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Physio Information & Question Thread
smamsmo22:
Hi,
Possible future physio student here (:
I was just wondering what your hours are like each week at uni?? In terms of contact hours yes but more-so how long are you there each day? (If each day?) Is it as time consuming as going to school for 8 hours, 5 days a week, or different? What's the prospect of fitting in part time work, etc? I don't mind working hard and I want to do a challenging course, but I don't really like the stressy, competitive atmosphere of VCE..
Also, I read that you live on campus, so you may not be able to answer from personal experience, but you probably would have some idea from people who live more inner city; do you know what the drive's like every day from inner Melbourne to Frankston? Nightmare traffic?
Thanks!!
K888:
--- Quote from: smamsmo22 on September 23, 2018, 05:31:05 pm ---Hi,
Possible future physio student here (:
I was just wondering what your hours are like each week at uni?? In terms of contact hours yes but more-so how long are you there each day? (If each day?) Is it as time consuming as going to school for 8 hours, 5 days a week, or different? What's the prospect of fitting in part time work, etc? I don't mind working hard and I want to do a challenging course, but I don't really like the stressy, competitive atmosphere of VCE..
Also, I read that you live on campus, so you may not be able to answer from personal experience, but you probably would have some idea from people who live more inner city; do you know what the drive's like every day from inner Melbourne to Frankston? Nightmare traffic?
Thanks!!
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Hey! First of all - good luck!
So, re: hours - contact hours are variable. You have the most in first year - 20+ish as I said in the OP, but it decreases as you go through the course. It's not as time consuming as going to school - there's some days that are longer than a school day with travel and class and breaks between classes factored in, but that's not every single day. I definitely have more free time than I did going to high school. How much time you spend at uni outside of class is up to you - I know people who like to stay after class and spend a bit of time in the library, then there's others who just go home after class. I wish I could give you a more concrete answer but it really depends on the person haha.
It's definitely possible to fit in part-time work on the side - even if you mostly just work weekends. I've been working Tuesday and Thursday nights and Saturdays with my sports training job with no problems, and the majority of people I know in my course also have a part-time job going. I'd say that maybe first semester it's a bit hard to work a lot because you're settling into uni, but I honestly have found that I have a lot more time for work now I'm in uni compared to when I was in high school.
The great thing as well is that it's not a competitive atmosphere. Everyone in my course is super friendly and always helping each other out - it's so much better than high school, I can't even describe how much better it is lol.
Re: driving, the majority of people in my course commute, and some even come from the Western suburbs each day. One of my friends drives from the North Eastern suburbs every day and she has a better attendance than all of us who live a lot closer haha. I think it's very do-able, like even from somewhere like St Kilda to Frankston is only a 45ish minute drive? I think in peak hour it probably wouldn't be great but I think coming to uni in the morning would be pretty decent. If class finishes at a bad time to drive you can always stay back at the library for a bit.
Have you been to check out the campus? Did you come to open day? :)
smamsmo22:
No, unfortunately I didn't get to open day as it clashed with another commitment so I haven't seen the Peninsula campus. What's it like?
I did go to Clayton's open day and spoke to a Physio student briefly there (:
Are you at uni every day for the course? (mon-fri I mean)
Sorry for all the random questions, uni preference cut offs are getting closer and I've changed mine many times :/
In general, have you enjoyed the course? I know that's such a general and subjective question, but I've been weighing up Monash v LTU (if you have any additional opinions/ knowledge about comparing the two apart from what you've said earlier feel free to let me know aha) and also other allied health/medical degrees, and the more info I get, the better, I guess. Sports physio has always been, and still is, a massive interest of mine but I know and have been told many times that the scope of physio is much, much wider and most people don't end up in sports physio. I have looked into other aspects of the profession, of course, but I still think my passions lie towards sports physio. How realistic is becoming a sports physio (I'm talking more private practice), and does it require additional study etc? I know you haven't graduated yet, but any info is helpful I guess
Thanks so much !!!!
K888:
--- Quote from: smamsmo22 on September 24, 2018, 07:00:01 pm ---No, unfortunately I didn't get to open day as it clashed with another commitment so I haven't seen the Peninsula campus. What's it like?
I did go to Clayton's open day and spoke to a Physio student briefly there (:
Are you at uni every day for the course? (mon-fri I mean)
Sorry for all the random questions, uni preference cut offs are getting closer and I've changed mine many times :/
In general, have you enjoyed the course? I know that's such a general and subjective question, but I've been weighing up Monash v LTU (if you have any additional opinions/ knowledge about comparing the two apart from what you've said earlier feel free to let me know aha) and also other allied health/medical degrees, and the more info I get, the better, I guess. Sports physio has always been, and still is, a massive interest of mine but I know and have been told many times that the scope of physio is much, much wider and most people don't end up in sports physio. I have looked into other aspects of the profession, of course, but I still think my passions lie towards sports physio. How realistic is becoming a sports physio (I'm talking more private practice), and does it require additional study etc? I know you haven't graduated yet, but any info is helpful I guess
Thanks so much !!!!
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I'm a huge fan of the campus - it's really peaceful, easy to navigate, and doesn't have heaps of students so you can always get a seat at the library and it just creates a more laid-back atmosphere. If you wanna have a look around I'd recommend making the trip down and just having a look around! I think they actually have a guided tour tomorrow (info here) or I reckon if you get in contact with the campus they might even be happy to arrange a tour or something at some stage. Would really recommend having a look if you're considering coming here!!
In first year, yeah I had classes every day. But I think from memory Thursdays (and sometimes Tuesdays I think) were all lectures so, y'know, not compulsory to attend. And it's only a couple of hours. Monday is usually the busiest (with lectures, CBL and prac) but the rest of the week is reasonably chill - you might have like, one prac and one or two lectures. Now I'm in second year I have Tuesdays off and have less lectures and stuff so I have a reasonably chilled schedule.
I'll cover Monash vs LTU first. From speaking to a number of physios, the Monash course seems to produce better physio students/physios, particularly with clinical reasoning abilities. Monash is really well regarded and I've found that there's a heap of support provided by the uni in the course and the teachign staff is fantastic. The cohort is also smaller at Monash than LTU, so it's a bit easier to get to know people. Plus, LTU have the common first year for health science students so you really only have 3 years to study physio-specific stuff as opposed to 4 years (and the Monash course is a lot more streamlined in terms of what you study). I know of a few students in years above me who have started at LTU then decided the Monash course was a lot better so transferred.
In the end, I think you really can only know what it's gonna be like if you actually do it! If you start something and find that it's not for you, then at least you've tried. Whilst it's cool if you can find your dream course on the first shot, it's also fine if it takes you a few tries. :)
Re: sports physio - yeah, the majority of the physio workforce is in hospitals, but that's because of the nature of what physio is. If you wanna get into sports physio, then follow that path! It's not impossible to do, and a number of physios do finish their degree and go straight into private practice then go on to specialise. I think most physios these days do further study once they've graduated (you don't have to do it straight away) so it's not abnormal. To become like, an APA titled physio in x field, yeah you will need to do further study - but they tell you more about that later in your degree as you get towards graduating. I think a lot of people go into physio wanting to do sports physio because that's the contact they've had with physio before uni. But often people find they're interested in other stuff as they go through the course, and the great thing is that you get an insight through your education into the different areas of physio.
Ultimately, if that's what you want to do when you graduate, then do that. :)
smamsmo22:
That sounds good.
In terms of social life etc, is the physio cohort pretty disconnected from the rest of Monash, being at Peninsula? Are there still groups and societies etc; are they separate from the Monash-wide ones or not? Generally, is the social aspect of the course pretty good?
Thanks for answering all these questions (:
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