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       #Post#: 127--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Monash General Chat
   DIR By: cosine
       Date: April 8, 2016, 3:53 am
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       --- Quote from: pingoo link ---
       >
       > [quote author=cosine link=topic=5.msg121#msg121
       date=1459943791]
       > [quote author=pingoo link=topic=5.msg117#msg117
       date=1459917836]
       >
       > If I do need, I most certainly will make use of it, thanks :D
       >
       > Well, the content is a mixture of interesting and not so
       interesting stuff (lots of biochem), but it's better than
       englang *shivers*. I'll probably say it's harder than VCE simply
       due to large amount of content but also personally the
       travelling takes quite a bit of time so it's hard to fit in
       studying sometimes :/ At the moment, I have no concrete idea as
       I don't know what the fields are in depth yet, gonna have to see
       in the future!
       >
       > How's biomed for you? Any ideas what you want to be after
       biomed?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yeah from a friend of mine, MBBS sounds dry and very in-depth..
       I guess its worth it in the end. So how does MBSS work, like
       after the 4 years you do an internship, and then you find an
       actual job?
       Biomed is alright so far, struggling with chemistry and maths
       though, not my strengths at the moment. Biology is looking good
       though, and computing (my breadth) is pretty hard, but it is
       doable I guess :)
       [/quote]
       That's true, according to the second years, it gets much more
       interesting in Sem 2 because we get to work on cadavers while
       Sem 1 is purely theory. LOL I hope so, honestly I'm going into
       this blindly because I wasn't even aiming for med in the first
       place :-X I know it's 5 years; 2 years at Clayton then the final
       3 at a clinical setting (I think it's pre-clinical years).
       Beyond that, I have no idea so I'm not the best person to ask,
       sorry :(
       Glad to hear biology is working out for you, hope chem and maths
       will ease up as you progress  ;D Computing sounds quite
       interesting, hopefully it'll boost that GPA of yours and that
       you can use it for your core subjects :D
       [/quote]
       Oh so MBBS is a 5 year course? I thought it was only 4 years :)
       So do the MBBS students needs to maintain a certain GPA in order
       to actually apply for a job? Like for us biomed people, we need
       to have a certain GPA and GAMSAT score in order to apply for
       post grad MD.
       #Post#: 129--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Monash General Chat
   DIR By: pingoo
       Date: April 8, 2016, 4:14 am
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       --- Quote from: cosine link ---
       >
       > [quote author=pingoo link=topic=5.msg123#msg123
       date=1459954139]
       > [quote author=cosine link=topic=5.msg121#msg121
       date=1459943791]
       > [quote author=pingoo link=topic=5.msg117#msg117
       date=1459917836]
       >
       > If I do need, I most certainly will make use of it, thanks :D
       >
       > Well, the content is a mixture of interesting and not so
       interesting stuff (lots of biochem), but it's better than
       englang *shivers*. I'll probably say it's harder than VCE simply
       due to large amount of content but also personally the
       travelling takes quite a bit of time so it's hard to fit in
       studying sometimes :/ At the moment, I have no concrete idea as
       I don't know what the fields are in depth yet, gonna have to see
       in the future!
       >
       > How's biomed for you? Any ideas what you want to be after
       biomed?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Yeah from a friend of mine, MBBS sounds dry and very in-depth..
       I guess its worth it in the end. So how does MBSS work, like
       after the 4 years you do an internship, and then you find an
       actual job?
       Biomed is alright so far, struggling with chemistry and maths
       though, not my strengths at the moment. Biology is looking good
       though, and computing (my breadth) is pretty hard, but it is
       doable I guess :)
       [/quote]
       That's true, according to the second years, it gets much more
       interesting in Sem 2 because we get to work on cadavers while
       Sem 1 is purely theory. LOL I hope so, honestly I'm going into
       this blindly because I wasn't even aiming for med in the first
       place :-X I know it's 5 years; 2 years at Clayton then the final
       3 at a clinical setting (I think it's pre-clinical years).
       Beyond that, I have no idea so I'm not the best person to ask,
       sorry :(
       Glad to hear biology is working out for you, hope chem and maths
       will ease up as you progress  ;D Computing sounds quite
       interesting, hopefully it'll boost that GPA of yours and that
       you can use it for your core subjects :D
       [/quote]
       Oh so MBBS is a 5 year course? I thought it was only 4 years :)
       So do the MBBS students needs to maintain a certain GPA in order
       to actually apply for a job? Like for us biomed people, we need
       to have a certain GPA and GAMSAT score in order to apply for
       post grad MD.
       [/quote]
       Yup, for undergrads, and it's 4 years for postgrad (which is
       probably the one you were thinking of). Both courses are the
       same but while undergrad has Years 1-5, postgrad has Years A-D.
       Year A = Year 1 and Year 2, which is how postgrad's 4 years
       instead of 5.
       Hmm I'm not too sure on that actually, I should probably ask the
       coordinators so I know what I'm actually getting myself into XD
       I would assume that a higher GPA means a higher chance of
       getting a job? But overall I'd assume everyone ends up with the
       same degree anyway (apparently it can be differentiated based on
       class of honours though...I'm not sure if it affects anything
       though like job outcomes). I definitely know that Monash no
       longer needs the GAMSAT from 2017 onwards, but the course is
       offered to Monash students only who want to do postgrad.
       Hopefully this answers your question? ^^"
       #Post#: 130--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Monash General Chat
   DIR By: Reus
       Date: April 8, 2016, 7:44 am
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       Trust me you need more than just a high GPA to get a job these
       days...
       #Post#: 131--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Monash General Chat
   DIR By: pingoo
       Date: April 8, 2016, 9:29 am
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       --- Quote from: Reus link ---
       >
       > Trust me you need more than just a high GPA to get a job these
       days...
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       If I'm meant to somehow fit in a job or two and throw in some
       volunteering work in combination with uni, well consider me
       unemployed for the rest of my life then OTL
       #Post#: 132--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Monash General Chat
   DIR By: Orson
       Date: April 8, 2016, 11:08 pm
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       --- Quote from: Reus link ---
       >
       > Trust me you need more than just a high GPA to get a job these
       days...
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Do you mean things like previous work experience, volunteering
       and extra curricular activities? Because I've heard that people
       with all of these still don't always get jobs.
       #Post#: 133--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Monash General Chat
   DIR By: Reus
       Date: April 9, 2016, 9:07 am
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       --- Quote from: Orson link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Reus link=topic=5.msg130#msg130 date=1460119474]
       > Trust me you need more than just a high GPA to get a job these
       days...
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       Do you mean things like previous work experience, volunteering
       and extra curricular activities? Because I've heard that people
       with all of these still don't always get jobs.
       [/quote]
       Quite often the case! Of course you need a good mix of both
       sides but I personally think networking and your connections
       play a massive role in employment.
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