UMAT SCORE 300, UAI 100/ ENTER 99.95-which uni wuld u choose (2 Viewers)

[Lucid Scintilla]

Uber-quote.

Yes, I'm currently doing Med at UNSW. I got 221 as my UMAT score, but my Section 2 score was 45.

Ethics is boring; but it's a must. It's mostly just common sense anyway, though some of it was maybe meta-interesting.

Congrats. I aspire to be you/follow in your path; you are the person of my idolatry.

Or something.

i thought usyd doesnt do undergrad med?

It doesn't.

ethics wuld be pretty boring, just from the amount my cuzin talks about it,

Oh, so you don't find ethics worth the time, eh? Well, how is your life getting fucked over, and no one giving a crap, because everyone find ethics pretty boring, thereby creating a state of anarchy and pandemonium?

Oh... if it's only because your cousin, then ok...

yeh where do they till u which uni is top ranked for med?

Journals, websites, publications.

According to who/what authority is the sky blue?

Idiotic preschool/primary teachers.

jz cuz i typ liek dis i r kool.

You cannot be taken seriously if you can't express yourself properly.

Haha. There, there, LottoX.

Anyway, UMelb may currently have the best alumni, but we'll see how they fare in the future when it actually concerns us. The universities which invest into their programs will shine.

I should think that UNSW's alumni and alumnae succeed in life, whereas UMelb/Monash don't succeed that much. This is my opinion.

As long as one gets into one of the Group of Eight Australian Unis that offer Med, one is fine.

THES, and melb has a very good reputation in the UK (where my extended family live and work). Not sure about the US though. They recently had 1 or 2 rhodes scholars. The THES rankings are good as international students go by them, hence smarter internationals, hence bringing up the rep overseas also.

Kefuffle, someone brought up Times Higher Education Supplement.

This has been quite amusing.

 

[kido_1]

UNSW does a 6 year course without giving you a bachelor of med sci. At least melb uni is 6 yrs plus this bachelor of med sci.
However, i doubt that a bachelor of med sci will help you in any real way.
So from a prestige point of view, Umelb and UNSW dominate, but they are kind of a waste of time , if you value your life, then youve got monash and Uncle and UWS 5 yrs.

Just a few questions, if you wanted to be a surgeon which uni would be most ideal?
If you would like to be a GP which uni would be ideal?
If you would like to be a consultant specialist which uni would u go?

::If you were a retard which uni would you go?

 

[trustmenever]

humm, interesting
i hate pretentious people , it drives me insane but i know with arrogant attitude like that no matter which UNi u go around the world ,even at oxford, they will spit on people like that.

 

[KFunk]

UNSW does a 6 year course without giving you a bachelor of med sci. At least melb uni is 6 yrs plus this bachelor of med sci.
However, i doubt that a bachelor of med sci will help you in any real way.
So from a prestige point of view, Umelb and UNSW dominate, but they are kind of a waste of time , if you value your life, then youve got monash and Uncle and UWS 5 yrs.

I find it interesting that you say 'if you value your life' and 'waste of time'. Have you considered that university could be quite enjoyable? From my perspective I have the following:

- Access to a large library of books and academic journals (I enjoy reading).
- A music society with lots of bands I can play in (big bands are not easy to come by).
- Social events, people to meet, concerts...
- Academics who are willing to discuss interesting ideas.
- etc...

So far I've found the university life to be really enjoyable. Sure, there is a fair bit of work to do, but that's not going to change when I enter the professional world. If you are really desperate to get that porsche and house-with-a-view a year or two sooner than go ahead, push through medschool as fast as you can. However, I think you should pause before calling an extra year or two at university a waste of time - you can learn and do an enourmous amount of things in that space of time, and you'e got a lifetime to be a doctor, so why rush? Of course, I don't mean to say that longer courses are better. I just think that the idea that a longer course is a 'waste of time' is quite silly.

 

[trustmenever]

I find it interesting that you say 'if you value your life' and 'waste of time'. Have you considered that university could be quite enjoyable? From my perspective I have the following:

- Access to a large library of books and academic journals (I enjoy reading).
- A music society with lots of bands I can play in (big bands are not easy to come by).
- Social events, people to meet, concerts...
- Academics who are willing to discuss interesting ideas.
- etc...

So far I've found the university life to be really enjoyable. Sure, there is a fair bit of work to do, but that's not going to change when I enter the professional world. If you are really desperate to get that porsche and house-with-a-view a year or two sooner than go ahead, push through medschool as fast as you can. However, I think you should pause before calling an extra year or two at university a waste of time - you can learn and do an enourmous amount of things in that space of time, and you'e got a lifetime to be a doctor, so why rush? Of course, I don't mean to say that longer courses are better. I just think that the idea that a longer course is a 'waste of time' is quite silly.

NERD ALERT ( joking man, )
yes UNi is awesome but if u move to somewhere new( different state ) it's just hard to adjust at the beginning , new job, new place , new car( which i love ) ,
things get better later on

 

[kido_1]

hey is the UWS med campus in bankstown or campbeltown?

 

[trustmenever]

hey is the UWS med campus in bankstown or campbeltown?

hahahahha. u made me laugh :rofl:

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

hmmm interesting.. tho i agree about the review and 'opinion' section

see the thing is ... is 1 yr of medical research worth sacrificing 6 months extra (up to 1 extra yr) of practical experience?

just so u can look lik a tosser?... with your extra degrees?... but then when it comes to the crunch u didnt practice enough gelcos or IV lines.. again this is the students' job... medicine is student directed .. and if ure an intern (which is the primary aim of a MBBS).. are u going to be just competent? or good?... u need to think about this for the sake of patients..

just some questions to ask ureself

 

[kido_1]

You seem like those guys who give hints for ppl going to get interviewed for med(which is a good thing
USYds undergrad med is 7 yrs, wow.

 

[+Po1ntDeXt3r+]

alas im not
i think that u should make ure own decisions.. and just think about it.. then u can make an original informed answer in any case..

 

[un 1]

I think UWS's med campus is in bankstown, thou on the internet it says campletown, liverpoll, dunno?

 

[kido_1]

UWS's campus on its webpage it says campbeltown, but someone told me bankstown too.

 

[ajx]

hey i heard they are not going to do med in Melb uni from 2008/2009 onwards. Is thios true? are other nis phasing out their undergrad programs?

 

[ajx]

thats an interesting pt, there was some argument in class regarding phasing out med undergrad programs and replacing them with double degrees in the following years, but personally dunno*

 

[un 1]

same here-lol

 

[Anonymou5]

Technically, the sky isn't exactly blue.

Exactly, and yet people still generally (this excludes retards who nitpick even though it adds nothing to the issue at hand) regard it to be a perfectly sensible statement.

The point is, you don't always need some highly credible source to tell you confirm every little thing for you. Use a bit of judgment and common sense.

 

[kido_1]

does community service, volunteering and work experience at a hospital help u out in getting into med in any way-because someone in my class as saying that working at the hospital could be a good point to use when you ar getting interviewed. Any ideas?

 

[liverpool3k]

hey i heard they are not going to do med in Melb uni from 2008/2009 onwards. Is thios true? are other nis phasing out their undergrad programs?

only umelb is going that way atm. I think they're keeping their undergrad med degree beyond 09 tho.

kido, volunteering, anywhere, shows that you have some community "spirit". In a hospital, I guess would highlight your desire. added benefit of showing you have a balanced life... or something. I did jack all in year 12 except study, due to circumstance, and i got in; but im sure its an advantage.

 

[kido_1]

yes, thanks, but do you really have to do it to gain proof/evidence or can you say that i did such and such;;; without providing any evidence.

 

[ajx]

evidnece? no i doubt it, but they could probably tell if you were lying.
Hey what are ones chances of getting into a uni in NSW if your from vic?