Post grad medicine - what is actually needed?

[ryunion]

Hey guys, just wondering if anyone could answer some of the questions:
What exactly do we need for medicine from a science degree? (ie.. gpa, gamsat, interview)
Does the gpa start from the full 3 years of your degree of the last 2 years? and what is needed?
A little information about the gamsat
How long is the interview?
And what happens if we dont get the gpa we need? do we work and then re-take uni? etc.

Situation:
I am wondering if i should continue going for med since its such a competitive masters. I'm not sure if I failed semester 1 of my first year and I'm having doubts in continuing this driven pathway. I was considering taking up a masters in eng if med was not my pathway...
Any thoughts/feedback would be lovely! thanks all

[Russ]

Your GPA is calculated across your most recent three years of tertiary study. As for what you need, nobody knows, but I would want 6+ to be properly competitive.

The GAMSAT has 3 sections: reading comprehension of literature (2 hours), 2 essays on a selection of prompts (1 hour), multiple choice chem/bio/physics questions (3 hours). It's a long exam, which makes it tough to focus all the way through but otherwise the questions themselves aren't extremely difficult.

The interview is an MMI, check online, there is a ton of information about them. You rotate through X stations for a few minutes at each.

I would say get your GPA right the first time because if you want to change it significantly then yeah, you need to go back to uni which isn't always an option.

Some bad marks from semester 1, year 1 won't hold you back much if you turn it around now. If you don't turn it around and keep scraping passes, then yeah it will affect your ability to apply etc.

[Richiie]

Very thorough information, helped me too, lol. Thanks!

[Raahem]

Some bad marks from semester 1, year 1 won't hold you back much if you turn it around now.

+++my self-confidence
thank you!!

[acinod]

Can you still do Post grad medicine if you completed the Science Scholar Program at Monash in two years with the prerequisites?

[slothpomba]

Some bad marks from semester 1, year 1 won't hold you back much if you turn it around now.

+++my self-confidence
thank you!!

I agree with Raahem