thats right about the tuition. Aussie dollars. [MBBS mero bauko balayeti pound swaha bhannu parla
] even aussie residents dont qualify for the local tuition; only aust. citizens.
look, medical students do their undergrad in many fields like art, history, law, music, to name a few. my class is very diverse; we have lawyers, dentists, phds, engineers, opera singers,
maybe i wasnt clear to make this point. its the maturity of people the admission peopl look into. sure an 18 year old isnt the same as a mere 22 year collgege graduate or for that matter, a 32 year old lawyer. however you are right, graduation in biomed sciences does help with researches; and it is easier to grasp ideas but it is also a trend noticed that the non science background students are more hard working of the bunch. and they are exceptional in other ways.
look, personally i think the first degree doesnt really matter as much; its what you do with it and how you used it to come to where you are and how you can contribute you experiences to better the field of medicine. [dont get me wrong - there are quite a few people to whom maturity and responsibity are just as foreign as timbukhtu]