Difference between revisions of "University of New South Wales Medicine"

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Contacts

Website: http://www.med.unsw.edu.au/
Phone: +61 (2) 9385 8765
Admissions e-mail: medicine.info@unsw.edu.au

Program Information

• Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MB, BS)
  • Of the 2897 students enrolled at University of New South Wales, 416 are in the Doctorate Program.
• Other programs are offered such as:
  • Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
  • Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Medicine/Bachelor of Surgery
  • Bachelor of Science (Medicine) Honours
  • Bachelor of Medical Science
• 6 years in length
• Number of applications in 2008: 4200 (including 700 international applicants)
• Class size in 2009: 224
• Master's, research work, and Ph. D. are not taken into consideration in determining an applicant's acceptance to the program.

Admission Requirements

Course and Degree Requirements

• Degree: Minimum completion of high school
• Other Requirements
  • Standardized High School Examination (e.g. International Baccalaureate, GCE "A" Level Examination)
• Recommended Courses
  • English, Chemistry (high school level)

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Test Scores

• Minimum academic requirements in 2008:
  • Academic rank of around 98 and one of the following:
  • New South Wales: UAI of 97.00
  • Victoria: ENTER of 97.00
  • Queensland: OP3
  • South Australia, Western Australia & Tasmania: TER of 97.00
  • International Baccalaureate: 36
  • "A" Levels: A Grade result in 3 subjects

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MCAT

• Not required

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Supporting Documents

• online application
  • Deadline: November 28 2008
  • non-refundable application fee of $50 AUD (approx. $41 CAD)

OR

• Hard Copy Application
  • non-refundable application fee of $100 AUD (approx. $82 CAD) made Payable to The University of New South Wales by bank draft, cheque, or credit card)
• If applying midway through the year, application must be completed via the Admissions Centre
• Registration of Interest Form
  • Deadline - November 28 2008
• Medicine Application Form
  • Deadline - November 28 2008
• Official High School and University Transcript
  • both transcripts will have a weighting of 50:50 unless less than one year of University is completed. In such a case, only High School transcript will be considered.
• Personal Statement and autobiographical sketches are not required

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Interview

• Semi-structured telephone interviews

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Timeline

• Sept. 30, 2010 - Deadline for application through Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)
• Nov. 30, 2010 - Deadline for registration of Interest Form and Medicine Application Form with the Faculty of Medicine
• Nov. 30, 2010 - Application with UNSW Admissions for international students not sitting Australian Year 12 examinations in Australia in 2010.
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Tuition 2009-2010

• Minimum of AUD$18,000 – AUD $20,000 per year of study (international)
• Recommended minimum $2,000 for books, rentals, and furniture

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