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mr friendly guy wrote:MBBS

Hey that's interesting, you guys have dedicated medical undergraduate programs?

Over here it happens like this: many people do life sciences for a B.Sc. and many many wash out and only the top guys make it, top usually meaning best marks and best references.

It's such a cuthroat thing... premed wannabes they call it here, guys who take the easiest courses for a B.Sc. major in biology, who don't care what the fuck they take as long as they get an A.

The British way of education has always been superior in my mind.

I have 3 A-Levels in English Language, Theatre and Computer Science.


I currently work in tech support and am working towards several qualifications in networking and other support related industry qualifications.

I hold Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, and a Bachelor of Arts in German. Prolly won't go back to school, though--I enjoy making a decent living too much to abandon it.

I am one of the few people here with a BA and not a BSc. I read history.

brianeyci wrote:
Over here it happens like this: many people do life sciences for a B.Sc. and many many wash out and only the top guys make it, top usually meaning best marks and best references.

It's such a cuthroat thing... premed wannabes they call it here, guys who take the easiest courses for a B.Sc. major in biology, who don't care what the fuck they take as long as they get an A.

The British way of education has always been superior in my mind.

The Pre-Meds and Pre-Pharm majors did it something like that at my Uni. The 3.5+ gpas of those majors would get pissed off when the 2.4-2.8 gpa Chem Engineering majors would get accepted and they'd be left in the dust.

Sophomore in high school, yeah that's it.

Bachelors in Chemistry and Masters Degree in Metaphysics, both from Miskatonic University.

I'm going to come out and admit that I have no qualifications whatsoever on account of not even turning up for my GCSE exams. This was entirely my fault, as I did not give a shit about school at the time. It was idiotic of me for sure, but I am now working on it. In fact, I have an exam tomorrow for a Sage course I'm taking.

Ubiquitous wrote:I am one of the few people here with a BA and not a BSc. I read history.

I don't think we're that few in number, it just seems that way sometimes...

Associates Degree in Political Science, working on my Bachelors.

3rd year Computer Hardware Engineering major, thinking of switching to EE.

Currently doing an A-Level in Government and Politics. Also, unlike the SFJedi kiddies, I make more than minimum wage.

First-year undergrad at Cornell University. I'm working on a major in Mechanical Engineering and minor in Aerospace. I might switch to Material Science and Engineering, but I'm not sure yet.

BSc (hons) Natural Science

First year history student at Milan's university.

brianeyci wrote:

mr friendly guy wrote:MBBS

Hey that's interesting, you guys have dedicated medical undergraduate programs?

Over here it happens like this: many people do life sciences for a B.Sc. and many many wash out and only the top guys make it, top usually meaning best marks and best references.

It's such a cuthroat thing... premed wannabes they call it here, guys who take the easiest courses for a B.Sc. major in biology, who don't care what the fuck they take as long as they get an A.

The British way of education has always been superior in my mind.

Brian, we have both undergraduate and post graduate programs for medicine. Generally post graduate programs was more prevalent in the Eastern states of Australia who have a larger population, and hence would require more graduates.

Currently the world seems to be experiencing a doctor shortage, including over here, and in Western Australia the University of WA have recently added a post graduate program for medicine and another university, er, a private Catholic university of some international renown who teaches their students Pascals Wager as a valid argument, and which I will not name has also set up a medical post graduate program. Their students are set to graduate in 2009, and it will be interesting to see how well they cope (I won't go into the rumours I have heard about their training).

I wouldn't sell your education standards short. As a medical student I had to do an elective. Most people chose that as an opportunity to go overseas and see another country. Guess which hospital I ended up at - Western Toronto hospital. Since you guys have a post graduate training program, I was younger than the Canadians who were with me. Being more mature I guess gave them some advantage, having gone through a degree prior. Everyone of them were using PDAs while I was a primitive Aussie guy using pen and paper. Let me tell you, they were smart.

Funny thing, is I would have graduated before they did, and consequently worked as a doctor longer than they have. I think you actually learn much more on the job and reading around medical problems you haven't seen before than actual medical school, but thats just me. Or maybe UWA's "problem based learning" approach (re : cost saving approach) just sucked.

More or less fulfilled the requirements for my B. Sc degree, though I haven't received my degree yet.

University Student, Second Year. Universities of Winnipeg and Manitoba.

Zor

Elite Pwnage wrote:Sophomore in high school, yeah that's it.

Sophmore?

Wait, now that I think of it, arent you like the youngest person on here?

I'm in college. Not a clue on what I want to be.

SancheztheWhaler wrote:Bachelors in Chemistry and Masters Degree in Metaphysics, both from Miskatonic University.

Hey, I hear they have some really interesting stuff in their library!

In my case, I have a B.Sc in physics. I can scan the diploma, if anyone really cares enough.

Finished high school last year. Currently, I'm a first year university student at the University of Toronto-Mississauga who is pursuing an honours BSc in psychology.

Senior in High School.

University student of both Fairbanks and Anchorage Alaska, third year. Working towards a Bachelors in Economics and thinking about picking up either a double-degree or minor in something else.

In polytechnic now...former Junior college drop out.