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I don't know what to study at uni - help!

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Rasika:
I have no idea what to study in uni. But I want to go to ANU-- it's the school for me! I was thinking of doing Bachelor of Law but I don't know if I'll get in

AngelWings:

--- Quote from: Rasika on May 20, 2017, 12:26:25 pm ---I have no idea what to study in uni. But I want to go to ANU-- it's the school for me! I was thinking of doing Bachelor of Law but I don't know if I'll get in

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Have some faith in yourself! Nothing is set in stone even when you get your ATAR... there are plenty of ways to get in, like SEAS or bridging courses.
I would recommend that you look at going to Open Days, checking out ANU courses on their website (most unis have a future students section set up for people such as yourself) and talking to people you know who are studying at uni, people who know you well or people who do jobs that interest you and how they got there. Besides that, check out your Careers Teacher or equivalent at your school for some guidance as to what you like and what you're good at to continue on as a possible career. If everything seems to suit you, try a broad degree like Arts or Science to get a large range of subjects to choose from.

zhen:
Right now I honestly don't know what I want to do when I finish year 12, but my parents are pushing me to do medicine (like most asian parents). So, I'm wondering what studying medicine is like in university. Is it interesting and is there a lot of math and chemistry involved (these are my favourite subjects at the moment)? I don't think that my grades are good enough to get into medicine and I'm not good at umat and interviews, but I just want to see what the hype is about and whether or not I should consider doing it if I magically get a high enough umat and atar.

AngelWings:

--- Quote from: zhen on May 20, 2017, 06:29:08 pm ---Right now I honestly don't know what I want to do when I finish year 12, but my parents are pushing me to do medicine (like most asian parents). So, I'm wondering what studying medicine is like in university. Is it interesting and is there a lot of math and chemistry involved (these are my favourite subjects at the moment)? I don't think that my grades are good enough to get into medicine and I'm not good at umat and interviews, but I just want to see what the hype is about and whether or not I should consider doing it if I magically get a high enough umat and atar.

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I can't answer from experience, though I know some people that do. I hope someone more fitting sees this and answers this for you. The hype is usually situated on reputation rather than actual content; I'd imagine it'd not be too dissimilar to other health science/ biomed /science courses, depending on the subjects (we call them units) you pick. Seeing some of the posts you've previously typed, I can assure you that you'll be fine, no matter the ATAR, UMAT and interview outcome!

K888:

--- Quote from: AngelWings on May 20, 2017, 06:50:30 pm ---I can't answer from experience, though I know some people that do. I hope someone more fitting sees this and answers this for you. The hype is usually situated on reputation rather than actual content; I'd imagine it'd not be too dissimilar to other health science/ biomed /science courses, depending on the subjects (we call them units) you pick. Seeing some of the posts you've previously typed, I can assure you that you'll be fine, no matter the ATAR, UMAT and interview outcome!

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Agree with AngelWings here, but I think another important point of consideration when you're thinking about doing med is - would you like to be a doctor? Are you passionate about working with people, interacting with them and helping them? Stuff like that. Maybe it's not the best course to consider if you're not so interested in that aspect :)

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