Question for Biomedicine at Melbourne uni

[datfatcat]

Well I call bullshit here...

Well thats what I heard. You are a good example to prove me wrong

[vox nihili]

Well thats what I heard. You are a good example to prove me wrong

The way I said that was a bit bitchy, sorry!

There are quite a few though who, in the right circumstances, can get in pretty low. I have a friend who got in with a ~94 but she had underrepresented, pov and KLD.

[AsianNerd]

Got into biomed :)

[nerdmmb]

Got into biomed

Congratulations! That's great news! Best of luck for the future!!

[AsianNerd]

You too man!!

[Shenz0r]

Not really, how well you do in high school doesn't reflect how well you'll do at university. I've seen some people with 95 ATARs get multiple H1s so as long as you study hard, you won't find it too overwhelming

[vox nihili]

I got into UoM BBiomed through SEAS. I only got an ATAR of JUST above 95. Will I have a tough time in this course?

Naturally, you could. But there are certainly people who buck the "ATAR". University's a new start and an opportunity to excel even more. Plus, the idea of SEAS to actually make it "even". So if you've gotten in over a 95, it's an acknowledgement that without your difficult circumstances, you would have achieved a score sufficient enough to take the course. That's what it's supposed to be. It's not always right. But long story short, Shenz0r is right. We've all seen some perfect scorers flounder, and some sitting on the lower end smash it.

[Pup]

Congratulations! , I was in the same position as you this time last year. Going into uni, you're no longer discriminated against, by what ATAR you got, since no one ever asks or rarely does. Uni is a much different game compared to high school, e.g. a different way of learning and studying, so everyone is starting off on a new slate. I'm currently doing bioengineering through biomed, and you'll probably being end up closer to other bioeng kids in the biomed cohort. (there's usually 20 of us in each cohort) as for the benefits of doing bioeng, you'll at least escape the dread of physics, stats and maths, even though you'll have to study physics for the gamsat anyway.

[AsianNerd]

Pup i thought that u do do maths such as linear algebra and calc 2?? In first year

[vox nihili]

Pup i thought that u do do maths such as linear algebra and calc 2?? In first year

Not anymore. They've been replaced with two subjects: Experimental Design and Data Analysis and Mathematics for Biomedicine

[Pup]

Pup i thought that u do do maths such as linear algebra and calc 2?? In first year

You can only do linear algebra and Calc 2 if you do bioengineering stream.  for the normal stream (most biomeds), you do Mathematics for Biomedicine and Experimental Date and Design

[AsianNerd]

Yeah im doing the bioengineering major... really wished their was a physics subject i could do in this major :/ Oh well i prefer maths anyways

[vox nihili]

Yeah im doing the bioengineering major... really wished their was a physics subject i could do in this major :/ Oh well i prefer maths anyways

You can still do physics as an elective

[AsianNerd]

When u say elective, do you mean breath or a selective subject?? What year would i be able to do the physics?

[vox nihili]

When u say elective, do you mean breath or a selective subject?? What year would i be able to do the physics?

You get two electives and two subjects to do with whatever you like. You can take it in any year, just as long as you meet the prerequisites.