Getting Into Medical Imaging

👶 Premed

Hello everyone! I am 17F in Year 13 looking to get into a Medical Imaging program at either Ucol, Ara, Unitec, UOA, or even Otago (for their radiation therapy). I have been wanting to be a MIT since I was in Year 11, due to my sister in law is a MIT and I fell in love with the job talking to her. I have been planning everything from taking English, Maths (stats), Bio, Chem, and Bio in Year 13, getting a Merit endorsement in Level 1 and 2 (with 4-11 E credits away from Excellence endorsement), and doing a range of extra curricular as well as working multiple jobs to save up.
Unfortunately, last year, I got bullied within my friend group to the point where I had to withdraw from school and suffered with chronic mental health issues (ADHD, depression, anxiety) to the point of trying to take my own life. Thankfully, I was able to survive and get better, with the goal of being a MIT helping me to push through. The downside of this journey was that I had to quit all of my goals - my various extra curricular (choir, piano, tutoring, my two part-time jobs, protesting, etc), my Excellence endorsement, and my chance of obtaining a leadership role since my bullies have become prefects. I promise I am not trying to be a sob story, but I would like to ask for some honest opinions: would I still have what it takes to get into MIT? I've heard it is incredibly competitive, which is why I worked so hard, and with my special circumstances, would it still be a possibility?
To make my credentials more clearer:
Level 1 Merit Endorsement (4 away from Excellence)
Level 2 Merit Endorsement (11 away from Excellence)
Worked 2 Part Time jobs (had to quit one because it was my bullies parents shop)
Protesting for 2-3 years
Volunteered at OP shop for 2 months
Choir for three years (went to Big Sing for all three)
Played Piano for 11 years and made it to Grade 5 Trinity
Tutored two students for nearly two years (they asked for me the second year and thanked me for helping them pass their coreqs)
Applied and gotten into Health Science at Otago and UOA as well as BioMed at UOA

Posted Jun 4, 2026, 1:02 AM UTC

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