Appreciate your help with these valuable videos. Keep up the good work..!

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chandima, will do! :)

Great Video Jesse :)

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :)

Appreciate the videos Jesse! So do you still have to do all 5 years as a postgrad? What's the purpose of applying here instead of to 4 year MD programs?

Hey! Thankyou for making these videos! As a first year biomedical science student at Monash University, can I do the UCAT in my second year and get entrance on the basis of my WAM and UCAT scores? Or do I have to complete my biomedical bachelor degree?

Hey, I really love and appreciate your videos. They’re very helpful! I’m sorry if you’ve mentioned this in your other videos already, but most universities require 3 year full time bachelors degree as and undergraduate but I took a semester off last year. Does that mean my undergrad degree won’t be considered for a gpa calculation?

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Sepi! Most unis assess this is a 3 years Full time equivalent (FTE) rather than 3 consecutive years study. This means that if you took a semester off and completed the degree in more than 3 years but the entire degree was still equivalent to 3 years full time study in total (usually 24 subjects with 8 subjects per 1.0 FTE) then you'd be fine. With GPA calculation they determine the most recent three years of study on the most recent full time equivalent years rather than calendar years. So if say, you completed 2019 studies (both semesters), 2020 (both semesters) and then only Semester 1 of 2021 and then completed the rest of that years study in Semester 1 2022, then your studies from Semester 1 2022 and Semester 1 2021 would be grouped together as your most recent full time equivalent year (assuming your 2022 results were available at application) and they would count as your final year GPA while your 2020 and 2019 studies would be considered your final-1 GPA and final-2 GPA. Hopefully that's clear enough, I feel I've butchered the explanation haha. This is for most GEMSAS unis but those outside (Flinders, Sydney and UTas) may have slight variations to this. If there was a specific uni you're looking at, I'd recommend checking out my other application videos as I've now covered pretty much all of them (Monash and Bond to come after the March GAMSAT)!

@sepi748

2 жыл бұрын

@@jesseosbourne thanks so much! Really appreciate your help :)

Hey Jesse! Could you please make a video about James Cook University in Northern Queensland who also do MBBS for graduates? Thankyou!! :)

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Caitlin, Happy to do another run of these for the MBBS courses including JCU. I'm a little backed up with applications processes at the moment so they probably wouldn't arrive for another month or so though?

As I will be part of the graduating cohort of B. Medical Research at utas this year this course will be one of my options but I am hopeful to have a chance elsewhere. Tasmania is a beautiful state and Hobart is a charming city. The University of Tasmania has its issues (from the top leadership) but the school of medicine here, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, is a wonderful, modern and world class campus in the heart of Hobart, I have certainly enjoyed studying my undergraduate degree here being educated by some great university staff. Although we would all like to get into a post graduate 4 year degree, I wouldn’t complain to study here again.

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Alex, great to get an inside scoop from a UTas student! It does look like they've put together a fantastic course and I wouldn't be surprised if they later add a separate 4 year MD in the near future. Will you be looking to apply to some other unis on the mainland this year?

@alextmason1

2 жыл бұрын

​@@jesseosbourne I agree, just from some changes here and there I feel like they are preparing to launch a MD degree in the next 3-4 years. Yes, I will just about be applying to everywhere I can, I feel like somewhere in Victoria would be great but I would take any opportunity that presents. All the best for you application this year!

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, man! Best of luck to you too!

@maddyc4194

2 жыл бұрын

@@alextmason1 Hey, They said yr 12s can still apply this year for 2023 so unsure if they will go towards graduate only entry when they get reaccreditation this year. Probably saying what you already know, but you can only apply through the med res pathway in 3rd year once you graduate you can't apply through the pathway the following year. (I have a completed BMedRes)

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think they're likely doing a mixed cohort as part of the MBBS but might branch off and run a graduate entry MD in parallel with their UG MBBS for school leavers in the future. I did notice that about the third year contingency. Really making sure they keep continuity of there students haha

There are only 25 places total for applicants with higher education studies and HALF of that is allocated to UTAS students who have completed their Medical Research degree. So basically there are only 12-13 spots for post-grad applicants from other degrees. There is probably a better chance if you're also a rural domestic applicant because they have a quote of 50% rural. It's extremely competitive. As a local I really don't want to have to move interstate, so I'm trying my best to get into UTAS, even doing further studies to boost my GPA. But the chances seem so slim.

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, that is super tight! And I'd assume the 50% rural quota is across all 25 available post grad places? So that chops it up into 4 groups of 6-7 places each for each combo of UTAS Med Research and rural status? They did mention that they will also have a quota or preference for Tas residents (similar to UWA and the Flinders NT program) so hopefully this works in your favour! Thanks for sharing this, Ezara! I've pinned this so that others can see :)

@eortiz000

2 жыл бұрын

@@jesseosbourne I believe the 50% rural applies to the entire cohort, including year 12 leavers as well. I'm not sure whether this is distributed evenly across each type of applicant or not, but chopping it up like you said would make sense!

@eortiz000

2 жыл бұрын

@@jesseosbourne hopefully it does! I can only try. If not - moving interstate it is!

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Right, I see. Yep very tight on places but you can only apply and see how it goes. Yep, the move interstate is a big decision (I'm facing a similar situation) but I'm sure you'd make it work! :)

Hello Jesse, do you know if the GPA is just for last degree completed or for the last 3 years of Australian University level study? I completed a Master of Dentistry (2 years) after a Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Science (3 years). So I'm not sure which years they will use in calculation of my GPA. Also, do you know how they calculate GPA specifically? When you say unweighted do you mean that 6=6 or 6=6.75? And/Or do you mean that they don't weight (last yearx3 + second last yearx2 + third last year x1)/6 rather than (last year + second last year + third last year)/3? Thanks! Grrr I'm still so upset that I got a 6 in my 80CP course in the last year of my study (a mark which I strongly feel was unfair). Had I got a 7 I likely I would have had a better shot of getting into med and in particular a much easier time getting into UTas and Mac med. It is what it is I guess.

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Ryan, so there's pretty limited information from UTas at the moment so what's covered in the video is all that's actually available. They haven't distinguished yet whether the qualifying degree and the GPA degree have to be the same or if they can be separate. Based on the existing information I would interpret this as since they require the qualifying degree to be a minimum 3-year degree at AQF 7+, then your undergrad would be your qualifying degree and assumed GPA degree. In terms of GPA calculation, again they haven't stated if they will use UCAS or their own system of conversion and calculation but at this stage, I'd take this unweighted GPA to be a standard statistical average ie. (Year 1 GPA + Year 2 GPA + Year 3 GPA) ÷ 3 The applications look to be opening in August so hopefully some more details will be published to their website before then and I'll add a pinned comment here with any new details. Ah damn! It's crazy that it's gotten so competitive that a single subject can have such an impact on application options. Sounds like you've got some strong results across GPA and GAMSAT though so I'll be wishing you all the best with this year's application round! 🤞

@eortiz000

2 жыл бұрын

Hey there, I actually emailed UTAS about this and their response was "the most recent 3 years (full time equivalent) of eligible university studies (AQF 7-10)", and that they would include things such as a graduate certificate (0.5 year course) in their calculation. So most likely they'll just work backwards from your 2 years of masters + your final year of Bachelors. :)

@didisaythankyou

2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jesse, thanks for your response. I emailed them as well, if I get more information I’ll post here. Thanks!

@didisaythankyou

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I just saw this haha. Do you know if they count 6=6.75 how GEMSAS does it? And is it )last year + second last year + third last year)/3

@didisaythankyou

2 жыл бұрын

It’ll be like flinders for those who didn’t study there. I bet you’d need a 6.8GPA+72-75ish gamsat. Especially since no interview.

even if the GPA is too high, anything to reduce the demand on other universities is good news

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

hmm, didn't think about it this way. That is true :)

can you plz tell the approximate fee for medical per year

@jesseosbourne

Жыл бұрын

Hi Hashir, it's probably best to check the websites for each of the universities that you're interested in as the fees can vary by school and by place type.

I’m Tasmanian but no deal with the high GPA 🙅🏽‍♂️

@jesseosbourne

2 жыл бұрын

There's always a catch haha