Choosing Between Universities and Offers

[A1]

I was also considering your dare - to do dentistry as a pathway at UQ.

Good on you hope you have the stomach for 9 years of study. But considering UQ Med is already 7 years with a rather inconsequential undergrad degree, an extra two years for a Dent degree is a good investment.

Yea UTas bonded takes away some of its appeal. It is indeed a dilemma, I don't know what else to suggest. Would you have to live away from home for UQ too?

 

[Deleted member 35034]

Good on you hope you have the stomach for 9 years of study. But considering UQ Med is already 7 years with a rather inconsequential undergrad degree, an extra two years for a Dent degree is a good investment.

Yea UTas bonded takes away some of its appeal. It is indeed a dilemma, I don't know what else to suggest. Would you have to live away from home for UQ too?

Yes, away for both as I’m in WA. The bonded at UTas is a bit of a negative. I had hoped it might change if a spot freed up as it was originally offered back in November but my op ended up being higher post offer. But I doubt it will change before my decision needs to be made. UQ also give a small scholarship. So it’s the old - north or south.

 

[Crow]

Additionally, I was weighing up deferring for a year

LMG! recently informed me that those with a BMP offer at UTas are unable to defer their offers, just a heads up there.

 

[Deleted member 35034]

LMG! recently informed me that those with a BMP offer at UTas are unable to defer their offers, just a heads up there.

Thanks Crow. Yes, they don't normally, which is why the decision has been made a bit harder than the normal 5 v's 7 scenario. The conditions are not equal.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Yup, only reason why I'm leaning towards UTas is cause its 5 years versus 7. Its a miracle I even got UTas cause I didn't get 60 for section 2 and I've been told interstate applicants need 100% for umat, don't know what's up with that

Yeah, UTAS seem to have thrown the rule book out the window this year Congrats. There's at least one person in my year who moved to UTAS from WA for 2018 entry.

 

[Crow]

: Waiting for 2nd offer round for UQ bonded medicine. Not sure if I should accept Griffith medicine - received UQ merit scholarship, more friends going to UQ and closer to home, but Griffith program seems to be better and 1 year shorter + chance of non-bonded, but have to move to Gold Coast for last 4 years... I'm so torn between the two - should I just accept Griffith medicine??

I'd be taking Griffith myself if I were you. A shorter program and a chance of unbonded offer, as you say, makes it more advantageous. Yes a scholarship is nice - but I doubt it will be worth as much as a year of working as a junior doctor will be (which is what you will get if you go to Griffith over UQ)! Friends won't be an issue - you'll meet plenty at university and living in Nathan will allow you to see your Brisbane friends regularly anyway. Also, moving to the Gold Coast is a plus, not a minus!

 

[DrDrLMG!]

I'd be taking Griffith myself if I were you. A shorter program and a chance of unbonded offer, as you say, makes it more advantageous. Yes a scholarship is nice - but I doubt it will be worth as much as a year of working as a junior doctor will be (which is what you will get if you go to Griffith over UQ)! Friends won't be an issue - you'll meet plenty at university and living in Nathan will allow you to see your Brisbane friends regularly anyway. Also, moving to the Gold Coast is a plus, not a minus!

Not to mention, chances of a UQ offer now are slim (non-existent?), and a gap year will make the OP ineligible for UQ anyway, so unless they're willing to give up a guaranteed Med spot for the risk of trying for GAMSAT entry to UQ, it's likely not going to be possible, anyway, unfortunately.

ETA: Would UQ accept Griffith's 2 year MedSci for grad entry? I know some do and some don't accept 2 year degrees.

 

[Crow]

Would UQ accept Griffith's 2 year MedSci for grad entry? I know some do and some don't accept 2 year degrees.

Fairly certain they don’t.

 

[BlueSea]

Hello everyone.
I just recently received an offer from Griffth University for their Bachelor of Medical Science (MD Provisional Entry for School-Leavers) and also an offer from the Melbourne Uni for their Chancellor Scholarship for the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Chancellor's Scholars).

I was wondering what are the pros and cons for these two unis and what are your opinions on them.
I have heard that for The University of Melbourne, you must still undertake an interview in the third year of undergraduate study before you can do your postgrad.
I was wondering if any of you know much about this interview and how difficult it may be.

Also, I don't live in either of these states so if I wanted to go to either of them I would have to move.

Thanks in advance for all your help

 

[Mana]

A guide to choosing between medical degrees

Or tl;dr go to Griffith.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Hello everyone.
I just recently received an offer from Griffth University for their Bachelor of Medical Science (MD Provisional Entry for School-Leavers) and also an offer from the Melbourne Uni for their Chancellor Scholarship for the Bachelor of Biomedicine (Chancellor's Scholars).

I was wondering what are the pros and cons for these two unis and what are your opinions on them.
I have heard that for The University of Melbourne, you must still undertake an interview in the third year of undergraduate study before you can do your postgrad.
I was wondering if any of you know much about this interview and how difficult it may be.

Also, I don't live in either of these states so if I wanted to go to either of them I would have to move.

Thanks in advance for all your help

Yes, there is definitely an interview after third year. It's a Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) with, I believe 8 stations. I think someone has mentioned that you must pass 5 of them, and a couple might be compulsory?

 

[BlueSea]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking about Melbourne because of the scholarship which would help with the living expenses and I guess just living in a big city is kinda appealing. I was wondering for Melbourne does any of you know how risky it would be to pass the interview, because I really want to do med and I understand that Griffth would be a safer option. Right now I am still weighing in the pros and cons of these two, so any information would be extremely helpful.

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking about Melbourne because of the scholarship which would help with the living expenses and I guess just living in a big city is kinda appealing. I was wondering for Melbourne does any of you know how risky it would be to pass the interview, because I really want to do med and I understand that Griffth would be a safer option. Right now I am still weighing in the pros and cons of these two, so any information would be extremely helpful.

There are no regular members here who've undertaken the Chancellor's pathway to Medicine, so we can't comment on the relative difficulty of the MMI.

 

[BlueSea]

There are no regular members here who've undertaken the Chancellor's pathway to Medicine, so we can't comment on the relatively difficulty of the MMI.

That's okay, thank you all for your help. I will take your recommendations into consideration.

 

[Kartoon]

G'day mates, I need your advices, please. Adelaide MBBS or Mel BioMed guaranteed entry, what would be your choice and why? cheers all.

 

[Crow]

G'day mates, I need your advices, please. Adelaide MBBS or Mel BioMed guaranteed entry, what would be your choice and why? cheers all.

Adelaide - 6 year, non-provisional course beats a 7 year course without guaranteed entry, and additionally unless this is a Chancellor’s scholar position then the “guarantee” is only for an FFP position which costs 300k. Seems like an easy choice given the limited information.

 

[fluff]

Hi guys!

As a VIC candidate, I was able to get an offer for Monash med, but I also have an interview for UNSW (which I'm not sure if I should take or not). I don't mind moving interstate, so the distance thing isn't really an issue for me.

I just wanted to know how the two med courses were different & which one would help me most in terms of job prospects for the future.

Thank you!

 

[Crow]

fluff - Monash is a year shorter program (which will see you graduated and earning money in the workforce + progressing your career a year earlier) and it’s in your home state which means you’re guaranteed an internship in Victoria if you go there. Assuming it’s a non-bonded offer, I’d definitely be taking the Monash offer if I were you. Your job prospects after internship will depend on your performance as an intern, CV and networking rather than the university you graduated from.

 

[Lear]

Thanks for the reply. I was thinking about Melbourne because of the scholarship which would help with the living expenses and I guess just living in a big city is kinda appealing. I was wondering for Melbourne does any of you know how risky it would be to pass the interview, because I really want to do med and I understand that Griffth would be a safer option. Right now I am still weighing in the pros and cons of these two, so any information would be extremely helpful.

Hey,
Personally I have not done the interview but I was considering the guaranteed pathway a while back so I did quite a bit of research into it.

There are 8 stations in the MMI and you need to ‘pass’ 5 of them. I was told by a friend who is in the MD course that a pass is simply getting 50% on 5 stations in terms of marks. This is considered by most people I’ve discussed with to be quite easy as the vast majority of applicants pass all 8 stations. I honestly think if you have basic human abilities of communication, empathy and teamwork you should be able to pass all stations with ease. You do not need to do ‘ good’ at all on these interviews. I believe the hurdle is just there to ensure you have basic human skills.

It would be very atypical for an average person to fail to pass 5/8 stations, let alone a chancellors scholar.

 

[Jace]

I need some advice, so after choosing UTas over UQ, I now gotta decide between UTas and Curtin )

Both are 5 years. I am from WA so it's the obvious choice to go with Curtin. However I've been told Curtin is "risky" since it's new and theres a lot of controversy surrounding them even having a medical school. Also there was a lack of internship places before Curtin had a medical school and it doesn't look like anything has been done about it. Just wondering whether going with Curtin will impact future internship and specialisation options for me. Currently the only issue I see with UTas is that I have to move to another state (and accommodation hasn't been approved). Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance