[Ask Me Anything] #9: mtse

[appleandbee]

Hi,
I got an ATAR of 99.95 and a 100%ile UMAT. Do you think I have any chance of getting into medicine at UoM??
Thank you so much 

I've always knew that you secretly want to go to UoM 

[FallingStar]

Whilst you've duxed your school, others in your cohort may have been very disappointed with their ATAR scores, and perhaps didn't get into the course they wanted. The same applies to my cohort. What would you say to these people? How would you help them not feel like they've failed given the disproportionate nature of the year 12 cohort in high performing schools?

[mtse]

Hi,
I got an ATAR of 99.95 and a 100%ile UMAT. Do you think I have any chance of getting into medicine at UoM??
Thank you so much 

I concur with the others, I think you have maximum 1% chance of getting into UoM. And although Monash faculty may like your scores, we don't want you either

[mtse]

Whilst you've duxed your school, others in your cohort may have been very disappointed with their ATAR scores, and perhaps didn't get into the course they wanted. The same applies to my cohort. What would you say to these people? How would you help them not feel like they've failed given the disproportionate nature of the year 12 cohort in high performing schools?

I'm going to come back and write an answer for this when I'm not in a rush but I completely agree that there is a terribly skewed perspective on scores that is especially apparent amongst students from high performing schools. (Like a lot of the time 90+ ATAR is considered nothing more than average where in fact a 90+ is an achievement considering that is does mean you are in the top ~10% of the state)

And more specifically regarding your cohort, it's really really really unfortunate you guys got caught in the middle of a "teacher turnover" and suffered majorly despite paying a ton for what is meant to be top quality education.

[Joseph41]

Hey mtse,

Thanks for doing this!

- Do you think your study techniques/habits have changed having now studied a strenuous course at university?
- What would you say is your major passion in life?

[EEEEEEP]

hey Mtse

What came first, the chicken or the egg?