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Uni Stuff => Faculties => Science => Topic started by: JV-12 on April 09, 2012, 07:51:20 pm

Title: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: JV-12 on April 09, 2012, 07:51:20 pm
I'm planning on doing bachelor of science degree at melbourne uni as a undergraduate degree to get into dentistry at melbourne, but im scared that after doing the 3 years course i dont get into dentristy. What can i do? can i use the bachelor of science degree to do anything else? like get a job or something? or would i have completely wasted 3 years?
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: DisaFear on April 09, 2012, 07:53:23 pm
If you do well results-wise, I'm sure it is possible to get a job
You could always double major, right, and expand your prospects? Math majors can get jobs in banks
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: nisha on April 09, 2012, 08:53:25 pm
You could also, specialise in another field -eg. Health sciences- and after 4+ years, you can find a job.
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: aes_999 on April 09, 2012, 09:41:30 pm
The method I am about to describe works for postgrade med, not sure about postgrad dent though.

You can 100% do med at UoM should you get above the cut off score (which is 99 i think?) and are willing to pay a full fee place for postgrad. Dent, idk but all i know is that dentistry has fewer places than med.
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: charmanderp on April 09, 2012, 11:22:43 pm
What about the Bachelor of Oral Health degree at UoM? That's an undergraduate degree, anyone know anything about it?
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: KevinooBz on April 10, 2012, 12:25:15 am
What about the Bachelor of Oral Health degree at UoM? That's an undergraduate degree, anyone know anything about it?
I think the course leads you on to work as a dental therapist or hygienist. It is a shorter course and as a therapists or hygienists you can't do some things that a general dental practitioner is allowed to do. A dentist is a doctor and earns more money. The Bachelor of Oral Health doesn't meet the requirements for the Doctor of Dental Surgery. You can choose Bachelor of Biomed/Science or Bachelor of Oral Health. If you actually enjoy dentistry I don't think you would mind either course. If it  is just for the mere fact of being an actual doctor and the shit tonne of money choose the Bachelor of Science. If you get a low ATAR pick bachelor of Oral Health unless you are willing to work your ass off for 3 years, get a high GPA and absolutely destroy the GAMSAT and interviews because graduate med and dentistry is so competitive at UoM. A good thing about the Melbourne Model is that it is such a broad system so there are many different options for graduate studies, you just need to have the certain prerequisite subjects.
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: thushan on April 10, 2012, 09:11:16 am
Just remember that Melb isn't the only grad dental school - USyd also offers the DMD. Also, if you're thinking medical school, there is UMelb - but don't forget Deakin (which is pretty good!) and Monash Gippsland too - which you don't need prerequisite subjects.
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: Starlight on April 10, 2012, 11:37:23 am
If you get a low ATAR pick bachelor of Oral Health

Haha the cut off for oral health was 93 though
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: KevinooBz on April 10, 2012, 11:49:47 am
If you get a low ATAR pick bachelor of Oral Health

Haha the cut off for oral health was 93 though
was it? My bad. In that case go for broke. Just find any university you can get into for dentistry.
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: John President on April 10, 2012, 03:30:50 pm
I know someone who after one year of Science at Melb, got accepted into Dentistry at James Cook Uni in Queensland. Apparently despite not being a big name uni, their program is quite good for that.
Title: Re: Bachelor of science at melbourne uni
Post by: nubs on April 11, 2012, 02:09:02 pm
The method I am about to describe works for postgrade med, not sure about postgrad dent though.

You can 100% do med at UoM should you get above the cut off score (which is 99 i think?) and are willing to pay a full fee place for postgrad. Dent, idk but all i know is that dentistry has fewer places than med.
Even if you get above 99, you still need to maintain a GPA of at least 75% (not as easy as it may sound) and you need to pass the interview, only then can you get a FFP and pay like 200k+ for your course while the CSP kids pay like a quarter of that I think
This also applies for the Doctor of Dental Surgery I believe

If you get 99.90 or above, then you don't need to worry about your GPA, you just need to pass the interview and take the required subjects and bam you get a CSP place.

List of guarantees and conditions:
http://www.futurestudents.unimelb.edu.au/admissions/entry-requirements/guaranteed-entry/guaranteed_entry_pathways_by_course

But yeah depending on what major you take, you'll have plenty of options to fall back on

I'm intending to do a major in maths, so if I decide to go for Medicine or dentistry or whatever, but I can't get in, my maths major will just allow me to do a masters in engineering, commerce, IT, teaching etc or I could continue studying maths at a masters level