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Students studying in Victoria - special advice

Victorian Certificate of Education applicants

You are advised to contact the International Recruitment Services (scenquiries@adm.monash.edu) office two days after offers are announced to ensure your email and mailing address is current. (You details may have changed since your Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) application).

Please note: Monash University does not accept Special Entry Access Schemes (SEAS) applications for international students.

Victorian International Baccalaureate applicants

As a Victorian IB applicant you must ensure that you, or your school, have submitted the necessary B2 form (results transfer request) to the International Baccalaureate Organisation. This form allows VTAC to obtain your results electronically and send to Monash University. You will also need to sit the General Achievement Test (GAT).

Please speak to the careers adviser at your school for further information.

Medicine (MBBS) applicants

Entry into Monash Medicine is determined in three main ways.

  • ISAT results
  • Interview
  • Final academic results (ENTER score)

ISAT

  • You must sit the ISAT -- (International Student Admission Test), conducted by the Australian Council for Education Research (ACER), if you are applying to study medicine (MBBS).
  • Test dates in Victoria and interstate.
  • ISAT results are sent directly by ACER to Monash.
  • The UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admissions Test) is not accepted by Monash University Medicine for international students.

Interviews

  • Applicants are invited to interviews based on ISAT results
  • Interviews are conducted in December at the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences at the Clayton campus in Victoria.
  • Each interview is approximately 40 minutes and is conducted by a panel of 3 trained interviewers
  • Interview questions are developed to determine personal qualities, leadership abilities and motivation to succeed in the medical course
  • Applicants are assessed based on quality of motivation, appropriateness of interpersonal style and communication skills

Application tips

  • ISAT
    • Practice sample questions so that you are familiar with the testing style
    • ISAT can only be undertaken every 6 months, so give yourself plenty time in case you wish to re-sit the test
  • Interviews
    • Ensure you are prepared and well rested
    • Practice mock interviews with family and friends
    • Create your own set of questions to cover areas such past accomplishments and what you would do in particular situations
    • Practice speaking clearly and understand your body language
    • Practice active listening skills - ask a friend or family member to read a short story to you and then ask you a specific question
    • Be prepared for anything

Art & Design applicants

Victorian VCE/IB international applicants

Entry into the program is determined by:

    • Final academic results (ENTER score)
    • Pre-selection Kit
    • Folio
    • Interview

Application process

  • You must submit a pre-selection kit.
  • Kits are available from the Art & Design Faculty during Open Day or alternatively by contacting Art & Design
  • You must attend an interview in late November/December
  • Pre-requisites subjects must be met

Folio requirements

  • Submit a folio of your best work - 10-15 examples produced at school, in your own time or at a short course
  • Work submitted should reflect a broad range of media such as
    • Drawings - finished work and sketches
    • Drawings of design
    • Design work or ideas
    • Paintings
    • Photography
    • Prints
    • Fashion/textiles
    • 3D works or models (photos accepted)

Interviews

  • Interviews will take play in late November/early December
  • The interview panel is comprised of a maximum 3 people from faculty staff, industry panels and recent graduates
  • The panel will assess you based on evidence that you have strong communication skills, are motivated to study and have ideas
  • The panel will review your folio and ask for you to explain your work

Application tips

  • Prepare your folio in advance
  • Submit a folio that highlights and shows your interest area in the particular field of study
  • Understand your folio and the techniques used in your works displayed