Recently heard a rumour that Deakin is abandoning the GAMSAT rural stream intake into the graduate course. Has anyone heard similar and can substantiate?

I am very lucky to have gotten a spot at Deakin Uni in Geelong! Currently I live in the Melbourne CBD. I would love to know if anyone has commuted before or if moving there is best.

Things making me hesitant to move include:

1. Closeness to family (adds another hour on top of a 3 hour drive to visit)

2. Upfront relocation costs

3. Having no-one to move in with (moving to a one bed by myself is expensive)

4. Have to get a new job (nowhere to transfer plus I love my job right now)

Benefits of moving:

1. Easy to get to class

2. Close to peers for social events

3. Could go to in person lectures (is that common in med school?)

If someone could comment on these points I would love to hear it. Its about a 60-90 minute commute. And if you think there is anything I have not mentioned that I need to consider I would love some insight. Thanks!

Hello does anybody know if everyone unsuccessful at interview from unimelb rural pathway (Shepparton) is put on the waitlist post interview? Or are some rejections also given?

I’m super lucky to have really supportive parents who are buying a house in Renmark for the move up there. My partner and I will be living there but we’ll have rooms to rent out for other SARM Renmark students.

Just wanted to put this out there for anyone else looking for housing for the degree. I think it would be great to have some people going through the same stress to live with too!

Received feedback from UOW that my interview was horrible... Feeling so down. I'm not sure if it's worth it to apply again. I just feel crappy about my performance... I thought I did well, but I've obviously deluded myself.

Hey legends - I will be moving from Sydney to Freo to start med at UNDF next year.

Any advice on accomodation near the campus or even with the move would be so greatly appreciated? I have never left Sydney and I am moving out of home for the first time so naturally nervous and anxious about the whole thing.

Any advice on Ausstudy application is also greatly appreciated! Thank you so much!

Anyone defer for different sitting session but wanna sit sooner?

Can I just pay for March then sit September too?

Hey guys, I hope you're all doing well! I recently received an offer to study medicine at the University of Notre Dame Sydney after doing 5 x UCAT, 3 x Gamsat and one undergrad interview. I hope my offer can inspire those who did not enter medicine this year.

I decided to pursue medicine during year 12. Around that time, the UCAT had replaced the UMAT. I procrastinated and only gave a week for prep, and I didn't score that well. I decided to pursue physiotherapy, as my maths tutor (who was in the first year of physio) received a med offer and transferred, highly recommending the course. My plan was to leave physio around the first year and transfer into undergrad med.

Needless to say, that did not occur HAHAHA. I kept doing the UCAT, but I only reached a borderline 90% percentile. It was around 3rd year of physio that I received an interview offer with a UCAT score of 3090 (94% percentile).

That year was momentous. I hadn't done too well in my subjects, and I knew that not getting into medicine this year would make things so much harder. I also told literally everyone that I might have to ditch final year physio placement for med. I worked hard and completed the interview. I had no clue on how things went, but I hoped for a good result. The day of offers, however, was horrendous. UAC offers release at night, so I was awake for the whole night, frantically refreshing my emails while people announced on discord that they received offers. It was very hard to tell my family that I did not receive an offer. The ride on the train to Uni and having to tell my classmates of my rejection really stung.

After a few days and a lot of discussion with my family and a mentor, I decided to crack the UCAT again. I went full gung-ho, doing consistent practice while going on placement and completing about 20 mocks. However, I approached practice as the be-all and end-all of my life, resulting in a lot of anxiety. I think this anxiety contributed to me getting sick in the morning of exam day and not getting a great score - a snapshot of this experience can be found in this post https://medstudentsonline.com.au/forum/threads/post-ucat-discussion-2023.36520/post-430747

After the 5th UCAT, I realised I needed a new strategy. I immediately booked and completed the September Gamsat without much prep, scoring well in S2 (essay section) and lacklustre in S1 (humanities and social sciences) and S3 (biological sciences). I didn't attempt Gamsat during 3rd year because I was too scared to do it, but on reflection, I wish I had done it sooner. I feel the Gamsat was a much better test for me. I'm an avid reader and a decent writer, so I scored well on S2. With some prep on S1 and S3, I got a decent score, but not the best. More importantly, I just took the exam for fun. During S2, I just let go of all expectations and tried to have fun.

I believe what carried me through getting an offer this year was ultimately my physiotherapy experience. During 3rd year, I had no real life experience or interaction with patients, resulting in a lack-lustre interview. During 4th year, I got to work in a whole range of settings with different patients and healthcare teams. It was a tough year, but it brought back a sense of purpose and humility. Because of these experiences, I was able to obtain a great Caspar score (4th quartile) and receive an interview from the University of Wollongong (where I had two bonus points). A junior doctor luckily volunteered to work with me for a couple of weeks to hone my interview skills.

And here we are! Unfortunately, I didn't get a UOW offer, but I'm fortunate to have received a place at UNDS. I'm happy to answer any questions or concerns.

In terms of quick tips:

• Scour the Gamsat subreddit and discord server for tips and tricks. If you're taking the Gamsat, I would highly recommend joining the discord server and organising a study group. I really regret studying for the Gamsat alone. During my interview prep, my mental health really benefitted from doing consistent practice with a group of like-minded individuals.
• In terms of Ucat vs Gamsat, it depends on you. If you invest the right amount of time with the right approach, you could score very well. I got anxious during the UCAT because it was so time-pressured that I couldn't score well. However, since the Gamsat is fairly long, I could get relaxed and focused. I also enjoyed my prep a lot more, especially for S2, so that could have played a factor.
• Ensure you maintain a good GPA. I was lucky that some of my marks were around 80, meaning that I cracked the HD barrier and got a higher Gemsas GPA.
• In terms of interview advice, start early around June/July. Try to attempt 1 station/ question per day, and record yourself answering the questions during your interview. Spend  time reflecting on the following domains: presentation (nonverbal behaviour - your facial expressions, hand gestures, how  you come across, etc), structure (use of signposting), and content. Check this YouTube playlist out - the ethics videos are super useful. The biggest bang for your buck would be organising weekly sessions with medical students at your desired uni. Try to find people who can watc you and give you personalised feedback. Courses, in my opinion, are not useful and cost a lot of money, so be cautious. Every answer you give should be personalised and reflect the University's mission and values. Keep track of the Gamsat discord server, as many individuals volunteer to do presentations and offer tips/ tricks.
• A good exercise you can do is to find the University's mission statement or values and reflect on how your experiences/ personality match together. For example, OW had a list of non-verbal attributes they sought. I reflected on why they selected each attribute, how my l fe experiences exemplify those attributes and so forth.

My final reflection (and regret) was treating medicine as the be-all and end-all of life  I tried to optimise my entire life to get into medicine. It was only once that I gained actual life experience as a physio that things really started to move.

Use this application process as the gateway to improving yourself. Seek out varied experiences that challenge and make you uncomfortable, such as getting on the executive  oard of a university society, volunteering at a local hospital, etc. Challenging circumstances will mould you as an individual, and your maturity and insight will show through during the interview. Explore other professions, especially allied health. Take these tips with a grain of salt, but they are what worked for me.

Apologies for the long post. Happy to help out or answer any questions!! I'm free for the next couple of months until med starts, so DM me and I can try to help you out personally.

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to know if anyone else is moving interstate to Gold Coast and was looking for any advice or suggestions for this major move. It would be much appreciated. I've lived in Sydney my whole life and don't know the next thing about Gold Coast :)

Thanks guys

Hi all, on my usyd offer letter, there was this little section that read:

“As part of that commitment, at least 25% of the students in Year 3 and/or Year 4 of the MD must undertake one year of their clinical training in a rural setting. There is normally strong demand for these extended rural placements. However, if there is a shortfall of applicants for extended rural placements, it may be necessary to require some students to take a rural placement for parts of Year 3 and/or Year 4.”

Does anyone know how likely this is? Does this quota normally get filled in or are students often randomly sent to rural placements haha

Hey everyone,

I have seen a lot of advice on these forums regarding EODs, and what to do after, but I wanted to shed some light on my situation as I feel a lot of other biomed graduates may be going through it.

I completed my biomed degree in 2023 from Monash Uni and received an EOD so I decided to take 2024 as a gap year. I then yesterday got my second EOD which was very unfortunate and of course upsetting.

So now I am trying to determine what the best use of next year will be given that I do ultimately want to get into med. Often the advice I see for those who completed biomed, is to do a honours year, however, I am not the most fond of this idea based on experiences I have heard from peers who went down this route, but also I am not the most fond of research that is highly dependent on lab work and lacks clinical interaction which appears to be a lot of the biomed related research.

Given this, I then consider working full time utilising the biomed degree, however I have noticed that the job market is seemingly vary sparse. Most prosperous jobs seem to require the biomed degree as well as other post graduate qualifications/research, and the ones that I can apply for just using the biomed degree, tend to ask for a science degree, which leads me to wonder how related it is. I am maybe wrong about this so please correct me if so, but that is my impression.

This then brings me to the third option which I am highly considering, and that is to complete a masters degree that is tbh unrelated to the biomed degree, but will ensure a job following graduation such as teaching or nursing. There are many more that I am continuing to explore but that is where I am now. The reason as to why this is more appealing to me than working full time with the biomed degree, is that it seemingly ensures greater job securing and prosperity. Once again I might be misunderstanding this so please correct. This btw will ensure a job while I continue to re-apply for med.

Can anyone who has been in a similar situation please offer any advice regarding the considerations I have taken into account, and also offer insight into their experiences.

Thank you!!!

It says in the conditional offer that u need to maintain ur GPA at time of application at unimelb, does that mean it can’t drop at all after your final sem?

Hi all, I was lucky enough to get a BMP offer to study at UOM starting 2025, and while I am really excited to study medicine I have been allocated to the rural clinical zone. Coming from a rural background myself, I indeed know how much of a precious experience this is however now that my family has relocated to metro Melbourne, it would be much better for me to have my placements in metro schools.

I heard from previous reddit posts that MD1 is done in Parkville, and from MD2 is at the rural clinical school allocated. Some students were also saying that there is an opportunity to be re-allocated to metro after successful completion of MD2, also briefly mentioned on their website.

I was wondering if any students know whether this is normally met, or more like "if you get lucky you come back if not you're obliged to do your MD3/4 at that school."

Don't get me wrong, I am really excited to have that rural experience!!! It just works out better for me in terms of family, friends and the support i'll have throughout my journey and would much prefer moving back after MD2.

Hi everyone! All applicants preparing for medicine in Australia are welcome to comment, especially if based in New Zealand! This is so we could share information and perhaps practice interviews together, and ask/answer Qs regarding specifically to New Zealand!

Hi all,

Seeking some advice from current MChD students. In years 1-2, where were most of your classes located (was it the Acton campus?)

I just received an offer and will have to relocate from Sydney. I'm interested in one of the on-campus residences at the Acton campus but want to know whether this'll actually be close to most classes or not.

Thank you!

Hey guys so I’m having a dilemma here….and I need some advice.

I have received an offer for the DMD at UYSD and the MD at Deakin for next year and im genuinely at a loss on what to do. So I began wanting medicine about 3 years ago but now that I completed my honours year my focus has shifted slightly. I really enjoyed working with my hands in the lab and being practical (I felt that I could focus better and was just happier than studying theory and in the books). Now I understand that I can do this through surgery specialties in med but I’m quite sure that I’m not willing to spend all those years becoming a surgeon. Whereas dentistry would provide me with that gratification from the get go. I also just find that the lifestyle and stress factors after graduating from dentistry are way more attractive, and lifestyle is something I value hugely and is very important to me. I worry about the consistent competition and study I’d have to do beyond university if I chose med and I may regret this.

Now the dilemma is that I’m from Victoria and deakin is extremely close to me and my support network who I value very deeply. I would be able to study in my hometown and wouldn’t have to move to Sydney which is a bit scary to me. Other than that, I do think I would enjoy studying medicine as well however probably limited to gp in regards to speciality. I really don’t know what to choose and I’m running out of time 😅

If i don’t get into post grad med here in Australia i’m thinking of studying abroad. Has any Aussie born studied med in the USA? Do i only need to sit the gamsat because i’ve heard they do the MCAT there. Are there any disadvantages taking this route? I don’t mind living in the usa for the remainder of my life.

Hi all, apologies for the long post, but I am feeling incredibly lost and in need of some advice from others who've been in the same position.

I unfortunately received my 3rd EOD yesterday after interviewing at my top preference (UoM), which was devastating, as I don't think I did badly in my interview. This year was my first time sitting an interview, and my GPA and GAMSAT were pretty competitive (6.8 and 71).

Medicine has been what I've wanted to do since I was in primary school, and being diagnosed with a disability as a teenager has made me even more passionate about going down this path. I completed a Bachelor of Biomed, and after receiving my first EOD in 3rd year I went on to complete an honours year. After my second EOD, I was offered a paid position in my honours research team, which has given me a great taste of what a PhD and academia career pathway would look like. I've co-authored several papers, presented at an international surgical conference and made lots of connections in my area of research. This has been amazing experience, but it's unfortunately cemented that full time research is not the path I want to go down. I am keen to do a PhD eventually, but only if it's co-current with some kind of clinical work.

Fast forward to yesterday and my most recent EOD, and I feel completely lost in terms of my way forward. I know research is not for me long term, and I want to keep trying, but I also feel like maybe 3 rejections in a row just means this isn't the career for me? I don't want to turn 25 (23 currently) and realise I've wasted the last 5 years trying to get into a course that I'll never be admitted to.

I have thought about pivoting to nursing or some other kind of clinical work, but I worry that I won't find it as intellectually fulfilling as medicine, and I'll just end up feeling like a cog in the machine.

I know I need to give myself a little while to accept the rejection before making any decisions about the future, but not knowing what's coming next for me feels paralysing.

I would appreciate any kind of advice from people who have begun alternative career pathways while still trying for medicine, regardless of whether they've ultimately been offered a place.

Much love to this community, especially anyone else who's also in the wake of an EOD❤️

I just got my EOD/EONY from GEMSAS for 2025 medicine entry and I am gutted. Although I knew my interview was just meh, I still held out some level of hope for getting an offer, so that email today killed me.

I’ve sat the GAMSAT 5 times and applied for the firs time this year with my best score of 62/69/74, overall 68/70 UW/W. My GPA is 6.82, I scored 4^(th) quartile on the CASPER and am applying as a non-rural domestic student for CSP places.

Earlier this year I also received a DMD offer at USYD. I was grateful and relieved to have gotten that offer since it served as my fallback in case my medicine offer went awry. My only concern was that the offer was for a FFP, and according to the spreadsheets/statistics I assumed my scores lied on the lower end of the spectrum, meaning I only narrowly got in. I accepted the offer regardless as I didn’t want to close any doors and there was a 7-day time frame.

Today and in the next few days/weeks I need to decide whether I want to commit to enrolling and pursuing this DMD pathway, or try again for medicine next year. I have been wanting to do medicine for a few years now, ever since my last few years of high school, but it has only solidified much more recently.

I have talked to various friends and have received all sorts of different advice. I know now that DMD definitely has its pros: the lifestyle balance, the pay, the secured/guaranteed offer right now, the less time to start practicing etc. I have also heard from various medical students and doctors that if they could go back, they would choose to pursue dentistry instead of medicine, out of longing for the lifestyle and working conditions. I fear that could happen for me if I forsake the DMD offer now. However, I can’t shake the feeling that I want to do medicine and want to try again. I am also hesitant as the FFP at Sydney is around 72k a year. Although my parents can support me for half of the degree, I need to get a HECS loan to cover the rest. I am an NZ citizen and am due to become a AUS citizen in 2025, so I plan to use HECS when that is set to cover the final 2 years of the course (if I decide on this path).

In this context, my primary dilemma is whether to take the guaranteed and secure offer that I have with prospects of a good lifestyle balance, pay and career; and give up trying for medicine again, or not take the offer and try again for medicine (risking that I may end up with another rejection for medicine or even dentistry also).

I admit it is very possible I could love dentistry, but I have never done the degree so it is hard to gauge. Similarly, although I know deep down I want to pursue medicine it is entirely possible that could change if I were to do the course. With that being said, right now my heart is telling me to give medicine another shot, I have dreamed of doing this for a long time it would feel premature and weird to give up on it. On the other hand, I want to have a direction, something I am doing and working towards – dentistry gives me great prospects of a future and earning back the money to retire my parents and pay my loans off. I am currently working in a 9-5 corporate jo (for a year-ish now) and I absolutely hate where I'm at and what I'm doing. Dentistry would give me an exit into something in my field that I would actually be interested in.

I have considered the idea of enrolling into the DMD program for now, and reapplying for medicine in my first year for 2026 entry. I am just a bit skeptical as even if I do get into medicine for that round, I will have to give up a year’s worth of tuition (72k). Similarly, I have thought about enrolling and then taking a long leave of absence, and then reapply for medicine so I can hold my offer while giving myself another shot. I don’t know too much about the logistics e.g. whether I would still be liable for the full year or tuition or if this is even allowed. I would feel a bit bad that I enrolled just to not continue the degree however, taking someone else’s spot that may have dreams of doing dentistry.

I apologize for the very long and lengthy rant, but just needed some guidance. Has anyone been in this scenario and would be able to provide advice, any at all would be greatly appreciated.

TLDR: Got my EOD for 2025 medicine entry, but have a USYD DMD FFP offer. Need to decide on whether to take this offer or forgo it and try for medicine another year. Have concerns around cost of FFP, sacrificing long-held goal of medicine, regret later.

I was wondering if the 2027 intake for Notre Dame would be harder as there would be more seats allocated for the Notre Dame graduates of biomedical science that can access medicine through the priority program? Would that mean that domestic non Notre dame people that apply to Notre Dame that year would have it harder? What are you guys overall opinions on the priority pathway for this university in terms of med.

Okay so this is a bit of a tough one and I feel a bit ick posting it right after so many people got rejected but thats what is affecting me so much. I had a pretty low score and I felt like I had no chance of getting in, but my family are I guess 'well off' so I was able to afford a pretty expensive tutor regularly. I'm like 100% I only got in because of him because he knew the exact marking criteria and genuinely am having so much anxiety now that I don't deserve my spot.

Seeing all these super smart people get rejected, where I had all the advantages and got in because I had professional tutoring is a bit ick ... like I'm feeling I'm not actually good enough and I stole the spot from others. So many people with way higher combos are posting in discord/here and I feel like a fraud reading it all. Do lots of people feel this way or am I just overthinking it?

Like don't get me wrong, I put in a lot of effort, did the homework between sessions, grinded out my responses etc, but I know I wouldn't have been so lucky if my family didn't help me get the extra help, and a lot of people can't access that so I think I kind of cheated and am struggling with feeling like I didn't earn my spot at all and bought my way in which is the last thing I want to feel and I'm meant to be super happy.

Any advice on how to cope with this is appreciated

and genuinely sorry to those who didn't get in this year, please know that it isn't a reflection on you at all!

Hi all, I am from Sydney and received an offer from Deakin for med. I was pretty shocked so I hadn’t mentally prepared for the idea of moving etc and now I’m feeling quite overwhelmed.

I’m currently a clinical psychologist and I pursued med hoping to become a GP with a special interest in mental health and women’s health. I was also feeling that I could be limited in my scope and opportunities as a clinical psychologist especially later in my career where I could hit that plateau. I have a good job at the moment but opportunities for progression here are limited.

I recently got married and I am feeling a lot of guilt at making my husband move, leave his job, friends, family etc. for this. Most of our support network is in Sydney and we’d have to start pretty fresh in Victoria. I was also otherwise hoping to start a family in the next few years (I’m ~29).

We both feel pretty scared about the change, including me not working anymore, as we’d just started to feel settled in to our current life. I would love to hear any advice from anyone who may have been through something similar, or if you have any thoughts about staying in psych or doing med. I’d also love to hear how you managed financially (were you able to work?) and if you did have kids during the program?

Also is the pathway to become a GP would be 4 years MD + 1 year internship + 3 years GP training? How feasible is it for this to occur smoothly? I’ve seen others say that there’ll be a lot more moving around for med, would this be the case for GP specialisation as well?

Also by chance if anyone knows much about the possibility of transferring from Deakin to a university in NSW, or completing the internship and specialisation in NSW after MD, that would be so helpful.

Thanks so much for your thoughts. Congratulations to everyone else who received an offer and my best wishes to everyone who didn’t this year, these admissions are truly such a gruelling experience and it takes immense resilience to even apply!

I'm looking to apply for 2027 entry, but I'm not sure about the trends over the years. I've seen the spreadsheet for this year, and last, I'm wondering if we (just assumption based) think they will continue to increase or have some decrease.

I'm a domestic and non rural student but would be open to studying and working in rural areas of Australia, but CSP is a defs preferable (like for every prospect student, lol), but I can't afford FFP on my own.

Hi everyone,

I know my situation isn't anything new, though would greatly appreciate any insight/thoughts/advice. I've been very fortunate to have received a MD offer at USYD, though was rejected from my first preference uni (UoM - 6.786, 74.67) after interviewing. I'm not opposed to the idea reapplying, if anything I'm looking forward to the opportunity of focusing on the interview.

Yet I'm aware that med is med, not having to delay my graduation & future work would be nice, and I've been encouraged by close family to just go for it. I personally don't know anyone who has been through this & can ask for advice. Tbh I'm quite anxious about the idea of moving, especially away from my family & support network. I leaned on my support network a fair few times in getting here, I can only imagine what med (& beyond) will be like. I guess my question is - would you recommend reapplying, or moving interstate for med? Everyone's perspective will be different of course, I guess if you had an opinion on this & don't mind sharing it would be greatly helpful to me in my decision making. Thanks very much in advance.

TL;DR will they round up my GPA to 1dp so i will be eligible for Med?

So I got an offer (hooray!) for the university of Notre Dame (freemantle)

My GAMSAT score was 72 and my GPA was 5.185

I also had MM5 rurality and am a WA resident.

Because the offer is conditional though, the university has told me I need 5.2 GPA overall to accept it. With one exam left, I think I’m probably going to stay at 5.185 for my overall.

So, are they going to round up to one d.p. (So I will have 5.2) or will I lose my place?

I would really appreciate any advice/ knowledge on this.

Hi everyone,

I am graduating from my BMedSci this year and wasn’t able to apply for med this year due to a low GAMSAT score. I did sit it again in Sept but with hardly any prep due to uni workload and plan to sit in March with a lot more prep. I don’t want to take a gap year and would love to get started with something that leads me to a stable career. At the moment, I have an option to either start BMedSci Honours next year or start a postgrad. Postgrad options at Flinders are limited and I haven’t come across one that has caught my eye. A few that I have been looking at are masters in speech path, masters in physiotherapy and OT. Now, these are fairly different to a career that I’ve been planning through Med but now that I am at a point where I need to decide on an alternative pathway if I still don’t get into Med in 2025, I have to sort of make a decision. I’ve also looked at Masters in Sonography at UniSA which is a 3 year part-time only program with approx 15 hours of training weekly (could be paid or unpaid). If anyone here has gone down this path, I’d love to hear from you. Physics doesn’t interest me a lot but I’ll study it if I have to. Now, if I do a masters, I will potentially end up with a career to step into but if I do an Honours, it is only a year and I will hopefully boost up my GPA a little (currently 6.3). I’ve had a chat with a few people and they say Honours is very intense and is a full-time commitment. I can’t say I am crazy passionate about research but throughout my placement this semester (approx 3 months), I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. I am just extremely confused about what to do at this point. For sonography, I will have to contact facilities and secure a training position myself which I will need to get started on ASAP if I decide to go that way but again I am also looking at Honours. So far, all of my time at uni has been about working towards entry into Med somehow and now that I feel like I’ve lost almost all chances of getting in, I feel really lost. I could really use some advice as to what seems like a better option for me. Thank you!

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Hi All,

Obviously disappointed to get an EOD today. I thought i interviewed well and my combo scores were pretty decent but it is not to be. What are my options now? Im finish my Bachelors at the end of this year and i need to start thinking about what to do next. Obv ill keep applying for med but where to from here?

Hi, I know this is a terrible place and time to post given many people's EOD's today, and I am rooting for you all next year!! <3 I hope this doesn't come across as tone deaf..

I was lucky enough to receive a BMP at my top choice uni, but now am getting cold feet. I live abroad and my partner's career (and my non-med career) will suffer moving back to Aus, let alone the financial implications this will have.

I am second guessing myself because I know med is a long and difficult slog, and I'm now really scared that it is a reality for me. I am in my late 20's and lived in the same city for 5 years of undergrad, and recently felt I've really moved past it, maturing from who i was when i was living there and living abroad. I don't have many friends there anymore, and my family (who I'm not close with) live interstate. I'm just wanting to hear of people's experiences moving for med, and taking on the workload and navigating a career change (and salary change) after a few years in the workforce.

I was on the fence applying because while med is something I've always wanted, I never thought I'd get in, and I never focused too much on what life might look like after getting in. I guess I have a very low-academic-self-image (thanks high school bullies), I'm worried that the workload will be too much and that i'm kissing the rest of my youth goodbye. Can someone please give me advice/perspective! - I've never found uni to be difficult, I just get scared by what other people say because I do rally take things at face value.

Hey Guys,

I am in a current dilemma where I am deciding between MD at Macquarie or DMD at Unimelb. Both of my options are FFP, but I do live in Melbourne with my parents so in theory DMD may end up being cheaper depending on living expenses in Sydney. I believe DMD at Unimelb will be ~400k, whilst MD at Macquarie is ~320k. I have only completed an undergrad which is approx 25k, so I believe through FEE-HELP I can get ~150k of the degree put through this.

I have always wanted to do medicine, however the more I progressed through my undergrad and realised how incredibly competitive it is to get into medical school here in Australia, and having even taken 2 gap years, I have seriously started to consider dentistry as a career.

Just wanted your guys opinion on what yoi think I should do given my circumstances. Spend more money for my dream career, or stay closer to home for a great alternative.

If current MQ students in particularly could also shed light on living expenses in Macquarie than that would be great too!

Cheers :)

EDIT: I have now received a CSP offer to study dentistry at UWA. Which now throws another spanner in the works because it is going to be SIGNIFICANTLY cheaper to relocate to Perth than medicine in Sydney. Does this change anyone’s opinions??