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I completely agree. I do think there is somewhat a preconceived judgement that people who wish to do medicine only have a passion for health or are "all in", but I think people can have multiple paths that they may be interested in. Obviously, a strong mindset plays into how badly you want it...

Thanks heaps, that is super understandable and I get that mindset is a big factor in achieving goals. I really do want it as a career because of the way I could impact people's lives but at the moment my mindset is unfortunately convoluted with studying for the HSC :/ Honestly, the length of...

I would love to hear about your process so far!! Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your response, yeah I’ve definitely thought about that and I know I will have to work hard next year but at less it’ll be post hsc so I can just carry on my work ethic, unlike if I did take a gap year where I would probably end up losing motivation. I also am leaning towards law...

Thank you so much!! I couldn’t agree more, I think it is fair to say most people don’t know what to do the rest of their lives in year 12 and personal success from careers such as medicine and law definitely weigh as a reason but not my only one. I know many people who have gone through the same...

Justifying it to myself and in an interview are very different to an online forum. I know my reasons and I would outline them in an interview, it does not mean I have to outline them for you. I again repeat that my question wasn’t what I want to do it is how to do it.

The reason I am not looking at doing degrees such as medical science and nursing are for those reasons exactly, I simply don’t see them as careers I would end up pursing which is why I would rather do law as if I don’t get into med which is highly likely I can continue law as a degree and get a...

It’s not my main contributing factor but at the end of the day what I want to do in life wasn’t the question I posed it was how to go about the process of achieving it. I understand the not so glamorous outcomes and have thought in depth before deciding between these careers. I don’t think...

They’re pretty similar but law is a lot more achievable for most people. I have already gotten into law from the early entry program at ANU so there is always that as an option for me as well which kind of hinders any competitiveness of it.

I have already signed up for the LAT so that is all fine and I am hearing what you saying about law. If I am being honest, I think I’m the type of person who gets enjoyment from academic success and that goes hand in hand with perceived prestige but no one is forcing me to do law or med it is on...

To give you some insight between year 8 to year 10 I was very interested in doing medicine but once I learnt how difficult the competition was in accumulation with the pressures of my family wanting me to also do med I decided to look at other paths in fear of not meeting expectations. Silly I...

Thanks for the reply, sorry I meant UCAT but you got the idea. I’ve always wanted to do medicine but was fearful of the competition and kind of just thought law is the next best thing. I understand the lack of passion you speak about but at the moment my idea is just to explore different...

Hi there, Currently I am doing my HSC and missed the opportunity to complete my UMAT this year. I do not wish to take a gap year and would rather go straight to uni but I’m hoping to go into medicine. As most unis require the UMAT this is making it very difficult. I am planning on just starting...