Are there any students here doing bachelor of commerce and actuarial studies at unsw, would love to know your recommendations on whether I should accept my unsw offer or got to Macquarie.
from my perspective:
at least for acturial, both will have the same content since its standardised by the acturial society or whatever its called, so there shouldnt be any differences, and from what ive heard theres not much bias between unsw/macquarie in the field due to this. however here are some pros and cons for both unis:
unsw:
pros:
- slightly higher ranking (thats more research type stuff though)
- might be somewhat more internship oppurtunities given
- way more majors to pick from
cons:
- trimesters likely compress content more than macquarie
- light rail/bus commute is supposedly bad and inconsistent (depends where u live tho)
macquarie:
pros:
- content probably less compressed than unsw since theres no trimesters
- seems to have more flexibility in electives
- metro station right outside the uni (and the train line from the city is open next year so even more convenient)
cons:
- appears to be less majors than unsw
- might be a bit out of the way to commute to, at least unsw is a bit more centralised (again, depends where u live)
overall id just say pick whats more convenient to commute to, unless if u dont like trimesters like me (a few weeks extra for learning heavy subjects makes a big difference) in which case go to macquarie.
