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

[Tupac4life]

I'm not even going for medicine entry for new zealand so it doesn't matter which semester i do my papers in so long as i complete my degree. Summer School Stats traditionally is known to be intense because the test is after 2 weeks of study as opposed to after 4 to 6 weeks during the normal semesters. To be honest I've done it already in Summer School this year and I found the only hassles was with completing the assignments and doing the online quizzes which just annoyed me... but i pretty much got full or close to full marks for all so was pretty stoked. I wouldn't say that all the questions are necessarily very similar or the same as everyone says because some questions actually require you to grapple with the theory presented and make inferences by applying concepts especially with distribution type questions. I probably should have been focussing more on this test perhaps but I was more interested in reviewing stuff for GAMSAT so I spent cramming this course. I mean I ended up doing like 3 to 5 exams but I must have been lucky to get 49/50 for the final exam and about 2 to 3 days ago the STATS department sent me a letter saying that I was in the top 1% tier of students 500 in summer school and they're going to add some distinction thingy on my academic transcript so I might have been really lucky...

I'd recommend doing Stats during the semester as its one of the easier core papers you can do to amp up your GPA (for Auckland - Otago doesn't accept 100 levels as part of the grad process?). I'm not sure how much easier Stats is during summer but I know it was ridiculously easy during Sem 2 last year if you kept up with the work and attended/listed to every lecture. Plus the exams are Multiple choice and often have the same/similar questions as past papers. Cramming isn't an issue as well as many crammers I know did fairly decently (though don't expect an A+ if you choose to do so).

The thresholds are also quite high and I think they dont scale up/down so dont be too disheartned if you get <A

The assignments are doable I reckon - particularly if you work with a few mates or go to tutorials (which are optional).

 

[Rey]

Has anyone got any info on medsci 313- reproductive biology?

Repro was my favourite section of MEDSCI 142 last year and I figured if I was going to do MEDSCI courses, I might as well go for that one.

 

[Medsci]

Has anyone got any info on medsci 313- reproductive biology?

Repro was my favourite section of MEDSCI 142 last year and I figured if I was going to do MEDSCI courses, I might as well go for that one.

Hey, I did Medsci 313 and I thought it was a really cool paper. The two course co-ordinators are great lecturers and the whole course is pretty fun. You also get to go on a class trip! (well, at least you did in 2008). Overall, I'd highly recommend it (especially since you have an interest in repro).

 

[Rey]

Hey, I did Medsci 313 and I thought it was a really cool paper. The two course co-ordinators are great lecturers and the whole course is pretty fun. You also get to go on a class trip! (well, at least you did in 2008). Overall, I'd highly recommend it (especially since you have an interest in repro).

Thanks mate!

What were the labs like/involve? Similar to 203?

 

[Medsci]

What were the labs like/involve? Similar to 203?

The labs were good from what I remember. The one that stands out for me involved cow ovaries. I didn't do 203 sorry, so I don't know how it compares.

 

[Rey]

The labs were good from what I remember. The one that stands out for me involved cow ovaries. I didn't do 203 sorry, so I don't know how it compares.

Isnt 203 a requiste for 313???

 

[Medsci]

Isnt 203 a requiste for 313???

Hmm, maybe it is but I didn't have to do it! Perhaps it's changed since I did undergrad. Also, I majored in Physiology, not Biomed, maybe that's why?

 

[stuckinpause]

hey, does anyone have past papers for the 206 mid sem test? they wouldn't mind sharing?

 

[Tupac4life]

[MENTION=14478]Medsci[/MENTION] I heard that they also tell you at the beginning of semester that if you go by what they provide you in class the most you can get is a C- for both the Ruakura assignment and other assessments. What textbooks are the most helpful?

Hey, I did Medsci 313 and I thought it was a really cool paper. The two course co-ordinators are great lecturers and the whole course is pretty fun. You also get to go on a class trip! (well, at least you did in 2008). Overall, I'd highly recommend it (especially since you have an interest in repro).

 

[akka]

anyone know what medsci 204 was called back in the day? coz i know that 206 was also known as physiol 220.

 

[Medsci]

@Medsci I heard that they also tell you at the beginning of semester that if you go by what they provide you in class the most you can get is a C- for both the Ruakura assignment and other assessments. What textbooks are the most helpful?

Really? I don't remember being told that. I know one of the lecturers will only give you an A+ if you tell him something he doesn't already know (challenge!). I had the textbook that was prescribed, that was all. Are you thinking of doing 313 next year?

 

[Rey]

Really? I don't remember being told that. I know one of the lecturers will only give you an A+ if you tell him something he doesn't already know (challenge!). I had the textbook that was prescribed, that was all. Are you thinking of doing 313 next year?

Is this Andrew Shelling?

I dunno out of all the MedSci papers I can see, repro looks to be the one I'll enjoy the most. Not only because Shelling is the co-ordinator/lecturer but also cause I did legitimately enjoy the topic.

On a side note, does Biosci 203 prepare you for Medsci 313 any differently to Medsci 142?

 

[Tupac4life]

Is this for the Ruakura assignment or for the course itself in its entirety? Yeah I am planning on doing so. This or MEDSCI 315. Have you heard much about MEDSCI 315 the Nutrition paper?*:unsure:

Really? I don't remember being told that. I know one of the lecturers will only give you an A+ if you tell him something he doesn't already know (challenge!). I had the textbook that was prescribed, that was all. Are you thinking of doing 313 next year?

 

[Medsci]

Is this Andrew Shelling?

I dunno out of all the MedSci papers I can see, repro looks to be the one I'll enjoy the most. Not only because Shelling is the co-ordinator/lecturer but also cause I did legitimately enjoy the topic.

On a side note, does Biosci 203 prepare you for Medsci 313 any differently to Medsci 142?

It's Larry Chamley.

I didn't do Biosci 203 so I don't know how it helps with Medsci 313. I majored in Physiology, so I only did Medsci papers, no Biosci papers.

Is this for the Ruakura assignment or for the course itself in its entirety? Yeah I am planning on doing so. This or MEDSCI 315. Have you heard much about MEDSCI 315 the Nutrition paper?*

For the whole course. Although he may only do this in the postgrad repro paper, now that I think about it... So maybe don't worry! I didn't do Medsci 315 sorry, but I know it has a reputation as being an easy paper, although I think in reality it's not much easier or harder than any other Stage 3 Medsci paper.

p.s. I would totally recommend doing Medsci 311, such a good paper!

 

[Tupac4life]

[MENTION=14945]Rey[/MENTION] Looking through and doing the BIOSCI 203 course now I don't really think it would give a huge advantage if you were going to do MEDSCI 313. The 2 1st year biomedical science papers BIOSCI 107 and MEDSCI 142 should be sufficient as preparation.*

[MENTION=14478]Medsci[/MENTION] Yeah I heard MEDSCI 315 was one of those "easier" papers though every paper is hard in its own way. Is it perhaps because they only learn 1/2 the content for the mid semester test and 1/2 the content for the final exam. Anyway I gotta check this out with Professor Lynn Ferguson course co-ordinator of MEDSCI 315.

It's Larry Chamley.

I didn't do Biosci 203 so I don't know how it helps with Medsci 313. I majored in Physiology, so I only did Medsci papers, no Biosci papers.



For the whole course. Although he may only do this in the postgrad repro paper, now that I think about it... So maybe don't worry! I didn't do Medsci 315 sorry, but I know it has a reputation as being an easy paper, although I think in reality it's not much easier or harder than any other Stage 3 Medsci paper.

p.s. I would totally recommend doing Medsci 311, such a good paper!

 

[Neil Yang]

Hey I have managed to obtain lodish et al, can some one tell me which pages to read for this course especially for the ken scott part, john taylor part is also appreciated thanks

 

[PowerPuff]

You can also try searching for the actual name of the paper like "Mechanisms of Disease" instead
Some of them are hidden under HUMANBIO as well, hope that helps people for next year

 

[farmers]

i would say read up chapter on microtubules/actin (1st 2 lecs) and transport to various organelles ie transport to nucleus/er/golgi and look at how they differ (looking at the mechanisms and proteins/chaperones invoved). thats the key for taylor.
for ken scott, i feel his lecs were actualy real good and you will find that the book didnt cover his topics as well as Dr taylor.

 

[xMeerkatx]

Hi there,
I was just wondering if someone could please tell me the structure of this medsci paper and medsci 201 and 206.
Also i was wondering how you would rate the difficulty level of all the medsci 200 level papers in terms of workload and content.

Thanks

 

[PowerPuff]

Hi there,
I was just wondering if someone could please tell me the structure of this medsci paper and medsci 201 and 206.
Also i was wondering how you would rate the difficulty level of all the medsci 200 level papers in terms of workload and content.

Thanks

Medsci 205 is a physiology paper, quite challenging really but with a bit of effort it should be fine. This is done with pharmacy students now. The toughest things about second year medsci papers are doing massive lab reports, which consume alot of time. I have not done 201 or 206, so I cannot comment on those. However, the easiest medsci paper (in my opinion) is Medsci204, a pharmacology paper available in second semester (I am not sure if this is still the case).
Physiology papers require intergration and concepts, it depends on what you want to major in/are interested in/intend on doing after graduating
Also, with biosci stage 2 papers the standard cut offs apply i.e. in my time, 85% and above was an A+ but with medsci papers, it depends on how the entire class does and then marks are graded accordingly i.e scaled
Hope that helps