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Re: UNSW chit chat thread 2017 inb4 rest of first years start using this thread.

Hey guys, made a thread in the ASB section but have a few more general questions about subjects considered WAM boosters. This is my first semester at UNSW, and I enrolled in the following subjects: MATH1141 SCIF1121 FINS1613 ACCT1501 I chose SCIF1121 over MATH1081, as I was warned...

Here's my timetable: I take Commerce / Bsc (Advanced Mathematics) (Hons) I've got a series of questions, looking for general advice on. 1. Is ECON1101 worth taking in S1? I took economics in Year 11/12 on a non-HSC curriculum, while I enjoyed the content and got good marks I particularly...

You can change your preferences before main round on Jan 6, however a lot of universities (like UNSW) have guaranteed entry schemes that require you setting your preferences early. http://www.uac.edu.au/undergraduate/offers/dates.shtml All the rounds before January 6-18 are early offer...

Most of my classmates/peers don't speak english. Those that do are in competition (bell curve scaling) and wouldn't help other students in the scaling group. :/ As I take an equivalent to 3U/4U, there is no defined curriculum and response - we're just provided with lecture material and...

Interesting - do you deduce your WAM to consistent study alone? I'm finding independent learning for 4U and 3U math to be much slower without having third parties to check my work with. Especially with notation and proofs. I'm interested in paying for tutors, because it ensures the learning...

Ah, answered it all directly, maybe I'm jumping ahead before admission. Thanks though! Will PM.

My current school (from ACT) has a 100% independent learning math system. I've realized that while I'm doing very well - it would be much preferable if I had someone to talk problems out with. The general consensus in my school is that students learn themselves with textbooks and a 1h lecture...

Hi UNSW subforum, It's likely that I will be attending UNSW next year. I'll most likely be taking commerce/AdvMath/Actl sci, although I am fairly concerned about the differences in work from Y12 to university. I have a few questions: 1. Is it normal for students to get tutoring from...

I'll message you some of my thoughts (emphasis it's my opinion, feel free to disagree) tomorrow morning. But, imho Umelb and Usyd are great universities. What area are you studying? (I'm going into AdvMath / Actl Sci)

I'm not 'salty' about ANU. I have enough criticism of it as I do of UNSW. This is an ANU subforum, and a thread where other users are criticizing ANU. I'm contributing. I'm not studying my bachelor yet - I'm waiting to receive my final results. I study a further mathematics program ANU...

Most people who are actually studying at ANU don't take the time to research the admissions process and quality of ANU. I'm from the US, sibling studying at Ivy as transfer from Au. I study some of my math at ANU. I don't despise ANU, I just posted some of my criticisms of the universities...

Umelb - Yes, they have ivy exchange partners. (Upenn, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia) USyd - Yes, ivy exchange partners. (Upenn, Princeton, Cornell, Columbia, Harvard) UNSw - Yes, ivy exchange partners. (Upenn (Wharton), Princeton, Cornell, Columbia) ANU - No ivy partners.

Congratulations on the tuckwell - I didn't make it past the interviews. Any university can get you into US leagues if you have high GPA / sound extracurriculars / good application / decent externals. If you're doing law, Usyd has harvard as an exchange partner, that's about the closest you...

Weigh out the costs and benefits. I have 0 context for this. I'm assuming you got the tuckwell?

It's misleading. The article is obviously extremely misleading. Nearly every university in the world admits students with bonus points or equivalents, which reduces the admission score below the standardized cutoff. ANU does this, UNSW does this, Usyd does this, Ivy Leagues in the US offer...

TL;DR, everything you said isn't true or clearly misinformed. The example I provided is extremely specific to one type of degree - Bachelor of Actuarial Science. Macquarie is the first university in Australia to offer this, and UNSW has the highest ATAR requirement for the degree in the...

Just wanted to add, despite not being an ANU student (HS grad 2016), I have many friends who have gone to ANU. I'm advised by almost every single one of them who have looked into other universities (I.e UMelb, Usyd, UNSW) that I should study interstate if I can. The only advantage of ANU is...

Heh, I wouldn't say it rewards intelligent students exactly. A lot of the high ATAR students (99.5+) tend to be very good at doing exactly what the teacher says, working hard on it, and forgetting it after the semester is over. Although, it's interesting how the HSC rewards students ability to...

Out of curiosity, how many of you wish you could study a continual assessment system (best 3.2 semesters, each semester you are given assignments and exams and you work over the course of 2 years to improve your grades) or instead enjoy the HSC? I'm an ex-sydney student who took my prelims in...