Has UMAT been removed for UNSW Optometry entry? (1 Viewer)

[Simorgh]

I remember you required the UMAT and an ATAR above 95 for entry into Optometry at UNSW?

Now from reading on their site they have suddenly changed the ATAR entry to 98 without mentioning UMAT.

Has there been some sort of change? Neither have they even mentioned such a change on their site.

https://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au/future/admission-requirements

 

[UMasta]

Yeah they removed umat lol

 

[boredofstudiesuser1]

I remember you required the UMAT and an ATAR above 95 for entry into Optometry at UNSW?

Now from reading on their site they have suddenly changed the ATAR entry to 98 without mentioning UMAT.

Has there been some sort of change? Neither have they even mentioned such a change on their site.

https://www.optometry.unsw.edu.au/future/admission-requirements

Didn't you make a post where you were asking about studying for UMAT in year 11??? Sucks to go to the effort and then find out you don't have to do it... On the plus-side, one lest test to do, right?

 

[si2136]

Wow, they actually changed it!

Looks like you need to do Vision Science anyways and then do a Masters in Clinical Optometry.

Rip the demand of Optometry then.

 

[PleaseCompleteTheReq]

How did it work before?

 

[Simorgh]

Didn't you make a post where you were asking about studying for UMAT in year 11??? Sucks to go to the effort and then find out you don't have to do it... On the plus-side, one lest test to do, right?

Nah I am still gonna be doin UMAT for Med. Optometry is like my 2nd choice.

But either way need to get 98+ to increase chances of getting into Med and off course Optometry.

 

[Simorgh]

How did it work before?

Before they made it pretty clear that you need 95+ and the UMAT to get Optometry. For UMAT, people even got in with their percentile around 50-70.

 

[PleaseCompleteTheReq]

oh I meant to quote the guy who said "Looks like you need to do Vision Science anyways and then do a Masters in Clinical Optometry," was it different before?

 

[si2136]

oh I meant to quote the guy who said "Looks like you need to do Vision Science anyways and then do a Masters in Clinical Optometry," was it different before?

Yes. You could directly enter into Optometry before. I think this course admission changed this yr

 

[bangladesh]

interesting

 

[Simorgh]

Yes. You could directly enter into Optometry before. I think this course admission changed this yr

You still enter directly into the Master of Clinical Optometry which is a double degree with Bachelor of Vision Science. So still basically the same degree.