this is a tricky question. the ATAR score only determines which degrees you can get into at university, and this will vary depending on the degree you want to do (plain science through to biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomedical science etc) and which university. the ATAR score the universities give as their “cutoff” for the degree is only a rough guideline. this is because it is based on what the score was of the person who took the last spot in the course, so it will change year to year. some universities also give bonus points depending on what subjects you did in yr 12, where you live, and what school you went to, so always check out those as it could get you over the line where before you thought you wouldnt make it.
The basic science degree usually has a much lower entry score than the named degrees purely because it can take more students. the named degrees like biomedical science which i did, have to be small as they ten to have specialised classes with the teachers, or involve a project with a research lab somewhere, and there aren’t enough labs to go around for everyone doing science
Whether you will end up as a scientist depends on how well you do at uni. If you want to do honours (a year long research project after you finish the degree) you will need a minimum of 65%. some labs only take the best students of the class, so it would be in your best interest to work as hard as you can for the best mark you can get. good grades at uni will tend to open up opportunities over those with more average scores, but you can go out and make your own opportunities too!
when you finish honours, your undergrad score and your honours score will determine whether you get a PhD scholarship. It will also be included in the judging for some fellowships even after you finish your PhD. Fellowships are an essential part of proving your worth as a scientist, and you need to win prizes and pubilsh a lot to prove you are better than everyone else applying. Life as a research scientist is one big long competition. but your ATAR score will never be mentioned again once you get into uni
A lot of science courses at my uni you need around 70 to get in. The course I did was an advanced course and you needed 90. But ATAR isn’t everything. Because I came back to uni as a mature age student it didn’t count as much for me. I also didn’t do any science courses in year 11 or 12 and was still able to get in. I had to work very hard in 1st year to catch up on terminology I didn’t know, but it paid off because I did well and I got into honours and have won some scholarships.
As Miranda said, its really how you do at uni and how much effort you put in your job after you finish that matters. Funding is tough in research so you have to be willing to put a lot of effort in to get it.
this is a tricky question. the ATAR score only determines which degrees you can get into at university, and this will vary depending on the degree you want to do (plain science through to biotechnology, nanotechnology, biomedical science etc) and which university. the ATAR score the universities give as their “cutoff” for the degree is only a rough guideline. this is because it is based on what the score was of the person who took the last spot in the course, so it will change year to year. some universities also give bonus points depending on what subjects you did in yr 12, where you live, and what school you went to, so always check out those as it could get you over the line where before you thought you wouldnt make it.
The basic science degree usually has a much lower entry score than the named degrees purely because it can take more students. the named degrees like biomedical science which i did, have to be small as they ten to have specialised classes with the teachers, or involve a project with a research lab somewhere, and there aren’t enough labs to go around for everyone doing science
Whether you will end up as a scientist depends on how well you do at uni. If you want to do honours (a year long research project after you finish the degree) you will need a minimum of 65%. some labs only take the best students of the class, so it would be in your best interest to work as hard as you can for the best mark you can get. good grades at uni will tend to open up opportunities over those with more average scores, but you can go out and make your own opportunities too!
when you finish honours, your undergrad score and your honours score will determine whether you get a PhD scholarship. It will also be included in the judging for some fellowships even after you finish your PhD. Fellowships are an essential part of proving your worth as a scientist, and you need to win prizes and pubilsh a lot to prove you are better than everyone else applying. Life as a research scientist is one big long competition. but your ATAR score will never be mentioned again once you get into uni
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A lot of science courses at my uni you need around 70 to get in. The course I did was an advanced course and you needed 90. But ATAR isn’t everything. Because I came back to uni as a mature age student it didn’t count as much for me. I also didn’t do any science courses in year 11 or 12 and was still able to get in. I had to work very hard in 1st year to catch up on terminology I didn’t know, but it paid off because I did well and I got into honours and have won some scholarships.
As Miranda said, its really how you do at uni and how much effort you put in your job after you finish that matters. Funding is tough in research so you have to be willing to put a lot of effort in to get it.
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