UNSW Medicine Information Evening 2025

Summary

Highlights

• UNSW's top global ranking in medicine and employment outcomes attracts aspiring doctors. 🌟
• Dean Cheryl Jones emphasized the importance of real-world research and clinical excellence. 📊
• Prospective students learned about hands-on learning at rural campuses like Wagga Wagga. 🌾
• Current students shared their personal journeys and the rich student life at UNSW. 👫
• The detailed admissions process highlighted opportunities for both local and rural applicants. 📋

Key Takeaways

• UNSW Medicine is welcoming applications for 2026, focusing on creating global health leaders. 🌎
• The Medicine program integrates clinical practice with world-class research and innovative health education. 🧠
• UNSW ranks among the top global universities, offering diverse medical courses and rural study opportunities. 🏥
• Students can apply through various special admission schemes, including Gateway and Rural Entry. 🚀
• Interview preparation doesn't require coaching—be genuine and showcase personal motivations. 👍

Overview

Chapters

• 00:00 - 02:30: Welcome and Event Overview The chapter titled 'Welcome and Event Overview' starts with music playing in the background.
• 02:30 - 06:00: Acknowledgment of Country and UNSW Overview The chapter begins with an acknowledgment of the traditional custodians of the land and pays respect to Elders past, present, and emerging. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing the history and culture of Indigenous Australians. The chapter then transitions into an overview of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), highlighting its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and excellence in education. The music played at the start sets a respectful and contemplative tone for the content that follows.
• 06:00 - 10:00: UNSW Faculty of Medicine & Health The Introduction of Cheryl Jones as the Dean of Medicine & Health at UNSW during the 2025 Medicine Information Evening.
• 10:00 - 15:00: Future Health Professionals and Exploration The chapter begins with a professor of pediatric infectious diseases addressing prospective applicants to a medicine program. The primary focus is on domestic applicants, with a separate event scheduled for international students on March 20th. The information shared is particularly relevant for individuals planning to apply this year to commence their studies in 2026.
• 15:00 - 20:00: Medicine Program Structure The chapter titled 'Medicine Program Structure' begins with a welcoming message to younger or future applicants of the program, acknowledging that program details can change yearly. The recommendation is made to check for updated information in the year of application. Furthermore, the speaker takes an opportunity to acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land, specifically the Bidjigal people of the Eora nation, where the Kensington campus is located. Their continuous connection to the land is recognized, setting a respectful tone before diving into the main session.
• 20:00 - 25:00: Research and Career Opportunities The chapter begins with an acknowledgment of respect towards the traditional custodians of the land and the elders of all campuses involved, particularly addressing any First Nations people present. Following this, the narrative highlights the prestige of the University of New South Wales (UNSW), emphasizing its strong global reputation. UNSW is noted for its top-tier ranking, being in the top 20 universities worldwide and holding the first position in Australia for employment outcomes, as reflected in the 2025 QS World University Rankings.
• 25:00 - 30:30: Student Life and MedSoc At UNSW, the focus is on inspiring students to become the best versions of themselves and to establish a foundation for impactful and rewarding careers. Students are encouraged to follow their passions from the very beginning and are taught by leaders in their respective fields. The chapter highlights UNSW's strong reputation for innovation, particularly noting that many startup founders have studied there.
• 30:30 - 39:00: Rural Campuses and Experience The chapter discusses the dedication of UNSW to providing exceptional education and research experiences, guided by its Latin motto 'Scientia Corde Manu et Mente', which means 'knowledge by heart, hand and mind'. This reflects the university's spirit of 'progress for all', aiming to drive societal impact.
• 39:00 - 47:00: Admissions Process and Entry Schemes The chapter titled 'Admissions Process and Entry Schemes' highlights the faculty's global recognition for its innovative research programs and commitment to addressing significant global health challenges. It emphasizes excellence in teaching, research, advocacy, and social impact. The faculty is acknowledged for its world-class research, especially in areas such as cancer, and is highly ranked by QS rankings.
• 47:00 - 55:30: Alternative Pathways and Q&A Introduction The chapter discusses alternative pathways and introduces a Q&A session. It highlights the University of New South Wales' (UNSW) focus on areas such as neuroscience, mental health addiction, infectious diseases, and other non-communicable diseases. The UNSW's medicine degree has been the most in-demand degree in New South Wales for the past eight years. Additionally, the chapter mentions the new Randwick health and innovation precinct, a $1.5 million project that includes collaboration between UNSW and four hospitals in Randwick.
• 55:30 - 62:00: Q&A Session The transcript discusses the UNSW's Health Translation Hub, a new building near completion that is set to open later in the year. This facility aims to integrate world-class innovative health education, training, and research with acute health services to improve health outcomes for patients, carers, and the New South Wales community. It will feature new teaching spaces.
• 62:00 - 62:30: Closing Remarks and Thanks students that you will be able to experience when you start with us. In the faculty, we know now more than ever that we need a range of health professions, clinicians and otherwise to prepare for the future of health. From the epidemic of obesity to global aging and the resurgence of communicable diseases such as influenza and covid-19, the critical health issues facing our modern world creates numerous and diverse needs that our

UNSW Medicine Information Evening 2025 Transcription

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• 01:00 - 01:30 Welcome everyone and thank you for joining  our 2025 UNSW Medicine Information Evening.  My name is Cheryl Jones, I'm the dean  of Medicine & Health at UNSW and I'm
• 01:30 - 02:00 a professor of pediatric infectious diseases. Tonight we are going to be covering information   that's relevant to our domestic  applicants for our medicine program.  If you're an international student, I  recommend you join our international   specific event which runs on the 20th of March. What we'll share is also mostly relevant   for those of you who are thinking of  applying this year to start in 2026.
• 02:00 - 02:30 So if you happen to be a little bit  younger or not planning on applying   until later we're still pleased to have you. Do stay with us, but keep in mind that things   do change a little bit from year to year and  we recommend that you watch in the future the   years information prior to your application. Before we get into our session it's really   important that I acknowledge country. I respectfully acknowledge the Bidjigal   people of the Eora nation who are  the traditional custodians of the   land where I am today on our Kensington campus. I recognize their continuing connection to land,
• 02:30 - 03:00 waters and community and also pay my respects  to elders past present and extend that respect   to any First Nations people joining us tonight  and acknowledge all the campuses of UNSW and   their aboriginal elders. UNSW is a university   with a really strong reputation. We are ranked in the top 20 universities globally and first in Australia for employment outcomes  in the latest 2025 QS World University Rankings.
• 03:00 - 03:30 At UNSW, we aim to inspire students to create the  best versions of their future selves and to set   the foundation for impactful, rewarding career. To achieve this from day one, our students are   encouraged to follow their passions and  are taught by leaders in their fields.  We have a strong reputation for Innovation  with more startup founders having studied
• 03:30 - 04:00 at UNSW than anywhere else in the world. In doing so, we are guided by our university's   Latin motto 'Scientia Corde Manu et Mente'  which translates to 'knowledge by heart,   hand and mind' and this captures UNSW's spirit  of 'progress for all' as we strive to deliver   the most exceptional education and research  experiences possible while driving societal  impact. Our Medicine & Health
• 04:00 - 04:30 faculty is known worldwide for our innovative  research programs and our transformative research.  We bring our excellence in teaching research  and advocacy and commitment to social impact   to address the most significant  health challenges the world faces.  We are recognized as one of the best  in the world by our QS rankings.  Our research is world-class  particularly in areas such as cancer,
• 04:30 - 05:00 neuroscience, mental health addiction, infectious  diseases and other non-communicable diseases.  Our world-class medicine degree which we'll  talk about tonight has been the most in   demand degree in the state of New South  Wales for the last eight years running.  We also have our incredible new Randwick health  and innovation precinct which is a $1.5 million   project that joins University of New South Wales  with four hospitals in Randwick and our community.
• 05:00 - 05:30 The building you can see here is  UNSW's Health Translation Hub,   it is near completion of construction  and set to open later this year.  The new building will integrate world-class  Innovative health education and training   and research with our acute health services,  delivering better health outcomes to patients,   carers and the New South Wales community. We will have new teaching spaces for our
• 05:30 - 06:00 students that you will be able to  experience when you start with us.  In the faculty, we know now more than ever that we  need a range of health professions, clinicians and   otherwise to prepare for the future of health. From the epidemic of obesity to global   aging and the resurgence of communicable  diseases such as influenza and covid-19,   the critical health issues facing our modern  world creates numerous and diverse needs that our
• 06:00 - 06:30 faculty addresses to drive real world change. We're here to talk to you tonight about the   medicine program but I also wanted to  show you some of the other degrees at   UNSW where our graduates are critical  in driving better health outcomes.  In the clinical space you can study to become  an exercise physiologist, a physiotherapist,   a dietician, a pharmacist or an optometrist  or Vision scientist or a combination of the   degrees, and outside of these careers in  public health as well as medical and vision
• 06:30 - 07:00 scientists and engineering and biomedical  engineering all play key roles as well.  Our clinical schools in metropolitan Sydney  and rural New South Wales as Wagga Wagga,   Port Macquarie, Coffs Harbour, Aubury and  Griffith have state-of-the-art facilities   for clinical education and biomedical sciences. I encourage you to consider some of these other   fields professions as well as choosing  to study in Medicine and Health at UNSW.
• 07:00 - 07:30 UNSW Medicine and Health aims to develop  compassionate innovators and global leaders   in health through transformative  education and learning experiences.  The actions we set in motion here  will be felt across Australia and   the world's health landscape for years to come. So thank you for joining us online tonight and I   hope to see you on campus next year. I'll now pass on to Nicole from the
• 07:30 - 08:00 future students team, who will take you  through the rest of this evening's event.  Thank you again. Thank you Cheryl.  Hi, my name is Nicole. I'm part of the Marketing   and Digital Experience team here at UNSW. I engage with people like you who in who   are interested in studying in Medicine and Health. Tonight, we'll start off with a program overview.  Then you'll hear from our MedSoc president  who will speak around their experience as   a medicine student, as well as provide some  information on student support and Student Life.
• 08:00 - 08:30 We'll then hand over to our rural campuses  where Tara will provide information on studying   at rural campuses during rural placements as  well as her experience as a rural physician.  And finally we'll get into the admissions process  and pathways to studying Medicine at UNSW which   I know you're all really keen to hear about. I'll know you have questions along the way, which   you can ask in the Microsoft Teams chat and at the  end of tonight we'll have a Q&A session to answer
• 08:30 - 09:00 as many of these questions as we can and we also  have a few advisers replying live in the chat.  I'll also mention that this session is being  recorded and will be shared online afterwards   we'll also add some closed captions to that video. That's all from me now, I'm excited to introduce   Associate Professor Sean Kennedy Sean is the  program authority of our Bachelor of Medical   Studies/Doctor of Medicine program in  the faculty of Medicine and Health.  He's an awarded educator and researcher and plays  a really key role in the medicine degree at UNSW.
• 09:00 - 09:30 Good evening everyone or afternoon or morning  - whenever you're watching this this. I'm very   happy to be here today talking to you all  and I want to give you an overview of what   studying medicine at the University of New  South Wales is is like and what it's about.  Importantly, when you graduate from our  six-year program you'll graduate with a   dual degree with two degrees - there's a Bachelor  of Medical Studies and a Doctor of Medicine and
• 09:30 - 10:00 it's really divided into the three years. The first three years contribute to the   bachelor and then the MD comes from the second. But - the full six years join together and the   way that we have divided up the teaching  and learning is into three phases and the   style of learning that you have in each  of the phases is slightly different. i  In phase one, where we've taken most of  you straight from high school - you get
• 10:00 - 10:30 that introduction to some of the biological  sciences, biomedical sciences and social   sciences which lay the foundation for working  as a doctor but at the same time that you're   learning the sciences you'll also be learning  the clinical skills the communication skills,   the physical examination that we use all the time  as doctors and said it's a very integrated course
• 10:30 - 11:00 and it's integrated mainly through scenario group  teaching so you're getting real life scenarios   about patients, about health care situations  and while you're learning it, you're working   through the scenarios you're learning the  basic sciences and the clinical sciences.  It's also integrated between two years , so for  most of the courses not for the first one in the   year but for the others then when you're learning  if you're in first year some of the students in
• 11:00 - 11:30 your scenario groups will be in second year. That's the first two years of the   program - phase one. Then you move into third   year which is the beginning of phase three. Phase three is much more time spent in the   health care setting, so during the first two  years you'll spend some time in hospitals   but in year three you'll spend the majority of  your time in health settings - mainly hospitals   and I'll talk more about the teaching  hospitals that we have on offer.
• 11:30 - 12:00 But at the same time you'll have lectures  tutorials lab sessions where you'll still be   going over those basic and clinical sciences but  all the time integrated with clinical learning.  The second half of phase two which is year four -  I'll talk more about the next slide but that's a   very specialized year where you do more research,  but once you come back from the research year   you're going to phase three and phase three has  a bit more of that traditional medical teaching
• 12:00 - 12:30 where most of it's in hospitals where you'll be  attached to teams and you rotate through various   different specialities so you may do eight weeks  where you're working in psychiatry and learning   about psychiatry and then the next eight weeks  it'll be in women's health obstetrics gynecology   and so forth, over the two years and then at the  end of six year course there are final exams but
• 12:30 - 13:00 we have examinations all the way through and we  have what we call a portfolio that monitors your   learning all the way through the six years. So let's go back now to the year four.  So year four is an important year where you  learn and practice particularly research skills.  That sounds a little bit daunting  sometimes for people they think   well you know how do I do research when  I'm only a fourth year medical student?
• 13:00 - 13:30 But it's a very structured and well supported  year, but it's also a great year for expanding   your interests because you have the opportunity  to choose research projects with research   supervisors who are experienced supervisors and  researchers from all of our campuses and you can   concentrate on learning how we do research, how we  interpret research, how we communicate research.
• 13:30 - 14:00 There's two arms - most students will go into  honors that year, so their research project will   also be linked with some cours work that they  do and then when they graduate they'll graduate   with a Bachelor of Science Med (Honors) but other  students will also do research that year and will   contribute to the same fourth year learning  but it's as an independent learning project.  And there's plenty of help in second and third  year to help you choose which path is best for
• 14:00 - 14:30 you and which project suits you the best. So that's the six years that you spend at   UNSW but that's only the beginning of your path  to being a doctor and whatever type of doctor   you end up being, because in New South Wales  and Australia to get full um registration you   need to do one year in hospitals a supervised  practice as an intern and then beyond that,
• 14:30 - 15:00 then you go into more vocational training  where you'll what we call specialize.  Now, that specialization could be in general  practice, it could be in one of the many medical   or surgical specialties or it could be going  off into other careers, but for whatever you   do one of the beauties and one of the really  things that is attractive about medicine as   a career is that you never stop learning. Sure, you get past the exams and you don't
• 15:00 - 15:30 have to keep doing exams and sitting in lectures  all the time but you always are a learner and   that's one of the really important things  that we teach our students during those six   years - how to be a lifelong learner. So what  are some of those specializations and careers?  So, these are most in Australia mostly run by  colleges and there's College of Physicians,   the College of Surgeons, Within the College  of Physicians you can do pediatrics you can
• 15:30 - 16:00 do all of the adult specialties like oncology,  gastroenterology neurology, all those ologies.  There's other colleges which oversee training  in anesthetics, in obstetrics and gynecology,   emergency medicine, radiology, medical imaging  or pathology and there's the non-clinical careers   where you're not necessarily working all the time  with patients but you're can have a massive impact   on the health of patients and society in general.  Things like public health and medical management,
• 16:00 - 16:30 looking after hospitals and making sure  hospitals run right which is not an easy job.  Medical research in any of the vast fields of of  research, policy making and doing passing more   on to the next generation of education, and  importantly you can have a career mainly in   medical education or research, but even if you  have some of those careers in the top lines,   you'll still be doing education and research  while you're working as a clinician.
• 16:30 - 17:00 Our program of course is usually  an undergraduate program.  You start with a bachelor's degree and we're  usually taking students straight from school.  We take you through, as we said a stepways  integration from learning the basic sciences   to integrating it with clinical sciences. Also, what you're learning all those six   years is how to be a university  student because being a student   at University is very different  to being a student in high school.
• 17:00 - 17:30 And then when you graduate, you're  finished you're ready to be registered   as a doctor to do that internship. Other universities offer post-graduate   programs where you would have had to do a  previous graduate or bachelor's degree in a   different specialty not in not a medical  degree maybe a medical science degree.  We take a small number of students from  our medical Sciences degree into medicine   but it's a very small number each year  and they enter in our into our third year.
• 17:30 - 18:00 One of the really fun and again those diverse  things about UNSW is that where you learn we   have great opportunities around New South Wales. Where I'm talking from today is at the Kensington   campus and just next door to the Kensington  campus literally across the road is the randwick   Health Innovation Precinct and on campus  there we have Prince of Wales hospital,
• 18:00 - 18:30 we have Sydney Children's Hospital  ,we have the Royal hospital for women.  These are all world-leading hospitals, they're  providing care across the Spectrum from from   birth - from cradle to grave as we say. Elsewhere in Sydney and not very far   away - easy to get to by public transport,  St. Vincent's Hospital, St George Hospital,   Sutherland Hospital, the Southwest Sydney campus  which includes the really big, really important,
• 18:30 - 19:00 really busy hospitals, Liverpool Hospital,  Campbelltown Hospital, Bankstown Hospital,   Fairfield Hospital, these are all the  hospitals that you'll learn out in Sydney.  Our rural students have the potential for starting  from first year in Port Macquarie or Wagga Wagga   but the rural students can then beyond phase one,  can also do their learning in Coffs Harbour, in   Albury-Wodonga and some of the rotations in  Griffith Hospital and students who aren't via the
• 19:00 - 19:30 rural entry scheme will also have the opportunity  to spend time in some of these rural areas.  So you can see one of the attractive things  about UNSW is a lot of the campuses are in   great spots so you can have great extracurricular  activities wherever you're based. So, I just want   to end in closing that medicine as we said is the  start of a lifetime degree by studying with us.
• 19:30 - 20:00 It's a challenge to get into, it'll be challenging  to complete the course, it's not easy and we don't   make apologies for that and the selection is  sometimes appears really different difficult   but we don't make apologies for that either  because we select students that we think have   what it takes to succeed in our course but also  more importantly have what it takes to go on to be   great doctors and really make a difference in the  lives of individuals and society as as a whole.
• 20:00 - 20:30 Thanks Sean for taking us through  the detail of our medicine degree.  Now that we've had a look at  the structure of our program,   let's learn more about student life  and support from a current student.  I'm going to hand over to Minnie who  is in her third year of her medicine   degree she is also the current president  of MedSoc, our medicine student society. Hi I'm Minnie and as Nicole said, I'm in my third  year of medicine and I'm the MedSoc president.
• 20:30 - 21:00 I understand many of you watching tonight  are interested in studying our medicine   course at UNSW and perhaps would like to  hear about what this student experience   is like while studying at our university. I'll talk to you about our Medical Society,   who we are, what we do and as well as some  other really fun opportunities we have.  Let's dive into UNSW MedSoc as  the primary representative body   for all medical students at UNSW, MedSoc  consists of over 100 dedicated volunteers.
• 21:00 - 21:30 Every medicine student is automatically  part of MedSoc, fostering a strong sense   of community and involvement. Our mission is simple - to   enhance the medical student journey and  improve the field of medicine overall.  Everything we do revolves around  this purpose, how do we achieve it?  Through our three core pillars - advocacy:  we strive to secure the best learning   opportunities and curriculum for our students. By maintaining close collaborative relationship
• 21:30 - 22:00 with the faculty we constantly  seek ways to improve the program.  Experiences: we create unforgettable events  and activities that not only represent students   but also provide meaningful opportunities for  personal growth, development and of course fun!  Community: building a supportive,  engaging and exciting community   is at the heart of what we do. Beyond earning a degree we aim to   help students graduate with lasting  friendships and cherished memories.
• 22:00 - 22:30 While this may feel like just words on a  screen, let me share some of the incredible   opportunities waiting for you at UNSW Medicine. We host a variety of exciting events including   College cup social sports competitions  every term, hands-on upskilling sessions   for future doctors and countless  social gatherings throughout the year.  We even face-off against our  faculty in fun competitions like   the students-versus- teachers debate. We also offer special interest groups   for medicine students to delve into the  fields that they're passionate about.
• 22:30 - 23:00 These groups cover areas such as internal  medicine women and children's health, surgery,   psychiatry, radiology, dermatology,  critical care and opthalmology.  They host fantastic events throughout  the year including conferences,   suturing workshops and clinical skills nights. For those with the creative spark or looking   to explore beyond medicine, we have  performing arts groups like MedShow   and the Medical Music Society. MedShow is  an entirely student-led production written
• 23:00 - 23:30 directed and performed with over 100 dedicated  medical students consistently wowing audiences.  The Medical Music Society hosts an annual concert,  jam sessions and opportunities to join bands for   those musically inclined. At UNSW, supporting and   representing students is a top priority. To promote mental health and well-being,   students can take two self-care  days per term to avoid burn-out.  Our MedSoc academics team also  provides robust assessment support
• 23:30 - 24:00 through regular tutorials leading up to exams. Furthermore, our vice presidents oversee Equity,   Diversity and Inclusion portfolios  which support our women's, queer's,   Indigenous and international officers. In conclusion, there's so much to look forward   to after high school, especially at UNSW Medicine,  it's a dynamic vibrant and endlessly fun Community   where each day offers something new and exciting. I'd be thrilled to welcome you into this
• 24:00 - 24:30 incredible world, see you soon! Now I'll hand back over to Nicole. Thank you Minnie for those great insights.  Now that you've heard about the experience of  our students at the Kensington campus in Sydney,   I'm going to pass over to Professor  Tara McKenzie who is the Associate   Dean and Head of School Clinical Medicine Rural. Tara will take us through all the things rural,   as well as give you an insight to what  it's like to be a rural physician.
• 24:30 - 25:00 Good evening, my name is Professor Tara  McKenzie and I'm here to talk to you this   evening about studying medicine in  one of our rural campuses at UNSW.  As you know, University of New South Wales  is actually a university that has many   campuses - one of which is Kensington, but  we have five rural campuses and many of our   students choose to study their medicine for  6 years at one of our rural campuses. There's   many good reasons for this, there is  definitely a broader scope of practice,
• 25:00 - 25:30 you can actually have hands-on experience learning  from patients rather than learning from textbooks   and it's actually really great to be involved  with consultants and senior doctors who get to   know you as people and a lot of people really  enjoy that part of it. You also get a lot more   responsibility working in a rural campus  and you'll find that your clinical skills,   your technical skills are actually far more  advanced because you are actually much more   hands-on, it helps when you then become  a doctor because you have more confidence
• 25:30 - 26:00 clinical decision making and leadership skills. We also find and we say that you're part of our   family in our rural campuses and so  you're not just joining a university,   you're not just joining a faculty but you're  actually joining a family of rural people who   are dedicated to your learning and dedicated to  make sure that you become the best doctors that   you can and you will find that you get to know  your patients on a much deeper level than you
• 26:00 - 26:30 do often in a larger place such as Sydney. You have a wide range of clinical cases,   you work in many different specialties but one  of the big advantages of being rural is the   generalism and that includes our general  practice colleagues as well as our rural   generalists and you'll find that rather than just  learning about lungs or heart or bowels, you can   actually learn about the whole patient which of  course at the end of the day is why you're there.  The other big advantage about being rural is  actually the class sizes which are much smaller in
• 26:30 - 27:00 every year group - that includes both the lectures  as well as the tutorial groups as well as the   pracs and all of you will have a mentor throughout  your six years to be able to help you grow into be   the doctors that we know that you can become.  That's the work side of it and the learning   side of it and in my opinion that's second  to none but the other advantage of course is   the work-life balance and if you think about how  long you sit in traffic in Sydney at the moment,   that's a very simple thing you won't need to do  in any of our rural campuses, costs of living are
• 27:00 - 27:30 lower than in the city but more importantly, in my  opinion, having worked as a respiratory physician   in wager for nearly 20 years the people who live  in our rural towns deserve the same standard of   health care as those that live in Sydney and UNSW  is doing a really big thing to become part of that   and actually train up doctors who can serve the  communities and serve them to the same standard   as if you were sitting in Pitt Street in Sydney in  a specialist suite and don't for one minute think
• 27:30 - 28:00 that your career opportunities are limited if you  stay rural, anything can be further from the truth   and if you look at all of our graduating students  from UNSW from our rural clinical schools,   the vast majority if not all go on to the areas  that they wish to specialize in of their choice   ranging from general practice, rural generalism,  cardiology, neurosurgery, you can do anything   you want from a rural setting and UNSW program is  exactly the same whether you're studying in Sydney
• 28:00 - 28:30 or whether you're studying in a rural setting. We also, as you probably gathered advocate   very strongly for our rural patients and that's  another big advantage of actually being rural.  In terms of student opportunities, we have some  amazing facilities including a brand new $28   million building in Wagga that was opened only a  couple of weeks ago and this is a place where you   have all the same sort of labs that you have in  Sydney, you have the the tutorial spaces, you have   the clinical spaces and you get to learn alongside  other nursing students some, Allied Health
• 28:30 - 29:00 students so they really is an interdisciplinary  learning part to being rural where you actually   work with these people in the clinics and on the  wards at the same way that you train with them   and it really gives you a well-rounded experience. I'm sharing now some of the feedback from some of   our students who have done rural placements and  there's no limit to what you can do in a rural   placement so this was a rural flying doctor's um  placement for one of our students and you can see   there that they actually um shared something that  most of our students who do placements share that
• 29:00 - 29:30 they want to stay longer um because they're all  too short to learn what they'd like to learn.  Here's another example of one of our four-week  rotations for our Metropolitan students who   all do a four-week rotation throughout their  six years and this person rotated to Maclean   up in the mid-north coast and again you can  see found it to be wonderfully rewarding and   rewarding to help you become a great doctor no  matter where you're going to work in the future.
• 29:30 - 30:00 So, look, at the end of the day we have five  amazing campuses, we have 300 students across   those campuses, we deliver the entire program  end-to-end, we have dedicated academics,   professional staff and clinicians who contribute  to your training and really, I don't know why   you'd want to train anywhere else. Thank you very much. Thanks Tara. Now that we know   more about the degree and you've seen what it's  like to learn across our campuses, we're going   to look at how you apply to medicine at UNSW. I will take you through the admissions process
• 30:00 - 30:30 as well as our entry schemes and  pathways to get into the program.  As mentioned earlier, this application  process is for domestic applicants only.  Just another reminder, if you're an international  applicant, we'll be holding our International   Information evening on the 20th of March. A local applicant is anyone who is an   Australian or New Zealand citizen,  an Australian permanent resident   or a permanent humanitarian visa holder. There are  four steps to applying as a local local applicant.
• 30:30 - 31:00 Firstly you need to register  for and sit the UCAT ANZ.  You will then need to apply to UNSW  through the medicine application   portal often referred to as the map. You will also need to ensure you submit   your application to UAC and preference  UNSW Medicine as one of your preferences.  The last step is the interview if you're selected. It's key to note there are two applications:
• 31:00 - 31:30 the MAP and UAC and three selection criteria  - selection rank UCAT ANZ and the interview.  The selection rank is your ATAR plus  any eligible adjustment factors which   for medicine is only the Educational Access  Scheme (EAS) which is accessible via UAC.  The median and lowest selection selection  ranks for those who received an offer in 2024   will give you an indication of the  scores required for entry in 2026.
• 31:30 - 32:00 We recommend you check our website for  the most up-to-date selection ranks.  For 2024 entry, the selection  rank for local students was a   median of 99.75 with the lowest being 97.15 For rural students, the median  selection was 97.53 and the lowest 91.3.  At UNSW, we do not have pre requisite subjects,  however, we do have assumed knowledge.
• 32:00 - 32:30 For the medicine program, assumed  knowledge is English Standard.  This helps us ensure you can  communicate and research effectively,   we also recommend chemistry and biology. Now let's talk about the university   clinical aptitude test for Australia  and New Zealand known as UCAT ANZ.  The UCAT ANZ is a computer-based  test done at Pearson testing centers.  Multiple sessions are available throughout July  and early August across Australia and overseas.
• 32:30 - 33:00 Your results are given immediately after the test  and there are no medical questions in the test.  A key change in testing in 2025 is the  removal of the abstract reasoning subtest.  There are now three unique sections  individually timed right after the   other and please note, UNSW does not  include the situational judgment mark.  Another change is a maximum score for the  the cognitive subset is now 2,700 so please
• 33:00 - 33:30 note that the previous cohorts UCAT score  data we have published does not provide a   good indication of what to achieve. We don't recommend third-party test   preparation courses, these can in fact  be detrimental to your performance.  Free practice questions and helpful resources  on the official UCAT ANZ website are useful.  We recommend you register for the UCAT ANZ  even if you're unsure about medicine which   allows you to keep your options open. And lastly we have the interviews.
• 33:30 - 34:00 The medicine interviews are intended  to get to know you as a person.  They are structured interviewed over a limited  time and two interviewers on each panel,   usually one doctor and one community member. Coaching for the interview is not recommended,   it is in fact easily detected and may  be detrimental to your performance.  There are no two questions so just  be honest and you will do your best.
• 34:00 - 34:30 Being invited for an interview is competitive. As an indication for the 2024 intake 1,613   applicants submitted an application through  both MAP and UAC and we interviewed 411 of them.  Interviews are scheduled for  the end of 2025 and early 2026.  Specific interview dates will be available  on our medicine local applicant website.  We recommend you keep an eye on there  for the most up-to-date information.
• 34:30 - 35:00 Now, let's take a look at the application  timeline UCAT registrations are already   open and close on the 16th of May. We recommend that you book in a test ASAP.  UAC and MAP applications open early April  and won't close until late September.  UCAT exams are set between July and August  and our Open Day which we recommend everyone   attends is on the 6th of September and then from  November through to January we contact interviews.
• 35:00 - 35:30 With regard to where you will study  local applicants will receive offers   to study at our Kensington campus only. Rural places are given to students who apply   through the Rural Entry Scheme,  which we will go into shortly.  Rural applicants will be  given offers to either study   at our Port Macquarie or Wagga Wagga campuses. We used to talk about bonded and unbonded places,   now everyone is automatically considered  for both based on competitiveness.
• 35:30 - 36:00 If eligible, you'll be offered an unbonded place,  otherwise you'll receive an offer for a bonded   place if you're admitted to the program. Now we'll take a look at our four special   admission schemes: the gateway, rural,  Indigenous and lateral entry schemes.  The Gateway entry scheme pathway  is an alternative entry pathway   for applicants meeting certain criteria. To be eligible for this pathway, you must be
• 36:00 - 36:30 an Australian citizen or New Zealand New Zealand  citizen or permanent resident of Australia.  You must be completing an Australian  Year 12 qualification in the year of   application and attend a gateway school  or live in a low-socioeconomic area.  Applicants are required to apply via UAC. When submitting your UNSW medicine application   via the MAP, please select Gateway  entry applicant as your applicant type.
• 36:30 - 37:00 Applicant's applications submitted under  the scheme that do not meet the criteria   will be informed and automatically  changed to a standard local applicant.  Applicants who have lived in a defined rural area  may be considered under the Rural Entry Scheme.  Students need to have lived in a defined  area for at least five consecutive or ten   cumulative years between the ages of 5 and 18 . On top of your UCT and selection rank, additional
• 37:00 - 37:30 UNSW rurality criteria also applies. When you  apply through the medicine application portal,   please make sure you select Rural Entry Scheme. Applicants via the Rural Entry Scheme have   lower entry requirements and are interviewed  separately, generally at the closest rural   campus to your home address. Students who are  successful through the Rural Entry Scheme will   receive an offer to study at either the Port  Macquarie or Wagga Wagga clinical campuses.
• 37:30 - 38:00 Next is our Indigenous Entry Scheme. Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students   can apply to complete a 3-week residential program  - the Pre-Medicine Program through Nura Gili,   the UNSW center for Indigenous programs. In the pre-program, your suitability and   amplitude will be assessed for potential  entry into the UNSW medicine program.  Successful applicants then continue  on to the medicine program.
• 38:00 - 38:30 As part of the process,  applicants will need to provide   high school marks and a personal statement. The UCAT ANZ is not required for this application.  And lastly, we have the Lateral Entry  Scheme which is for students studying   the UNSW Bachelor of Medical Science. Students in their second year of the   UNSW Bachelor of Medical Science apply  via MAP for the Lateral Entry Scheme.  Students are required to sit  the UCAT ANZ in the same year.  Assessment for entry is based on the UCAT ANZ. The results of Core Medical Science
• 38:30 - 39:00 courses and the interview. Successful applicants are then   required to complete their third year of  the Bachelor of Medical Science complete   an honor year and then go on to complete the  three remaining years of the medicine program.  There are up to 10 places available each year,  so this pathway is extremely competitive.  If selecting this pathway you need to be prepared  to continue in The Bachelor of Medical Science.
• 39:00 - 39:30 Now that we've covered our entry schemes, let's  talk about some of the alternative pathways you   may take if you aren't successful  in getting an offer of this intake.  One option is to apply the following  year with a new UCAT ANZ and interview.  If you would like to improve your academic  marks you could also consider starting another   degree and applying using those marks  if you meet the eligibility criteria.  You would need to complete at least 0.75 full-time  equivalent study load in order for your marks to   be considered along with your section rank.
• 39:30 - 40:00 Minimum entry requirements for this pathway are that your secondary qualification results reach an ATAR of  96 or 91 for rural students or equivalent and your   tertiary studies component must reach at least  a weighted average mark of 70 or equivalent. Once you have met these requirements, the best of Al  algorithm would apply and the qualifications with   High selection rank would be used as a final  selection rank for the admission process.
• 40:00 - 40:30 Note - you will need to set the UCAT ANZ every year  you apply. If you don't meet the 96 ATAR criteria out of high school you are not eligible to apply with your secondary results. In this case you'll need to complete another tertiary degree  in any field and once completed these results can   be used for your selection rank. We recommend you choose a degree you're passionate about so you can succeed and get the highest marks.
• 40:30 - 41:00 Other options include applying for postgraduate medicine at other universities. We also recommend trying out other clinical or medical careers. Getting into medicine is a competitive process but if you're determined, it should not be a question of if you're going to get in but when. Now we're going to move on on to the Q&A. We have lots of questions in the chat and won't be able to get through them all so please thumbs up any questions you want to hear answered so we can get to those first like I said earlier anything we don't get to tonight our Future
• 41:00 - 41:30 Students Advisors are always happy to help. I will now hand over to my colleague Anna for our Q&A. Thanks Nicole and thank you Sean, Minnie  and Aiden - one of our fifth year students for joining us at the Q&A. We've had a lot of questions coming through throughout the night and we'll try to answer as many as we can but I'll start off with you both. Um Aiden and Minnie - so we've had a lot of questions coming from the students about what made you choose medicine because it's such a
• 41:30 - 42:00 big decision and a big time commitment, so what  made you choose medicine and do you know which   specialization you want to choose when you  graduate? Aiden we'll start with you. Well I   think for me what made me choose medicine was the  diverse range of opportunities that it has whether   it be clinical practice research teaching even  Public Health as well and I think as I've gone   through medicine my interests have definitely  changed as I get exposed to new specialties
• 42:00 - 42:30 and new opportunities but I think right now I'm  leaning more towards general practice dermatology   and anesthesiology. Well thanks Aiden, and Minnie? Yeah, um, so what Aiden said really aligns with what I think as well so I just add on to what he said  um for me I've always had an interest in the human body and learning about how it works and also  doctors really get help people at their time of   need when they're most vulnerable and that's  such a rich, rewarding experience.
• 42:30 - 43:00 Um and in terms of specialisations I'm quite  interested in general practice right now but   I'm open to anything. Yeah, wonderful great to hear  you're both interested in general practice. So, a question for you Sean, we're getting a lot about  the bonded and unbonded places can you tell us the   difference between these? Yeah, so both bonded and unbonded, well just bonded places are just open for Australian citizens and permanent residents and they're Common Supported Place so the
• 43:00 - 43:30 federal government is paying for you your student  fees essentially we have a certain number each   year of bonded places that we can offer if you  receive an offer for a bonded place that's what   it comes with to bond and you have to accept it if you want to take up the offer to study with us. Accepting it means that you agree to work for at  least three years after graduation in a rural or regional area.
• 43:30 - 44:00 It doesn't have to be in the first three years immediately after graduation. In fact currently the guidelines are it can be in over an 18-year period so there's plenty of opportunity but that's what a bonded place comes with that  agreement and an unbonded place is just really   the other standard Commonwealth Supported Places for us. Yeah, wonderful, so unbonded um places students are able to to study in those rural and regional places as well they get to choose where they want
• 44:00 - 44:30 to, yeah, yeah, where they study and also of course  where you want to be an intern and continue your   training - can can be metropolitan, can be rural,  regional, interstate, anywhere in Australia. Yeah, wonderful, thanks Sean. Um, so we have a question from a student asking if they have to study chemistry in high school so I thought I'd quickly  answer that one as Nicole um mentioned it in the   admissions portion of tonight. So we don't have any prerequisites at UNSW, so we only have assumed knowledge so that's the level that academics  will assume you have when you come into your
• 44:30 - 45:00 first class um when you start studying medicine  and for medicine we only have English Standard   which is assumed um you can still be given an  offer without the assumed knowledge um, however,   we do recommend that you take it, um and we also  have further recommendations to take chemistry   and biology in high school but again you don't  need it to receive an offer so I wanted to ask um   Minnie what did you study in high school?
• 45:00 - 45:30 Yeah, so, I studied 4-unit mathematics, 3-unit English, economics, um, chemistry and physics so I did not take biology. And how have you found that starting studying here? I think that um initially you might feel a little behind but there's a lot of resources to help you that are provided by faculty and also the university and older students such as Aiden will also be really happy to help you as well. Perfect and Aiden what did you study? So, I took the The International Baccalaureate and I studied mathematics, English, French, business management, sports science and psychology so no chemistry and no biology and  I definitely think that I was still able to cope with the course and what assisted in that was the chemistry bridging course that was offered by the university when I began first year. Yeah, wonderful.
• 45:30 - 46:00 Thank you for mentioning the bridging courses as well because we do offer bridging courses at UNSW  for chemistry, maths and physics. So if you haven't taken those subjects, it can help you before you start start your studies, um, so thank you both.
• 46:00 - 46:30 Um, next question will be over to Sean so we have a  lot as always every year about the interviews so what are we looking for in the interviews we can't  give away our secrets but people are asking is   there medical knowledge in it or not? Yeah I can't  give away the secrets, no unfortunately not, okay, no   it's not looking for medical knowledge and it's  not looking that you have prepared or have been   to any interview training, tutors or courses really. What we're looking for in the interview are those high school students usually uh who we think will  be good medical students who will and be able to
• 46:30 - 47:00 thrive in our program but then of course that  feeds on to, you'll make a good doctor so really   what the interview is about is trying to get  to know you get a to know a little bit about   you, a little about bit about your motivations  your prior experiences so that's questions are   pretty straightforward aren't they they're not  trick questions and uh you you know when you're
• 47:00 - 47:30 in the interview you just answer honestly Yeah ,wonderful and Minnie is someone who has taken it three years ago the interview um do you have any  advice about taking the interview? Yeah, um, thanks   for that question I remember the interview like  it was yesterday um but for me um the interview   is about knowing who you are and being able to  talk about what the experiences make you have
• 47:30 - 48:00 made you to be who you are today so you should um  do some self-reflection chat with friends um know   which experiences you would like to talk about  if they come up um why you want to study medicine   as well, that's some of my advice. Yeah, wonderful,  thanks Minnie um so we have a few more questions   around the ukat so um back to you many because  I know you studied the HSC students are asking   how do you balance preparing for the UCAT ANZ and  doing the HSC in your year 12? Right, okay, um that was also pretty recent for me, um and I know that it can feel overwhelming especially since if your
• 48:00 - 48:30 other friends they want to pursue law or other  degrees they don't need to sit this additional   exam but for me it was learning to, um, be more  efficient in my studies I started scheduling when   I would study what exactly I would study during  those time periods and also remembering that   you need some downtime to recover for yourself  as well I never sacrificed my sleep in Year 12.
• 48:30 - 49:00 Um, I always try to spend some time with my friends  and family and also reaching out to my teachers as   well for support. Yeah, perfect and that work life  balance is important and you should carry through   your whole life not even just through university  studies, um, Aiden do you have any further advice   for students on taking the UCAT? Yeah, I think  the UCAT's an interesting exam because, uh, there   is a lot of resources available on the official  website um whether be practice questions practice   tests as well and just information about the  exam in general. I think it's really important
• 49:00 - 49:30 for students to try and access that and give them  a proper understanding of what the exam entails,   uh, especially because as of 2025 the structure  has changed slightly with abstract reasoning uh   being removed. Yeah, perfect and Nicole mentioned  that as well um earlier tonight on those changes   um we have some questions we're going to bring  it back focused on the program now um so Sean   people are wanting to know a bit more about the  types of projects that can be done in the ILP
• 49:30 - 50:00 or honors years and where can students take their  projects? Yeah, like it's a massive scale u in terms   of breadth of projects that are available they  can and I know Aiden's just done his last year you   can you can do research in the you know scientists  looking down a microscope type of research looking   at cell cultures or something like that, you can  do research in the sense of a clinical trial
• 50:00 - 50:30 where you're actually directly involved with patients who who might be undergoing a surgical   treatment or a medical treatment, you can do  research with data with big data uh and research   with with population databases or just reporting  on uh patient experiences the research can be   that quantitative where you've got to work with  a lot of numbers and statistics or more qualitative  where you do interviews with patients or or other  participants. The research can be done really with
• 50:30 - 51:00 any supervisor who's affiliated with our faculty  so that's massive like as you've heard we have   campuses all around Sydney and around New South  Wales and within those campuses, the people who   are working there, teaching, supervising can be  clinicians doctors who are working at the front   line, but also scientists and a lot of people  who do a bit of both. We also have the medical
• 51:00 - 51:30 research institutes that we're involved with  uh so yeah it's a huge scope of what you can   do. Yeah, wow, sounds like a lot of options for you  to take when it comes to that and Aiden as we just   mentioned you you've done your honors year last  year, so, um, could you talk a little bit about the   project that you did? Yeah, of course, so my project was looking at the impact of intervention on the microbiome in pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis and what I really liked about the kind of whole
• 51:30 - 52:00 honors experience was that it exposes you to so  many different aspects of the research process.   So, whether that be um obtaining ethics approval  for a project um it includes recruiting patients   as well taking samples because my project was  prospective, um, data analysis too even just writing   up a scientific report in the style that would  be published in a journal, getting exposed to it   at a university level I think really prepares  you for later on because research is such an
• 52:00 - 52:30 important part of being a medical practitioner. Yeah, wonderful, all right so a few more um more admissions based questions that I'll take so how  many places are there in the medicine program um   we offer just under 200 places every year and  we do publish those numbers each year so keep   an eye out for those and that's for our local  students we do then offer about 100 places for   our International students so two thirds of our  students are local students. Um, do you accept, um, various adjustment factors?
• 52:30 - 53:00 so UNSW does have different adjustment factor schemes but as Nicole mentioned earlier tonight that we only accept the  educational access scheme for the medicine program   um, if you're applying to other programs you can  definitely use the HC Plus or the Elite Athletes,   Performers and Leaders Program, um, but for us it's  just EAS you apply through UAC for those. All right, um, back to a question for you Sean, we have some  parents asking about the academic support that   is provided for students throughout their studies  um, do you have anything you can add? Yeah, look, it
• 53:00 - 53:30 I think the first thing is to say it's not easy  you students have to work hard but not across   the whole year and and just like many was able  to do during our HSC, you could still prioritize   your sleep can't you preferably not during classes  and lectures but um, so there's, it's hard work, it's   structured, it's clearly structured and there's a  lot of teaching whether it's small group teaching
• 53:30 - 54:00 larger lectures one-on-one there's peer-to-peer  teaching so even just at that level how the   material is shared with students is um is fairly  intensive in terms of support that's provided.   But you know granted that it's not as easy for  everyone and some students have more challenges   than others and sometimes things that are going  on outside of study do impact so we have schemes
• 54:00 - 54:30 that allow special consideration when it comes to  assessment for um to Equitable learning service   that allows students who have uh other challenges  including things like caring responsibilities to   to have some um accommodations made. There are academic support services that are provided centrally at the University level and then also  within the faculty, we can do it on a smaller scale
• 54:30 - 55:00 we have mentoring schemes that are both done  by other students but also by academics or   clinicians there's a clinical mentoring scheme  that students are able to sign up for it's not   compulsory where they can be put in touch with  a clinician someone who's graduated out there   working as a doctor who can just give them advice  not so much academic support but other support   and as um as you you've heard and and you could  see if you look at through the unw website there's
• 55:00 - 55:30 tons of supports for for health for mental health, for um financial even so there's plenty of   supports offer. Yeah, perfect, thank you and Minnie, you mentioned a few things that MedSoc does also provide in terms of academic support, did you want to touch on that a little bit? Yeah, so, in my part of the talk I talked about how grateful we were to um, give back to our community. I'd also like to talk about how we have a very close relationship with faculty so our academics executive works with faculty to run past sessions.
• 55:30 - 56:00 I believe Aiden was a tutor last year and so he helped a lot of students there. MedSoc, we run some tutorials, we also run mock exams for clinical exams um and I can speak to this because uh some senior students. When I approach them they were happy to stay back   after their clinical days or their campus days to  help me run some examinations Aiden was very happy   to help me as well um but I think there is a lot  of support in UNSW as long as you know where and
• 56:00 - 56:30 you're happy to find it yourself. Yeah, yeah, thank you. Um, Aiden, I have a question for you about if you can think way back when in year 11 and 12  um, were you keeping up with extracurriculars   while studying? We're having a lot of questions around work-life balance throughout the HSC all your last years of high school. Yeah, 100%, I think it's really important to maintain those extracurricular involvements, um, especially ones  that you're interested in, so for me personally it
• 56:30 - 57:00 was maintaining my sporting commitments, so tennis  and basketball, um and then also debating on Friday   nights that was kind of the staple of the Friday  nights, um going to debating and I think it really   helps just take your mind of some of the academic  focuses as well and it also can provide you with   valuable skills as well I know with debating uh  debating for example, the public speaking skills   that I was able to tone and practice through that  are still really important today even speaking to
• 57:00 - 57:30 patients and being able to communicate effectively  is really an integral part of being a doctor. Yeah,   perfect and we have a few questions around those  extracurriculars and if they play a role in our   admissions process. Um, the answer is no in that if  you do a certain extracurricular that won't help   you get in however um all of the experience  that you have in high school and all those   extracurriculars make you the person that you  are which I'm sure you two can both attest to,   um and that will shine through in your interview  so we're not looking for you to list I have this
• 57:30 - 58:00 achievement that achievement it's seeing how  those experiences and really self-reflecting   as Mini mentioned how that can make you a better  person in general and a better medicine applicant   so that's what I'll say um to those. So one  last question for you Sean, um for people who   are tossing up between medicine and other health  related degrees what advice would you give them? That there is a degree for you that you know  there is there will be a career for you if you
• 58:00 - 58:30 want to if this is what you want to do you want  to be in health professions and that's not just   being a doctor and and as we've heard even if  it's being a doctor there's so many different   types of doctoring, uh, but if it's about helping  people, if it's about supporting the health of   our community, there are so many other professions  that work with us doctors to to achieve
• 58:30 - 59:00 that end. Within our faculty if you've heard you  know we've got the other health professionals,   pharmacy, nutrition science and dietetics and  um exercise physiology and physiotherapy and   vision science, all critically important for for  the health of individuals and society and with it.   Other or um institutions there's plenty of other  degrees so if you know someone who wants to help   people, if you're someone who wants to work in  health, if you're someone who likes biology you
• 59:00 - 59:30 know that for whatever reason but there are  plenty of options so don't don't put all your   eggs in one basket necessarily. Yeah, thank you and as we're running out of time, I'll ask uh a final question to each of you, um, what is the best piece  of advice that you would give to everyone watching   and thinking about studying medicine? So, I'll  start off with you Aiden and we'll go along. So I think it's really important to understand that  medicine is a lifelong career so after university,
• 59:30 - 60:00 um, whether it be you're working in the hospitals  working in the private sector, um, there's a lot of   lifelong learning involved and I think doing your  research into why you want to study medicine even   why you want to attend UNSW as well looking at the  Student Life the culture here as well is really   important I think having that understanding  can set you up to enjoy university life   uh better and also to enjoy the actual career um a  lot more as well. Yeah, thank you. Yeah so I'll would
• 60:00 - 60:30 talk to any aspiring medes who are watching  I would say don't get discouraged if you get   knocked down I always say life always finds a way  um so even if you fail one thing don't just don't   give up keep trying because if you know you want  to do med you will find a way to study medicine   um and and even if you don't do Med, you might end up  finding a passion that was your lifelong passion
• 60:30 - 61:00 all along so um just stay positive. Great and Sean? Yeah I'll pick up with what many said, um in the sense that something will happen it will turn out all right for you but it may not really look like what you think it'll look like now, like  if I go back to when I was you know your age um   and if I said or if anyone else said that I be  sitting here talking about this because I have   this job now I wouldn't have you know I thought  it would have been a joke so and and my career
• 61:00 - 61:30 across since I graduated, you know every few you  know three five years something different comes   up and you you know you go on your path changes so  yes have a passion, yes have a have a desire that   this is what you want to do but the end result may  actually look different to what you're visualizing   it as at the moment and go with it and and trust  trust in your own uh ability and and your own um
• 61:30 - 62:00 passion. Wonderful three great pieces of advice  for you there and that's what we'll leave you with so thank you again um for joining our Q&A and  I'll pass back over to Nicole to close the event. Well, that's all we have time for tonight and we  really have covered a lot I really do encourage   you to keep the conversation going with us. If  you can come along to our open day on Saturday   the 6th of September and like I said get in touch  with our future students advisors who will happily   answer your questions I'd like to say a really  big thank you to Cheryl, Sean,Tara, Anna, Minnie
• 62:00 - 62:30 and Aiden. You've all added so much insight for  everyone who has joined us tonight and finally   a big thank you to you for joining us we all wish  you the very best finishing off your studies this   year all the best for your application  and hopefully we see you on campus soon enough.