Guide: Choosing Between Multiple Offers for Medicine/Dentistry

[Deleted member 35034]

Thanks Vaquita! Yep, both are great programs, and I'll definitely be happy either way.

I hope you enjoy the course at Curtin, and maybe I'll see you there next year .

Thanks Jenga. I haven't made a decision yet - but if I do go there, will definitely see you there with the small cohort. Let us know when you get the offer.

 

[clementwang]

Hey Guys n gals

I am a nsw student and ive recieved offers from uq and griffith gc. Idk which one to choose due to griffith being one year shorter but also has trimesters, very little holidays and non guarantee of non bonded. On the other hand Uq offers semesters, better holidays, and guaranteed non bonded while being a year longer.

pls help

 

[ucatboy]

Hey Guys n gals

I am a nsw student and ive recieved offers from uq and griffith gc. Idk which one to choose due to griffith being one year shorter but also has trimesters, very little holidays and non guarantee of non bonded. On the other hand Uq offers semesters, better holidays, and guaranteed non bonded while being a year longer.

pls help

Don't risk it, go with UQ, you get to choose your fave bachelor degree (even dentistry!), plus I heard the GPA cutoff for Griffith unbonded was 6.9. Save yourself the stress and get unbonded from the get-go

 

[clementwang]

Don't risk it, go with UQ, you get to choose your fave bachelor degree (even dentistry!), plus I heard the GPA cutoff for Griffith unbonded was 6.9. Save yourself the stress and get unbonded from the get-go

Thanks for the advice! Im still waiting on monash rn.

 

[John99]

I have received offers to both JMP (Newcastle) and UTAS and can't which one. Both are CSP. One is closer to family and the other is closer to friends & my partner. Rental prices are similar. I think it would've been easier to receive only one offer! Does anyone have an opinion on which is better and why? Will my choice have an impact on career/specialty opportunities in the future?

 

[chinaski]

Where do you want to work after graduating?

 

[Fili]

I have received offers to both JMP (Newcastle) and UTAS and can't which one. Both are CSP. One is closer to family and the other is closer to friends & my partner. Rental prices are similar. I think it would've been easier to receive only one offer! Does anyone have an opinion on which is better and why? Will my choice have an impact on career/specialty opportunities in the future?

I would say go to where you are closer with your friends and partner. University's one of the most important and useful steps to become more independent and less reliant on your parents. Without parents around, you have more freedom to do things you want to do as well as learn to take care of yourself when they're not always around.

Likewise, it's very important to have a great group of people around in University as these are the people that tend to be your friends for life. If you always have a curfew or are unable to spend time with mates, that can be quite problematic.

 

[John99]

Where do you want to work after graduating?

Sydney. I completed Year 12 in NSW so would be a Category 2 if go to UTAS.

 

[chinaski]

Sydney. I completed Year 12 in NSW so would be a Category 2 if go to UTAS.

So it seems clear that you're better off going to Newcastle.

 

[John99]

I would say go to where you are closer with your friends and partner. University's one of the most important and useful steps to become more independent and less reliant on your parents. Without parents around, you have more freedom to do things you want to do as well as learn to take care of yourself when they're not always around.

Likewise, it's very important to have a great group of people around in University as these are the people that tend to be your friends for life. If you always have a curfew or are unable to spend time with mates, that can be quite problematic.

I'd be living out of home either way and my family is not restrictive. Short term, I prefer to live in Hobart with my friends and partner but my long term plan is to be a specialist in Sydney. Do clinical placements help you get a foot in the door for specialties?

So it seems clear that you're better off going to Newcastle.

OK. Thanks.

 

[A1]

Do clinical placements help you get a foot in the door for specialties?

Clinical placements usually refer to the hospital rotations you do during the med course, which have absolutely no effect on specialties years later. Here we talk about your intern/work location, being Cat 2 it's likely you will get a NSW Health internship but only after 800+ NSW grads have been given their preferred locations. I'm not sure how much an effect that has on your future progress.

 

[chinaski]

Bear in mind as Tassie grad originally from NSW, you can't guarantee that you will be considered a Cat 2 in NSW by the time you graduate. That rug has potential to be pulled out from under you so I wouldn't count on it 100%.

 

[John99]

Bear in mind as Tassie grad originally from NSW, you can't guarantee that you will be considered a Cat 2 in NSW by the time you graduate. That rug has potential to be pulled out from under you so I wouldn't count on it 100%.

That's a good point. Thanks!

 

[REGULAR JOE]

Does anyone have any advice to choose between Utas CSP and Griffith? Im from Sydney

 

[DrDrLMG!]

Does anyone have any advice to choose between Utas CSP and Griffith? Im from Sydney

Provisional with a chance of BMP vs guaranteed CSP and direct entry; I know where I’d go but you may have different priorities. You need to give us more than just “give me advice” if you want help because it’s way too broad, especially given the obvious factors I’ve just mentioned clearly aren’t deciding factors for you (otherwise you’d already have made your choice).

Also, did you actually read the guide? It really gives all the prompts for things you need to consider and weigh up as priorities for yourself. No one else can really do that for you.

 

[Sherlock]

And is there anything wrong with Bonded?

What do you mean anything "wrong" with Bonded? There is nothing wrong with it. RoS may not appeal to some. ucatboy was simply addressing one of the concerns shared by OP:

non guarantee of non bonded

@OP: one year longer is not that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. It's about weighing what's more important/worth more for you. Hard for an outsider to give you an exact answer. It is very individualistic. Depends if 2 semesters, longer holidays, unbonded is worth more than an extra year of uni. You might also like to weigh in HECs.

 

[REGULAR JOE]

Are you allowed to enrol at 2 medical schools, and then cancel one before the census date?

 

[Crow]

Are you allowed to enrol at 2 medical schools, and then cancel one before the census date?

Yes, but don’t do it unless you don’t know which one to go to, as you’re effectively taking a place off of someone else in doing so.

 

[A1]

Are you allowed to enrol at 2 medical schools, and then cancel one before the census date?

Technically you are allowed to, however I think med schools will take note of attendances in the first 1-2 weeks and will chase you up to ask why you have not shown up, to give them time to top up the spot.

I also think this is why UNSW Med's census date is 2 weeks after semester starts, not end of March like for other courses.

 

[REGULAR JOE]

Yes, but don’t do it unless you don’t know which one to go to, as you’re effectively taking a place off of someone else in doing so.

yeah I really am on the fence at the moment. Im thinking that if I enrol, I can see more details(subject content,etc) that would help me make a decision.