I"m asking this upon a friend.
Now she has received offer from both monash uni and uni of new south wales...but couldn't decide where to go...she doin medic
Any suggestion or comment??

Thanks.

i would say monash... they've produced many good msian consultants... NSW less

Monash Uni...

monash, good and its 5 years compared to 6 years in unsw.

Unless one is thoroughly involved in the academic processes of both universities, one wouldn't be able to give any valuable insights.

That said, one should choose according to affordability.

well, hopefully there's some ex-student or senior who can comment more on this subject

Hmm this is a tough one because medicine programs are in such a high demand that we have seldom seen comparisons between the top universities' medicine programs. On top of that, both Monash and UNSW are excellent universities. UNSW's medicine program is very popular in Sydney because it offers an undergraduate entry into medicine, whereas Sydney Uni offers it as a graduate program, like Melbourne. I believe Monash also follows the UNSW system.
There are some UNSW and Monash Med students here, so I think they should be able to provide greater insight into their courses.

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Added on January 23, 2008, 9:49 pmThat's not entirely true. I've seen a lot of Malaysian UNSW Med graduates who end up working here, not back in Malaysia though.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Jan 23 2008, 09:49 PM

monash australia, u mean?

monash malaysia is pretty new in medicine, so if i were your friend, monash malaysia is defo a better choice.

congrats on the offers. for her that is.

i'd go for unsw if only for the name. luls.

um u mean monash aus is definitely better ^^

anyway, depends where u wanna go actually, I think if u got offered by major uni in aus for medicine, its already good enough, choose where u wanna go is really a minor thing. It's all australia xD monash and UNSW are top quality unis =) so i think, *I think* it comes down to u whether u wanna study in melbourne or in sydney.

monash U offers 5 years undergrad course so it'll be cheaper oso. =) if your friend wanna save some, i think monash should be good. Saves up 1 year and 1 year costs like 42k aus in tuition fee itself.

This post has been edited by onelove89: Jan 24 2008, 09:53 AM

actually the monash one is offered by the sunway campus
but they'll hav a chance to transfer to melbourne at their last semester

Then definitely UNSW if you can afford it.

i was wondering how you friend got into monash clayton, as the places are usually given out very early, usually mid year the preceding year, to eligible candidates, especially a-levels/stpm graduates.........so that explains it....

please note, monash malaysia mbbs is NOT an oz degree, but a malaysian degree, but recognised by the amc.........it does not give you the automatic right to work in oz.........and there is NO chance to 'transfer' to clayton, all students need a compulsory 3 months attachment there as part of the amc requirements, and there may be opportunity for a 1 or 2 semester exchange with the clayton campus in the last 2 years.........but you will graduate with mbbs from malaysia, and will NOT satisfy oz immigration rules for post-graduation work in oz (2 full years study on shore)...........

p/s what was you friend's ter score?

This post has been edited by limeuu: Jan 24 2008, 06:06 PM

it's known as UAI for us cause v taking NSW HSC
hers is 92.65 i think

it is called different names in different states, ter, uai, enter, op......

92 is very low for acceptance into medicine.....the cut off for consideration into unsw for international students is 97.....you are either mistaken, or there is special considerations, like using the unsw foundation, where the cut off is lower.......

I know some few friends studying in monash australia. They said it is pretty good cause it is only 5 years course.

Checking the ranking as well for medicine course. I believe monash is doing better. Back to Monash Malaysia. It is still new, so give more time for it to be a better established school.