Hi.
Has anyone ever transferred from Deakin/RMIT Science into Monash Science after 1 year? Is it really competitive this way? Or would it be wiser to go into a Diploma at Monash college then into Science at the University?
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There was one guy on here a while ago who did science at Deakin and transferred over - most of his stuff got advanced standing, so that's pretty good. (that is, most of his units got credited)
However, if you go the diploma route, the upside is you can get your whole diploma credited and jump straight into the second year of your BSc if you want to major in chemistry or something from the biological sciences, so you basically have lost nothing, which isn't guaranteed for an external transfer. It's not as clear if you want to do physics, maths or environmental stuff, though, but you might be able to jump to second year for those as well.
I'd contact Monash college about what kind of grades you'd need to get to the BSc, but I imagine just a credit would actually be fine. Also ask about physics/maths/environment if you're interested. If you want to major in bio/chem and do the other stuff as a side thing, you're fine, but if you want to major in one of them, there's possible an issue.