Transfer Q's (2 Viewers)

[Minai]

Originally posted by Ragerunner
Minai would you happen to know the NRSL cutoff for Economics or Commerce for your year?

Unfortunately no.
You can ask admissions at UNSW for it, ask Laz the process though, cos apparently UNSW give you the run-around (since they dont like giving out this info..?)

 

[saves.the.day]

Originally posted by JKDDragon
Hey Minai, I'm currently doing a BSc at Sydney, and I want to do the Graduate Medicine course at Usyd after the 3 years Bachelors. My UAI was only 88.35, what would your advice be for that?

For graduate med. Don't they only take into account your GAMSAT score?

 

[Minai]

GAMSAT and Uni grades as well

 

[Ragerunner]

I'm going to go find out the NRSL cut-offs for commerce and economics tomorrow.

Now, if they refuse, I'm not gonna leave and tell them that there is such thing as a NRSL cut-off until they get pissed.

Now, what if they still don't want to tell me and instead lie and tell me the Year 12 cut-off instead?

Should I tell them off again? Or is it possible that it's the same?

 

[santaslayer]

They wouldnt lie would they? The most they'll do is make u run in circles to get the answer?

btw, u could ask for combined law as well! thx

 

[Minai]

If they refuse, maybe you should request it under the Freedom of Information Act ?
Like Lazarus did in gaining his raw HSC marks from BOS

 

[TheKey]

isnt there any way to estimate what the NRSL cut-off may be for something liek commerce, and also would it be different if you wanted to do commerce as part of your double degree?

if the normal cut off is 96, the NRSL would be abit lower right? say 94-95?

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by TheKey
isnt there any way to estimate what the NRSL cut-off may be for something liek commerce, and also would it be different if you wanted to do commerce as part of your double degree?

if the normal cut off is 96, the NRSL would be abit lower right? say 94-95?

no its no different

I'd guess it at probably about 92'ish
Combined Law at UNSW was about 95.80 this year

 

[mic]

95.80? hmmm, i'm guessing it'll increase next yr too argh.

minai, do you know what the cut off was last yr?

 

[Minai]

I think it was about the same
Actually, the 95.80 was for 2003,
I could've been slightly higher for 2004 (not over 96 though)

 

[mic]

cool, thanks!

 

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by Minai
If they refuse, maybe you should request it under the Freedom of Information Act ?
Like Lazarus did in gaining his raw HSC marks from BOS

Universities are exempt from the info act

 

[hei*oo]

u know for the NRSL cut off..does it mean if u get higher than the cut off..u'll definitely get in? or..dont they set a quota on how many spaces available then rank all the applicants..until all the spaces are filled up?

 

[Toodulu]

yeh, they do that and then the person who got in with the lowest NRSL dealie determines the cutoff

that's why we don't know next year's cutoff yet

 

[TheKey]

Originally posted by Minai
I'd guess it at probably about 92'ish

hmm that just might be possible to get then, my uai of (89.3+96)/2 = 92.65, and if i remember correctly, 96 = distinction average, so i basically need 75%+ average for my uni marks...

thx for the info minai

 

[santaslayer]

and a high end distinction.....ie. 6.50+ will be equivalent of a 99.5!

 

[mic]

another thing minai, does unsw use the bell curve system? if so, does that mean your raw mark might be adjusted according to the quota of ppl given certain marks?

 

[ohne]

Originally posted by mic
another thing minai, does unsw use the bell curve system? if so, does that mean your raw mark might be adjusted according to the quota of ppl given certain marks?

My understanding is it depends on the lecturer. Most of my courses use bell curves but some of the smaller ones don't. If your subjects did use bell curves then your raw marks would most likely be adjusted. The top 14% of people achieving distinction is a number I have heard.

 

[ohne]

Originally posted by Ragerunner
I'm going to go find out the NRSL cut-offs for commerce and economics tomorrow.

Now, if they refuse, I'm not gonna leave and tell them that there is such thing as a NRSL cut-off until they get pissed.

I don't suppose there's any chance they told you? If so could you please post it?

 

[TheKey]

Originally posted by Asquithian
from what ive seen the lectuers seen fond of the good old bell curve...

i think its just easier for them

wouldnt that mean they fix it so that certain amount of people fail? or do u mean they scale those that are >50 and those below are left with whatever they got?