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[BackCountrySnow]

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[BackCountrySnow]

Ok guys,
here are my options:

Economics

Econ/science

econ/arts

econ/science(psych)

econ/comm.

they all sound good.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

New question;
If Johns is the only college that interviews people, what do the other colleges base their decision on?

 

[Evilo]

New question;
If Johns is the only college that interviews people, what do the other colleges base their decision on?

they are just assigned people from the UAS. See the first year guarantee has to accept all the students who applied, so they have to take what they get given.
Because johns and burgmann are not owned by anu, the 1st year guarantee does not apply - but for obvious reasons they still take a significant number of first years.

 

[Evilo]

So does anyone have pics of the showers/bathrooms and the colleges?

i lol-ed again. I sware i emailed you about this.

All the hallways/blocks have a seperate shower/toilet facilites - meaning you dont have to walk further than about 20m. There are 5 "cubicle' showers in a row, and 5 'cubicle' toilets in a row. They've all got nice doors with locks on them. Showering together (with the opposite sex) is encorgaed for environmental reasons (jk).

Myths - Don't believe Anything you see on any american "frat house" movie. There are no windows where boys can watch you shower, girls + boys dont walk around naked, there are no showers with just 'heads' along a wall, you're not going to have a drug addict unconscious on the bathroom floor etc etc (any more myths i need to squash?). Tbh come to open day - its really worth it. Plus i'll be a tour guide

 

[humphdogg]

they are just assigned people from the UAS. See the first year guarantee has to accept all the students who applied, so they have to take what they get given.
Because johns and burgmann are not owned by anu, the 1st year guarantee does not apply - but for obvious reasons they still take a significant number of first years.

Heads of halls choose who goes to each college, not UAS. at bruce this year there were 7 applicants for each available place. our head was the one who chose which of those applicants got in (based on whatever criteria she felt like, i guess). obviously most of those were first years.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

they are just assigned people from the UAS. See the first year guarantee has to accept all the students who applied, so they have to take what they get given.
Because johns and burgmann are not owned by anu, the 1st year guarantee does not apply - but for obvious reasons they still take a significant number of first years.

So if i apply for b&G i'll get in for sure because of the 1st year garantee?

 

[falcon07]

B&G will be at 3/4 capacity next year due to renovations, so there probably won't be enough rooms for everyone applying.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

B&G will be at 3/4 capacity next year due to renovations, so there probably won't be enough rooms for everyone applying.

 

[Sammy-Blue]

So if i apply for b&G i'll get in for sure because of the 1st year garantee?

The first year gurantee means you get a place somewhere. It may or may not be where you wanted, don't stress about it most people I've asked got in where they wanted. Just don't leave it until the last minute.

Also, who the f&$^ likes B&G?

 

[Sammy-Blue]

Ok guys,
here are my options:

Economics

Econ/science

econ/arts

econ/science(psych)

econ/comm.

they all sound good.

Econ/Comm or Econ/Arts.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

Econ/Comm or Econ/Arts.

not too interested in eco/comm

but econ/arts sounds good.
I can do politics or int. relations.

psychology sounds fun too though.
So i don't know. Still deciding...

 

[Evilo]

Heads of halls choose who goes to each college, not UAS. at bruce this year there were 7 applicants for each available place. our head was the one who chose which of those applicants got in (based on whatever criteria she felt like, i guess). obviously most of those were first years.

wow news to me.
I can't see that as 100% true. i mean they have to put everyone somewhere. It would be kind of silly if every person who fell below the cut of each hall was just sent to rex/fenner.

Speaking of which, fenner is doing pretty well, and bruce is doing pretty shit in the sports shield atm.

The first year gurantee means you get a place somewhere. It may or may not be where you wanted, don't stress about it most people I've asked got in where they wanted. Just don't leave it until the last minute.

Quoted for truth.

psychology sounds fun too though.
So i don't know. Still deciding...

psyc was good, i did it in first year for "kicks".

 

[BackCountrySnow]

Are you doing a B science Evilo?

 

[Evilo]

Are you doing a B science Evilo?

yeah bachelor science (geology)

[double major geology] - but i 'dabbled' in quite a number of first year courses - psyc, comp sci, and sres etc

 

[humphdogg]

wow news to me.
I can't see that as 100% true. i mean they have to put everyone somewhere. It would be kind of silly if every person who fell below the cut of each hall was just sent to rex/fenner.

Speaking of which, fenner is doing pretty well, and bruce is doing pretty shit in the sports shield atm.

well yeah, they do have to take a certain amount of first years so that the first year guarantee goes ahead. but the heads to get to pick who.

and yeah, fenner's doing pretty incredibly this year. bruce's first years aren't great, unfortunately...

 

[Evilo]

well yeah, they do have to take a certain amount of first years so that the first year guarantee goes ahead. but the heads to get to pick who.

and yeah, fenner's doing pretty incredibly this year. bruce's first years aren't great, unfortunately...

hmm i spoke to a bloke at fenner, apparently their sports rep is top notch and its pulling everyone to events.

 

[neo o]

and yeah, fenner's doing pretty incredibly this year. bruce's first years aren't great, unfortunately...

Because the inter-hall sports shield is the only worthwhile way of assessing the quality of the first year intake, right? That doesn't surprise me coming from a Johns boy. TBH the first years look fine.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

Fenner's isn't on campus though is it?
bit far off..

 

[blacksunset]

Fenner's isn't on campus though is it?
bit far off..

yeh its like 2.5 k off i think
yeah b&g are cuttin down ressies, but they will stillhave new people coming. there are lots of people finishing their degree and leaving, so u would stil have a good chance to get in.
i think some of the ressies will be going to the new college being built too.. i cant remember what the e-mail said...