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jinx_58 Hey! 4th year student here! The subject selection process at uni firstly depends on what University you attend. I would recommend taking a look at your course progression map if they provide one to understand your courses core units/electives/majors this will help you select what to do and when! If you are super stuck, reach out to the university, they often have a call centre or email inbox dedicated to subject inquiries!

As for subjects per 'Term' - the word 'term' is often used at school and your school year is broken up into 4 terms. At university, you complete semesters, where the year is broken up into 2 main blocks rather than 4! There are typically 12 weeks in a Semester (not including exams/mid-semester break ect...) then you get a huge break in between! Some students decide to do trimesters, which are a little different and consist of 3 blocks however if you are doing the typical progression of 2 semesters per year, and you are a full time student, you often complete 4 subjects (commonly referred to as 'units').

If you are working or just need a little extra time you can do less than this, this is called under-loading! However don't be fooled - you still have to complete the units you un-enrolled from, just later, which will mean your degree completion will take a little longer!

Hopefully that helps!
Sven

Hey guys,

I have a question. For anyone who is going to UQ, what subjects do you need to do to get into medical school?
I'm not sure what the prereq is... Like I would like to do languages because I enjoy it, but I'm not sure if I have to do physics. Like I don't want to take the wrong pathway.

Thanks, Leeshi.

Leeshi

You can find the requirements for UQ postgrad med here. I'm not from UQ, but it looks like they're a series of units, with the first unit also having its own prereq meaning in total you need to complete three units:

-BIOL1040 (Cells to Organisms) - Sem 2 offering
-BIOM2011 (Integrative Cell & Tissue Biology) - Sem 1 offering
-BIOM2012 (Systems Physiology) - Sem 2 offering

Best of luck!

How is everybody going? Assignments building up?

Joseph41 finished midsems and it ain’t looking pretty with a million things due straight after the break

katierinos

Woo!!

Congrats!

Joseph41
The first lot are done, the next lot are on there way :')
There are also exams to prep for so theres that

-jinx_58

katierinos Welcome to the club

Taaaa76 I didn't take a gap year, although I did take a big break after uni initially before returning to study.

From what you've said, a gap year sounds like a good option to me, though you still have a little while before you'll need to decide. What do you think you might do in that time if not study? And if you're keen to study at uni at some point, what area might you be leaning toward?

Semester gap - there's no reason why you can't just take the first half of the year off, but it might make starting some courses a little more logistically challenging (for example, some courses may only accept start-of-year enrolments, or some compulsory units may only be available in Semester 1).

Thanks for your answer!
Also, could you give me some suggestions on what I could do during my gap?

Taaaa76 A really common theme amongst people who take a gap year is typically one of the above:

• working (especially if you’re trying to raise funds for uni e.g. accommodation, or a big goal e.g. travel)
• travel, particularly backpacking, long holiday or working/ volunteering overseas
• volunteering

Some less common ones but great ideas include:

• self-study e.g. revising for the UCAT if you’re deadset on med.
• trying new interests and hobbies
• attempting certain tests e.g. Ls/Ps for driving
• learn how to “adult” e.g. learn how to do taxes

There’s some websites out there for gap years like Year 13 that you should check out.

With immigrant parents, they might be more on board with your gap year/ semester if you can prove you’re doing something that they might see as “useful”, such as working, minor self-revision on topics you’re interested in and learning to “adult”.

Note: If you’re sure you want to study after your gap year/ semester, make sure you still apply with VCAA or your state’s equivalent, if you’re not Victorian, at the end of Year 12 and defer your place for the year/ semester, as this will ensure you have a uni spot for you ready to go once it’s over.

AngelWings

Thanks for the suggestions, I will look into them

katierinos Would love to hear how this goes/is going, incidentally!