Recent content by Not A Carrot

Medical schools don't want people who do nothing but study (and as a current medical student, I can't reinforce that enough). While achieving high marks is certainly important- as is, obviously, learning about how to treat illnesses when you are a medical student- they are not what make a good...

That's all I did- $2 second hand- and it got me 90+ scores in all sections. I can't stress enough to people- don't waste your money on prep courses.

I have to agree- I think the UMAT prep courses are overpriced and unnecessary. Of course, they probably do help to improve your score, but you certainly don't *need* to do one to get in :)

Universities do not make concessions for students who have poor English writing skills. Universities cannot legitimately graduate you if you can't complete the course requirements (well, most universities, anyway). If you think that writing essays will hinder your academic progress, perhaps...

It doesn't make it easier- the MRB scholarships are distributed only once the cohort of students has been selected.

... And show your true dedication to health sciences by contributing to the pharmacist shortage in Australia. Actually, if you are interested in post-grad medical courses, it would be more advantageous of you to study a basic science course (the first year subjects in pharmacy don't cover...

Yes, and in some degrees, you will be expected to know details from all previous years/subjects! What would be the point of learning it, otherwise?

No.

Heh, they're going to start having rurally bonded places in medicine (by accepting a place you agree to practice for six consecutive years in a rural area). They have Rural Bonded Scholarships at the moment ($20000 pa for every year at medical school) but these new places are without...

And when you make mistakes on live people in later years.

But you still need to do medicine to become a pathologist... www.rcpa.edu.au

Just make sure to put a course with a UAI cut-off of ~70 down the bottom of your UAC preferences, Frigid! (in case you leave out an essay in your English exam, for example)

Well, you need to use a probe to see the deeper structures of the limb/organ. You can't really see much from the surface.

Essentially... No.

Is medicine only an option if you get in straight after year 12? Don't give up that easily- lots of people don't start medicine until their twenties or even thirties. Unless you *really* want to do commerce/law... I've never understood why so many people who want to do medicine turn around...