2024 HSC Students who got into unsw/usyd law, what were your atars/lat scores? (1 Viewer)

[mantrajens]

i go to a top 5 selective highschool and im taking the hsc this year, just wondering around what marks (atar and lat and maybe internal ranks) i should be aiming for to get into these two universities for law/com or law/arts (preferably law/com but is it true that it's more competitive??) thank u please please help me out

 

[sydengineer]

I did my HSC in 2023, since I went to a gateway school for most of year 12 I was eligible for early entry at UNSW to study Mathematics. The ATAR needed was only 68 after early entry lowered it by 12. Don't stress if you get a low atar since there is always IPT in uni. I know plenty of people who got ATARS in 65-75 range and now going to UNSW. Since you go to a top 5 selective school you won't get an ATAR that low but just saying for all the others here.

 

[skzza]

For atar you'd definitely need like 98+ to be competitive so considering your school being ranked so high try to rank top 15ish in most of your subjects depending on the b6 rate for your subjects- you wanna be aiming for as many b6 and high b5 as possible^^

 

[mantrajens]

For atar you'd definitely need like 98+ to be competitive so considering your school being ranked so high try to rank top 15ish in most of your subjects depending on the b6 rate for your subjects- you wanna be aiming for as many b6 and high b5 as possible^^

thank you so so much! do you know by any chance the average lat scores that were accepted??

 

[gammahydroxybutyrate]

i go to a top 5 selective highschool and im taking the hsc this year, just wondering around what marks (atar and lat and maybe internal ranks) i should be aiming for to get into these two universities for law/com or law/arts (preferably law/com but is it true that it's more competitive??) thank u please please help me out

99.5 and 99 lat for offers from both

yes, unsw and usyd are more competitive for law, but they're also much more difficult course and marking wise and much more respected by employers. it's probably easier to either: transfer in undergrad with a HD (85+) wam from an easier degree, or do the post-grad JD which is substantially the same.

the median LAT for entry is typically around 75

 

[yourbestfriend]

what if you go to a poorly ranked school, mine is 226th?

 

[theaeneid]

99.5 and 99 lat for offers from both

yes, unsw and usyd are more competitive for law, but they're also much more difficult course and marking wise and much more respected by employers. it's probably easier to either: transfer in undergrad with a HD (85+) wam from an easier degree, or do the post-grad JD which is substantially the same.

the median LAT for entry is typically around 75

which did u choose

 

[gammahydroxybutyrate]

which did u choose

usyd lol, part of it was not wanting to deal with trimesters

 

[gammahydroxybutyrate]

what if you go to a poorly ranked school, mine is 226th?

either come first and blitz every external exam, apply for adjustment factors if applicable, or look to transfer in later years

 

[skzza]

thank you so so much! do you know by any chance the average lat scores that were accepted??

no sorry I don't

 

[jonolad69]

thank you so so much! do you know by any chance the average lat scores that were accepted??

there are no average lat scores, people didnt get in with 90+, people got in with 80s, it is so random

 

[idkkdi]

usyd lol, part of it was not wanting to deal with trimesters

curious do u know how many top tier/mid tier clerkships usyds landing a cohort

 

[yourbestfriend]

do you reckon i should write the lat again this year, i got 87/100 last year in the 94th percentile?

 

[gammahydroxybutyrate]

curious do u know how many top tier/mid tier clerkships usyds landing a cohort

no idea on numbers, my rough impression is that a lot of people are on good clerkships, and its quite easy to land one if you have a distinction average and present half-decently at an interview.

 

[rh_06]

there are no average lat scores, people didnt get in with 90+, people got in with 80s, it is so random

the average is 70. (*74 u think)

 

[rh_06]

do you reckon i should write the lat again this year, i got 87/100 last year in the 94th percentile?

yes u should. Ur LAT result is valid for 2 years but they take your HIGHEST/BEST score. You can do it as many times as u want but only once an year. That way, if ur new lat score is better, yay, if not, u have your previous score to back u. I got 80/100 (2024) first try with no practice + no clue what the LAT is. Had I done it the previous year and known what to expect, my score could have been higher.
tldr attempt is as many times u can since they'll take ur best result anyway.

 

[yourbestfriend]

yes u should. Ur LAT result is valid for 2 years but they take your HIGHEST/BEST score. You can do it as many times as u want but only once an year. That way, if ur new lat score is better, yay, if not, u have your previous score to back u. I got 80/100 (2024) first try with no practice + no clue what the LAT is. Had I done it the previous year and known what to expect, my score could have been higher.
tldr attempt is as many times u can since they'll take ur best result anyway.

yes but do i need to? like i heard that atar is weighted much more than the lat when they are giving out offers. i kinda just wanna focus on my hsc, because the test is around trials time. so is it really worth it?

 

[idkkdi]

yes but do i need to? like i heard that atar is weighted much more than the lat when they are giving out offers. i kinda just wanna focus on my hsc, because the test is around trials time. so is it really worth it?

i wouldnt bother but ig it all depends on how confident u r that ur atar would be high

 

[rh_06]

yes but do i need to? like i heard that atar is weighted much more than the lat when they are giving out offers. i kinda just wanna focus on my hsc, because the test is around trials time. so is it really worth it?

u don't need to, but I would recommend u doing it to maximise your chances. TBH the line between LAT and ATAR isn't that clear. As long as both are above 90, u have a chance imo. + The LAT is only one day and it didn't affect my studies at all~ mostly cos I didn't bother preparing for it. Seeing as you've already done it, you prolly wont need to study too. If it helps, my friend got a 76 LAT and 98 ATAR and got an offer in a later round.
You decide its worth but imo it doesnt require much of u so why not do it to maximise your chances.