Foundation---> Medical Schools

[manlokwok]

Hi all,

I am now going to study Foundation program of University of Western Australia in Perth. I would like to get into medical school, and I would like to know how is my chance? What scores should I get?

Target University,
1. University of Western Australia
2. Monash University
3. University of Tasmania

Are these three universities diffiuclt to get in??

[everyadam]

As far as University of Tasmania goes, you're going to need to have pretty good grades in English, Chemistry, Physics, and Maths (those are the requirements) and a really good personal statement. To increase your chances of acceptance, send in some quality letters of recommendations. I don't know how they look at students who are currently taking foundations studies. However, I do know that if you have started university, you're going to need to obtain at least an honours distinction in your most recent year. If you're a domestic student, they do allocate a few places a year for people who already started university, but realize that the competition is getting tougher with every successive year because they have just recently switched to the new 5 year MBBS program in 2006.

Hope this helps! Goodluck!

[manlokwok]

Thanks for your reply,
but I would like to ask what do you mean by quality letters of recommendations? What is quality letters?? from principal, school or some orgaizations??? Whether the letter from my school and Hong Kong Red Cross are good enough?

[everyadam]

Thanks for your reply,
but I would like to ask what do you mean by quality letters of recommendations? What is quality letters?? from principal, school or some orgaizations??? Whether the letter from my school and Hong Kong Red Cross are good enough?

What I mean by "quality" is that try to get letters from people who know you, i.e. volunteer place, work, professors, church leader, etc. Remember that letters that praise your character is just as important as ones that praise your academic potential. There is no interview required for UTAS so anything that shows that you're genuinely interested in medicine and helping people in general than that's a huge plus.

[USIMG2011]

UWA's program is grad entry only.

[manlokwok]

of course not.
UWA gets 6 years MBBS program as well.