Volume XI · Issue No. V · 08 May 2026
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II.

How Australian admissions work.

Most undergraduate medical schools in Australia weigh three criteria — ATAR, UCAT, and a medical interview — to decide who gets an offer.

I.
ATAR

Your school grades — the academic baseline.

II.
UCAT

2-hour test, 181 questions, 4 sections.

III.
Interview

MMI or panel — presence and ethics.

IV.
Offer

A medical school offer.

ATAR
~33%

Your end-of-school academic record. Some schools require a 99+ minimum.

UCAT
~33%

Two-hour aptitude test. Most schools want a 90th-percentile minimum.

Interview
~33%

MMI stations or panel format. Where presence and ethics matter most.

Each school weighs the three differently. Adelaide is 20/40/40, Monash is 33/33/33, UNSW requires a 99.3 ATAR plus 93rd-percentile UCAT minimum, and James Cook and Bond skip the UCAT entirely. See every school's requirements →

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