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Haha, "this guy". Richard Dawkins is only the world's most famous living atheist.

Exactly.

There is no absolute rule, but generally a distinction average is what top-tier firms are after. There are other important factors such as personality, extra-curricular activities, leadership and team responsibilities, etc which also influence their decision of whether to take you on board...

Yes, prior reading is always necessary, but in most lecture/tutorial systems you actually get taught core material in lectures (as opposed to simply clarifying it and going through it in more detail, etc). It is indeed highly useful to seek out the opinions of law firms on these topics. Of...

I'm awfully sorry, I didn't remember you from the other thread! Please accept my apologies. Yes, the EAS that's why. But yes, they are right about how hard it is concerning the CSP -> DFEE part given your UAI.

Yes, I didn't want to speak for other law schools in case it was different. I know USyd used to have the old lecture/tutorial system for law, but that was some time ago.

Yes, well keep in mind law involves a lot of reading. At UNSW, you don't really do your basic learning in law classes, you do it by your law readings. In class, you then go through what you have learned in your readings and draw out all the difficulties and complexities, ensuring it is all...

An HD grade in legal research is very helpful, because obviously research is fundamental to much of what you do in law and in your legal career. The foundation subjects, again while not as important, are indicative of a broad understanding of the law. Just make sure you do well in subjects...

How did you get into UNSW law with a UAI of 91.2? That's impossible, even for DFEE. Assuming you are in DFEE UNSW Law, then yes you can apply to transfer to CSP every year, but your chances with 91.2 are very unlikely. You will be competing with other Non-Recent School Leavers and your UAI is...

Top tier firms don't really care about Criminal Law marks (and to a lesser extent Torts) because they don't practice in those areas. They aren't irrelevant, since a well-rounded knowledge of the law is important, but they aren't going to really care if you get a credit for Crim, for example...

Jesus! Use a paragraph break will you? I see enough paragraphs like that in my law readings without having to burn my retinas seeing it here

A pass doesn't rule you out for top tier. But it doesn't look good. I received a pass for one of my law subjects. In my summer clerkship interview, Clayton Utz specifically said to me, "You were on a roll here with your marks, but what happened with this subject, where you received a pass?"...

To many law students, a pass is basically a fail.

I never said it was impossible for a student to do well if they had not undertaken maths. I said it was more probable that those who study maths and do well will be more suited: There was a statement in the UAC guide that HSC subjects may be taken into consideration. Considering it only relates...

Ah -- it's most likely it is the EAS that is the reason for that gap Congratulations

That is pretty clear English. If people wanted to find out which courses, they could have always phoned up and asked.

Let's be clear here. Everyone has to do English. Ergo your objection pertains purely to one's decision of whether to undertake different maths courses. Half your objection to what UNSW has done is therefore gone. I think the university is correct in looking at maths results as an indicator. But...

Re: Law/ International Studies Macquarie timetable and credit points confusion! Hi Andrew_MM, You don't have to enroll in all your subjects now. You enroll on a semester by semester basis (or possibly one year at a time, I'm not sure about MQ). If you fail a subject, you do it again. If you...

If your friend obtained a UAI above the cut-off and did not receive an offer, tell him to phone the UAC immediately.

Well basically because DFEE people compete with CSP people for transfers (they are all in the one pool of non-recent school leavers), by SMH's logic, anyone who transferred at all is rorting the system. Which is obviously ludicrous.