an online interview
The Multiple Mini-Interview (MMI) aims to sample a candidate’s competencies in order to gain a more accurate picture of strengths, weaknesses and suitability for the Sydney medical program.

Apply now to Sydney Medical School!

Application deadline for the 2015 intake: July 7, 2014 (10 a.m. Sydney time)*
Last test date of MCAT for 2015 entry: May 31, 2014
Interview invitations: July 16 – 19, 2014
Interviews held: July 28 – August 1, 2014 & August 4 – 5, 2014
Offers will begin to be sent: August 11, 2014
Late round interview invitations: September 29 – October 2, 2014
Late round interviews held: October 13 – 15, 2014
Late round offers: October 20, 2014
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If you have any questions, please contact OzTREKK’s Australian Medical Schools Admissions Officer Broghan Dean. Email Broghan at broghan@oztrekk.com or call toll free in Canada at 1 866-698-7355. Find out more about Australian Medical Schools and about how you can study in Australia!

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