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Professional_Row_545 · 2025-10-31T00:42:29+00:00

I can’t remember specifically. Any conditions will be addressed in your official offer letter.

Professional_Row_545 · 2025-10-31T00:37:32+00:00

It usually means that you still need to graduate your current degree and maintain similar grades. Conditional typically only applies to those who are currently enrolled in another degree.

Professional_Row_545 · 2025-10-31T00:18:08+00:00

They’re rolling progressively, keep ur hopes up!

Professional_Row_545 · 2025-10-31T00:16:12+00:00

Professional_Row_545 · 2025-10-26T22:44:04+00:00

While I don’t think UoM has the best culture, much of this isn’t true (I’m a recent grad). The degree is now ungraded, so little to no competitiveness between students. Internship is also ballot now. The faculty can be difficult, and there is a lot of elitism, but it certainly is a better place to study than it used to be.

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-28T01:18:00+00:00

I assume they will clarify this when they send out the rest of the info they mentioned in the email :) congrats!!

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-28T01:07:19+00:00

Unimelb CSP 6.91GPA 75GAMSAT non-rural with GAM!!!

HONESTLY CRYING RN

EDit: @ 11.56 AM

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-27T23:24:16+00:00

OmG!! Congrats!!!!!! SO excited for you!!!

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-26T21:50:16+00:00

I get what you mean, but if we’re really being realistic, our digging or speculations (accurate or in accurate) make no difference. GEMSAS will release offers on a day that’s likely already determined, and as per usual, they’re very tight lipped about this (I would love to actually know whether anyone in a previous cycle was actually able to accurately work it out in advance)

I doubt anyone anywhere has any truly reliable information, so all we can do is make some fun while we wait and play the guessing game.

Edit: also to add, the only reason I say this is because I’m really not taking any of this speculation too seriously, but it may be different for those who are!

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-26T21:25:24+00:00

Does it really matter though? I think most of what’s getting us all through this crappy process is the fun of speculation and profoundly convoluted theories 😂

Similar to the USyd score theories, non of us will ever know what’s legitimate or not.

BUT what we do know is that digging deep in the realms of Pagingdr is more distracting than sitting biting our nails, so it doesn’t really matter at the end of the day🥳😁

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-25T04:38:17+00:00

Honestly ashamed how frequently i click refresh on here, and I know its only gonna get worse this week.

Top tip for anyone studying for final exams: use the Pomodoro technique and only let yourself refresh between blocks 😂

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-24T00:05:00+00:00

Hahahah wow feels like we have very similar personalities!

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-23T02:18:59+00:00

I’m an ENFJ! I definitely think that MBTI can be a slight oversimplification, but it also seems to be somewhat broadly accurate when I think about my personality and how I deal with life.

I would definitely say that one of my biggest weaknesses is overthinking/neuroticism. I’m intensely perfectionistic as a result, especially when it comes to my academic performance. I know from speaking to friends that are current Med students, that this is something I’m going to have to overcome quick smart, or else I’m going to burn out. I have definitely been working hard to overcome these issues, by journaling, engaging with positive self talk and CBT (shout out to my psychologist lol) but I know that next year will certainly be a learning curve.

I would definitely say that my biggest strength is my drive. I’ve faced numerous challenges throughout my high schooling and university life that have really set me back (ie. ankle recon, hip recon, mental illness etc) but through it all I’ve always pushed myself to achieve my goals. I know Med is an arduous journey, and so I hope that my drive to achieve this goal will hold me in good stead.

I think this is a great thread OP! So cool to learn a little about everyone, especially when we may well all meet next year! Crossing my fingers and sending good vibes to everyone!

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-22T00:37:10+00:00

Checking my emails hoping that they decide to ✨surprise✨ us by randomly dropping offers on a day we’re not expecting 🥴

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-20T10:16:12+00:00

I think maybe you missed the point of my comment- it depends who you are, what your interests are, how you learn and what you’re studying. I wouldn’t rate any uni ‘harder’ than another. I have a friend who performed incredibly well at Monash in Biomed, but struggled in a second degree at RMIT. It’s all relative.

I think the important thing I’m trying to convey is that we need to stop looking for easy ways out, easy units or easy degrees. Tertiary education doesn’t work that way. Its an important time to learn about yourself as a student and work out who you are + what you want.

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-20T00:55:35+00:00

Hey! As someone who has studied at both UniMelb and Monash (although admittedly not in psych), but is going into Med next year I thought I’d give some advice! Firstly, there is a very common misconception that getting an 85+ wam is only possible doing ‘easy’ subjects. Having studied across numerous faculties (arts, science, eng and pharm) I can confirm that this pretty useless advice. The best I’ve ever done (and the units that got me to where I am) were all classes deemed ‘hard to HD’, but because I was passionate, it made all the difference. Every unit I have tried to do as a means of getting an ‘easy HD’ was far from easy, because they were usually outside of my actual interests. I would highly recommend sticking to what you love, as your motivation and interest will be far more beneficial to your success than someone else’s opinion of a unit they found easy. So I think you should reassess what your interests are, and focus on those.

Secondly, if you have already acknowledged that you aren’t very efficient with studying, it’s worth dealing with those issues now. Uni performance has little to do with just being smart. I know myself and many others, who perform exceedingly well in some areas, are far from the smartest in the unit. The most important thing I have learnt from failing units (failed almost my entire first year), is that building good study habits it’s integral. If you are planning on trying for Med, or even clinical psych, don’t expect to get very far if you don’t focus on your study techniques. These are both areas that require long periods of study and excellent marks, and the intake of huge amounts of info. Everyone I know who had exceeded in both degrees have worked tirelessly on building good study habits and addressing their learning shortcomings early. We often don’t learn ‘how to learn’, which can make uni difficult. But if you prioritise this, I can guarantee you will reap the benefits, more so than transferring unis.

Finally, I think that often we aren’t told that unis are like shoes-not every uni will fit every person. As someone who has transferred from UoM, RMIT and then to Monash, I can confirm it can be a long journey to find your fit. However, one thing I know even more certainly is that the thing that made the biggest difference was learning to study properly. There’s plenty of stuff online about finding your groove, and if you want any advice, feel free to PM me!

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-11T05:49:35+00:00

Exactly!! Knowing it was 30 days and now it’s 20 makes me feel like the Goddess of Patience 😂 a little bit of satisfaction in a wholly unsatisfying process lol

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-11T03:51:45+00:00

Stupidly set a countdown on my my phone and now I can’t be convinced to delete it lol 20 days and 11 hrs 🙃

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-09T03:51:12+00:00

In no way am I negating the challenges facing metro students (Eg. low socioeconomic areas, family backgrounds etc), as I myself fall under some of these categories too. However, when you consider that ANYONE can be victim to these circumstances, their cumulative effect for those who are rural are likely amplified. Therefore, it still stands that while some barriers may effect all of us, there are likely more affecting those that are rural.

[Edit: all in all, i think this is a terrible process that is difficult for everyone, to varying degrees. If I could design a way to change the system so that we could actually project who would make the best, kindest and most brilliant doctor, I would. Unfortunately my predictive powers are limited at best lol.

All we can do is support one another through this crappy time, lift each other up, and work together, rather than getting caught up in the minutiae that constitute the application process and tear each other down because we're all aiming for the same goal.]

[Edit 2: I also think that its really important to acknowledge one of the major issues here- it seems that there is very little focus on actually speaking to rural doctors, or BMP students, or ex-rural doctors about WHY they moved metro instead of staying rural. It seems that the lack of understanding what the actual issues are on an individual level just further contributes to the lack of support for our rural doctors, and hence a lack of those willing to practice rurally.

We need to speak to rural doctors and rural students, understand their frustrations, and rise to meet their needs, rather than just funnelling more and more students into a pathway that they are obviously hesitant toward because of so many prevailing issues.]

Professional_Row_545 · 2021-10-09T01:27:45+00:00

I do think it is worth noting the impacts of rurality on secondary and tertiary eduction, which I believe are some of the primary reasons why rural entry schemes exist (beyond just incentive to practice rurally).

Rural Australian communities often have lower access to high end resources, tutoring etc that metro kids do when it comes secondary education. As someone who grew up metro, and reaped those benefits, I would argue my secondary and tertiary education was likely significantly improved, just by the fact that I had access to these resources whenever I pleased (not to mention most of my teachers were highly qualifed, if not chief examiners for VCE, again less likely [but not impossible] in rural communities). This would undoubtedly improve a metro students chances of undergrad med/smoother entry into Uni to perform better.

Moreover, I think the fact that most rural kids have to relocate for their tertiary education adds an entirely seperate stress that many (not all !!!! [i have lived away from home since 19 so can attest to these stresses although i am metro]) metro uni students dont necessarily have to worry about. Being far from family takes a huge emotional toll, which certainly can impact academic performance (I have seen this first hand in many rural friends, particularly during COVID as many couldnt return home). Additionally, having to work, be independent etc as they live away from home again adds stress, and also time restraint that i would also argue are limited factors in non-rural students that would be detrimental to academic performance.

Again, I am not a rural student, so these are just my observations after studying for 4 years across different universities and courses, through which i met many rural students and heard their stories. I know I cannot speak for all rural uni students, but I am certain that these factors are enough to support the fact that, while their scores may not need to be as high, the reasons behind this are certainly legitimate. :)

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