Thanks. So fresh graduates can apply, as long as they are from SMC-recognised unis? What are the chances of specialty training? It will make sense for places to be given to Singaporeans first, right?

I guess it's still pretty good then. Limeuu, are you in Msia or Spore?

VCE - 4am (malaysian time) to be exact.

I would have thought most offers would be out by second week of January.

99.15

He has made his preference quite clear. Will see how it goes, you never know!

Thanks on his behalf!

Bet relative got excellent results!!

Internship placements for international students are worrying though.

Doc shortage in NZ too?

Ps. Will let you know about UTAS.

98.5 is very credible. Apparently aus pre-u courses like SACE/VCE/WACE are not very hard courses, BUT because of the ranking system, the student needs to consistently do very well throughout the year to make it to the top 2% (for international students) to be considered for critical courses, all other conditions remaining equal. As far as VCE is concerned, many international students (who went for year12 after SPM) are not really aware of how the ranking really works, and the importance of study scores, potential scaling etc. One needs to look at the performance of the students in top schools to gauge themselves, not just among their school cohort. Your relative is lucky you know the respective educational systems well. Some students are now a bit shaken up with lower than expected results. A few will not be going back to Aus, and have applied to IMU and Monash Sunway. EducAtion agents should be better equipped with such information, and not give false hopes to students and parents. There's lots of information available online, just time consuming to read and understand.

What is relative's second preference, if he/she decides against medicine? With 98.5, many courses for the taking!! Congrats to him/her.

Why will SA not absorb local grads from Tasmania?

Hope so too! Quite ridiculous to spend all that money, and not get an internship placement!

Noticed there are lots of Canucks applying to JCU, for some reason.

No love for physics then!

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Added on December 21, 2011, 9:24 pmThanks, on his behalf.

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Onelove, where do you buy thd books in Malaysia?

Ok thanks limeuu and onelove, sorry missed that earlier. Guess he will need to check the respective book list.

Good discussion among aussie kids on "why medicine", quite entertaining too.

http://www.atarnotes.com/forum/index.php?topic=129299.0

Son submitted results, but no CoE yet.

He's waiting for Monash, definitely. First round offers 10 Jan. Did your relative apply to Adelaide? Son only applied to Monash and UTAS.

Just had lunch with a friend who is back from Sydney for the holidays. He was surprised about the lack of internship placements, as australia is still facing doctor shortage. He added that the medical system is being centralised, and will no longer be "state-controlled".