Auckland OLY1 chat - archive

[4everAlone]

lol you use the same terminology for the 'fun' lectures in Auckland as we do in Otago
(Yes, I do stalk the Auckland page, ours has been kinda dead lately :cry: )

[OFFTOPIC] Hahahaha good to see we stalk each others pages. It's great procrastination. To be quite honest I'm not even sure why I'm still up...gone are the days when I had the motivation to disable facebook to get work done =(

Hows your year going mate? [/OFFTOPIC]

 

[kakarot]

Hmmm I don't even remember what they were, but I do remember not being too impressed with them. Was it an ECG question or something like that?

Bingo - No exaggeration here, but I think Prof. Mark Cannell (funny muscles guy) talked about ECG for under 30 seconds this year.
Not only that, he never ever mentioned parts to the answer (a good 30%+) of that question in his lectures or in the coursebook.

 

[4everAlone]

Bingo - No exaggeration here, but I think Prof. Mark Cannell (funny muscles guy) talked about ECG for under 30 seconds this year.
Not only that, he never ever mentioned parts to the answer (a good 30%+) of that question in his lectures or in the coursebook.

Sounds about as much as he talked about it last year. I remember getting into the exam and thinking...ok when did he teach us this?! He was a pretty funny lecturer, but I lost all respect for him after that exam! Be prepared FOR ANYTHING!

 

[skyglow1]

lol you use the same terminology for the 'fun' lectures in Auckland as we do in Otago
(Yes, I do stalk the Auckland page, ours has been kinda dead lately :cry: )

[offtopic]I think he means ECG as in electrocardiogram lol[/offtopic]

 

[4everAlone]

[offtopic]I think he means ECG as in electrocardiogram lol[/offtopic]

[OFFTOPIC] Wow that's awkward I just clicked and realised what he meant. Fail =(! [/OFFTOPIC]

 

[Srao92]

So much for the 9pm finish, we finished just over 10:30pm

i guess you were right zzz

You were there??? You should have said hi to me!!!
Lol Yeah i reckon that wasn't bad...but it made me realise how much I actually need to study.

I'm looking for a little advice:

My back up plan was to drop out of BHsc and go to AUT to study paramedicine and apply for med in 3 years. Now, I'm contemplating finishing the BHSc (which i enjoy but dont love), and applying for med in 2 years. If I don't get in via the latter I would probably just train up as a paramedic because I really want a job with a clinical/practical aspect

Which path way do you think is the best? I'm a bit worried about racking up too much debt by doing both degrees (Its why i'm still living at home) but I think having both under my belt would help in future career advances (i.e becoming health excutive in a hospital or paramedic manager)

It's a bit hard to explain over the internet but i've done my best, any advice guys?

 

[frootloop]

[offtopic]I think he means ECG as in electrocardiogram lol[/offtopic]

[OFFTOPIC]In that case, I'm a retard
Anyway, 4everalone, my year WAS going great, till I got sick and have now missed an entire week of lectures and study... How about you? Second year going good?[/OFFTOPIC]

 

[kakarot]

You were there??? You should have said hi to me!!!
Lol Yeah i reckon that wasn't bad...but it made me realise how much I actually need to study.

Oh, I didn't actually know.. In the extremely unlikely event that I attend again, I'll make sure to say hi -

 

[Srao92]

Oh, I didn't actually know.. In the extremely unlikely event that I attend again, I'll make sure to say hi -

I'm not going again lol...
Lectures over!! Feels like yesterday that we started

 

[kakarot]

I'm not going again lol...
Lectures over!! Feels like yesterday that we started

Oh, I must've somehow forgot lectures are over... for now. Feels like 10000years ago since start of sem1 :S
See you guys later after the exams

good luck to all ! ~

 

[Nealie]

I'm looking for a little advice:

My back up plan was to drop out of BHsc and go to AUT to study paramedicine and apply for med in 3 years. Now, I'm contemplating finishing the BHSc (which i enjoy but dont love), and applying for med in 2 years. If I don't get in via the latter I would probably just train up as a paramedic because I really want a job with a clinical/practical aspect

Which path way do you think is the best? I'm a bit worried about racking up too much debt by doing both degrees (Its why i'm still living at home) but I think having both under my belt would help in future career advances (i.e becoming health excutive in a hospital or paramedic manager)

It's a bit hard to explain over the internet but i've done my best, any advice guys?

My advice - FWIW is to stick with the BHSc - it gets SOOOO much better in years 2 & 3...it's really not tough to get a great GPA in & you sound like someone who could do that. It's a great degree and we REALLY need more clinicians who understand the limitations of medicine for improving population health. That's what I did & I don't regret it at all... in fact I miss public health and can't wait to get busy on it again at the soonest opportunity. There will be a TONNE of employment and other opportunities for those with both the BHSc and the MBChB......

You can also structure your papers cleverly in the second year to maximise your GPA (by only doing 7 papers per year and spreading out the tougher stage 2 & 3 papers with the easier ones - myself and others can offer you some advice on this.

My vote is stick with the degree you've started if you miss out on med this year. You seem like someone who'll do really well in the interview & will stand out among the grad cohort you will apply with. If you get beaten on GPA this year & you still want to go for med, hang in there. I'm sure it'll go your way the next time round...it did for me!

 

[Srao92]

My advice - FWIW is to stick with the BHSc - it gets SOOOO much better in years 2 & 3...it's really not tough to get a great GPA in & you sound like someone who could do that. It's a great degree and we REALLY need more clinicians who understand the limitations of medicine for improving population health. That's what I did & I don't regret it at all... in fact I miss public health and can't wait to get busy on it again at the soonest opportunity. There will be a TONNE of employment and other opportunities for those with both the BHSc and the MBChB......

You can also structure your papers cleverly in the second year to maximise your GPA (by only doing 7 papers per year and spreading out the tougher stage 2 & 3 papers with the easier ones - myself and others can offer you some advice on this.

My vote is stick with the degree you've started if you miss out on med this year. You seem like someone who'll do really well in the interview & will stand out among the grad cohort you will apply with. If you get beaten on GPA this year & you still want to go for med, hang in there. I'm sure it'll go your way the next time round...it did for me!

Nealie that was the bestest reply i've ever gotten! Thanks for the advice...I think i'll stick with BHSc

 

[Mozzarella]

Does anyone know where I can find the answers to the study questions for the Nernst and Goldman equations on page 212 of the course guide?

 

[qbob]

1) +80 mV
2a) -69.3 mV
2b) -65.5 mV
2c) -76.4 mV
2d) -76 mV
3) -73 mV
4) +47.9 mV

 

[Mozzarella]

Thanks for those! I got the same answers for all of them except for question 2b.
We dont have part 2c and 2d for question 2 which may explain the different answers. Thanks again!

 

[Srao92]

So while I'm happy finishing my degree, my parents dont want me to waste 2 years...so they suggested I study medicine in India and come back to practice here.
We've had a few family members who've done just that (although they're all practicing in UK or the US)..but I was wondering what the rest of you think about this? What problems would I run into if I followed that pathway?
My only problem with it is leaving my beloved NZ :'(

Happy studying

 

[4everAlone]

Goodluck for chem tomorrow all =)

 

[godoftoast]

So while I'm happy finishing my degree, my parents dont want me to waste 2 years...so they suggested I study medicine in India and come back to practice here.
We've had a few family members who've done just that (although they're all practicing in UK or the US)..but I was wondering what the rest of you think about this? What problems would I run into if I followed that pathway?
My only problem with it is leaving my beloved NZ :'(

Happy studying

Bad idea if you want Australia and probs NZL. There were shortages/demand for med graduates before but given how much MBBS spots have risen, I doubt that scenario will be present in the future. Transferring back into the Australia/NZL system is gunna be megahard as the med student tsunami hits and the bottleneck moves up the ladder.

 

[Corn_Add_Risk]

So while I'm happy finishing my degree, my parents dont want me to waste 2 years...so they suggested I study medicine in India and come back to practice here.
We've had a few family members who've done just that (although they're all practicing in UK or the US)..but I was wondering what the rest of you think about this? What problems would I run into if I followed that pathway?
My only problem with it is leaving my beloved NZ :'(

Happy studying

Wasting 2 years? Why would you be wasting two years? Wont you be learning in that time? All that knowledge you pick up will definately help you when you enter medicine. Heck I'm doing biomed 3rd year and I'm doing half the stuff the med kids are....
Also you can apply to aus in 2nd year as a non-standard so you can technically only waste one year..
Also from what I know getting into Indian med schools as an NRI is all about connections and how much cash you can shove in their faces..so unless you have good contacts and about 60-80,000 thousand then consider NZ and Aus..

 

[govpop]

So while I'm happy finishing my degree, my parents dont want me to waste 2 years...so they suggested I study medicine in India and come back to practice here.
We've had a few family members who've done just that (although they're all practicing in UK or the US)..but I was wondering what the rest of you think about this? What problems would I run into if I followed that pathway?
My only problem with it is leaving my beloved NZ :'(

Happy studying

You seem to be counting yourself out early in the game. Self confidence can gave a big impact on how well you do. I would say be aware of your other options as the year goes on, but dont start planning anything until you get a better idea of how this year is going to go.