Still unsure of what degree (2 Viewers)

[randomuser246]

Quick q, are u (op) aiming for post grad med? If so, I would choose the B/science degree and aim for post-grad med at USYD. That's just my personal opinion and I'm a bit swayed by uni prestige. Ultimately its up to u.

I have thought about it but not sure

 

[carrotsss]

Is it possible to be enrolled in 2 degrees and then decide before uni starts. I know I don’t have long but I’m so conflicted. I’ve told my family that I was going to do paramed but that was before the offer for science

if both are uac offers then I believe you can’t

 

[rh_06]

I found some other posts that may be of help:
https://www.reddit.com/r/unsw/comments/1ed55eu https://www.reddit.com/r/unsw/comments/v8v22a

 

[rh_06]

if both are uac offers then I believe you can’t

nah u can enrol in two degrees as long as u get offered them from seperate rounds. Reason is cos UAC only allows u to accept one offer pre round from whichever is placed as ur highest preference. but u can still accept an offer in round 1, then another in round 2, and enrol in both degrees.

 

[enoilgam]

I have received offers for multiple degrees at different unis but still unsure of what I should do. Offers have been med sci, pharma, paramed, science and similar. I hacve enrolled in paramed but an having second thoughts mostly because of an offer of Usyd science. I have never been set in a specific degree as I think I would enjoy most things. Any advice on what I should do. My main concern is that I want to be able to get a good job with decent pay but doesn’t have to be amazing. I have considered med but feel like I can’t risk my chances of getting in. Sorry for the long post any advice is appreciated

I wouldnt be doing Paramed or Pharmacy unless you fully understand what those professions entail. With paramed, it is shiftwork which can be very hard on the body as well as your personal life (I live with a health care worker who does shift, its a huge burden). You will also be working in a very unglamourous job, despite what TV depicts, 99% of your job will consist of dealing with elderly patients (who often times will be bouncing from nursing homes to hospitals because no one wants to deal with them and secretly the system wants them to die to end the burden) and druggies. The remaining 1% will be those special jobs like car accidents and sick kids.

Pharmacists these days have been reduced to retail work with a bit of health work thrown in the mix. Pharmacists are very qualified people, but for the majority who work in retail pharmacy, the job has been heavily downgraded by the healthcare system/government.

I wouldnt be picking either career unless it was a passion, if you have picked them because "you dont know what else to do", I would do something else. Both are quite restrictive degrees and have little use beyond those specific professions.

 

[idk123233]

I wouldnt be doing Paramed or Pharmacy unless you fully understand what those professions entail. With paramed, it is shiftwork which can be very hard on the body as well as your personal life (I live with a health care worker who does shift, its a huge burden). You will also be working in a very unglamourous job, despite what TV depicts, 99% of your job will consist of dealing with elderly patients (who often times will be bouncing from nursing homes to hospitals because no one wants to deal with them and secretly the system wants them to die to end the burden) and druggies. The remaining 1% will be those special jobs like car accidents and sick kids.

Pharmacists these days have been reduced to retail work with a bit of health work thrown in the mix. Pharmacists are very qualified people, but for the majority who work in retail pharmacy, the job has been heavily downgraded by the healthcare system/government.

I wouldnt be picking either career unless it was a passion, if you have picked them because "you dont know what else to do", I would do something else. Both are quite restrictive degrees and have little use beyond those specific professions.

yes i understand, im planning on doing pharmacy if i continue with it i will be aiming for industrial pharmacy or hospital pharmacy if possible. as of now i am aiming to get a non standard entry into medicine if i cannn or i will be tranfering into physio/radio (the degrees i wanted but my atar was a bit lower to how much was needed). i was going to pick medical science, however i found pharmacy to have at least a career with it

 

[idk123233]

I wouldnt be doing Paramed or Pharmacy unless you fully understand what those professions entail. With paramed, it is shiftwork which can be very hard on the body as well as your personal life (I live with a health care worker who does shift, its a huge burden). You will also be working in a very unglamourous job, despite what TV depicts, 99% of your job will consist of dealing with elderly patients (who often times will be bouncing from nursing homes to hospitals because no one wants to deal with them and secretly the system wants them to die to end the burden) and druggies. The remaining 1% will be those special jobs like car accidents and sick kids.

Pharmacists these days have been reduced to retail work with a bit of health work thrown in the mix. Pharmacists are very qualified people, but for the majority who work in retail pharmacy, the job has been heavily downgraded by the healthcare system/government.

I wouldnt be picking either career unless it was a passion, if you have picked them because "you dont know what else to do", I would do something else. Both are quite restrictive degrees and have little use beyond those specific professions.

I dont know what else to dooo :'), i have always wanted to work in the healthcare fielddd, but ive also got an offer in law/com as thats were my strengths lie

 

[rh_06]

I dont know what else to dooo :'), i have always wanted to work in the healthcare fielddd, but ive also got an offer in law/com as thats were my strengths lie

If u do a B/Med sci, you can probably have a career as a surgical tech with further study or experience. Thats my plan, to part time work whilst studying for gamsat or med, should I not get in straight away.

I've also got a law/media & law/med sci offer... hope I dont regret rejecting those

 

[Eagle Mum]

Pharmacists these days have been reduced to retail work with a bit of health work thrown in the mix. Pharmacists are very qualified people, but for the majority who work in retail pharmacy, the job has been heavily downgraded by the healthcare system/government.

The ‘health work’ that pharmacists do can make a huge difference to the health and functioning of the general population.
These include:
Blood pressure checks
Blood ‘screening‘ tests for glucose, cholesterol, INR (for patients on warfarin), HIV etc
Immunisation
Medical certificates for sick leave from work

Pharmacists are also the experts at drug interactions and give advice on how any particular drug might affect the metabolism of other drugs and therefore warn of the possibility of inadvertent ’overdose’, which even the prescribing doctor may not be aware of.

Because these address common issues in the community, the potential impact of pharmacists can be huge (though likely under-appreciated).

 

[Eagle Mum]

Yes u can be enrolled in 2 degrees. U can even do 2 degrees at the same time i.e one at unsw and another at usyd.

I once interviewed a candidate who studied full time medicine at USyd and full time law at UNSW concomitantly. I don’t know how she did it (or why) but her referees confirmed she did and she was the successful applicant for the staff specialist position.