Otago HSFY chat - archive

[Deleted member 4350]

You're display pic leads me to think otherwise...

LOL!

It's a ninja doctor, not a terrorist!!

But I can see how the picture can be misleading

 

[Arutha]

PLEASE do. Far out, getting in with a 68th percentile sounds impossible. I bet they had an average of like 99% right? Btw Arutha, I remember u had an INSANE score for UMAT (98th percentile was it?)... How did you go about preparing for it and how did u juggle HSFY with UMAT study? How many hours did u do of each every day?

I'll be partying hard (not really) with skyglow

Oh God, I'll get back to you on this one. I'm so tired atm and cbf typing so much. Watch this space for an EDIT!

Ummm I don't think skyglow seems like the partying type. Had to drag him to the dancefloor

EDIT: That person did not have a 99% average, not even 90%.

 

[Arutha]

Yep, med orientation started on Wednesday and that runs through til Friday. Actual med lectures start Mon 16th. I'm excited and trepidated at the same time!

When do you health sci n00bs start?

At the moment the barn dance is probably still pumping, skyglow and McNerdy are probably there now, hence why you haven't heard from them all night.

 

[Deleted member 4350]

Oh God, I'll get back to you on this one. I'm so tired atm and cbf typing so much. Watch this space for an EDIT!

Ummm I don't think skyglow seems like the partying type. Had to drag him to the dancefloor

EDIT: That person did not have a 99% average, not even 90%.

Whaaaaaat? How did he/she get into med then?! It couldn't have been through HSFY!!! What was their average then???

lolol @ the dancefloor thing xD

 

[im_a_sheep]

looks like we are going to have multi-nationalities in our group. That's great !!
Arutha and skyglow1, do tell us your secrets of success !!
Thanks

 

[skyglow1]

Nah I didn't go. Didn't feel like getting home at midnight again...O week for them starts on the 22nd/23rd right?

 

[skyglow1]

Lol I don't exactly know how to dance so it's rather awkward. The Jordan guy I was talking to had a really low UMAT too, like in the 60s for his percentile, but he had A+ in every paper so that would've helped.

 

[pete7]

Oh and I'm not Christian.. but I'm open and don't really mind. On a side note, Knox, where I'm staying at has it's own chapel .

Where abouts are all you staying?

Im going to Selwyn. Ah so ill probly see a bit of docca.emb in O week and stuff (the knox vs selwyn rivalry).
So we have knox selwyn aquanas city college? is that all of them?
And also I am a white kiwi, I think orininaly from Scotland?
we will be the most culturaly diverse study group...ever!

 

[pete7]

Lol I don't exactly know how to dance so it's rather awkward. The Jordan guy I was talking to had a really low UMAT too, like in the 60s for his percentile, but he had A+ in every paper so that would've helped.

Dancing is purely about self conciousness! People dont really care weather you can dance or not just dont think about how stupid u think u may look and have fun

 

[docca.emb]

Dancing is purely about self conciousness! People dont really care weather you can dance or not just dont think about how stupid u think u may look and have fun

I find this much easier after a few beers..

So 68% UMAT and let's say 87% for papers. Wow..

Hey Arutha, I bet he was praying 24/7.

 

[docca.emb]

Barn dance? lol Please don't tell me it's a bunch of sophisticated med students dressed up as cows and sheeps prancing around..

Us n00b hsfy starts on the 2nd I think (got that from the calender where it says formal lecture starts). O week is 23rd and runs for 2 weeks.. Really? 2 weeks? That's ages

 

[skyglow1]

I'm pretty sure you start earlier than that. Isn't that date like for other courses? Health sci starts a week early compared to everyone else I think, so you'll be starting the week after O week. Well most people were kinda dressed up as cowboys/cowgirls. Apparently it was in mosgiel lol.

 

[Random]

Pretty sure its 2nd march for us?

Well atleast we haven't been told otherwise

 

[skyglow1]

Oh I wonder why you guys are starting later...maybe you have 1 less week of holidays lol.

 

[taddy]

just got an update about the new physics textbook, my friend says they have marked up the price from $40 to $100

 

[pete7]

WHAT!?! Aaaah that sucks!

 

[Deleted member 4350]

Ayyeeee? Greedy buggers. =[

Is it a text book or course book? I heard it was the latter:

Quote from HSFY 2009 Book List:

PLEASE NOTE:
PHSI191 will be using a Course Book in 2009 – this is
not available from us. You should be told where to get
this during your Preliminary Lecture.

 

[pete7]

What is the difference between course book and text book?

 

[pete7]

My last weekend at home! Is anyone doing anything interesting this weekend?

 

[docca.emb]

Will we be getting a list of which books we need to get at either course approval or prelims?