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    Potential discrimination against Asian med applicants

    Thank you for your diplomacy Mana. I agree with your statistical argument earlier to account for the numbers (the proportion of high ATARs). But to claim that (even on a population level) that Aus-asian school leavers are somehow less socially able than their Caucasian peers is a...
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    Potential discrimination against Asian med applicants

    I respectfully disagree with you on most of these points (except for tiger parents and tutoring -- and even tutoring is hardly ever done alone but builds social skills/friendships outside of school) because they are easily very applicable to your average Caucasian school leaver. And frankly, in...
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    Potential discrimination against Asian med applicants

    Yes, I've heard about that-- but I wonder: why would ethnicity be such a strong factor? (Also, do you have a link to the study?)
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    Potential discrimination against Asian med applicants

    This is maybe slightly sentimental and offtopic -- but I guess what this thread raises is that as a society, we still haven't embraced an all-encompassing melting pot "Australian" identity and there's still a tendency to segregate it ethnically. I think it's easier to see when we compare the...
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    Medicine timetable

    (I'm assuming you're talking about UNSW) Yep! Medicine uses a separate portal (eMed), and the timetable should be viewable there from Feb 11th I believe.
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    Med and Dent - 2018 Entry (Place Offers and Discussion)

    Course Type: Med Received: Yes University: UNSW UMAT: (98%, 195, 64/62/68) ATAR or GPA: 99.15/6.5 (WAM: 89) Special Considerations: None Offer Type: Unbonded CSP (!!!!!!!!!) /still in shock :O
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    Interview Invites and Dates 2017-18

    It was the generic rejection email for this round, I think: "I am sorry to inform you that unfortunately, you have not been selected for the initial interview round..." So far, there haven't been any interview offers for non-standards posted yet, even though there are plenty who seem...
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    Interview Invites and Dates 2017-18

    Rejection :p ATAR: 99.15/87-6.5 (1st sem, but I didn't fill in the WAM part on the application form) UMAT: 98 (64/62/68) I'm guessing non-standards will be in the January round.
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    Interview Invites and Dates 2017-18

    Do we know when UNSW conducts non-standard interviews? I tried asking them and they (very unhelpfully) pointed me back to their webpage.
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    Medicine 30 years from now - how will Medical diagnosis evolve?

    For simple cases I think machines would do great. But a lot of the time you present with very similar symptoms so the real differentiator apoears in the patient history - and that is way, way too varied for computers to process at the moment. The suggestion is always to use technology to assist...
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    [Undergrad] Typical "What pathway should I take?" Thread

    Hey! I'm currently a first year physio student at Usyd (re: popular pathway to med :lol:) . I think plenty of people choose physio because it is a very rewarding career in itself - more so in Australia, where we're essentially primary care practitioners. So, as a physio, you have autonomy in...
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    Unable to attend JCU interviews

    Just say it as it is :) "I've applied for med school and the interviews are held in the period of my clinical placement - is it possible to reschedule it or are there any other arrangements you suggest I can make?" Better be safe than sorry!
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    Unable to attend JCU interviews

    Your best bet is probably to contact your coordinator for clinical placements about it, and they should be able to tell you what they can/can't do for you. Generally speaking, I think interviews are a fine reason for rescheduling (NOT for missing days!) so if you approach them in that vein I'm...
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    [Undergrad] UMAT 2017 Results Discussion

    Thanks so much! I thought UTAS stopped admitting non-standards but it turns out that was for the 2019 intake - thanks for clearing that up whew. Tasmania's a fantastic place, I'd be stoked to be studying there tbh. Fingers crossed x
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    [Undergrad] UMAT 2017 Results Discussion

    Overall UMAT Score: 195 Section One: 64 Section Two: 62 Section Three: 68 Overall Percentile Rank: 98 Estimated ATAR/GPA: 99.15/6.5 (but my WAM is ~86 so far if it'll make a difference, hoping to maintain or increase it this sem) Preferred University: UNSW, WSU Course Type: Medicine Application...

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