Btw, out of curiosity, is there any OZ med school taking in students with SAM TER 95?

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no........last intake, all above 98 only, and some 99+ also no offer........

there are few places nowadays, and with so many international applicants, many with 98+ 99+. they don't have to look at those below 98.......

oh damn OZ is indeed competitive
So 4 years ago there should be more places right?

I'm self-sponsored, haha. would love to do PMS twinning to OZ.
couldn't get a place in the public unis (got 4As out of 5 subs in stpm but not a 4 pointer though )

MMMC is not that bad, Melaka GH is a good teaching hospital.

If you have a choice, better take full course KMC Manipal, as the syllabus is USMLE oriented.
MMMC is not bad, but it pales in comparison to KMC Manipal. If i were to be given a choice again, i'll definitely choose KMC.

This post has been edited by hypermax: Aug 6 2008, 11:18 PM

KMC would cost additional 150k. I don't think it's worth it.

Wow, are you serious? Suddenly so expensive de?
4 years ago when i first joined MMMC, KMC's tuition fee was cheaper than MMMC by RM80K.

yea it cost 135k USD for foreign student. A portion of the fees is used to pay their local student fees. Yea, we could learn more from the rich clinical exposure under KMC but staying there for 6 years, really makes you think twice.

Well for me, i like Manipal better than Melaka. Also, the deputy dean in Melaka is an ass.

Everyone from mmmc said they would rather stay in Manipal than Melaka. haha.
I know him, Dr. Razak. He was one of the three interviewers who interviewed me.

But wouldn't it be better if u can follow the USMLE style in KMC (as wat hyperax said) and sit for it, then can go US lor (provided u got very good score lar).

Hey there, long time no see, how life in NUS?
Btw, is hypermax, not hyperax (sounds like hyperass )
well, total school fee for KMC is near 400k. I seriously dun think that's worth for an Indian school.
Also, one can always take up course for USMLE after he/she graduates. Cheaper too.

This post has been edited by hypermax: Aug 7 2008, 12:02 AM

wgy589, u must be one hell of a student. I did apply for NUS but got other course. When u'r into medicine, it's hard for u to change your mind, don't you guys think so?

Yeah, entry into NUS is very competitive, in fact more competitive than that of UK, and maybe OZ.

opps, sry for that, i was abt to sleep at that time, so abit blurred
hmm, can i ask right, is the 2 years HO+ 3 years MO compulsory for MMMC student? or u can get out of it anytime u got an offer elsewhere, eg US residency.

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Added on August 7, 2008, 10:20 amwat u mean? u r waiting for rejects? hmm, normally there r abt 2 or 3 rejects in year 1 tho.

btw, there r less places allocated to foreign students in both NUS and HKU, so it's quite competitive. for HKU, i heard less than 2 foreign student each cohort.

This post has been edited by wgy589: Aug 7 2008, 10:27 AM

Yup, it's the same for all local grads, no matter which college you graduated from. Yes, you can get out anytime you want for the offer. However, if you wanna practice in malaysia, you will have to come back and resume the gov service.

shoot, hyperax sounds like ass.. what about hyperx? lol

btw, is that hard to ask for transfer to another hosp in msia?
my senior told me, it's been 3 years since she finished her HO, but she still stuck at kedah.. she did her HO there...

hehe, that scares me..

Opps, sorry, but no offence

That's what i heard too. Better choose where you do your housemanship wisely.

you can't choose where you do housemanship.........unless you have very good cables.......

is that so? coz iinm u need to attend interview first after u finished studies and u also have to write in the form there where u wanna go..
but supposedly if u want to go to rural area, thats easier to get rather than hosp in big city right?

you will be assigned by the jpa to the moh or moe, and they will assign you to the hospitals in need of housemans.....your request will usually NOT be considered, service needs and demand takes precedent over your preference......

if they allow your preference, there will be nobody going to sandakan, sibu, kt etc..........