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Requirments for Medicine and what unis offer it/which are good etc???
iamdan08:
No worries. If you have any more questions don't hesitate to ask! :)
Red_x_Lily:
Just to add a bit more info on the GAMSAT path:
Even though there may be 12 graduate entry universities, bear in mind that you can only have one interview. (For those who may not know, you list three preferences (kinda like VTAC) then you're granted one interview for the highest preference your GAMSAT qualifies for.) While it may seem harder because you get only one shot each year, it does increase your chances of getting a spot.
(for me, however, this was a factor that led me to choose the undergrad pathway again...)
Red_x_Lily:
Haha I'm not studying; on a gap year. Managed to boost my UMAT score and hoping to get into Monash next year. *fingers crossed* xD
Red_x_Lily:
Hope I get in somewhere interstate? Haha, well, if that doesn't work out either, I'd start Pharmacy (which I deferred). I chose it mainly because I want to continue something I'd be happy with if I don't get in via graduate entry either, or leave the option of applying for med years down the track if other life plans change by then. :)
Red_x_Lily:
Well, my main reason for avoiding Biomedicine/Biomedical science was that in the chance I didn't get into Med right after, I wouldn't really be happy with a career in it. Or even only working for a year/few years while reapplying. Also, I was getting worried with the sheer number of Biomedicine and Science graduates from both Monash and Melbourne...firstly, not everyone's gonna get into med. The rest are going to have to find a job, or continue their studies. And I'd expect you'd have to be performing quite well if you want to secure a job in that field after graduation (due to the competition). I guess the same could be applied in terms of graduate numbers for Pharm, but at least it's directly in the health care field, and I think I'd enjoy working hard for it (both to get a job and during the career).
But these were my reasons. Other people I know don't care about "the odds", and they get where they want to.
So yes, essentially, I am a pessimist; I didn't like my chances in the post-grad pathway either, so I thought I'd rather be studying medicine from the beginning, so I'd rather take a gap year, work, get some life experience. :)
Would you consider Biomedical science at Monash, or it's only the Biomedicine pathway at Melbourne that interests you?
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