Class of 2016!!

[The Usual Student]

hahah that's what I'm thinking of doing but I also have option of biology & math.

Do you know anyone who's taking chem?

probs 1/5 students at my school wanna take it, i borrowed the textbook and there is quite a considerable amount of overlap in uni chem. Uni Bio is a bit more irrelevant but there certainly overlap. Idk much about uni maths but apparently it is like a second spesh.
I really want to take uni chem but i can't since i have 5 subjects already for next year  

[Coffee]

oh you can do that?? that's good, didn't know actually, still don't think I'd go for it, parents wouldn't want me to either.. the casual pay is actually really good for fast food, I thought part time started at $8! yeah I understand, I wouldn't be picky! My sister got an interview at Gloria Jeans but she's at uni and availability was tough. If you ever get a job at GJ put in a good word for me!! haha nah pretty good idea, I've legit dreamt of working as a waitress kind of thing for years haha, would love it! Good luck with all your job options in the future though Coffee (the name is so suitable to this discussion HAHA!)

That's cool, thanks, I'll check them out over summer for sure! sound like some great options as well, thank you so much! I'll be sure to check out whatever I can

Only June?? What school are you at now? haha yeah that's pretty vague, can't really understand it aha, yeah you never know, it might be! let us know what's happening with it whenever you find out.~

Yeah, I love coffee (hence the name) so it would be great to get some cafe work at some point! What are you looking at doing after school?

I'm at Swinburne Senior Secondary College. It's a school for Year 11 and 12, so I enrolled mid year.

[babushka818]

Yeah, I love coffee (hence the name) so it would be great to get some cafe work at some point! What are you looking at doing after school?

I'm at Swinburne Senior Secondary College. It's a school for Year 11 and 12, so I enrolled mid year.

haha, where would we be without it! that's cool as, loving the association not sure if you mean at uni, career-wise or part time job aha so I'll answer all haha! I'm really unsure as to what I want as a career, my parents are from India, so mum wanted to be doctor but didn't get it, so she's in scientific research and wants me to be a doctor or something, dad was in engineering but has since changed to like stats/economics and is doing data analysis so he's pushing me to finance. Looking at it from uni faculty perspective, law I don't want, arts no, engineering no, education maybe later in life but my parents wouldn't want it to start off, medicine/allied health biggest preference, or science maybe. so looking at careers, I was considering a radiologist (read/diagnose through x-rays and nuclear imaging-for cancer or skeletal things) or maybe pediatrics. not sure yet, so my top aim is to get into med at monash because radiology is a postgrad from med, haven't really got backups. Dad's got me looking at optometry..
Okaaaay, I've heard of swinburne university, but not the school! that's great though, strong focus on it which is good, we definitely don't get that at my school! I'll do some research on your school aha!

[Callum@1373]

I'm loving this people, keep it up 

[Coffee]

haha, where would we be without it! that's cool as, loving the association not sure if you mean at uni, career-wise or part time job aha so I'll answer all haha! I'm really unsure as to what I want as a career, my parents are from India, so mum wanted to be doctor but didn't get it, so she's in scientific research and wants me to be a doctor or something, dad was in engineering but has since changed to like stats/economics and is doing data analysis so he's pushing me to finance. Looking at it from uni faculty perspective, law I don't want, arts no, engineering no, education maybe later in life but my parents wouldn't want it to start off, medicine/allied health biggest preference, or science maybe. so looking at careers, I was considering a radiologist (read/diagnose through x-rays and nuclear imaging-for cancer or skeletal things) or maybe pediatrics. not sure yet, so my top aim is to get into med at monash because radiology is a postgrad from med, haven't really got backups. Dad's got me looking at optometry..
Okaaaay, I've heard of swinburne university, but not the school! that's great though, strong focus on it which is good, we definitely don't get that at my school! I'll do some research on your school aha!

Sorry! Should've been more specific. I meant university-wise.

Medicine sounds good, we have a lot of people on ATARNotes doing/looking at medicine. I also know quite a few people from my old school wanting to go into paramedicine, nursing, etc which is cool. And Monash is a nice university, I went to their open day this year.

Yeah, not many people have heard of the school. It's across the road from the university though which is nice.

[babushka818]

Sorry! Should've been more specific. I meant university-wise.

Medicine sounds good, we have a lot of people on ATARNotes doing/looking at medicine. I also know quite a few people from my old school wanting to go into paramedicine, nursing, etc which is cool. And Monash is a nice university, I went to their open day this year.

Yeah, not many people have heard of the school. It's across the road from the university though which is nice.

haha no worries! realise I didn't actually talk about part-time anyway~ yeah, that's what I like about AN, so many places to get an honest opinion. however at monash its like the MBBS course and I don't like surgery and stuff, a little squeamish aha. that's why radiology was appealing, because I can handle bones and x-rays, but not like surgeries and disease, but radiology is only postgrad to med, so I hope there isn't much surgical practice in med.. is paramedicine like emergency health? I love Monash, and my dad and sister are both there right now, its like the only option for me apart from Deakin. Clayton campus is only like 15 minutes from my house so its really convenient

yeah, probably seen it heaps of times just never registered, convenient location, we're only about what 10 minutes away from each other then! it seems like a really sophisticated, high achieving college, you're bound to do very well there you must have a really wide subject selection as well cos its only VCE that's really good!

[Callum@1373]

Hey babushka818, I just remembered this course you might be into:

http://www.study.monash/courses/find-a-course/2016/radiography-and-medical-imaging-m3006?domestic=true#course-structure-3

It's at monash and is radiography too

Coffee, I've heard some reallly dodgy shit about swinburne senior hahaha.

[babushka818]

Hey babushka818, I just remembered this course you might be into:

http://www.study.monash/courses/find-a-course/2016/radiography-and-medical-imaging-m3006?domestic=true#course-structure-3
It's at monash and is radiography too

Hey Callum, sorry I missed your earlier post, but hi its great to (online?) meet you
yeah I did check out this course at the monash clayton open day! it is more of a backup for me, radiology was my top preference because its more med based but the radiography is more physics/electronics based and I'm not too good at that, but if my top preference med doesn't work out its definitely going to be on my course preferences next year! thanks for the link

so what you up to?? how's school, life? going back tomorrow! what school are you at?

[pi]

so I hope there isn't much surgical practice in med..

Going to have to put in 2c here - but there is going to be a fair bit of surgery that you can't really avoid throughout med school and during your time as a junior doctor. As you become more senior, you'll also be given more and more opportunities (they may even have the expectation) to assist in procedures. As for radiology, I'm considering it too, it's pretty difficult to get in these days and most people end up doing a diploma of anatomy, which usually required you to be around cadavers etc. So you can't really escape it haha.

Having said that, 99% of people have zero problems with surgery and cadavers once they get into it. There are "horror stories" of med students fainting etc, but that hasn't happened to me or any of my friends so you should be ok.

[babushka818]

Going to have to put in 2c here - but there is going to be a fair bit of surgery that you can't really avoid throughout med school and during your time as a junior doctor. As you become more senior, you'll also be given more and more opportunities (they may even have the expectation) to assist in procedures. As for radiology, I'm considering it too, it's pretty difficult to get in these days and most people end up doing a diploma of anatomy, which usually required you to be around cadavers etc. So you can't really escape it haha.

Having said that, 99% of people have zero problems with surgery and cadavers once they get into it. There are "horror stories" of med students fainting etc, but that hasn't happened to me or any of my friends so you should be ok.

oh my god hello pi~ really appreciate your "2c" haha fair that there is the expectation of assisting in procedures, like I hope to be okay, I'm just terrified of cutting open like living people to perform surgeries.. can you offer me any details on some examples of what you do in MBBS?

I didn't know it was difficult to get into radiology! isn't it just an optional postgrad sort of thing? (I don't really understand uni systems in this much depth yet sorry!) The cadavers I can handle (I think, never been around one yet!), I liked dissections in school if it helps!

Thanks for all the advice, tips and perspectives, really helped! I've fainted on a few blood tests, got an eye surgery coming up in a month or two and that's freaking me out honestly  nervous but hopeful! again really appreciate your opinion

[pi]

oh my god hello pi~ really appreciate your "2c" haha fair that there is the expectation of assisting in procedures, like I hope to be okay, I'm just terrified of cutting open like living people to perform surgeries.. can you offer me any details on some examples of what you do in MBBS

Not a worry!

As examples, during our pre-clinical years (ie. years 1 and 2), we dissect cadavers during our anatomy classes. For example, something you may do in second year, is cut open the skull with a special type of electric saw (for lack of a better word) and take out the brain. That was probably the "coolest" thing we did.

I didn't know it was difficult to get into radiology! isn't it just an optional postgrad sort of thing? (I don't really understand uni systems in this much depth yet sorry!)

Basically how it works:
VCE or equivalent: 2 years
Medical school: 5-7+ years
Intern year (first year as a doctor!): 1 year
Residency: 2+ years
Registrar (of some sort, you're now in a College training program): 4+ years
Fellow (you have now finished your training and are a Fellow of the College): 1+ year, many people do a PhD during this time to give their CV a boost (among other reasons)
Consultant: you're a boss until you retire

Realistically given the worsening jobs market, you'd have to be pretty exceptional to become a Consultant doctor in less than 10 years after med school.

By colleges I mean like RACP for physicians (cardiology, oncology, etc.), RANZCR for radiologists, RACS for surgeons, RACGP for GPs, etc. Each have their own training programs with strict requirements for entry. Each is getting more and more competitive to gain entry to (let alone getting Consultant positions!)

Thanks for all the advice, tips and perspectives, really helped! I've fainted on a few blood tests, got an eye surgery coming up in a month or two and that's freaking me out honestly  nervous but hopeful! again really appreciate your opinion

As long as you don't faint when you take someone's blood then that's fine hahaha. Gl with the eye surgery, I have a lot of faith in our ophthalmologists!

[Undeadeast15]

I don't know if it's just me, but I really don't want school to start tomorrow haha! Especially knowing that I'll be sitting a Year 12 examination in a couple of weeks 

[jammin]

I don't know if it's just me, but I really don't want school to start tomorrow haha! Especially knowing that I'll be sitting a Year 12 examination in a couple of weeks 

The nerves man. People keep telling me that I've done enough but it seems like so much is hinging on two exams.
Lord

[Coffee]

Coffee, I've heard some reallly dodgy shit about swinburne senior hahaha.

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised, haha. What have you heard? (PM if you'd like)

yeah, probably seen it heaps of times just never registered, convenient location, we're only about what 10 minutes away from each other then! it seems like a really sophisticated, high achieving college, you're bound to do very well there you must have a really wide subject selection as well cos its only VCE that's really good!

That's not far, which school are you at? Swinburne is very different from my old school so I quite like it there.

[babushka818]

I'll reply to everyone's posts when I get some time but wanted to wish everyone a great first day back, and all the best for the last term of year 11! Let's make it a good one! #nearlythere