'What papers should I do at UoO for graduate entry' Chat, Enquiries and Help

[quail]

Hi, I'm a new member, been looking at this forum for months and just decided to make an account

I did pretty well in hsfy earning A+ (93. 5%) average but as with many other people here my UMAT was pretty bad.

I'm looking to get into med through postgraduate pathway but I'm very confused on what paper should I take

I enjoyed bioc and hubs and for a while I'm thinking into doing biochemistry major with some anatomy, physiology and genetics papers

Ideally I wanted to do a major/degree that isn' taught in med school so that I can learn new things that can add to my knowledge later

But, I heard that we are going to learn heaps of biochemistry in med school so that kinda discourage me to do biochemistry atm.

So my question is, do you guys have any idea of majors/papers that isn't taught (at least) in a great depth in med school but also possible to get A+ grade?

I'm thinking maybe genetics is a good candidate?

Thanks!

I didn't do the postgraduate pathway but I can assure you that there is hardly any biochemistry at all in medicine. There's also barely any genetics either outside some basic principles for medical genetics in second year.

Again, bearing in mind I am not speaking from personal experience, I think the general consensus is to:
1) Make sure that your major is something that you wouldn't mind finding a future career just in case and
2) Choosing papers that you are genuinely interested in or that people have found easier to score A/A+ in - people don't realise you can swap papers quickly in the course!

Thus, I wouldn't be choosing papers simply because they don't overlap with medicine. I'd be choosing either papers noted by other students to be easier to score highly in (and this information is extensively covered in the graduate entry thread), or papers I'd find genuinely interesting. A lot of people think anatomy, physiology and pharmacology are good papers to cover because it will help them for medicine but that is wrong for two reasons - firstly these papers are often difficult and are at a much higher level than that required for clinical medicine, and secondly, because an anatomy degree limits what options you have if you don't make it first time around.

Having said all that, a lot of students find anatomy, physiology and HUBS the best of the HSFY papers. While anatomy etc are more challenging at 200 and 300 level, if you think it's the best fit for you and you've had a think about options for work once you graduate, by all means its the obvious choice!

 

[John Obi Mikel]

Does anyone have any material that could help to write research proposal for PHSL345? They don't really give us much by way of a rhetoric or guideline. Any help would be awesome!

 

[Morty12]

Hey does anybody know what the MICR 221 Lab Test is like? like what sorts of questions
thanks!

 

[notncea9]

Hey does anybody know what the MICR 221 Lab Test is like? like what sorts of questions
thanks!

yea really want to know aswell

 

[PostGrad4Life]

Anyone done or know anyone that has done ANTH203 or CLTE204? Would like to know what the assessment schedule is like and how interesting and hard it is

 

[Verdigris]

I have a friend who did ANTH203 and got an A+. She said it was a good paper, and most of the assessable material was in the tutorials If you haven't done any arts papers before, though, I'd ask tutors/the lecturer for help because it is quite different from high school to uni, and from 100- to 200-level.

 

[Stuart]

Hi,

With regards to MICR221, you should learn everything from the book (including the techniques used). I think they can ask you anything from dilution/enumeration questions to morphology as well as preparation and readings. As far as I know, they won't really throw nasty questions. There is just a lot of information to know and some people seem to find it extremely boring.

Anyone done or know anyone that has done ANTH203 or CLTE204? Would like to know what the assessment schedule is like and how interesting and hard it is

Hi PostGrad4Life,

A friend of mine said that 204 really enjoyable and very doable to achieve an A+. I think 204 would have less content as well.

 

[PostGrad4Life]

I have a friend who did ANTH203 and got an A+. She said it was a good paper, and most of the assessable material was in the tutorials If you haven't done any arts papers before, though, I'd ask tutors/the lecturer for help because it is quite different from high school to uni, and from 100- to 200-level.

Thanks for your replies! I have not done any arts papers unfortunately, although CLTE204 is also an arts paper :S Would you happen to know what the internal assessments are like?

Hi,
Hi PostGrad4Life,

A friend of mine said that 204 really enjoyable and very doable to achieve an A+. I think 204 would have less content as well.

Damn I was pretty set on doing ANTH203 because I thought it might be more interesting, but now I'm conflicted again haha. Would you happen to know what the internal assessments of 203 are like?

 

[gonzoduke]

Trying to decide whether to take MAOR110 or MAOR102 next semester.
Can anyone who has done one of these recently please share advice?

 

[PostGrad4Life]

Trying to decide whether to take MAOR110 or MAOR102 next semester.
Can anyone who has done one of these recently please share advice?

Never done 102, but 110 is an extremely easy A+ (got 97% overall) and pretty fun. All you have to do is just attend the classes, write down notes, and a day or two before the class test go through the notes you've written down for the lecture. The course is 100% internally assessed, so don't have to worry about a final exam.

I would recommend hand writing notes since a lot of the Maori words have accents on the letters which is a pain to write down on the computer.

 

[unspecified]

Trying to decide whether to take MAOR110 or MAOR102 next semester.
Can anyone who has done one of these recently please share advice?

I did 102 two years ago. Very easy to get an A+ if you put a lil work in. I never took 110, but from what I hear from others I know that have done both, the general consensus is that 110 is easier/has a smaller workload, but that's subjective. 102 has two internal essays: 1500 words and 3000 words, which I think are weighted 20% and 30% of the overall grade, respectively. The 1500 word essay in my year was expanding on some important cultural concepts, whereas the 3000 word essay was one of three topics; I did one on Maori health which was extremely simple for someone doing health science-related subjects. Essays are marked based on the quality of your argument(s) and on the overall formatting (they give you a comprehensive guide for writing and referencing so if you get a poor mark, that's completely on you). Easy to do well in these essays, and if you are having trouble, Erika is extremely helpful in guiding you onto the right path. The exam is very easy, I think it was around 40 MCQs on the course content and some readings that you'll be given a week or two before the exam. The tutorials they offer aren't compulsory, but they spoon feed you with hints for the essays and exams, though I did find some of them quite boring.

Also, a helpful hint if you decide on this paper: start your essays early, especially the last one. Getting resources can be a pain during the last week as that is when the HSFY kids start theirs, which leaves the Maori resource shelf in an absolute shambles.

 

[Stuart]

Hi,

I would recommend 101 over 102 for sure. The comments we have on MSO about 101 are more or less applicable still. The paper should feel "less academic" than 102. Less content, less workload, less stress.

 

[gonzoduke]

Thanks for the replies
I've always been confused why everyone says Maori papers are easy & I guess they just don't have a lot of content?
I wonder how other language papers like French, Chinese & Japanese compare.

 

[Stuart]

Hi,

I wouldn't recommend making such generalisations. It just happens that many people find those particular papers manageable. There are plenty of other papers which are, in my opinion, comparable, too. Also, the language papers do get harder and harder as you progress up the levels. They are not all easy as one might think. So, choose wisely. Sometimes people get false sense of security from what they hear about papers.

 

[Verdigris]

I did much better in 102 than I did in 110, to put in my two cents. I didn't click with Taipa's lecturing style (from 110), and while I generally enjoy learning languages, I struggled with it. That just might be me being fussy about my teachers, though. I preferred the guest lecture style and the research essays from 102 because it felt more exciting/self-motivated. Also the 102 exam is SUPER easy, everyone finished it in like half an hour. The essay is pretty easy too if you put in a solid weekend, and check your essay plan with the tutors.

Personally, I think I would have done better if I'd done French or something, because I find the grammar easier to learn than I did Maori grammar, also because there are a lot of references and teaching resources available on the internet. I think there's even an Alliance Francaise in Dunedin.

 

[Stuart]

I did much better in 102 than I did in 110, to put in my two cents. I didn't click with Taipa's lecturing style (from 110), and while I generally enjoy learning languages, I struggled with it. That just might be me being fussy about my teachers, though. I preferred the guest lecture style and the research essays from 102 because it felt more exciting/self-motivated. Also the 102 exam is SUPER easy, everyone finished it in like half an hour. The essay is pretty easy too if you put in a solid weekend, and check your essay plan with the tutors.

Personally, I think I would have done better if I'd done French or something, because I find the grammar easier to learn than I did Maori grammar, also because there are a lot of references and teaching resources available on the internet. I think there's even an Alliance Francaise in Dunedin.

Hi,

Thank you for the input. I think this really illustrates what I was trying to say above. There are no guarantees and you should really play to your strength rather than following the crowd. I also agree with the resources about Maori. In comparison to French, Japanese, and Spanish, there aren't many resources which are good. I was talking to one of the staff members (from the language department) about this not so long ago. They agreed with it to an extent. If you are not going to pick up the grammar and the pronunciation in time, you will lose marks here and there which can make a difference in the end.

 

[adventuretime]

I did 102 two years ago. Very easy to get an A+ if you put a lil work in. I never took 110, but from what I hear from others I know that have done both, the general consensus is that 110 is easier/has a smaller workload, but that's subjective. 102 has two internal essays: 1500 words and 3000 words, which I think are weighted 20% and 30% of the overall grade, respectively. The 1500 word essay in my year was expanding on some important cultural concepts, whereas the 3000 word essay was one of three topics; I did one on Maori health which was extremely simple for someone doing health science-related subjects. Essays are marked based on the quality of your argument(s) and on the overall formatting (they give you a comprehensive guide for writing and referencing so if you get a poor mark, that's completely on you). Easy to do well in these essays, and if you are having trouble, Erika is extremely helpful in guiding you onto the right path. The exam is very easy, I think it was around 40 MCQs on the course content and some readings that you'll be given a week or two before the exam. The tutorials they offer aren't compulsory, but they spoon feed you with hints for the essays and exams, though I did find some of them quite boring.

Also, a helpful hint if you decide on this paper: start your essays early, especially the last one. Getting resources can be a pain during the last week as that is when the HSFY kids start theirs, which leaves the Maori resource shelf in an absolute shambles.

I have just done MAOR102 in first semester, and if the assessments stay the same for second semester it is now a 10% blackboard multichoice test on essay writing rules, references, and plagiarism. Pretty much searching for answers given to you in a booklet.

There was a terms test worth 25% on the first 10 or so lectures. Multichoice, and required a bit of study. Then a 25% essay, I think 2500 words. Easy enough to get a A+ in, you just need to take some time, and get enough references. The final exam is 2hrs and worth 40%. 10% of this is multichoice questions on the course content, and the next 30% is split between two articles which you must read and answer multichoice questions on.

 

[xxxz98]

Hi I just wonder if anyone here has done 300 level anatomy paper? What are they like? Are they similar to ANAT241 in terms of assessment criteria(weighting of presentation and group work), level of difficulties, laboratory structure etc? I quite liked ANAT241 but don't know if I will enjoy anatomy at 300 level as much.

Thank you!

 

[Morty12]

Hey, has anyone had any experience with the COMP 111 Blackboard tests? there is virtually no information in lectures, any advice would be appreciated!

 

[Stuart]

Hey, has anyone had any experience with the COMP 111 Blackboard tests? there is virtually no information in lectures, any advice would be appreciated!

Hi,

What exactly are you wanting to know? Isn't the BB test really soon? They probably would post some information on BB sooner or later. It is best to just go and ask. Aren't they quite simple MCQs?