BEST COURSE FOR ME?

[paulsterio]

My dad teaches 1st year medicine at University of Melbourne, hopefully he can put in a good word for me to get me into the MD course.

Haha, I wouldn't count on that happenning, it would be quite unfair if that was possible. I doubt that he'll be able to put in any good words about you. Firstly, your GPA would be set, so there's nothing he can do about that. Similarly, the GAMSAT would be set. The only place where he can make an impact is the interview. But since it's MMI, I doubt that he would be able to influence anyone to give you a higher mark. I do believe that is illegal. So essentially your interview mark will remain set as well.

Hence, it really won't make much difference.

[nbhindi]

My dad teaches 1st year medicine at University of Melbourne, hopefully he can put in a good word for me to get me into the MD course.

LOLOLOL Another Paul Greenfield case perhaps!

[91.35]

That crushed my dreams slightly, doesn't matter i was expecting that. Regardless, planning on studying my ass off to make it to medicine. My dad can still teach me and help me out here and there in the science degree.

[paulsterio]

That crushed my dreams slightly, doesn't matter i was expecting that. Regardless, planning on studying my ass off to make it to medicine. My dad can still teach me and help me out here and there in the science degree.

That sounds better Your dad will be there to help you out and hopefully he can provide you with tips that other students won't get.

[nbhindi]

That crushed my dreams slightly, doesn't matter i was expecting that. Regardless, planning on studying my ass off to make it to medicine. My dad can still teach me and help me out here and there in the science degree.

+1
Way to go mate

[Asx4Life]

yeah... I think if csbbiomed was 5 years then most people would choose UoM over Monash. what I do want to know is why mchli(?) chose csbbiomed over mbbs. just want to see his viewpoint...

[thushan]

Quote mchli from another thread:

"(I wish I could quote everything that's been said so far)
After spending countless hours weighing up all the factors, considering all future pathways, I'm considering UoM as first pref.
This was a really tough decision but in the end, what got me was a combination of these factors:
Quality of the degree, Emphasis on research, Better opportunity for higher study overseas, Greater opportunity for postgraduate research, Stronger academic focus (+ other really minor things: location/breath/travel time etc.)

Personally, my end goal is to do a mixture of clinical work and research, something that aligns more closely with Melbourne than Monash.
(If I was in fact set on doing pure clinical work and was searching for an emphasis on the practical, then it would have been Monash without a doubt...)

Quote from: stonecold on December 21, 2011, 01:27:00 AM
At the end of the day, from a financial perspective, Monash is definitely the winner.  In 7 years time you will have gotten 30k from your scholarship plus earned well over 100k as an intern and be debt free, whereas at UniMelb you will just be finishing your degree and still have around 25k of HECS debt remaining if you use your 15k from undergrad to pay it off. 
However, in the long term/distant future, the deficit perhaps corresponds to 1 or 2 years of work (?). Also, there is a chance that Melbourne will have more graduate scholarships available in the future...

Samad/Istafa, I don't want this to affect your decisions - at the end of the day, the decision should be based on your personal situation, motivations and future aspiration.

Quote from: shinny on December 21, 2011, 01:12:14 PM
Go to different unis so we can use you two as a study on whether Monash or UoM makes a better doctor"

[paulsterio]

This debate goes nowhere!

It's like basically all of those "which uni is better" threads. It's a personal choice which depends on your pursuits and interests. Neither Monash nor Melbourne are blatantly better. I just know that for my sake, Monash is the one which suits me more, so I would choose it even if I got a guaranteed MD.

[Asx4Life]

Quote mchli from another thread:

"(I wish I could quote everything that's been said so far)
After spending countless hours weighing up all the factors, considering all future pathways, I'm considering UoM as first pref.
This was a really tough decision but in the end, what got me was a combination of these factors:
Quality of the degree, Emphasis on research, Better opportunity for higher study overseas, Greater opportunity for postgraduate research, Stronger academic focus (+ other really minor things: location/breath/travel time etc.)

Personally, my end goal is to do a mixture of clinical work and research, something that aligns more closely with Melbourne than Monash.
(If I was in fact set on doing pure clinical work and was searching for an emphasis on the practical, then it would have been Monash without a doubt...)

Quote from: stonecold on December 21, 2011, 01:27:00 AM
At the end of the day, from a financial perspective, Monash is definitely the winner.  In 7 years time you will have gotten 30k from your scholarship plus earned well over 100k as an intern and be debt free, whereas at UniMelb you will just be finishing your degree and still have around 25k of HECS debt remaining if you use your 15k from undergrad to pay it off. 
However, in the long term/distant future, the deficit perhaps corresponds to 1 or 2 years of work (?). Also, there is a chance that Melbourne will have more graduate scholarships available in the future...

Samad/Istafa, I don't want this to affect your decisions - at the end of the day, the decision should be based on your personal situation, motivations and future aspiration.

Quote from: shinny on December 21, 2011, 01:12:14 PM
Go to different unis so we can use you two as a study on whether Monash or UoM makes a better doctor"

thanks, seems to me that breadth and research opportunities are the 2 main advantages.

[paulsterio]

thanks, seems to me that breadth and research opportunities are the 2 main advantages.

pretty much.
for monash, the strengths are the shorter course, less debt, it's more clinically oriented learning, the family aspect of it (you spend 5 years with people who are almost certain to all graduate)...etc.

[91.35]

So guys, with my atar 91.35, i am keen on doing medicine in the future. What course should i apply for that will have students around my atar rank. Cause science seem like a course anyone can do. I can still apply for irregular offer now.

[taiga]

Science at Melbourne

[91.35]

are you serious, there is nothing better for 91.35?

[aes_999]

If you're really serious about Medicine, yeah, no other way.

[Truck]

are you serious, there is nothing better for 91.35?

Science at Melbourne is probably one of the best undergrad courses you could do if you wanted to get into Postgrad Med anyway lol.