Year 12 Enter score

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I am in my final year of medicine and can help you out!

Make notes each night summarizing what you’ve learnt while it’s still fresh in your mind. Get a reliable tutor if necessary.. It’s always good to have that extra helping hand. Don’t leave studying til the last month before the exams or something.. It should be a continuous thing, that way u won’t be stressing out a lot come exam time. I won’t lie to you – year 12 is pretty stressful but you’ll only have to put up with it for a year 🙂

If u don’t get a high enough enter score for uni u can always apply 2 years later as a mature student and do some TAFE courses in the mean time 🙂

Honestly, don’t worry about your enter. Study subjects you are interested in, perhaps that is Biology, or Chemistry etc. Don’t study what the teachers tell you to study, do what interests you. That way you will naturally be good at your subjects.

I’m not sure where you are though ENTER is a victorian thing, but in Melbourne Uni you cannot do undergraduate medicine anymore. That means you have to do a SCIENCE degree first. Monash also have graduate medicine.

I got an 85.30. It was more than enough to get into my science degree. Now I am doing graduate entry veterinary science which to get in as a yr 12 i’d have needed 99+. Personally i think i’ve got a much better background to apply the technical skills i’m now learning because i’m older. The course is also only 4 years not 6.

I’m assuming you live in NSW.
To get into medicine you need a lot higher than 95. You have to do UMAT which is quite hard. Most people i know who got into medicine got over 99 and did really well in their UMAT test. However that’s if you want to get into medicine right after high school. It’s super competitive and they don’t take in a lot of people.
Another way of getting into medicine is doing it postgrad (which is how most people do it). You can do a bachelors degree in medical science (ATAR is around 92 or lower for most universities) and then do a medicine as postgrad. This means that it’ll take you over 7 years to become a doctor but if you can make it through it then it’ll be worth it 🙂

I think to get into medicine you need an ATAR of over like 98 at least + you have to do really well in your UMAT. My friend’s sister want to get into medicine and she had an ATAR of 99 point something, however her UMAT was not good enough to get her straight into medicine. Most people do a bridging course to get in.

If you are genuinely very interested in medicine I suggest you apply for work experience at hospitals. Many universities will run interviews and work experience makes you look like you are really keen 🙂

Hi

I completed VCE in 2009 and am currently studying a BCom.

My advice is
– to always keep up to date in your work in both years 11 and 12. If you get too far behind it gets very hard to catch up.
– See your teachers for any help you need even if it means before/ after school or at lunch time.
– Make sure you pick the right subjects for a Medicine degree ie chemistry, biology and math.
– Look into options that allow you to get in easier, like the program that the Vic govt. runs that you agree to work in a rural setting for i think 2 years after you graduate.
– Your location, personal cirucumstances, health and financial situation are taken into account by the uni’s you apply to, depending on your personal circumstances this may help you get in with a lower score. (My career advisor told me about a student that got an enter of about 84 and got into a medical degree).
– If you don’t get a higher enough enter score look at interstate/rural Uni’s, it can vary by a couple of points.
– Keep a healty diet and exercie regularly and have a hobby that gives you a break from study.
– Don’t stress about it too much about the end result, there are always other ways into the degreee you want, even if it means completing another one first.

Finally enjoy Year 12, besides the stress of exams I loved it! Lots of 18th parties, getting your licence, doing subjects you like and spending time with your friends. If things don’t go as planned it isn’t the end of your dreams it just might mean it takes a few years longer to get there.

Good Luck

Illegallyblonde is right. It’s quite competitive but alot of students can just do a bio science/health science degree first. Infact even students who get into medicine actually have to do a biological science type of degree before they actually start “Med”. The only difference is that its an accellerated version and you get into med after 2 years instead of 3 or 4. At least that’s my understanding of how it works in Queensland..

EDIT: I asked my friend whose brother is studying medicine. You can sit Umat while at school to try to get into accellerated and be guarenteed a spot. Gamsat is for if you dont get in and you study an undergrad degree and then try to get into medicine.

Either way, if you dont get in straight away, it doesnt mean you cant ever get in. If that makes sense!

Hi love bug. I am in year 12 this year. I’m doing specialist maths, physics, chemistry, biology, English and I completed year 12 methods last year.
I have three mid year exams in two weeks so I am feeling the stress right now. My advice:
– between now and year 12, figure out the best way to organize your notes etc. For example I use a huge binder for each subject, take notes on loose leaf and complete any questions in a binder book. It’s different for everyone but it is really important you have organized work.

• if you have questions, do not be afraid to ASK. And If your teachers don’t offer extra help after school or at lunch times ask. Even if I don’t need help I go after school to te extra sessions the teachers offer, because it’s a chance to do your homework and ask questions straight away or otherwise you might forget!

• you need to do at least three hours of study each night with regular breaks. The only way you can achieve a good score is to work hard. I study from after school till I go to sleep with breaks for dinner and shower and neighbors! (: even if you have no “homework” you do. You need to revise constantly and make sure you understand the work. I alwas hear people say “omg I have no homework tonight” and I’m just thinking “you idiot”.

• do not fall behind, it’s good to get in front but the main thing is keep up with the work and LEARN AS YOU GO!! after each class, make sure you understand the work you did, it’s no good trying to learn it the night before the SAC or exam. It makes it so much less stressful.

• year 11 is important too, if you don’t understand the work in year 11, you are at a big disadvantage in year 12 because all it is it year 11 work just a bit harder and more of it.

• focus on your studies!! It’s important to have fun too but what I mean is do not get caught up in bitchyness and Facebook etc. A lot of girls in my year have and one dropped out because of it or their studies have suffered because they’re upset or whatever.

• if you have mid year exams start preparing early, it’s never too early to start practicing. Mine are in two weeks and I feel very under prepared. I’ve been sick so I have slacked off and need to do 3 practice exams at least a day, which I’m not doing at the moment.

• if you don’t get into medicine straight away it’s not the end of the world! I know I’m not so I’ll do a degree in science or biomedical science and think about medicine later down the track. Just enjoy your time at school because year 12 is going so so so fast!!

I hope I helped! Good luck (:

I kinda work in the field and I can tell you alot of doctors first completed a med science/health science degree which has a much lower score, sat gamsat and then grad med…plus the115423 years of study on top of that (slight exaggeration there haha but it seems like forever).