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Hello,
I am from Canada and will be attending UNSW in the spring to study medicine. I had a few questions to which I wanted some answers and was thinking if you all maybe able to give your insight into this.
1. How is UNSW to study medicine? Is it well regarded in Australia? Would it be known by US and Canadian PD's?
2. How do students perform in med school in Australia? Is there a big dropout rate? Are students more or less serious than students in Canada or the US? How is the workload? Looking at the schedule, it seems like there is one exam approximately every 8 weeks. That means each exam must be super high stakes
3. Is Australia (sydney) really expensive?
4. Do most students study from textbooks or from class powerpoints? Are there any books in particular you recommend? I know that there are Rapid Review/BRS books, that some of my friends studying in Canadian medical schools use to study for their exams. But they also warn that it is a basic foundation, and that it needs to be accompanied with and studied with class notes to do well on the exams. Would using Rapid Review be ample for the exams in medical schools in Australia?
5. Is there a heavy emphasis on practicals?
6. Finally, is Sydney a fun city?
Thanks for any info you can provide.
I am from Canada and will be attending UNSW in the spring to study medicine. I had a few questions to which I wanted some answers and was thinking if you all maybe able to give your insight into this.
1. How is UNSW to study medicine? Is it well regarded in Australia? Would it be known by US and Canadian PD's?
2. How do students perform in med school in Australia? Is there a big dropout rate? Are students more or less serious than students in Canada or the US? How is the workload? Looking at the schedule, it seems like there is one exam approximately every 8 weeks. That means each exam must be super high stakes
3. Is Australia (sydney) really expensive?
4. Do most students study from textbooks or from class powerpoints? Are there any books in particular you recommend? I know that there are Rapid Review/BRS books, that some of my friends studying in Canadian medical schools use to study for their exams. But they also warn that it is a basic foundation, and that it needs to be accompanied with and studied with class notes to do well on the exams. Would using Rapid Review be ample for the exams in medical schools in Australia?
5. Is there a heavy emphasis on practicals?
6. Finally, is Sydney a fun city?
Thanks for any info you can provide.