Recent content by BenSmithy

I am considering doing a BPhil degree. For those of you who don't know what this is, let me explain... The BPhil degree is research-focussed and is only open to high-ATAR (99+) students. You do all the units that you would do if you had chosen a BCom/BSc or whatever. The difference is that...

Interesting perspective from an actual medical student. Thank you. Just a few Qs... -before you started uni, did you enjoy biology, anatomy and classes like that? How did you know whether you would like this sort of stuff, and did you actually end up enjoying the med degree? -What did you mean...

Oh ok. So that's one. Where are the "many other ways"? There is so much pressure to make the most of the "incredible opportunity and talent I have" (i.e. Getting a 99.90 ATAR). Not a day goes by without someone asking what I'm going to be doing (and I reply with maths) and their jaw drops and...

I understand what you're saying, but there's lots of pressure to make the most of the "incredible opportunity and talent I have" (i.e. Getting a 99.90 ATAR). Not a day goes by without someone asking what I'm going to be doing (and I reply with maths) and their jaw drops and they exclaim "DO...

Fair point, but I'm sure that you'd begin to enjoy med work at least a little bit after a few years (i.e "get used to it"). Also, there's lots of pressure to make the most of the "incredible opportunity and talent I have" (i.e. Getting a 99.90 ATAR). All my family+friends (they aren't asian...

So with a Math&Stat major, which would be better as a second major: Computer Science or Finance or Economics?

Thanks for the informative reply. I really understand what you're talking about in your last paragraph. I really enjoy doing maths and data sciencey stuff, and am quite happy to spend a few hours learning it each day (thats that "spark" that you were talking about). However, its always hard to...

Are you in the data science field yourself? Also, I've been running searches on seek and can barely find any data science jobs for the smaller cities (only 3-4 in Adelaide/Perth), so thats why I'm unsure about whether I'll be "set".

Isn't the actual studying portion of it only 7 years? Then the residences, internships, etc are paid, and you'd actually be working as a medical professional.

Ok...but why? From what some of my relatives and friends have told me, all 3 reasons do apply to medicine careers, right? Forgive me if I'm mistaken, but GPs can make 150k-250k, and specialists/surgeons can easily make up to 300k+. Also, there will always be a need for doctors, no matter what...

I'm going to uni next year, and originally, I wanted to get into data science or analytics, so my plan was to do Maths&Stats for undergrad then a Masters in Data Science (or maybe Statistics). The problem is, I'm really worried about the job prospects for data scientists (especially in a small...

I'm going to uni next year, and originally, I wanted to get into data science or analytics, so my plan was to do Maths&Stats for undergrad then a Masters in Data Science (or maybe Statistics). The problem is, I'm really worried about the job prospects for data scientists (especially in a small...

I'm going to uni next year, and originally, I wanted to get into data science or analytics, so my plan was to do Maths&Stats for undergrad then a Masters in Data Science (or maybe Statistics). The problem is, I'm really worried about the job prospects for data scientists (especially in a small...

I hear countless other people say this too, but they never seem to give any concrete examples? Some Medical professionals who I know are earning $300,000. Heck, I've heard that some senior guys rake in $500,000+. For most other professions, the max ceiling is about $200k, and those salaries...