>be me>aussie>almost finished degree>2 units stopping me from graduating this year>applied for 2027 med school intake, going for MD-PhD program>life is fuckAnyways, I thought I left the chans for good, but no, I'm back because nobody has been able to give me useful advice and life's been a bitch lately. I'm finishing my bachelor's soon, but due to some course map shenanigans, I have 2 units for next year semester 1. Issue is I've applied for 2027 postgrad (there's no mid year intake and deferral of offer isn't allowed), because I'm pushing for a 2026 finish.A lot of responses I've been getting elsewhere goes along the lines of "sorry it's university policy" or "you're 18, you'd still be graduating early even if you're 1 year late".University's been difficult to deal with to say the least. Wouldn't let me take the units over the summer at a different uni. I was allowed to overload one unit this semester, but that didn't help much. My options at the moment:a) Apply for cross-institutional study again for this summerb) Suck it up and re-apply for 2028 intake, be stuck with the better part of a year doing assfuck nothing with my degree that's fuckall useless except for as a pre-med degreec) Push university to exempt me from those 2 units. I have a good relationship with the higher ups for my degree, possibly may work.I got a decently strong background in pharmacology research so I might be able to work around those two units (they are in the realm of pharma science) or get them waived, but I'm not sure. I'm a loser piece of trash who doesn't care about anything outside of their career and their research, but I'm a happy loser and don't intend on letting this shit ruin my happiness. Tl;dr: Need advice for college with regards to graduating on time to accept med school offer.Please help a foid out, I'd sell a kidney to get this shit sorted at this point.
I must also add that I am considering a standalone PhD in pharmaceutical sciences as well, so if there's any PhD candidates here, pls advise.
>>34485742ask one of your peers or colleagues or seek out a mentor. i don't know what you aussie programs do. good luck with pushing for credit exemption. you sound entitled and self centered like many premeds are
>>34485996Peers are scary for the same reason you cited, the culture amongst our cohort is pretty shit and people don't tend to help each other out unfortunately. Already booked in with course advisor. Moreso wanting to talk to anyone who's been in a similar spot, they'd probably know better how to handle this, and I need guidance (I don't really know what I'm doing lol)
>>34486067can you take the undergrad credits in postbac? sounds like fuckery. might have to accept your limitations though a lot of our postbac courses are just undergrad level anyway. can you take them at community college? I don't really understand what you're asking. sorry for being mean. I would still recommend working with your peers and making connections there, as they understand your region and its policies more than I do.
>>34486076Lol, don't worry about "being mean", I don't really mind what people say to me, I don't get to dictate what others say roflmao. I'm also aware that a lot of our kind are elitist jerks, so that reaction is understandable.In any case, we don't have community college here. I reckon my professors might be better help, the peers tend to sabotage each other over competition or just generally be not-so-nice. Granted I do have a lot of friends in my course, but they're not in my year so aren't really at the "what the fuck do I do for postgrad" crisis yet. Whilst we don't have community college, you did get me thinking- Technically I can take graduate units as electives, and those tend to run intensives. I'll give that a try, thanks anon!Oh, and I should've made myself more clear- I wanted to know if anyone on here has been in a similar situation and how they got out of it, or how anyone would reccommend solving the issue of fitting those two extra units in this year. I'm not the best at communication ahaha-
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>>34485742>Going for a MD-PhD programAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.What for mate? What the fuck do you want to do with a PhD?You studied Med school. You didn't go for biology dumbass. Your path was set ever since you stepped into clinical territory.The only way to further your career in the clinical path is to go for residency, fellowship and later become a technician within that fellowship or shift to academia/consultancy or any other prestige position.PhD is worth jackshit in the medical field. PhD is for researchers only, MDs are shit researchers, biologists are the ones who do research. They are the ones who were trained in the necessary maths and programming skills. All you are fit to do is to tell if this is a furuncle or a zit.Hold on a second.>I'm finishing my bachelors! I need to be accepted in med!Holy shit you're a premed. You're a fucking kid who has no idea what to do with his life.Bro do you even know what a doctor's job is? Suit up in some scrubs, go to a hospital, introduce yourself to the busiest looking guy there, tell him your dream is to become a doctor and you want to shadow him to get a feel of the trade. He will laugh at you and dismiss you. Shadow him for the rest of the night and don't fucking fall asleep. You're a fucking retard for willingly walking into this ordeal. I fucking hate it and want out.
>>34486232mudfuds effectively waste their time with phds, yes, OP just get an MD, do not even bother with the dual degrees, you will likely not use it
>>34486085Also, I have no idea why are you putting so much effort to navigate a university's credit labyrinth or whatever, as if grades and spending time doing irrelevant shit were what real life is about. I don't know why you call yourself "postgrad" either, at 18 specially. You haven't started shit. Also, mind you that by the time you're worth anything in medicine you will be 35 at youngest, 40 in average, because it's all about comitting to the next 3-5 years credential, and you need 3 sets of those.
don't go to medical school if you don't want to be a doctor. even md/phd. you'll still have to do all the practical stuff just like the rest of your class, and it sounds like you're more into basic science, pharmacology, etc.
>>34486246I went to uni early so I'll finish my bachelor's around 18-19 ish, the program I am applying for is postgraduate. This differentiates it from undergraduate, it's a completely different application process so I felt it necessary to mention. Unfortunately as much as I don't personally care about my grades, getting into anything is a pain in the ass without them because every job or opportunity wants a transcript. I care about this enough to not mind finishing in my mid 30s, it doesn't really bother me. I just don't want to be out of study for too long between undergrad and postgrad.>>34486600Poor career stability in pure research + I actually do really enjoy working with people, basically. I was advised to go for MD-PhD by a couple of course advisors so here I am. >>34486244I'll see how things go, that's kind of an afterthought. >>34486232Correct, I have no idea what the fuck I'm doing! A lot of the people I look up to (honestly just people I've bumped into at conferences several times) are clinician researchers and I think both degrees are needed for that role. Pure academia isn't sustainable in the long run and I'm not keen on going into industry unfortunately. Pretty much everyone I've asked at uni (in terms of teaching stff anyways) says to not go for pure research. I also just really like working with people, it's fun and I get to learn new perspectives. Thankies anons for the honest responses though! ( •̀ ω •́ )y
>>34488022Mind fucking boggling that an 18 year old is considered a postgraduate in aussie land. postgrad here is around 24/25>>34488022YOU CAN DO CLINICIAL RESEARCH WITHOUT A PHD!!!!!!
>>34488091Postgrad just means you've completed your bachelor's and are going into study after it, age doesn't really change that my bachelor's is nearly done lol. I've met people who've finished their BSc younger than me. It's uncommon but also not impossible.In any case ty, noted. Might drop the PhD part then, I'll go annoy my uni about what do next
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>>34485742Don't bother with pharmacology or PhD route, it won't get you anywhere. Stick to the MD route, even though Medicine is a shit career full of constant exams, stress, pretentious snobby, back stabbing collegues and ungrateful patients & families.
>>34489301pursuing healthcare is a psychotic and ill-informed choicei loved medicine and learning, and i liked patients but after years of trainwreck and noncompliant patients, ( think diabetics with no feet and a1c 11% and irreversible glaucoma from noncompliance, s/p 4 strokes because of a lifetime of crack and alcohol ) my empathy has evaporated. patients try to kill themselves slowly and i chose to be responsible like a fucking retardand i'm resentful of the worried well who become argumentative or entitled when you tell them there is nothing anatomically or medically wrong with them which is my fault as well
>>34489321Only good thing about healthcare is the nurses are always up for it! But Medicine is a really snobby profession. It pays well in the long run but it's a long wait and one could make more money in finance, which is more volatile with no job guarantee if you underperform.
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