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2017ers Preliminary Chit Chat Thread (6 Viewers)
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leehuan
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The LAT (Law Admissions Test) is only conducted for UNSW students, and as far as I'm aware of, is basically the saviour for if you narrowly miss 99.7. It is essential for any 2016 HSC student to undertake, but naturally if you mess up a bit of it and get 99.7+ you still have a very high chance of going in.
As for the UMAT for medicine, USyd does not endorse the necessity of such results http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/study/md/double-degrees.php , rather as InteGrand has indicated it is in fact based off achieving that exact 99.95 ATAR. And as far as my knowledge goes, USyd is the best university for medicine. However, this is open to debate.
To enter UNSW medicine, the ATAR is reduced to 99.90, however as indicated above, entry into medicine is based on ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: Interview; ATAR; UMAT result.
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But as an aside, just on the personal note despite having chosen the sciences and maths I personally would do LAW over medicine if I was forced to do either, and satisfied both criteria. Just the thought of entering the judiciary system appeals far more to anything I see in medicine (although optometry is adequate).
As for the UMAT for medicine, USyd does not endorse the necessity of such results http://sydney.edu.au/medicine/study/md/double-degrees.php , rather as InteGrand has indicated it is in fact based off achieving that exact 99.95 ATAR. And as far as my knowledge goes, USyd is the best university for medicine. However, this is open to debate.
To enter UNSW medicine, the ATAR is reduced to 99.90, however as indicated above, entry into medicine is based on ALL OF THE FOLLOWING: Interview; ATAR; UMAT result.
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But as an aside, just on the personal note despite having chosen the sciences and maths I personally would do LAW over medicine if I was forced to do either, and satisfied both criteria. Just the thought of entering the judiciary system appeals far more to anything I see in medicine (although optometry is adequate).
Keep in mind that just cause some people are dumb doesn't mean everyone are. The vibe I'm getting off your posts is partly people being dumb but also partly the fields actually "suck" and should be avoided.
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The fields aren't inherently bad. It's the kind of stuck up people who enter them that degrades it. I have nothing personal against medical science.
BandSixFix
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Wot lmao - there's only the LAT and ATAR for UNSW law.
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I don't know why I thought LSAT, but I thought there was an interview as well?
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Hehe nope, just a test. Although I'd prefer it if they added a interview :'(
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If you can't make it in med can't you take the "long" way as in the "long long" way? (more than 7 years)
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Law DEFINITELY has no interview.
If person X was a person biased into the "two top fields" however, they'd just take law and depending on situation, fail and become a _______.
Postgraduate options are avoided by people who are more interested in getting in their field as opposed to long term study. Those tediously long paths you suggest are for those that truly have the passion for the field.
If person X was a person biased into the "two top fields" however, they'd just take law and depending on situation, fail and become a _______.
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eyeseeyou
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Can you do postgraduate med at usyd if you don't get 99.95 or actuarial studies if you don't get 97.50?
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It starts getting based off your WAM not your ATAR
I'm pretty sure USyd uses the WAM but if they use GPA then that
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With undergrad actuarial without 97.50 though, you could get bonus points from duke of Edinburgh, school captain, AMEB music 8th grade, national+ level sport etc
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Do medicine students get those breaks other students gets (like the 3 month summer break)?
leehuan
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Sure why not? https://med.unsw.edu.au/medicine
You can fast track your degree if you want but if you don't then well...
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Lol wth. I was told that medicine students start uni in January not February like everyone else
What are the differences between UNSW and usyd med other than that usyd has a stronger medicine faculty and that it's a 7 year degree?
What are the differences between UNSW and usyd med other than that usyd has a stronger medicine faculty and that it's a 7 year degree?
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UNSW is undergrad degree and USYD is a postgrad degree
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Please be more specific
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Bump! Its been quiet here for a while.
eyeseeyou
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Yeah true. Why did you need to bump this thread rathin?
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lol what
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