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That’s a really good question, I’m actually not too sure how GEMSAS would work out the weighting. Probably best to look through the gemsas guide or contact them directly!

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I don’t know too much about this training pathway to be honest!

My advice would be to check out the GEMSAS guide. Different universities bave different requirements but more and more medical schools are moving away from specific prerequisites. All the best!

Thanks, you got this 🙏🏻👊🏻

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Thanks for the question! When it comes to intern/resident rotations, you’ll put in preferences for the combination of rotations that you most prefer. After that you can typically swap with others providing it works out. I was actually allocated vascular surgery but swapped to stroke as one of my collleagues was keen on surgery and I didn’t mind either way 😅 I went to med school at Deakin :)

You can download a free essay study guide in the description of this video and I'll soon be releasing an essay course - so stay tuned! I cover further study resources in the final section of this video but I used a combination of ACER questions, Des O'Neill and any free online resources I could find!

I took a year off after high school and then three years of undergraduate studies before getting into medicine - so 4 years between finishing high school and starting medicine. I was 22 when I started medical school.

Correct, Monash do offer pathways to medicine. However, the pathway is quite competitive - there are only 50 places allocated into medicine for 500-600+ biomedical science students. It definitely gives you an additional pathway to study medicine but I would still be advocating for studying the gamsat and going down that route to give yourself the best chance

@@adam_is I am little confused about, if u do a degree with Monash or any other uni, u still have to sit in gamsat in the final year of your degree? It would not be automatically that one would transition into medicine? Those 50-60 places they offer would be based on ur GpA , gamsat and interview, like the rest of them who didn’t do degree from Monash?

I did Biomedical Science :)

It can be overwhelming! I’m working on putting together a more comprehensive study guide which will include a series of historical and political examples that students can use! Watch this space

Given the UK study year commences in the second half of 2026, if you were to sit the GAMSAT in Sept 2025, you would be eligable to commence studies in 2026 in UK universities

Will try my best - this has been in hot demand!

Absolutely! I was in a somewhat similar position. Your first year at uni can be a challenging transition so try not to be too hard on yourself if you’re not where you want to be. Try to learn as much as you can from it and try to make some slow progress over the next few years. Many med schools also use the weighter GPA, which weighs your first year of study the least! Keep going, you got this!

Transition into uni can be hard to adjust from high school, so a lot of people often have lower GPAs because of this. But typically first year courses are the easiest (as you go up to 2nd and 3rd year it gets harder) so i recommend you do your best for the first 2 years to make your GPA competitive while its easier courses. The alternative is that you avoid doing the harder courses (GPA tankers) but this method may not set you up well for med

Welcome! I have some other videos on how the process works for applying to postgraduate medicine. You’ll need to get your GPA and plug it through Gemsas to see what your 7-point equivalent GPA would be. You’ll also need to sit the GAMSAT. I would first start with getting your head around these two things and see where you weigh up before getting stuck into gamsat study. Also take a look at what universities offer postgraduate medicine in your state and think about whether you’d be prepared to move states, now that you’ve settled in Aus. Happy to answer any other questions - all the best with your journey, super exciting!

I honestly don't think there's any one correct answer here. Given that many postgraduate medical schools now don't require prerequisitve subjects, there best thing to do study in my opinion would be the one that you think 1) you'll most enjoy studying 2) you feel like you'll do best at (for gpa) 3) will offer a breadth of job prospects after uni - if medicine doesn't work out. Lastly, some unis may offer bonuses if you haev studies something clinical prior e.g. nursing, paramedicine, so worthwhile researching which ones do. This is likely only a very small bonus and I think ultimately doing something you enjoy and will be most fulfilled by is the way to go! Hope this helps!

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Yes, you’re absolutely right - they changed it and was not aware at the time of filming! You can use scores for 4 years 🙏🏻

Further study can definitely be the way to improve your gpa. As youre aware, the GPA accounts for the past 3 years of study, so you’d have to calculate what your predicted score would be if you were to do ‘x’ further years of study with ‘x’ average grade. When picking what to study, some unis offer bonuses for masters/clinical study, so could consider this. I would also recommend doing something that you enjoy and also provides tangible career opportunities beyond medicine 👍

I haven’t experienced what its like in either of those places but anecdotally, it seems a lot better/more manageable in Australia. Many doctors from the UK have come here. I haven’t met many from the US - the medical training process feels quite different in the US and from what I’ve seen/read online, they seem to work more hours as well. Regarding burnout - Im not sure of exact figures. The reality is, burnout will be a reality in any health system, albeit at different rates, just given the nature of working in healthcare/being a doctor. At the moment, we seem to have it quite good in Australia, relatively speaking.

Definitely not too late! I did an undergraduate degree first then postgraduate medicine. I made a video about my journey of getting into med school, hope it helps!

Haha thank you 🙏🏻

Always harder when your motivation is driven by others 👍

Either would be fine and would count toward your application in 2026! I found it easier to study over summer (when I didnt have uni distractions), so I opted for the March sitting. You can always sit september as well if you want another chance to sit the exam that year.

Thanks!

Great question - unfortunately I haven’t sat the UCAT before (I sat the UMAT when it was called that) so I don’t have many specific tips.

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Thanks, appreciate it! I’ve always wondered whether studying something different to biomed might’ve given me the opportunity to broaden my scope, study different things and pursue subjects that I enjoyed more. Having said that, I studied health policy, bioethics and sociology subjects, which were cool. That would be the only thing but its hard to say I have regrets about any of it, it has all been part of the learning process!

Glad to hear, good luck with interviews!

Correct! They’ll only consider your last 3 years of full-time study 🙂

Got a few in the works!

Thanks! 🙏

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@@aarchanabulathsinghala7716 Ooft, I love these suggestions! Will definitely try next time

@@EthanJamiesonE hahaha 🙏🏻

I’m pretty sure it’s only needed for optom at Melbourne uni! Correct me if I’m wrong 🙏🏻

@@bagyalakshmimurugan6704 Hey there! Few things to consider. In my day of applying, postgrad uni: required certain prerequisite science subjects to have been completed by students, meaning a science based degree was often a choice by students. Nowadays, most unis do not require prerequisits, but this may be worthwhile checking. The reason is, it would open you up to be able to study almost anything you wanted, including other clinical degrees such as nursing. I think there’s a good amount of utility in studying something like physio, pharmacy etc as there’s definitely crossover clinically with medicine. Bonuses offered by different universities based on prior clinical study is another consideration. And considering how much you will enjoy that degree is probably one of the biggest factors as well (and will give you the best chance of scoring well and coming out of it with a good gpa). I think that job security is one thing but there are host of other factors that are arguably more important. If picking something like nursing over a different option, make sure its something you could actually see yourself doing (rather than just a means to an end) if short-term job security is something youre concerned about. Hope this helps!

Hey mate! I definitey wouldn’t let one person’s score from several years ago serve as a fair representation of what your chances are but for interests sake, the year I got an interview, my atar was high 90s and umat was low 80th %ile. All the best!

Thanks! Given that applications close at the end of May, interviews are released in early September and offers are released at the end of October, students who are still studying at this time would have only completed the first semester of course work. Therefore, this one semester will serve as the students grade for the entirety of their final year at the time of submitting their application. However, if they were to be accepted by a medical school, the final semesters marks must be sufficient enough that their gpa does not drop significantly from what their gpa was when they applied earlier in the year. Hope that clears things up!

Glad to hear! In terms of practice papers, there are the official ACER practice papers online. I also used the Des O’Neill books, which have tonnes of questions. As I’ve mentioned in the past, these books are old but I reckon they still have some utility. I reckon having a curriculum/study material to go off would be beneficial for section 3, particuarly if you haven’t done HSC science (but I definitely wouldn’t rule yourself out!). Good luck!

@@adam_is Thanks so much!