Student Services : Careers 

As we enter the second half of term 2, the focus shifts towards preparing and planning for 2023 courses and subjects. The best decisions made are well informed ones, and I encourage students and families to check Teams and Compass for opportunities and updates for Careers. 

The last week or so has been challenging in the Careers and VET office, as we have been impacted by illness. Unfortunately, this has meant postponing appointments and missing some events. Apologies for any inconvenience – being such a small team it is hard to cover everything in these circumstances.  Thank you for your patience.

University early entry programs

A number of universities offer Early Entry programs aimed at recognising a range of student achievements, and not just the final ATAR.  Last week I uploaded a document to Teams and Compass for Year 12 students who want to find out more about these programs. 

Important information - Monash Medicine applications for 2023

Students considering applying for direct entry to Medicine in 2023 are urged to take note of the following regarding the interview process:

• Selection interviews for direct entry Medicine will commence in December (7, 8, and 9 December 2022) for Victorian students and the Dean’s Rural List applicants nationally
• Further interviews will be held in January 2023 for interstate and offshore domestic students, as well as Victorian students who were not interviewed in December 2022 but who have become eligible following the release of the ATAR results
• Invitations to December interviews will be based on the UCAT and the UCAT score required to be eligible to be considered will be 2900* 
• Students who do not receive an interview in December should not remove medicine from their VTAC preferences as they may meet the threshold to be invited to attend an interview in January. 
• Interviews will be held virtually. 
• Offers of a place in medicine will be based on equal weighting of UCAT, ATAR, Interview and will be made in the January 2023 offer round. 

This information, as well as additional details in relation to the admission process, can be found online and there is also a very helpful FAQs . 

For students interested in pursuing Graduate Entry Medicine, the Faculty of Science has developed a new online resource to help with understanding the progression and process.

*NOTE: The UCAT cut-off score from a preceding year is indicative only and will change with each intake depending on the distribution of scores and the number of applicants applying to Monash each year.  Therefore, the cut-off score may change for each cohort.

Making an appointment

At this time of year the demand for careers interviews rises dramatically.  If you need to discuss subject selection or pathways options with Booma, please ensure that you book early.  To make an appointment you can head to Compass>School Documentation>Careers>Appointments – and use the link to book a time.