Help..UNSW med school Transfer/Apply

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Inespolo

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I am currently 12 years old and I definitely feel under-prepared, I can spend a year preparing for UCAT for admission to UNSW Med depending on my ATAR.
Sorry for all the questions below! Even if you can only answer one question, I would appreciate everything!!

1. Is it more difficult to strive to do so than to try to apply right after school?
2. I am wary of transferring from Med Sci, I know that there are only 15 places, and it is even more competitive than a regular entry.. that would not be recommended, right?
3. Even though the LSR was 96.2 last year, it pretty much means you need a crazy ucat score and you're fucking tired of them at the interview - I'm taking one subjective subject, so I'm not sure how the HSC markers will relate to my MW, it might lower my atar.. should I even worry about taking a one-year break if my atar doesn't exceed 97.5?.. or please suggest any other score
4. Can I be in the first year of commerce and apply for the course as a non-standard candidate? How difficult is it and do I need to study at unsw?
5. I realize that I have to use my time to volunteer, etc. during the school year (which I am more than happy to do because I like it) - To what extent and for how many hours should I strive? I know it's VERY competitive. I am expected to take part in volunteering abroad, etc., I just wanted to know the standard
6. I'll keep thinking about it until January, maybe I'll decide to study commerce/adv at USYD because I like commerce too.
* Sigh, is this already a doomed fate? Am I just being stubborn? UNSW invites only 450 students for an interview, and only half of them are accepted.. so why did they choose me at all?? I don't want to be a pessimist, but there are so many discouraging factors

Posted 02 Dec 2021

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