Trinity foundation? Monash foundation?

Monash university requires international students to take ISAT before applying to medicine. Melbourne University(through Trinity) does not require ISAT or UMAT, but there isn't Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery/Bachelor of Medical Science in 2009 due to the Melbourne Model. Although, Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery is still offered(2009 being the last year as undergraduate). 2009 is also the last year Bachelor of Dental science in Melbourne University.

The score for Medicine and Dentistry for Melbourne Uni through trinity is 98% average. Yes, it is tough you virtually cannot afford to lose any marks. But, Trinity is a very good course, I've learnt a lot here. I am planning for Bachelor of Dental Science next year in 2008.

Melbourne University's melbourne model introduces 6 new generation undergraduate degrees in 2008. (Bachelor of Commerce, Music, Science, Arts, Environments and Biomedicine)

After taking the courses for 3 years, you can start going into the graduate programmes such as Medicine, Law, Architecture, Dental Science, Vet Science...etc.

You could actually enter Melbourne Uni for medicine. If you get an average of 98% in English, Chemistry, Maths 1 or 2 or physics and one other subject(total 4), you'll be guaranteed a place.

Take 3 years biomedicine and 4 years medicine(no need to attend interview for the graduate medicine programme, other hassle, automatically enter since you are a trinity student, as long as you pass all your biomedicine subjects)

Yup, thats the best thing to do Trinity prepares people mainly to Melbourne Uni. We've just finished our 2nd and final HOI essay today!

Its best that you stay at Carlton. You could try Albert House, all meals provided except sundays. If you are willing to cook yourself, College Square, CMC, Arrow on Swanston are popular areas. CMC is very near to the Swanston Street Trinity Building, just 1 minute walk away...lol. Plus, its right on top of KFC!

The smart gang will mostly be staying at Albert House. Cost for a month is about $1000 AUD in Carlton. Don't go to the suburbs, or you'll regret it in terms 3 and 4 when you have drama practice with your groupmates during after-hours.

Those people passing out the flyers of the student union election are irritating. Keep bumping into them every time in Union House.

Summer will only last for a month or so, then you'll enter the great yellowness in autumn and darkness in winter...*Evil laugh*

Have you thought of what subjects you are going to take in Trinity yet?

Are you serious? Chem, Bio and physics?!?

You can take 4 electives but they won't allow you to take chem, bio and physics together, there won't enough time.

You have 4 periods a day, lasting 1.5 hours each.

Literature, HOI, Maths 1 takes up 3 hours( 1 lecture and 1 tute) each
Drama takes up 1.5 hours
EAP takes up 3 hours a week
Chem takes 4.5 hours(2 lectures and 1 tute) and 3 hour practical every alternate week
Bio and physics takes up 3 hours(1 lec, 1 tute) and 3 hour practicals every alternate week

That makes up 24 hours of lectures and tutorials every week and 9 hours of practical every alternate week. That is called suicide.

This is still possible, but you'll end up with only 2 free periods every alternate week. And, practicals ARE very stressful. In terms 2+3, the HOI essays come in and you are required to research on the topics in the libraries.

Below is the list of assignments throughout the year:
Term 1-nothing
Term 2-HOI essay(1200 words, 20%, due in week 6), Drama monologue presentation(10% of English mark, due in week 7), EAP essay(5%, due in week 5)
Term 3-HOI essay(1500 words, 30%, due in week 6), Drama group performance(10% of English, due in week 7), EAP essay(5%, week 5), Chemistry presentation(10%, week 7)+winter
Term 4-Drama group performance(10% of English, week 7), EAP presentation(25%, due in week 2)

As you can see, term 3 is hell term.

If you want 4 electives, take 2 sciences, maths 1 and one other.

This post has been edited by zltan: Sep 9 2007, 10:12 PM

The max is still about 20 degrees, the wind is annoying. And I have exams tomorrow! *Cries*

Trinity is the easiest way to get into medicine if you want to take it, provided you have the $$$$ and brains. And Melbourne Uni has one of the best medical schools in the world too.

*Starts counting how many marks left for the guaranteed score...*

Melbourne University guarantees you a place in medicine post-grad if you obtain 98% average in Trinity and pass all your biomedicine subjects. Therefore, NO interview, NO hassles, NO referees needed which makes it an easy path in.

On side note, I AM in trinity right now, even though I'm borned in 1990. So, it does not apply to me and I can still get into the undergraduate medicine.

No comment on the cost.

Onelove89, if you are aiming for Monash medicine, then go and do MUFY instead. Monash Uni gives preference to those from their foundation year, such as Melbourne Uni gives preferences to those from Trinity. Like jonathan said, you need 97% average for Monash but 98% average for Trinity.

Lets say 10 people from MUFY get 97% and 10 people get 98% from Trinity (I know the numbers are rather impossible, but you never know). And lets say Monash Uni only takes in 15 students from these foundation programmes. Thus, they will take all 10 from MUFY and only 5 from Trinity, eventhough Trinity's standard is higher.

Think carefully, if you want Medicine and Trinity, work for 98% and go into Biomedicine and then Medicine.

I think Melbourne is the most expensive uni in Australia.

But, I'll say their undergraduate degree for medicine is, you get 2 degrees for 6 years and it is one of the best medical schools in the world. I love their museum, its so cool!

You seem to be very much against medicine. What 'bad experience' have you encountered?

You seem to keep blasting Melbourne University. Out of curiosity, have you graduated or are you still studying?

Yes, they will employ you, provided your English standard is high enough to get a PR.

EVERYWHERE the cost, how it is the same standard as the other Australian Universities. What you love to do is to provoke people and I'm guessing its people like YOU who are jealous that others have better education than you and that YOU are either NOT accepted into Melbourne University or you can NOT afford it, so you are trying to discourage the fortunate people who are able to get into the University of Melbourne.

Want some evidence?

1. "and any of oz's 1st tier (g8 and atnu) universities should be of equivalent quality"
2. "i think mel u is not value for money for international students"
3. "but after you graduate, what med school you come from becomes secondary, and eventually irrelevant"

I respect your own opinion, but you do not have to be sarcastic towards me. I was simply asking a question and you had the chance of just answering it or not, but you chose sarcasm.

I support Trinity and Melbourne University 100%, I think they give good education and are absolutely worth every single cent that you spend. So what if they are expensive? Melbourne Uni does not have a very strong alumni such as Cambridge, Oxford etc.. and they can't afford to give a lot of scholarships to international students.

Yes, most of them are. Some have offered me help when I looked lost and someone helped me pick up my coins when I dropped them that day.

You need to include in your best 4 for medicine
1. English (Literature+drama)
2. Chemistry
3. Maths 1A/Maths 1B OR Maths 2 OR Physics
4. Any other

You need maths or physics or you can't take medicine. But, maths is easy to score, you should be able to get like 98-100% and chem is also around there. It is literature that usually pulls people down.

I wouldn't recommend 3 science subjects. The 9 hours of practicals is very stressful. You need to prepare in advance for every practical. Chemistry requires you to write-up till the results page, with the tables ready before your practical, while everyone does different practicals in physics each week, so your practical won't be the same as your other friends. So, everyone will be fighting for the demonstrators. I'm nt familiar with bio, so I don't know.

I'm taking both chem, physics, maths 1 and maths 2. And I find the stress especially from the science subjects as a killer.

But, anyway, its up to you really. I'm just advising that you should perhaps swap physics for maths 1 since you said that your maths is not very good. But, with help from the tutors, you can score a good grade. But, once you arrive in Trinity, you can seek advice from the lecturers in charge.

If you want, I'll show you some past year physics papers.

You don't have to be too hard on yourself. I'm go online A LOT, especially in between class breaks (in the computer lab) and I'm getting quite good marks. Just make sure you spend some time studying and doing assignments, but not ALL the time.