10th December 2024
Chancellors Scholarships
Medical schools love to attract two groups of students. They pull out the red carpet for (a) rural students and (b) students who achieve a very high ATAR. Why? The real reason (not the one stated officially) is that the universities benefit directly and indirectly. If they recruit rural students, universities get significantly more funding from the government than they would if they recruit ...
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4th December 2024
UCAT vs GAMSAT
There are two major pathways into medicine: the undergraduate route (which generally requires you to sit UCAT) and the graduate route (which generally requires GAMSAT). As an aspiring medical student, it can be difficult to know which pathway to take, particularly when some universities strongly market the graduate route. MedEntry recommends that you choose the undergraduate (UCAT) route, a ...
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1st November 2024
Medicine at Notre Dame
Medicine at The University of Notre Dame Australia (UNDA) is a medical course which spans over the course of four years. Throughout the first two years of the postgraduate degree, students will focus on learning the foundations, with problem based learning, communication skills sessions, site visits and workshops. In the third and fourth year, students will start to engage in clinical placemen ...
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22nd September 2024
University Rankings and Prestige: How Much Do They Really Matter for Studying Medicine?
Is studying medicine at Monash more prestigious than Melbourne? Is studying medicine at USyd more prestigious than UNSW? And in the end, does it really matter? University rankings and prestige: how much do they matter for studying medicine? Prestige, prestige, prestige. It’s a battle cry often heard echoing from the halls of the oldest universities and repeated with an ...
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18th September 2024
UCAT ANZ Score Advice: What Should You Do Now?
This blog will help you interpret your UCAT score and provide advice on what you should do now. Note: the information in this blog is based on 2024 UCAT statistics. Guidance may change slightly when 2025 final statistics and percentile calculator are released. Scores above 2250 Interpretation Students scoring above 2250, in general, have a good chanc ...
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13th September 2024
Are Medicine Double Degrees Worth It?
One of the questions some students and parents ask is ‘Should I do Medicine with another degree as a Double Degree?’. This blog answers this question by uncovering the underlying reasons why Australian universities are unique in offering ‘Double Degrees’ in all faculties. So why do Australian universities love double degrees? It is not because it is good for you! Uni ...
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12th September 2024
Medicine at Curtin or UWA?
A dilemma facing high achievers wanting to pursue medicine is whether to choose Curtin University(which offers school leaver entry into medicine) or UWA (which offers a graduate route). Many parents often ask “why did some universities abandon the school leaver entry route to medicine? Which route is better?” The answer is the same for similar questions, such as whether to ch ...
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12th September 2024
Medicine at UQ or Other Universities?
A dilemma facing high achievers wanting to pursue medicine is whether to choose UNSW/JMP/WSU (which offer school leaver entry into medicine) or the University of Queensland (UQ) (which offers a graduate route). Many parents often ask “Why did some universities abandon the school leaver entry route to medicine? Which route is better?” The answer is the same for simil ...
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12th September 2024
Medicine at Adelaide or Flinders?
A dilemma facing high achievers wanting to pursue medicine is whether to choose Adelaide University (which offers school leaver entry into medicine) or Flinders University (which offers a graduate route). Many parents often ask “Why did some universities abandon the school leaver entry route to medicine? Which route is better?” The answer is the same for similar questions, su ...
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12th September 2024
Medicine at Monash or Melbourne?
A dilemma facing high achievers wanting to pursue medicine is whether to choose Monash University (which offers school leaver entry into medicine) or Melbourne University (which offers a graduate route). Many parents often ask “why did some universities abandon the school leaver entry route to medicine? Which route is better?” The answer is the same for similar questions, suc ...
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