thx4 urs quick reply..

what is 'recognition letter' and 'recognition staff'.........

'better' uni is subjective and relative......which continent was she aiming for, and which uni did she get?...........

there has been some instances of changes and swappings, but very few........

if i'm not wrong what he meant by recognition letter is student attributes form which should be filled up by respective mentors.
but ya care to explain bout recognition staff?
i agree with the "better" uni statement.
there's no better universities, only the more reputable ones, such as edinburgh UNSW etc, even so the reputation does not apply to all specialities, for some uni might be stronger in certain fields.
u call a uni better (that's for yourself) when it suits your needs in many ways eg location, cost, having relatives and friends there etc
eg for me, my ideal uni will be so'ton for its generally warmer climate, coastal location, close proximity to london and relatively smaller city, though history, ranking and reputation wise it might seem inferior to other PMS'es.
however if my guess is not wrong (on who being your gf) i can understand your gf's pain as i understand her predicament now, u have my best wishes of luck in appealing

This post has been edited by chika138: Nov 13 2009, 12:30 AM

Hey guys, for you all that have matched to Australia / NZ, please join the IMU Australian NZ Facebook group.



http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=93074556503

I'm a M206 graduate and am currently finishing off my third year at the University of Queensland. Let me know if you have any questions. I hope the music club is still going pretty strong; we were the first ones to properly set it up

hey! just sent out an application for the medicine august intake. does anybody know how long it takes to know it you're shortlisted for the interview? thanks in advance!

They'll call you up and let you know the date/time.
By the way, why August?? I thought Feb is the next intake?

ooh,thats good news! i'm planning to finish up my biomedical degree by next May, and then hopefully get into the august intake. but i heard its harder to get into the august one..?

You'll get in IMU for sure if you meet the minimum requirement and answer the questions wisely asked during your interview with common sense. If they accept you but there's no more space for let's say the August intake, they'll slot you into the following year's February intake, only if you make it through the interview. In the most unlikely event that you are rejected, apply again until you get it...

By the way, wanna ask IMU seniors here, if I wanna do the Bmed Sci then go through graduate pathway to PMS, what cgpa do I need to get a second upper class degree? How do I calculate it ar??? Does it include for I have gotten in my eos2 3 5?

Since you have a bachelor by that time, why dont you try apply direct into Aus uni??? Its more economical that way, and you may get a place in top uni.

i'm not 100% sure about this, but i think it won't include what you got for eos. judged solely on how you do for your bmedsci course. about which grade is 2nd upper class... i have no idea.


how is it more economical? unless you hold an australian citizenship or PR.
with IMU you at least spend 2 years here paying rm rather than aud.

oh nope. eos 2 3 5 are counted, 30-50% (i'm not sure with the exact percentage) of the total cgpa
u'll need cgpa 3.0 to get a 2nd upper grade
that's why they dun take in students who just repeated, resit-ed or barely passed (borderline)
at least u need C+ and B- for EoS 2 and 3 to be considered and accepted by prof mak because if u get lower than that it's not logically or sometimes even mathematically feasible to get a CGPA of 3.0

Using IMU-PMS, lets say if you apply for Melb/ANU, you need to go through Med Sc then procede to the 4 year program at Aus. If he gets a direct entry, then can save the $$ spend in M'sia.

Yeah, it's actually cheaper to just go thru the undergrad route in Malaysia and then go abroad halfway. Didn't apply for the graduate route...
is the interview a formal or an slightly more laidback kind?

Wao... Thanks for the info =)

oh, you're referring to Melb Uni. yup... for that uni, going direct is cheaper.
but for ANU, if you do imu-pms, you only do 2 years overseas. i think compared to 2.5 year in m'sia and 2 years in aus, 2.5 year here is cheaper.

interview depends on which interviewer you get. some might appear very strict, some more laidback. but i doubt that the interview process actually affects if you will be accepted. cause i know i screwed up mine and i was still accepted

hey chika how was your eos5 results? leaving for Otago soon?

haha, 16 more days to EOS3!! still on gi, finished the rest but need to run through most of cvs and respi again!!

This post has been edited by Cristiano-Ronaldo-7: Dec 12 2009, 08:13 PM

just a question..really confused about it

Is the cut-off TER (for SAM Course) the same for both IMU-Local and IMU-PMS Option?? coz i've seen my friends letters. One stated minimum TER91 and the other minimum TER95

Sorry for any inconvenience caused..just wanna clear this up

they'll require you to have a higher TER for PMS option due to the limited spaces. Top scorers / achievers in both academic and interview will get a spot in the PMS program. so ultimately, the requirement should be higher than IMU-local.

say if the conditional offer letter stated TER 95..and one obtained a TER 94..low chance of entry?

wait for 2nd round offers.....