DFEE for medicine??? (2 Viewers)

[ssejamafone]

you know how DFEE significantly lowers the uai for courses, well does the same happen for medicine? Does it lower the uai? Is there even DFEE for medicine, or is only CSP available?

 

[aussiechica7]

it's lower but not by that much. often a few umat points, a few 0.10s of UMAT points or a slightly lower interview score. remember, there's only a handful of dfee'ers per med school, and about 100-200 students per year. the DFEEers r only just below the cutoffs for the CSP places.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

yeah.. its not that low..

i have heard ppl with 99.5+ getting DFEE and not CSP

 

[ssejamafone]

wow. 0.o so there really aren't any good points about dfee, eh? except for those few people. oh wells.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

$200K is the approx going rate.. +/- $20K to $40K.. :S

 

[ssejamafone]

$200K is the approx going rate.. +/- $20K to $40K.. :S

holey shite! seriously???

hey, wait a sec. that's more than tons of people earn every year..... you gotta be pullin my leg, right?

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

for the whole course .. per yr its lik $32-40K

 

[lala2]

Yup, it's a HUGE financial commitment. Someone I know was offered DFEE for UNSW med but turned it down. I'm pretty sure her parents are capable of paying but talking $32K+ a year--that's like double (our) school fees (she was on a full scholarship).

 

[velox]

Stupid to do DFEE unless you are rich. Better off reapplying. How can you pay off $200k?

 

[velox]

Do you know much doctors get paid? You would be saving for a house deposit too...

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

they can make back the DFEE

but its still alot of money.... i dun think that its worth one yr tho...

 

[Dr.Dan]

Umm sorry to play the dope here , but what exactly is dfee and c.... something ? whats the difference between them?

 

[watatank]

dfee means you pay upfront

csp is you pay later.

 

[velox]

Well, at Bond, the course is 4 years, saving you 70-80K =)!

=P So it'll only be like 130K in total! Bargain!

Lol, its more like $240 000.

http://www.qtac.edu.au/Courses/courses/midguide2007/020712.htm

they can make back the DFEE

but its still alot of money.... i dun think that its worth one yr tho...

How? Assuming you earn 300k in the first 5 years, take away ~40% for tax, you are left with 180k. How are you going to live on -20k? (assuming the cost is $200k, im pretty sure its like $240k at UNSW).

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

given the current rates...
and gettin into a reg program ull be on about 400K.. in the 1st five yrs

the mean earnings have gone up... yeah u wont be living on much but then... hey.. some ppl have $$$ parents or dun mind living on a loan..

 

[ssejamafone]

hey, i'm pretty sure someone on bos (was it you aussiechica??) posted something along the lines of "soon the unis are only going to take into account your gpa and umat when transferring to medicine, and won't have to take into account your uai anymore". Is this true????

 

[velox]

given the current rates...
and gettin into a reg program ull be on about 400K.. in the 1st five yrs

the mean earnings have gone up... yeah u wont be living on much but then... hey.. some ppl have $$$ parents or dun mind living on a loan..

Im not sure about 400k. But yeh...we were talking about paying it off by yourself. If you count parents, then it can potentially be very easy, or hard.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

yeah of course but i think some ppl have the means and some wont..

but given my situation.. id rather just redo the UMAT.. and wait 1 yr or so..

 

[aussiechica7]

i don't think i said that, but yeah apart from unsw and utas, uais don't matter for non-standard applicants.

for unsw, the uai counts for 50% and the gpa for 50%
for utas they take your last 3 semester's worth of gpas. if you're only in 1st yr (i.e. have only taken 2 semesters at uni) they take those 2 gpas and your uai.

 

[ssejamafone]

i don't think i said that, but yeah apart from unsw and utas, uais don't matter for non-standard applicants.
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really? Wow, that makes me feel a lot better now. I think i might actually be able to get into med after all

ps. sorry for incriminating u. but, i'm so sure i read it somewhere....