Maintaining a High GPA for MD

[paulsterio]

If you're going MD from a BSci why the hell would you take Calculus 2 or Accelerated Mathematics?

What's wrong with taking Maths? :\

[simpak]

If you're going MD from a BSci why the hell would you take Calculus 2 or Accelerated Mathematics?

What's wrong with taking Maths? :\

Nothing but your post implied that you're trying to take easy subjects to get a high GPA, so you would only be taking those subjects if you were naturally skilled at mathematics if that were the case and many people are not. I was simply (poorly) pointing out that if you're doing Science and not Biomed you're not required to take any maths at all to get into Medicine so if you were looking for just easy subjects in your first year you would probably steer clear of anything that hard. But I see that you were just making a comparison between easy subjects and their 'harder' counterparts so I can see where you were coming from with that comment.

So basically I'm saying that if you're looking for the easy way out then you'd probably be steering clear of shit more advanced than 3/4 methods at any cost.

[golden]

Would they allow you to do Calc 2 if you get over 40 RAW? Usually there are limitations with what you can choose based on your past. When you consider an 'easy' subject, more people would be getting high scores, so they will eventually make it harder possibly?

I know that there is a weird thing going on with overseas students, where even though they have sat their A levels, which is apparently reasonably harder than VCE, they are able to get into the Physics which is usually only allowed if you have not VCE Physics or get under 25 in it (RAW). This applies even if they have done A level physics and even done well in it.

[Hancock]

Would they allow you to do Calc 2 if you get over 40 RAW? Usually there are limitations with what you can choose based on your past. When you consider an 'easy' subject, more people would be getting high scores, so they will eventually make it harder possibly?

I know that there is a weird thing going on with overseas students, where even though they have sat their A levels, which is apparently reasonably harder than VCE, they are able to get into the Physics which is usually only allowed if you have not VCE Physics or get under 25 in it (RAW). This applies even if they have done A level physics and even done well in it.

Yeah, I got 43 raw and decided to do Calc 2, however the Maths Co-ords strongly suggest you take Acc1 Maths. I really just wanted a good mark for exchange, so I opted for the easier one. A couple of mates I met in the class did the same.

[bridger]

I'm in my last semester of my final year and I would say if you are going to do an undergrad degree and take all easy subjects so you have a better GPA, then you are taking the wrong approach. Don't get hung up on this idea of taking easy subjects, because you could potentially be limiting your opportunities of discovering fields you may be really interested in! In the end I bet the difference in your GPA would be 0.1 or something, if that even. Good marks at uni is all about hard and consistent work, not how easy the subject is! Always keep an open mind in undergrad because you never know what you may end up being interested in!