No, the subjects you do don't really matter, and unis won't look at them. Just do the subjects you enjoy or are good at so that you can maximise your ATAR. Although chemistry is a prerequisite for some unis, so if you enjoy that then you should definitely do it
This is the general choice:
Wow GJ! What score should the upcoming students aim for?
This year was wayy higher than usual, I think 90th percentile was at 2900 or something ridiculous. Depending on the Uni, I’d be aiming for at least 95th percentile to be super competitive, 90th if you know you’re set to get a massive atar. >2950 seems a good target to aim for, although different uni’s may weight different sections differently
Yeah, iirc you got like a 3100+, that's radical! So damn ur such a genius.
Thanks man
are u sitting ucat next year?
As long as you consistently study for the UCAT from a few months out you should be fine to do well without taking a gap year. If that doesn’t work then a gap year after that is always an option.
Do you know why this year is way higher than usual?
A common theory was that people were inside from COVID and had more time to study
. I wouldn’t worry if you’re sitting next year, the exam was a bit easier than usual (for me at least) and a bit less time-pressured too. That’s why the marks were higher, I’m guessing
As long as you’re good at what you do you’ll be fine. There’s no advantage in selection based on any subjects you do, purely your ATAR and UCAT at nearly all uni’s.
How about the interview needed?
Interviews are given out to those who have an ATAR and UCAT considered ‘good enough’ for the uni. The interview is then used to different degrees at different uni’s. Some uni’s only consider interviews, while others will weight interviews, atar, and ucat accordingly.
pretty sure some schools give out interviews based on UCAT so that they can give offers ahead of others and try snatch up better students.
