yeah sure distinction averages + are all good and all that, but its not marks that make a person. depending on which occupation you enter later on, hsc/uni marks aren't going to mean anything. employers want to see what you can do - you may be good at hitting the books but can you do the job...
I have broken up with my current bf because my parents forced me to. But in less than a week we were together again because I knew my parents were wrong about him, and he's the sweetest, funniest, cutest, devoted person I know.
So would you break up because the parents said so? It all depends...
one of the problems with MRS, more specifically radiography is that the uni keeps on saying that the cumbo campus will be moved to main campus so they haven't update their equipments in 10+ years. That means you get to work with ancient machinery which could be donated to a museum...
just in case anyone misinterpreted my post, radiographers ARE NOT the same as radiation therapists and nuclear medicine techs. They are all medical radiation scientists, but they specialise in different areas.
The demand for radiographers is grdually slowing down. there's alot more younger...
why go to newcastle when you can go USYD? =P
I'm not studying at newcastle uni but I imagine their course can't be too different from USYD because its all regulated by the AIR. Radiography and its accredited courses are regulated by the Australian Institute of Radiography, and they make it...
I reckon the physics briding course is a waste of time and money. seriously. $200 or something for 2 days. rip off. and they redo the material in the actual lectures when you're in first semester.
I did 2U maths, biology and chem. You'd need a solid understanding of chemistry and biology, but...
think about this...if you get a chest x-ray done, the radiation you're getting is about the same as what you'd get on a 4 hour plane trip.
Now as a x-ray tech, not only do you have to go a fair bit away from the x-ray source (inverse square law), you're hiding behind lead glass too.
And...
You will find some information with the previous threads regarding radiography. srsly, go read them they will be useful.
Currently in NSW there are 3 universities providing medical radiation science as an accredited course by the Australian Institute of Radiography: University of Sydney...
2004-06 UAI cut-off for radiography was 89.00, and i THINK in 2007 it went up to 90 - don't quote me on that though.
Recommended hsc courses are either two of: chemistry, physics, biology. They're not pre-requisites, but very useful as you would have enough basic knowledge to grasp certain...