Medicine places in Australia - the end of 2021 signals undergrad interview time.
/Graduate November offers
Graduate offers continue through to the end of November for international applicants for the University of Melbourne (onshore) and through to February for graduates applying for Flinders.
Late November deadlines
UNSW international applicants need to lodge their application with UNSW Admissions by 30th November. This is also the last day for international students to submit their UNSW Medicine Application Form and the last day to submit your SCATS (Special Consideration for Applicants with Tertiary Studies) application (if applicable).
If you are looking to apply for the Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours) - Science at ANU as a pathway to graduate medicine, the end of November is the deadline to add this as a preference.
Late November interviews
The mid November through to December period is interview time for undergrads. Western Sydney conduct Indigenous interviews during November, Charles Sturt also interview during this time. UNSW interview rural applicants from November to December. By 19th November, Monash are Interviewing onshore international applicants.
UWA commences their interviews with WA-based applicants from late November into early December. This is also the time for Curtin interviews and when the University of Newcastle/University of New England interview and assess NSW, ACT, Qld and rural applicants. The University of Newcastle/New England undertake undergrad interviews in the weeks commencing 22nd and 29th November.
The latter part of November sees interviews being conducted for international graduate applicants at UQ, Monash interview Malaysian offshore undergrad applicants with CQ and Charles Sturt/Western Sydney conducting undergraduate interviews. Undergraduate interviews conducted in late November that extend through to early December are undertaken by James Cook and the University of Adelaide.
December offers
Offers are issued in a fast and furious way in December with Macquarie and Monash (international) graduate offers made. UTas issue final round offers on the 10th for their Schools Recommendation program and provide first round offers to Tasmanian applicants in mid December. Curtin issue offers (TISC) just before Christmas, Monash are issuing international offers to onshore international students by the end of December.
December interviews
UNSW undertake rural interviews through into January, University of Newcastle/University of New England commence undergrad interviews at the very start of December. UNSW, La Trobe and Monash notify undergraduate applicants in mid to late December, with JCU following by the 24th.
December deadlines
Certified results need to be provided by international students to Monash in early December. Other deadlines around this time include 1st December being the final date for inclusion of the Joint Medical Program at the University of Newcastle/University of New England among UAC preferences, requirements to complete enrolment at Melbourne, rurality forms need to be provided to La Trobe and UTAS close their international Round 3 allocations. USC and Griffith want applicants to lodge their applications by the 10th in order to be considered for the January offer round. This is also the last date to submit a request to change your preferred enrolment location at University of Newcastle/University of New England.
The last days of December see deadlines for USC and Griffith with their applications closing and the end of December marks the deadline for submission of official academic transcripts for Flinders.
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Medical Schools in Australia Deadlines for late November and December 2021
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