University of Sydney

Medicine
How to Apply
- Apply through UAC. There is also a separate online assessment process including a written assessment followed by a panel discussion

Pathways
Undergraduate - Undergraduate admission is available for high school leavers who have achieved exceptional results. Only 30 domestic and 10 international places are available in these degrees. The seven-year double degree medicine pathway combines the Doctor of Medicine with an undergraduate degree in arts or science.

Graduate - Graduate admission to the Doctor of Medicine is possible on completion of an eligible bachelor's degree from an Australian university to be eligible for admission to the MD course, applicants must have:

-A bachelor’s degree accredited at Level 7 under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) or a bachelor’s degree accredited at Level 8 under the AQF, from an Australian university or self-accredited educational institution; Or
- A bachelor’s degree from an overseas institution if the degree is equivalent to the standard of an (Australian Bachelor’s degree)
- Achieved a qualifying bachelor’s degree with a satisfactory minimum GPA score of 5.0 during the application process.
- Achieved 50 in each section of the GAMSAT to be eligible for the admission process.

ATAR:
ATAR of 99.95 for general applicants, E12 applicants need 95 and indigenous applicants need 90.

Recommended Subject:
Chemistry, biology, and mathematics. English competancy is essential as part of the admission criteria.

UCAT: Not required

GAMSAT - Required for post-graduate students. Each section of the GAMSAT will be used to rank the applicants. Neither overall GAMSAT score nor average GAMSAT score will be taken into consideration during the assessment of applicants for the University of Sydney MD course.

Interview:
While there is no mention of any formal interviews on the USDY website, over the past few years, as part of the "Assessment Day" applicants had to attend a group interview of 5-6 applicants and a number of interviewers. Also more recently applicanst were provided a times written task which they had to complete as part of the assessment. 
For 2025 intake the following information has been published on the USYD webite: 

18 Dec 2024 - Important Note: For assessment day 1, invitations will be emailed to eligible applicants on the morning of ATAR release, with RSVPs due by 2pm. Applicants are advised to pay close attention to their emails.
19 Dec 2024 - In-person assessment day 1 for domestic applicants - assessment dates and assessment modes are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results.  
13 Jan 2025 - Close of adding this degree as a preference to be considered for domestic assessment day 2
20 Jan 2025 - In-person assessment day 2 for domestic applicants - assessment dates and assessment modes are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results. 

Dentistry
There are two ways to enter the DMD program

Admission for undergraduate students
Undergraduate admission is available for high school leavers who have achieved exceptional results. The seven-year double degree dentistry pathway combines the Doctor of Dentistry with an undergraduate degree.

Admission to this course is on the basis of the following criteria:
- A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents).
- An online assessment process including a written assessment followed by a panel discussion. The results of this assessment will form part of the ranking of applicants.
- English language requirements where these are not demonstrated by sufficient qualifications taught in English.

Admission for graduate students
Graduate entry is a four-year postgraduate course for applicants with a bachelor's degree.

ATAR - As a guide, for 2022 entry a minimum ATAR of 99.6 or equivalent will be required to be considered

UCAT - Not required for undergraduate entry.

GAMSAT - required for graduate entry into the Doctor of Medicine program.
Interview:
While there is no mention of any formal interviews on the USDY website, over the past few years, as part of the "Assessment Day" applicants had to attend a group interview of 5-6 applicants and a number of interviewers. Also more recently applicanst were provided a times written task which they had to complete as part of the assessment. 
For 2025 intake the following information has been published on the USYD webite: 

18 Dec 2024 - Important Note: For assessment day 1, invitations will be emailed to eligible applicants on the morning of ATAR release, with RSVPs due by 2pm. Applicants are advised to pay close attention to their emails.
19 Dec 2024 - In-person assessment day 1 for domestic applicants - assessment dates and assessment modes are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results.  
13 Jan 2025 - Close of adding this degree as a preference to be considered for domestic assessment day 2
20 Jan 2025 - In-person assessment day 2 for domestic applicants - assessment dates and assessment modes are not negotiable and eligible candidates must attend the first assessment day after the release of their ATAR (or other secondary education qualification) results.