they didn't state specifically a cut off?......

and it is unusual for medical offers before results are out in the past.....maybe they have less applicants nowadays, what with the kind of fees they are charging........

there is no isat cut off.......they usually have a scoring system, marks for isat, projected atar, interview (those unis who do interviews), and then pick off the top x number to offer.....so poor isat scores can be compensated by high atar......

but since you are on shore, aren't you supposed to do umat?

This should really be considered a "conditional offer" since requirements as per conditions stated out will still need to be met. Similar offers were made last year as well. No specific mention of ATAR cut off in the offer letter, offers were based on mid-years and ISAT. UTAS and Monash do not require international students to sit for UMAT, but some universities in NSW require this, so we sat for this as well. As for fees, UTAS is probably the lowest at AUD41k per annum.

This post has been edited by windz93a: Sep 9 2011, 09:30 PM

yes, of course it is a conditional offer, since you have not got your final results.......atar 95 (or your equivalent, ?trinity?) should not be difficult to get.......

yes utas is the cheapest, and only 5 years, so it is significantly cheaper than unsw and adelaide........

UWS offers a 5 year MBBS course as well.

problem is, it's not (yet) in both msia and spore's recognised uni list....

i think the fees are a bit more than utas.....and living cost will be significantly more........

Thanks, you just reminded me!

Hello windz93a, if you need more info regarding this island *cough*, and also the course, feel free to PM me or post questions here. =) yes I think that's a conditional offer, so that doesnt mean that you've got the spot, yet.

Living cost in tassie isn't as cheap as ppl think it is. We have less variety of food and groceries are tad bit more than mainland. The upside is the cheaper tuition fees. I've kinda lost track of the fees for mainland unis, but for UTAS it has risen to 41k per year in 2011. Lecturers are really really nice and experienced. They are all really dedicated and very enthusiastic about their work. And most of them are still active researchers, apart from those clin doctors.

Even though it's a 5 year course, they are now pushing students to do a year of research like those in mainland. I guess that's one of the downside of having a 5 year course. According to a senior, you'll need a published paper to help you get into some high demand specialities such as cardiology or orthopaedics.

Onelove, thanks! It's stated in the LO that fees for 2012 is 41k, and am required to pay half in a few weeks time as acceptance. So it's basically 6 yrs including research year. I am still aiming to stay in the big island .

you need to pay half as an acceptance? And you've only gotten a conditional offer? I'm not aware of such arrangement. it's a 5 year course. the extra year is optional. I don't think they've made it compulsory seeing that they just changed from a 6 year course to a 5 year course not long ago. Sure, everyone aims for the big names =) but just saying, I don't think the med education here is any inferior to their teachings. And no, I'm not paid by the school to say this =P I'm loving my faculty and my lecturers and i'm loving med. =) p/s the difference is just too big compared to my previous university.

Pay half of the first year's fees. I understand such offers were also made last year. I am an onshore intl student, so maybe the process may differ if applying via a different route. I am sure the quality of med education across australian unis are very good. So which uni were you previously in? Are you already in second or third year?

it's actually the 1sem fees plus the oshc of $2520.....

it's only a conditional offer, and they don't tell you what that condition is.....so it's a bit sneaky of them, they want to lock you in, before offers from other unis come out.........knowing full well they will always loose out to the big boys like monash and unsw........

of course, they promise you a full refund should they deem you not fit after the release of the year 12 results.....while the website states a minimum of 95, they do NOT tell you if that will be your target, or they have a higher cutoff......

but the danger is, someone rejects other offers, thinking they have got utas, and then gets rejected.....

if you withdraw after they confirm an offer, more than 1 month before commencement, they will still refund you 90% of the fees........

i should add that utas fees is the 2nd cheapest, after newcastle.......monash is a whooping $18k more a year!!!

This post has been edited by limeuu: Sep 10 2011, 10:40 PM

yes to all...LOL! Am not sure about NSW or SA, but I was told Monash will only offer (for onshore students) in early January, since VCE results out in mid December.

monash offers for off shore applicants was out last month.....

but looking at their fees, some people will have to think twice.....

the other thing is, most unis don't lock their fees nowadays, it increases yearly, supposedly indexed to inflation, although recent increases were obviously NOT inflation levels......

but it appears utas is locking theirs.......they clearly stated the total fees for 5 years is $205k......which is reassuring.....

Gosh, did you happen to sight a similar "offer of enrolment"? You're scary!

2nd year currently. =)

oh wow, didn't notice that at all. it's only 37.4k! + the JMP sounds interesting as well. Well yeah, they ask u to pay up and will give you a time limited offer. And they normally issue that quite early compared to other reputable universities like unsw, uwa, and monash. (Sorry windz, totally forgotten bout this. I do recall similar offers been issued during my time as well)

I think a TER of at least 98 should do it. Best if you can get beyond that, but generally the website minimum is always underestimated. I guess people tend to put UTAS as a 'backup' because: 1. .... this is tassie.... 2. it's not a uni from G8.

yes.....

Who ARE you?

Oh wow...

our ex PM Dr. mahathir is the chancellor for the perdana university...

Very subjective if this merits a "wow" reaction, in today's political climate.

5 years for the first batch to graduate. Can he still walk then?