Bachelor of Med at Monash Malaysia campus

[samiira]

i want  to apply for it so Do i have to sit for the ISAT test ..?? and if i do.. is it too late for me to register for it ?

[Mr Edwards]

i want  to apply for it so Do i have to sit for the ISAT test ..?? and if i do.. is it too late for me to register for it ?

Don't think so. Have you been to the site?
Here's the link:
http://isat.acer.edu.au/how-to-register

[samiira]

but i dnt know if i need to sit for the test.. isnt it only for international student? and i was wondering if iam applying for monash at malaysia and i regarded as an international student there?

[samiira]

what is the Vtac code for Malaysia Campus Bachelor of Medicine

[ninwa]

i want  to apply for it so Do i have to sit for the ISAT test ..?? and if i do.. is it too late for me to register for it ?

Prospective Students

Entry Requirements

The medicine course at Monash University is currently only available to students on completion of their pre-university studies. Selection will be based on a combination of:

    *pre-university examination results
    *performance in a semi-structured interview
    *aptitude test results (ISAT)

[samiira]

crap

[ninwa]

but i dnt know if i need to sit for the test.. isnt it only for international student? and i was wondering if iam applying for monash at malaysia and i regarded as an international student there?

Domestic students must only seek entry to Monash University courses offered at campuses in Australia. Under the Monash University agreement with the Commonwealth of Australia, the University only has CSP places available at campuses in Australia.

So I think you'd be classified as international since you won't get a CSP place... also there is no VTAC code for it...

Maybe email them to make sure.

[samiira]

i guess thats jst gud bye to my last hopes for medicine

[crayolé]

And I heard its extremely competitive over there anyway.

You always have graduate medicine, don't give up hope too soon!

[samiira]

graduate medicine seems even more impossible - coz den ur competing with other hardcore determined med student wannabees :S

[Gloamglozer]

graduate medicine seems even more impossible - coz den ur competing with other hardcore determined med student wannabees :S

But you're already competing against other students who want to do undergraduate medicine - how does it seem even more impossible or any different for that matter if you're truly determined to go for medicine and give it your best shot at it?

[samiira]

mmm.. u have a point

[crayolé]

graduate medicine seems even more impossible - coz den ur competing with other hardcore determined med student wannabees :S

But you're already competing against other students who want to do undergraduate medicine - how does it seem even more impossible or any different for that matter if you're truly determined to go for medicine and give it your best shot at it?

And also, keep in mind that there are plenty more places and options once you're in grad med. It's so much more flexible. You can always do your preferred degree next year and apply for non-standard entry into the same courses next year.
My friend did not score high enough on the UMAT for medicine in year 12. He ended up getting into pharmacy, and tried for the UMAT again in first year uni. It took him a whole three tries before he got high enough for an interview but he was over the moon once he got in. If he failed again, he'd have a chance at grad med the year after or he'd have a career in pharmacy ready to go. It was a win-win-win so to speak

Point is, this is only a small hurdle in the path to becoming a doctor, it is by no means the end, not even close. You can pretty much try out for medicine every year after this one.
Think about it in this perspective, remember all those 40 year olds at the UMAT test centre? they're in your exact position now except you've got a twenty year headstart. This one measly year is nothing in the grand scheme of things

[samiira]

Thanks crayola =]

but in this website http://www.monash.edu.au/study/schools/careers-groups/aug06.pdf
 it says:   "ISAT for selection into Medicine (MBBS) for international students All international students will be required to undertake the International Student Admissions Test (ISAT) in order to be considered for the Monash MBBS course (Clayton and Malaysia)."

[Russ]

Before you apply for this, you'll want to find out what it means for your ability to get an internship position after you graduate. If you do your degree in Malaysia, I have no idea how they'll class you (international student, foreign med graduate or domestic student) which means you may be unable to get a spot when you come back to Australia.