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[abeybaby]

And no, it's about proving others wrong.

I can't wait to see the look on my uncle and parents' face when I get into the Bachelor of Science at UoM.

I just don't understand this... Why does your uncle's opinion influence YOUR opinion of YOURSELF? Should you want to get into your course purely for YOU? What difference does your uncle's opinion make?

[MJRomeo81]

Satisfaction comes from within. Aim to please yourself. Achieve your own goals.

Getting into the course that no one said you could is great! But where to from there? I've seen many students drop out because they worked hard to get into uni but then their motivation suddenly disappeared.

When you set your own goals/benchmark there's also less psychological pressure - the only person you will disappoint is yourself, etc. Just something to keep in mind.

[simba]

Satisfaction comes from within. Aim to please yourself. Achieve your own goals.

Getting into the course that no one said you could is great! But where to from there? I've seen many students drop out because they worked hard to get into uni but then their motivation suddenly disappeared.

When you set your own goals/benchmark there's also less psychological pressure - the only person you will disappoint is yourself, etc. Just something to keep in mind.

I definitely get where you mean here, which is why I've always made sure my top motivation was getting into the course I wanted to (and not what would impress others, because if I was really motivated through proving others wrong I probably would have decided to pursue medicine or something I'd have ultimately not been suited towards)
So I guess the reason of 'proving others wrong' is more of a supplementary thing, but at the end of the day as long as I can get into what I want I don't really care about it!

[jeanweasley]

Having a master's degree sounds good anywhere lol

I'd want a doctorate degree only because being called Doctor is kind of cool. haha.

[Guest]

Bragging rights 

[Good Will]

So that I can warrant insulting my kids when they get bad marks.   

[pi]

So that I can warrant insulting my kids when they get bad marks.   

I found this picture of future-you on the net! What do you rekon?

[Guest]

If anyone of you got a good ATAR, would you be considering studying overseas by any chance?
OR
Would you lock in med as your one and only option, wherever it may be?

Just curious to see whether there is still a preference to studying overseas, rather than locally.

[Shenz0r]

Quite a lot of the chancellors at UoM are applying for exchanges overseas.

But I don't think many people would consider doing a whole degree overseas, unless they got a scholarship. It's way expensive; people would rather just go under HECs.

[spectroscopy]

If anyone of you got a good ATAR, would you be considering studying overseas by any chance?
OR
Would you lock in med as your one and only option, wherever it may be?

Just curious to see whether there is still a preference to studying overseas, rather than locally.

most overseas unis dont care about atar, their nation either has its own exams and/or they look at your reports from (usually) year 9 onwards
when i was in year 8 some dude in year 12 got 99.2 or 99.25 or something and did the SAT's multiple times, he was your typical studious beast, yet he couldnt get into university of north carolina because he did shit in year 9 10 and most of 11 and ended up with a really bad GPA - granted uncs a difficult school to get into - but just saying atar =/= overseas unis, just aussie ones and sometimes UK

[Guest]

most overseas unis dont care about atar, their nation either has its own exams and/or they look at your reports from (usually) year 9 onwards
when i was in year 8 some dude in year 12 got 99.2 or 99.25 or something and did the SAT's multiple times, he was your typical studious beast, yet he couldnt get into university of north carolina because he did shit in year 9 10 and most of 11 and ended up with a really bad GPA - granted uncs a difficult school to get into - but just saying atar =/= overseas unis, just aussie ones and sometimes UK

Oh wow. I never knew high school reports had so much importance.

[Professor Polonsky]

If anyone of you got a good ATAR, would you be considering studying overseas by any chance?
OR
Would you lock in med as your one and only option, wherever it may be?

Just curious to see whether there is still a preference to studying overseas, rather than locally.

I wouldn't consider med even if I 99.95'd and 100%ile'd the UMAT. As for studying overseas, what they said and I also wouldn't consider it very advantageous in most cases.

[lala1911]

If anyone of you got a good ATAR, would you be considering studying overseas by any chance?
OR
Would you lock in med as your one and only option, wherever it may be?

Just curious to see whether there is still a preference to studying overseas, rather than locally.

No same with Trumbonius if I scored 99.95 and 100%ile I still would not change my preference from an I.T course.
About studying overseas, if costs were covered then yes I'd gladly accept the offer.

[Guest]

I wouldn't consider med even if I 99.95'd and 100%ile'd the UMAT. As for studying overseas, what they said and I also wouldn't consider it very advantageous in most cases.

Same here. I want to study something that will utilize as many of the skills I've learned so far (especially math). I wouldn't consider studying overseas unless I actually want to work in that country. However, there remain a few exceptions, which I guess is why Trombonius doesn't consider it advantageous.
For anyone interested in research, wouldn't studying at a place with recognition matter a lot?
It could mean doors opening to opportunities faster and you getting where you want to be quicker. Then again, this could just as well be studying at a renowned research facility/university within Australia, as there are just as many here depending on the subject area. It also seems that is one of the reasons why Monash is sometimes chosen over UoM; Monash being a higher ranked university in postgraduate research in areas such as Chemistry and Physics.