hi Eunice! pretty late to this video but I hope you see this. at 10:25 you mentioned to take stats. i'm currently in my second to last semester of pre-med, and stats is offered as an elective for my last semester. why did you recommend taking stats? i've never considered taking it so i'd love to know more!
Hiya! Thanks for your comment jazmine :) Oh does that mean you’ve already picked another elective paper for your 2nd sem? I recommend taking stats in high school because it’s a good one to help you do well in that stats elective paper. Also, it’ll help with the HEAL192 paper. Calculus just does not add any value to medicine or pre medicine. However, I’ve never taken stats until premed and I still did well but I wished I took stats in high school hence the advice 😊
Hi I’m currently a year 13 student but how heavy would you say the first year material for either biomed or health sci is compared to lvl3 NCEA? People do say it’s superrrr competitive and I’m worried I won’t be able to get through it
Hi! I was just wondering why it would be better to take stats instead of calc in highschool and if it would be ok it I just took calc? Thank you so much for this video!
hello! It's better to do stats in my opinion because there's a paper called HEAL192 that's heavy stats based. You also have the opportunity to take an 8th paper (I did) and took STATS in uni. It's really easy to get an A in that paper and that can help boost your overall grade!
And in medicine in general, Stats is more helpful, calculus has not AT ALL been used in my medicine career thus far hhaha. I took calc in year 13 too. If I could choose again, I would go for stats
Stats is good because it’ll help with your HEAL192 paper and stats is also a paper you can take as an eighth paper in second semester if you’re not confident with your sem 1 grades
@@eunjintso it’s better to do stats than calc? i’m kinda having a dilemma right now, i’m a year 12 taking all 3 sciences with english and calculus but in finding ncea level 2 calc pretty hard and i’m thinking of doing stats in level 3, but i’m scared that doing stats instead of calc will affect my grades in the future - in hsfy at otago
Hii...can you please tell me if we need SAT score to get into med school and can you make a whole video about the postgraduate entrance to medical school. Thank you so much, your video helps a lot. Love you ❤️.
Hello Klayar, according to the Otago uni website for university entrance, it says “To be eligible for admission if you have completed the USA High School Diploma in either the United States or at an international secondary school you must: - be awarded the High School Diploma, and - achieve a minimum SAT score of 1190 (or 1650 if the SAT was taken before March 2016), or an equivalent ACT composite score. - You must also meet the criteria for Language requirements. **note that you have to do first year of health sciences via university entrance before you can apply for med school in your second year** Thanks for your support I’m glad it’s helpful!! I’ll be sure to add that to my list of videos to make :)
In health science, you only need to take 7 papers for the whole year. But most people take 8 papers (4 in sem 1 and 4 in sem 2) because in case they don’t do well in one paper in sem 1 they can use the sem 2 paper to bump up their grades.
Though, Caro I’m not so sure about failing…. My thinking is that if you fail one paper, regardless of whether or not you take an 8th paper, you won’t be able to get into medical school. This isn’t official information! You’ll have to email the school to find out more. The average academic score to get into Otago nowadays is very competitive. At least an average of A, UMAT is another story. But I hope you get what I mean, don’t fail, it’s hard to get into med school if you do.
I have a lot of friends who went and did summer school papers before health science started, it’s a course that both uni provide during summer to help prepare for health science. If you’re not confident in certain papers, eg Physics or Chemistry, they help you strengthen your knowledge in these specifically for health sciences. My friends who did this course all found it really helpful and they did quite well and got onto the professional courses they wanted to! :) Let me know if I can help with other questions. You can do this!
hello! It's a pretty long answer to get there, I've got a video that details what happens after med school :) Paediatrics is one of the specialties. ua-cam.com/video/Thl9Ijtmsus/v-deo.html
Hii..as an international student do I have give UCAT exam before I enroll into health science course or after? Your video abt international students really helped me..thank you so much
Hi, been watching your videos lately. Aspiring doctor. I’m asian also working as a professional staff nurse already here in NZ. Just want to know how can I get into medschool? I have been out of the school for more than 10yrs already. Thank you
Hi SB! Nice to meet you. That's awesome! I have a few nursing colleagues who went through med school with me and are doctors now. You would be considered under "alternative" category pathway for entry to medical school. Here is some info about it on the otago page. Read the Alternative area. It's recommended that you have worked as a nurse for at least 5 years (preferrably 2 years in nz). www.otago.ac.nz/healthsciences/students/professional/medicine#alternative I was thinking about making a video about this too I'll let you know when that comes out :)
@@eunjint hi again, i hope you will make one for people who just transferred to NZ to work then decided to proceed to medschool. As you said the you have nursing colleagues, are they able to do well in medschool while working as a staff in the hospital? Another question thou, where is exact location of Otago University cos’ I checked in their site they have alot of otago campus. Thank youu
@@SB-yd3fh hey SB! I’m not sure if you’re the one who’s also messaging me on Instagram, but if you’re not- DM me on @eunicechou.co! I can talk to you more there ☺️
Hey , I’m really worried about this so I hope u can answer this question . So is it really hard to pass the hsfy first year and pass to study medicine and I got 94% when I graduated from high school , thanks
Hello! I think graduating from high school with A+ is something that is really really beneficial to you heading into hsfy. But as most people would agree, health sci first year is ~20-30x the AMOUNT of content compared to high school to learn. It's not necessarily hard. The key to doing really well is thus to be on top of all your studies throughout the year. If you can use the effort to get 94% in high school consistently throughout the year, i don't think you'll have to worry too much! I would also start doing UCAT practice papers now if you're starting HSFY next year :) Thats a tip i wished people would've told me earlier. Grades are important but they count for 2/3 of the score. UCAT is 1/3 which is A BIG proportion that you cant just get good at in a short duration, its very different from the way we've been taught in school. Let me know if this helps, if not, I'm happy to clarify anything. Give me a message on Instagram @eunicechou.co❤
Hi Mayvis! As local students, we dont use GPA to calculate med school entry. If you're an international student wanting to get into these medical schools, I have a separate video that details this and the scores etc required: ua-cam.com/video/rWwI06WzA8M/v-deo.html
Hello I'm a 17 year old Indian girl, who is currently studying 12th grade in India. I wish to study medicine after this. So how can i get into any of the medical schools in New Zealand? Is there any entrance exams...? How about the fees, staying etc.. Can you please send me the information? 😊
Hello Sorrel! Try this video instead- I made it just for international students 🥰 GETTING INTO NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL SCHOOL AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ua-cam.com/video/rWwI06WzA8M/v-deo.html
Hello Ni sa! If you're thinking of applying to the universities in general, here is where you can start - 1) University of Otago, www.otago.ac.nz/apply/?gclid=Cj0KCQjworiXBhDJARIsAMuzAuxgxDFlRo1RRMeZ1jF8zqDmbRxZZGIyLe2Pw0wmmM1kINM3UZKZLcsaAq_MEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds 2) University of Auckland - www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/applications-and-admissions/apply-now.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjworiXBhDJARIsAMuzAuwoauirm8CqbvOUzzNvMBVZCxSQMeLhtp3BrtX-11_2M-J7vm_onCMaAgqqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Hey! There isn’t one for Indian students only. Check out this website: www.otago.ac.nz/international/future-students/international-scholarships/#undergraduate-scholarships. You can find similar on Auckland’s website :)
Hey thatnk you so much for this information. My brother is planning to join Med school in Otago . Need some help and cant seem to find the right person to guide him along. Can I have your Insta account?
Medical doctor here in Uganda.
Earned yourself a subscriber and yeah, all the best.
Hello! thanks for subscribing, really appreciate the support :)
Thank you for such an in-depth guide!!!! Really helps me decide which uni to go to :D
Thanks xxxxx I hope you get into medicine and become a big o doc :P
@@eunjint 😁
So helpful, thank you!
hi Eunice! pretty late to this video but I hope you see this. at 10:25 you mentioned to take stats. i'm currently in my second to last semester of pre-med, and stats is offered as an elective for my last semester. why did you recommend taking stats? i've never considered taking it so i'd love to know more!
Hiya! Thanks for your comment jazmine :) Oh does that mean you’ve already picked another elective paper for your 2nd sem? I recommend taking stats in high school because it’s a good one to help you do well in that stats elective paper. Also, it’ll help with the HEAL192 paper. Calculus just does not add any value to medicine or pre medicine. However, I’ve never taken stats until premed and I still did well but I wished I took stats in high school hence the advice 😊
Hi I’m currently a year 13 student but how heavy would you say the first year material for either biomed or health sci is compared to lvl3 NCEA? People do say it’s superrrr competitive and I’m worried I won’t be able to get through it
Hi! I was just wondering why it would be better to take stats instead of calc in highschool and if it would be ok it I just took calc?
Thank you so much for this video!
hello! It's better to do stats in my opinion because there's a paper called HEAL192 that's heavy stats based. You also have the opportunity to take an 8th paper (I did) and took STATS in uni. It's really easy to get an A in that paper and that can help boost your overall grade!
And in medicine in general, Stats is more helpful, calculus has not AT ALL been used in my medicine career thus far hhaha. I took calc in year 13 too. If I could choose again, I would go for stats
@@eunjint I see! Thank you so much! I'm figuring out if I want to go into the medical field or engineering currently.
@@cathydon779 I see..That was me too in year 13! The most helpful thing I can say is If you like calc and physics over bio then go engineering hahaha
@@eunjint I'm only on year 11 rn so ig I have a bit more time to decide! Thank you for all you advice~ 🙏💕
Hey would you recommend doing calculus or stats for ncea for students wanting to go into premed??
Stats!
@@eunjint with stats will help me better in health sci first yr at otago?.
Stats is good because it’ll help with your HEAL192 paper and stats is also a paper you can take as an eighth paper in second semester if you’re not confident with your sem 1 grades
@@eunjint tysm
@@eunjintso it’s better to do stats than calc? i’m kinda having a dilemma right now, i’m a year 12 taking all 3 sciences with english and calculus but in finding ncea level 2 calc pretty hard and i’m thinking of doing stats in level 3, but i’m scared that doing stats instead of calc will affect my grades in the future - in hsfy at otago
Hello dear if i already have a bsc degree in microbiology do i need to still write SAT to get in ... thanks
Hii...can you please tell me if we need SAT score to get into med school and can you make a whole video about the postgraduate entrance to medical school.
Thank you so much, your video helps a lot.
Love you ❤️.
Hello Klayar, according to the Otago uni website for university entrance, it says “To be eligible for admission if you have completed the USA High School Diploma in either the United States or at an international secondary school you must:
- be awarded the High School Diploma, and
- achieve a minimum SAT score of 1190 (or 1650 if the SAT was taken before March 2016), or an equivalent ACT composite score.
- You must also meet the criteria for Language requirements.
**note that you have to do first year of health sciences via university entrance before you can apply for med school in your second year**
Thanks for your support I’m glad it’s helpful!! I’ll be sure to add that to my list of videos to make :)
Hii, I have a question, if I fail a subject, I have to repeat the subject before going to second semester or I revalid it during the second semester?
In health science, you only need to take 7 papers for the whole year. But most people take 8 papers (4 in sem 1 and 4 in sem 2) because in case they don’t do well in one paper in sem 1 they can use the sem 2 paper to bump up their grades.
Though, Caro I’m not so sure about failing…. My thinking is that if you fail one paper, regardless of whether or not you take an 8th paper, you won’t be able to get into medical school. This isn’t official information! You’ll have to email the school to find out more. The average academic score to get into Otago nowadays is very competitive. At least an average of A, UMAT is another story. But I hope you get what I mean, don’t fail, it’s hard to get into med school if you do.
I have a lot of friends who went and did summer school papers before health science started, it’s a course that both uni provide during summer to help prepare for health science. If you’re not confident in certain papers, eg Physics or Chemistry, they help you strengthen your knowledge in these specifically for health sciences. My friends who did this course all found it really helpful and they did quite well and got onto the professional courses they wanted to! :) Let me know if I can help with other questions. You can do this!
Can u tell us more about how we can specialise in a specifc field. For eg; pediatrics etc
hello! It's a pretty long answer to get there, I've got a video that details what happens after med school :) Paediatrics is one of the specialties. ua-cam.com/video/Thl9Ijtmsus/v-deo.html
@@eunjint tysm🫶🏻🫶🏻
Hii..as an international student do I have give UCAT exam before I enroll into health science course or after? Your video abt international students really helped me..thank you so much
hello! Thanks for your comment. You sit UCAT during your health science year. Usually in july, 2nd sem
Hi, been watching your videos lately. Aspiring doctor. I’m asian also working as a professional staff nurse already here in NZ. Just want to know how can I get into medschool? I have been out of the school for more than 10yrs already. Thank you
Hi SB! Nice to meet you. That's awesome! I have a few nursing colleagues who went through med school with me and are doctors now. You would be considered under "alternative" category pathway for entry to medical school. Here is some info about it on the otago page. Read the Alternative area. It's recommended that you have worked as a nurse for at least 5 years (preferrably 2 years in nz). www.otago.ac.nz/healthsciences/students/professional/medicine#alternative
I was thinking about making a video about this too I'll let you know when that comes out :)
@@eunjint hi again, i hope you will make one for people who just transferred to NZ to work then decided to proceed to medschool. As you said the you have nursing colleagues, are they able to do well in medschool while working as a staff in the hospital? Another question thou, where is exact location of Otago University cos’ I checked in their site they have alot of otago campus. Thank youu
@@SB-yd3fh hey SB! I’m not sure if you’re the one who’s also messaging me on Instagram, but if you’re not- DM me on @eunicechou.co! I can talk to you more there ☺️
Hey , I’m really worried about this so I hope u can answer this question . So is it really hard to pass the hsfy first year and pass to study medicine and I got 94% when I graduated from high school , thanks
Hello! I think graduating from high school with A+ is something that is really really beneficial to you heading into hsfy. But as most people would agree, health sci first year is ~20-30x the AMOUNT of content compared to high school to learn. It's not necessarily hard. The key to doing really well is thus to be on top of all your studies throughout the year. If you can use the effort to get 94% in high school consistently throughout the year, i don't think you'll have to worry too much! I would also start doing UCAT practice papers now if you're starting HSFY next year :) Thats a tip i wished people would've told me earlier. Grades are important but they count for 2/3 of the score. UCAT is 1/3 which is A BIG proportion that you cant just get good at in a short duration, its very different from the way we've been taught in school. Let me know if this helps, if not, I'm happy to clarify anything. Give me a message on Instagram @eunicechou.co❤
@@eunjintThanks so much for motivating me ! And I dm you on instagram an additional question and thanks again 🙏🏼
What is the GPA requirement to get into those two schools respectively?
Hi Mayvis! As local students, we dont use GPA to calculate med school entry. If you're an international student wanting to get into these medical schools, I have a separate video that details this and the scores etc required: ua-cam.com/video/rWwI06WzA8M/v-deo.html
@@eunjint thankyou for replying I will watch this and get back to you if I have anymore questions ❤️
hi i’m currently a junior, if i take chem and biology aps next year in my senior year would it be anymore beneficial for nz med school? :,)
yeah, i'd say it would be :) If you can, physics may be more beneficial than bio
Hello I'm a 17 year old Indian girl, who is currently studying 12th grade in India. I wish to study medicine after this. So how can i get into any of the medical schools in New Zealand? Is there any entrance exams...? How about the fees, staying etc.. Can you please send me the information? 😊
Hello Sorrel! Try this video instead- I made it just for international students 🥰 GETTING INTO NEW ZEALAND MEDICAL SCHOOL AS AN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
ua-cam.com/video/rWwI06WzA8M/v-deo.html
How to apply to New Zealand university?
Hello Ni sa! If you're thinking of applying to the universities in general, here is where you can start -
1) University of Otago, www.otago.ac.nz/apply/?gclid=Cj0KCQjworiXBhDJARIsAMuzAuxgxDFlRo1RRMeZ1jF8zqDmbRxZZGIyLe2Pw0wmmM1kINM3UZKZLcsaAq_MEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
2) University of Auckland - www.auckland.ac.nz/en/study/applications-and-admissions/apply-now.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjworiXBhDJARIsAMuzAuwoauirm8CqbvOUzzNvMBVZCxSQMeLhtp3BrtX-11_2M-J7vm_onCMaAgqqEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
@@eunjintThanks, may l know your ig account?
Sure! Its @eunjint :)
@@eunjint l have some questions to ask u.
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Tell about the scholarship for indians
Hey! There isn’t one for Indian students only. Check out this website: www.otago.ac.nz/international/future-students/international-scholarships/#undergraduate-scholarships. You can find similar on Auckland’s website :)
Hey thatnk you so much for this information. My brother is planning to join Med school in Otago . Need some help and cant seem to find the right person to guide him along. Can I have your Insta account?
Hopefully our conversation on Insta was helpful 😊