What are my chances at USyd?

[caseofthemndays]

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I REALLY want to go to Australia! I'm an American with a 3.2/4.0 and an MCAT of 33. What are my chances, realistically at USyd, Adelaide, UQ or an of the others that accept int'l students? Give it to me straight, guys...

 

[paradocs we are]

For USyd, you need a minimum of an 8 in each section with an N (I think it's an N?) in your writing section to be given an interview. Also, you need a certain minimum GPA to be granted an interview. I am not sure if your GPA makes the cut-off. You should check their website. Then to get an acceptance, they weigh your GPA and MCAT at 50% and your interview performance at the remaining 50%. If you are eligible for an interview, I'd say your chances are pretty good provided you rock the interview.

 

[igcgnerd]

According to their website the cut off is 2.7 for American students. From my understanding if you make the GPA cut off, they use the MCAT to determine your interview priority. Based on your interview and your MCAT score they determine your priority for admission and they only use your GPA as tie breaker if you and others have the same score.

 

[JoeNamaMD]

With your stats you have a good chance assuming you do well on the interview.
Realistically, if you are planning to return to the US after finishing in Australia, with your MCAT you would be better off applying to Osteopathic medical schools in the USA. I say this for a number of reasons, it will be harder to match into a residency as an IMG, also financial aid is getting harder to find for foreign schools, for instance one lender Health Xpress no longer offers loans for medical students in Australia and Ireland, they still have their Gradplus program, also unless you have actually been to Australia who knows if you will like it, it can be difficult to be separated from family in a distant part of the world, a lot of the products and conveniences you find in North America can be more expensive in Australia or you won't be able to find them at all(cars and electronics are extremely pricey down under), another thing its hard to stay here once you finish unless you want to work in the outback.

Obviously a 3.2 is not high enough for a US MD program, but since you have a 30+ MCAT you would be competitive for a US DO school.

 

[caseofthemndays]

So, JoeNAMA, you're saying it's both harder to stay in Australia AND harder to get back to the US?