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I also just received an offer today and I'm going to accept it. If there is a fb page or group would love to join and talk with others!
yes there's no group yet. I just need one member on facebook to add to the group. PM me with your name and I'll find you on fb and create the groupi'm so excited i just got in. Should we just start our own facebook group?
We now have a facebook page! Please find it and join
is there a deposit? how much time do you have to turn in deposit?Hi all,
As of 12:55 PM Pacific time, I was accepted into UQ Ochsner for 2016! So excited and I definitely am going to accept. If anyone else is going to accept their offer, please send me a PM I would love to chat!
Yes, 3000 deposit + 2400 for health insurance. You have 40 days to accept or reject.is there a deposit? how much time do you have to turn in deposit?
I hope theres spots left for me! Haha, I'm taking the MCAT july 17th, so will have scores mid august. I have a friend in the program now, first year UQ-O.
I hope there is going to be a spot for me too! Just took the new mcat april 18 good luck to you!
how does it compare to the old one. I got a 23 on the old one. 6/9/8. I'm giving myself 3 months to study this time, last time I sort of crammed it in.
there is about 120 spots for the program.
you plan to apply for 2016 entry, that late?I hope theres spots left for me! Haha, I'm taking the MCAT july 17th, so will have scores mid august. I have a friend in the program now, first year UQ-O.
you plan to apply for 2016 entry, that late?
I never took the old one so I couldn't really say. Look over some of the 2015 MCAT threads, they give good insight on what to expect from people who took it April 17/18. I am debating on signing up for the May test just in case I scored lower than expected.. Sucks its going to take 60 days to get scores back.. Feels like forever already!
How was the psych soc, stuff? Is it stuff I can just learn out of review books? You were like the guinea pig for this test!
Judging by last year's numbers its not that late. They accepted people up through september. And later people dropped so they were taking people up through january pretty much.
Bear in mind that you have 40 days (I thought it was slightly longer than this, but if they said 40 days in the offer letter, then I guess that's what it is) before the offer expires, but it is still first come first serve when it comes to sending in the deposits. You have to formally accept and send the money before a spot is yours. If you wait until the last day and no spots are available, even though you were accepted, you end up without a spot unless someone drops.Yes, 3000 deposit + 2400 for health insurance. You have 40 days to accept or reject.
It's not really that strange, they just don't bother explaining it clearly. Your deposit is in USD because your tuition is in USD. The OSHC is provided by Australian companies, and thus take money in AUD. It is a completely separate entity. You can just have UQ organize it for you to save some effort. This is why you can pay for your OSHC one way, and your deposit another.its weird that they wanted the Health Insurance in AUD rather than USD. plus so exact 2960 AUD, its quite strange. I had to do a wire transfer.
can you defer your entry for a year?
Accepted! 33 MCAT and 3.91 undergrad GPA
Thanks for your input. The commute is definitely something to think about and because of that I'm more inclined to choose PA because of how close it is to St. Lucia. Glad to know you're liking your experience at RBWHI'm at RBWH. I like it. It is definitely the better overall hospital, but for the first 2 years here in Australia it is kinda irrelevant since it's all preclinical. I also live in Bowen Hills which is walking distance to RBWH. Downside is that the bus takes about 40min each way from campus and sometimes you only get an hour from when class ends. With that said I've never been late. You do have to prioritise getting there when you have class immediately prior. I haven't been in the PA coaching rooms so I can't comment. The RBWH clinical coaching rooms are really nice though.
Honestly, I would flip a coin, but prioritize where you live based on that so you don't have to commute to both. Your second year you spend a lot more time at the Hospital. You also can change hospitals from first to second year.