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UoA 'What papers should I do at UoA for graduate entry' Chat/enquiries

Megatron said:
I've heard its interesting too - field trip! Im also thinking of taking it over summer.
Have you given up on Med?
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Wonder what the content and assessments are like in terms of difficulty as I've never taken a geography course before... Was really tempted to sneak into one of lectures to get a feel of it but never got around to it and now it's too late, oh well :)

No, I'm still applying, but realistically speaking my chances of getting in are minimal... Especially considering how well everyone is doing this year
 
I have a friend who did it so ill enquire for you.

Oh okay cool! Well don't buy into the you-have-to-get-a-9-thing :)
Good luck!
 
Hi guys, I just finished my second year of my physiology degree and need help choosing my 3rd year papers. I am trying to decide between medsci 301, 302, 307 and chem 390 or 392. I can only do one of these papers. Are the 3rd year medsci labs a lot harder than medsci 205 labs, or about the same in terms of effort required? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
 
Hi, I am doing 2nd year biomedical science degree in auckland uni. I am trying to get into med ( postgraduate entry), i have gt b+ average for HSFY in otago last year, i didnt get into med lastyear so will betrying in 2015. hopefully i will get in.

do u guys know which are the easier papers to take in 2nd year biomed? im trying to get into med in 2015.

so far,

1st semester

biosci 101,
medsci205
medsci 201,203

2nd semester
biosci 202
biosci 203
medsci204
( havent choose gen ed paper)

please leave yoour sugestions.
 
collocus said:
is it allowed to do biosci201 in your 3rd year or does it have to be done in year 2?
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You can take it whenever you want as long as long as you've met the prerequisites.

Can anyone kindly offer some tips on writing lab reports for medsci papers? In general or for medsci 205 specifically! I have never had experience of writing them and I'm aware that they can eat up quite a bit of time...
 
I apologize if this has already been answered or discussed before!

But just regarding MEDSCI205 and MEDSCI203

What are the best approaches to studying these papers? Does the test scores affect your overall grade much? I hear everyone tends to perform not too well on the first 205 test,although the average this year was significantly higher compared to previous years

Also MEDSCI202 was a relatively easy paper however, I am unsure as to how to study for the second half of the course for it
 
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Does anyone who took MEDSCI206 in the past and did well have any advice on how to tackle this paper? Just picked up the course guide and it reminds me of the 205 guide... in a bad way (i.e. barely any content ) :/ Would be really appreciated!
 
blackandwhite said:
Haha you're not alone!
I'm enjoying it way more than sem 1 mainly because 206 is a way better paper than 205... How are you keeping up so far?
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I'm not D:
For some reason I am way lazier so far compared to sem 1... Just can't seem to get into proper studying :( Oh well, I'm just hoping that one day the pressure of upcoming tests and lab reports will kick in and I'll begin working hard again haha

How are your stage 1 papers going?
 
buttercream said:
I'm not D:
For some reason I am way lazier so far compared to sem 1... Just can't seem to get into proper studying :( Oh well, I'm just hoping that one day the pressure of upcoming tests and lab reports will kick in and I'll begin working hard again haha

How are your stage 1 papers going?
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Good so far.. 103 is really content heavy; it's not very difficult conceptually but a lot of rote learning required lol psych 108 is great though
 
hey guys Im switching to pharmacology major next year from biomed , i heard it it requires a lot of lab reports and essays. could anyone please enllighten me on how hard are these reports?
 
how are the lab reports and essay for pharmacology papers in 3rd year ? for example in medsci 303, 304, 305 and 306 :)
 
Hey guys! I am transferring from Biomed to a Physiology major and I'm currently choosing my papers for 2nd and 3rd years.

What do you think of this?

STAGE 2

Semester 1


MEDSCI 205
STATS 101
MEDSCI 201
PHYSICS 107


Semester 2


MEDSCI 206
EDUC 122G
BIOSCI 203
GEOG 102

STAGE 3


Semester 1


MEDSCI 316
MEDSCI 311
CHEM 220
GEOG 202


Semester 2


MEDSCI 317
MEDSCI 312
BIOSCI 358
STAT 208

Thanks! :)
 
AvatarRoku said:
Hey guys! I am transferring from Biomed to a Physiology major and I'm currently choosing my papers for 2nd and 3rd years.

What do you think of this?

STAGE 2

Semester 1


MEDSCI 205
STATS 101
MEDSCI 201
PHYSICS 107


Semester 2


MEDSCI 206
EDUC 122G
BIOSCI 203
GEOG 102

STAGE 3


Semester 1


MEDSCI 316
MEDSCI 311
CHEM 220
GEOG 202


Semester 2


MEDSCI 317
MEDSCI 312
BIOSCI 358
STAT 208

Thanks! :)
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Looks like a well set out plan :) Bear in mind that 6 stage 3s are required to be eligible for an honours year
 
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