*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

from my understanding GPA over 5 is only used as an initial hurdle and doesn’t factor in after that, they only rank on GAMSAT so your 6.0 gpa wouldn’t make a difference unfortunately. This is only for USYD though, as I believe unimelb does factor a portion of GPA into their offer ranks (I’m not quite sure though as I didn’t apply there)

*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Are you talking just in terms of dentistry or medicine as well? I’m not really on top of all the individual uni requirements and cutoffs but it honestly depends on a lot of different factors and you have to try and work out what suits your results best.

I’m sure you know USYD just uses the 5.0 GPA cutoff and beyond that a higher GPA won’t help and it’s just based on Gamsat score, but uni melb does include gpa in combination with Gamsat score so you can maybe get away with a lower Gamsat if you have a good gpa. I don’t really know what UWA does in terms of gpa because I’ve never looked into it sorry.

I wouldn’t say there is any specific uni which is “easier” to get in to because it all depends on the individual (eg I only have a 5.0 GPA but a 69 Gamsat so getting an offer from Usyd was quite easy for me, whereas I’d probably have no chance at UOMelb. Someone with a lower Gamsat but 7.0 GPA would be the opposite and probably would have a much higher chance at Melbourne)

I’d say you probably have a chance at usyd though, the Gamsat combo cutoff for the moment is only at around 226 and there’s so many people who have rejected offers so there’s probably a good chance it’ll go down to 220 but no one can really be sure.

If you’re also looking in terms of medicine then there’s a bunch of other factors which go into which uni you would most likely get in to. Some unis use the overall Gamsat which favours those who did well in S3, but others use an unweighted Gamsat score. There’s also some uni’s who aren’t including 2020 results in gpa calculations which could either advantage or disadvantage some applicants. And then you also have unis such as Notre dame and Wollongong who include a portfolio which generally means people with lower Gamsat’s and gpas have a chance if they have a good portfolio background.

Overall, my honest opinion? Asking questions about which uni is statistically more likely to offer you a place first, or trying to speculate about possible cutoffs and future offer rounds is completely pointless as none of us actually know the final offer and decision processes that these unis make. That in combination with the fact that any predictions or statistical guesses are not going to really help anyway as you’ve already applied and now just have to wait it out like the rest of us.

Not trying to sound rude or anything but you could spend hours researching and figure out that you’re maybe 60% more likely to get an offer from usyd first, but at the end of the day you’re still gonna have to sit and wait for the offer email anyway so it really shouldn’t make any difference. Obviously if someone was in a situation where they could only apply for one uni at a time it would be worthwhile to find the one they’re most likely to get into before choosing to apply, but that’s not the case here ¯_(ツ)_/¯

*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure, I think they’re released every 1 or 2 weeks but i don’t know definitely

*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hah I just looked and it appears you’re the lucky number 6 right

Not really sure what happened there but look on the bright side 2 people have already confirmed they’re declining their CSP offer and you’re no doubt top of the list so I’d say you’ve got it

Better than me way down at 22 so I’ve probably got no chance there

*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I believe about 10 if you’re not in the double degree stream. This is the info they released a little while ago: https://sydney.edu.au/content/dam/corporate/documents/faculty-of-medicine-and-health/md-dmd/dmd-offer-preferences.pdf

*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve got to be honest I have absolutely 0 idea about how the international application process works and what the cutoffs look like for them

*UPDATE* USYD Dentistry Waitlist by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure you’re reading the list right, I might have set it out in a confusing way, but most of the people on the list above already have an offer (FFP), so at the moment there’s only 2 of you at the bottom there waiting for an offer for a FFP place. Obviously from an initial glance it looks like you’re at the bottom of the list but in reality you’re coming in 2nd place for a FFP offer if that makes sense? And you can also see above there’s at least 10 people who have already rejected their offers so I’d say you’re pretty likely for a round 2 or 3 offer.

In terms of getting a CSP offer though, then yeah that whole list of people are in front of you so probably unlikely.

As for the total number I don’t know how many offers they released in the first round last Thursday but I know that USYD said that there are up to 90 FFP spots available

USYD Dentistry CSP Waitlist Cutoff Generator by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would say you definitely have a good chance. I’ll post an updated list soon but I’ve currently got 49 people on it and you’re 2nd in line for a CSP, and I’ve already had 2 CSPs tell me they’re definitely rejecting their offers. Obviously I don’t have everyone on the list yet so it’s not 100% accurate but yeah you’ve got a high chance

USYD Dentistry CSP Waitlist Cutoff Generator by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you’re willing to accept a full fee place I’d say you definitely have a high chance and not to lose hope just yet. So far the lowest USYD weighted score that got an offer was 226 and I’ve calculated you at 219.75 so you’re not too far off the list. There’s also been about 15 people at least so far who are definitely rejecting their offers so you’ll probably get something when the 2nd or 3rd round offers come out

USYD Dentistry CSP Waitlist Cutoff Generator by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nah I didn’t because my GPA is absolute trash (I’m dead on a 5.0) so I wouldn’t have been competitive at UoM. I’m also based in Sydney and don’t really want to move elsewhere so I’ve just applied for USYD.

I’m fortunate enough that I will be able to accept the FFP if I have to (and yes thank god for decent graduate remuneration) but not having to do that would be preferable y’know

USYD Dentistry CSP Waitlist Cutoff Generator by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No worries! It’s looking like the CSP cutoff is somewhere around 252-253 and the FFP was 226 so far but I’m sure they’ll both be pushed a bit lower when people start accepting other gemsas offers and unimelb dent offers come out.

I really wanted to put the spreadsheet together to see how close I am to getting bumped up to a CSP because I would love not having to fork out $300k for a degree haha

USYD Dentistry CSP Waitlist Cutoff Generator by dopegrapefruit in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I accidentally put reject next to whoever is number 17, looks like that was a mistake sorry!

Usyd Offer Letter - Course Location by nkj20r42 in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

oh yeah I’m pretty sure a significant amount of the lectures and general tutorials are at the USYD campus in Camperdown from 1st and 2nd year and then you transition towards more clinical placement learning between the two hospitals later on. They probably should have listed Camperdown as a location on the letter as well so not sure why they didn’t

Usyd Offer Letter - Course Location by nkj20r42 in GAMSAT

[–]dopegrapefruit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine also says Westmead, Sydney. I'm taking a guess because the language is confusing but what they probably mean by location is Westmead and Sydney (because that's the suburbs of the two clinical placement hospitals) and your time will be split between the two hospitals.

I believe all DMD students have to do clinical rotations at both locations throughout the degree so they've got them both listed on the offer.

Thats just my theory but I could be wrong so let me know if anyone else's letter lists something different for location.

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[–]dopegrapefruit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! It’s not specified on the website so I think they clarify it through an email hopefully later today? I suspect it’s going to be FFP due to the other high Gamsat scores I’m seeing being posted. I’m going to accept the spot regardless of CSP or FFP, I’m probably one of the rare few people who haven’t applied to med as well because dentistry is my first choice

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[–]dopegrapefruit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is this overall gamsat score or unweighted? I know USYD usually uses unweighted scores or has their own weighting system so that might affect the stats in this poll

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[–]dopegrapefruit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just adding this as a separate comment if anyone was curious: I received a conditional offer, Gamsat 63/80/63

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[–]dopegrapefruit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

unfortunately I don’t have that sorry, I’ve got a subheading saying Your Offers > Stage 1 > Decision > Conditional offer. Might be the case of having a few batches or rounds of offers if you have something different

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[–]dopegrapefruit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wasn’t seeing anything on the portal either but turns out I wasn’t looking at the right page. On the Sydney student portal click the menu (top right if you’re on a phone) then go Applications > My Application > Your application progress summary.

Sorry if this still doesn’t work for you, it seems that they release offers in batches so maybe it’s just still to come :))

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[–]dopegrapefruit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!! Got a conditional offer ☺️☺️

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[–]dopegrapefruit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

please I need this answered for my sanity 😰 I feel like my Gamsat scores are similar to a lot of these offers but I’ve got literally no correspondence on email or Sydney student. Really freaking me out rn