hApPy1 said:
Right so my first preference is at Macquarie- followed by many other much wanted preferences at Macquarie- one big problem...ITS TOO DAMN FAR FROM WHERE I LIVE!
gah!
moving is NOT an option and i really really really really really really really need to end up at Macquarie! you see, i live in the shire (cronulla etc) and according to the city rail trip planner it would take me approximately an hour and a half on public transport to get there...gah! so an average 8:30am start would have me out of bed at like 6am! or earlier!
has anyone had a similar issue? how did u handle it?
thanx guys
Things to keep in mind:
1. Travelling an hour and a half actually isn't that bad, if you're organised. Asylum lives in like Penrith. You just need to plan and make sure you pack the night before.
2. You probably wouldn't start at 8:30. If you did, it wouldn't be for every day all year -- maybe one 8:30 start a week, depending.
3. Many subjects' lectures can be downloaded; with many subject's tutorials being scattered throughout the week/througout the day -- so between timetabling your tutorials and downloading your lectures, you should be sweet.
4. It sounds bad, but you can always pick subjects based on a good timetable. Obviously you wouldn't pick a subject just for the fact that it's at a good time, but you can keep it in mind.
5. Does the trip planner screw you around? I mean, there are a few direct trains from the Shire to Chatswood. Depsite it thinking so, you can get a bus from Chatswood station directly to the uni (565). From memory, the trip planner likes to say 'go to central, change to epping, get a bus from epping', when it should so 'go to chatswood, get a bus'. I double checked, it says this:
Dep: 9:05 CityRail Route: BONDI JCT LINE Route Diagram | Alternative Times
Cronulla Station Map this Leg
Arr: 9:50
Redfern Station Map this Point
walk 60 metres Map this Walk
train Dep: 9:57 CityRail Route: NORTH SHORE LINE Route Diagram | Alternative Times
Redfern Station Map this Leg
Arr: 10:26
Eastwood Station Map this Point
walk 90 metres Map this Walk
bus Dep: 10:32 Sydney Buses Route: 545 Route Diagram | Alternative Times
Eastwood Station, Railway Nr Ethel Map this Leg
Arr: 10:41
Macquarie University, Set Down Terminus Map this Point
when getting a direct train is possible.
I hate that site, anyway, it always neglects really obvious alternatives; like getting a train from the Shire to Town Hall, then getting a bus from teh QVB to Macquarie. That would probably take bout an hour and a quarter in peak-hour.
But yes, don't trust that stupid site.
