Science at Macq Uin???????? (1 Viewer)

[jam3s]

I want to do either B medical science or just B science next year, heres the thing i live 5 min from Macq Uni but all my friends tells me Science at Macq is crap and i should do it at Sydney or Nsw, but it's so far from my place.

so would some 1 tell me if B science at macq is any good?

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

well from an opinion point of view, I think science at unsw and usyd is better coz they have a nicer brand name and good at marketing their graduates to potential employers. however, you only live 5min from mq. So what you have here is a cost vs benefit decision where u need to compare the lvl of crapiness of mq science with the lvl of utility u get from spending less time on transport. that decision will depend on your personally marginal utility curve and hence we cannot really decide for you.

 

[L1onHeart]

well if you really keen on science at macquarie, try to get into advanced science but they have cutoff UAI of 95 i guess... well mq has some oustanding research and centre of excellence but anyway you need to contact and ask more within the department.

 

[flyin']

-=«MČŇhﴊ»=-, just cos you did Econ111 it doesn't mean everyone else will understand "utility" and "marginal this and that". =p

 

[Grizzly]

-=«MČŇhﴊ»=-, just cos you did Econ111 it doesn't mean everyone else will understand "utility" and "marginal this and that". =p

ROFL,
-=«MČŇhﴊ»=-, u doing it this semester, or last year ?

 

[golfstick]

yeah they really do get the title of gayest post of 2004

 

[Grizzly]

yeah they really do get the title of gayest post of 2004

Who and what are you talking about golfy ? :S

 

[iambored]

do some research with potential employers?

what's the med science course for anyway? will you have to transfer to usyd to finish it off?

 

[bscienceboi]

1/ Science at Macqaurie doesn't seem to be very organised. Especially biology.
2/ It really doesn't matter which Uni you go to. Its what effort you actually put in.
3/ I had the choice to go to Syd or NSW but i chose MacUni cause of the atmosphere.
4/MedSci and Bsc are exactly the same course.
5/ If you choose to do MedSc at MacUni, you actually go to Sydney Uni for classes in your final year. (not sure how that works)

 

[jam3s]

cool thanx all

 

[jam3s]

1/ Science at Macqaurie doesn't seem to be very organised. Especially biology.
2/ It really doesn't matter which Uni you go to. Its what effort you actually put in.
3/ I had the choice to go to Syd or NSW but i chose MacUni cause of the atmosphere.
4/MedSci and Bsc are exactly the same course.
5/ If you choose to do MedSc at MacUni, you actually go to Sydney Uni for classes in your final year. (not sure how that works)

thx for all the info
so u saying that it dosen't matter if Science at Macqaurie ain;t that good because they end up the same,
so what degreed do u do ?
and what do u mean that "i chose MacUni cause of the atmosphere."
:uhhuh:

 

[doe]

I want to do either B medical science or just B science next year, heres the thing i live 5 min from Macq Uni but all my friends tells me Science at Macq is crap and i should do it at Sydney or Nsw, but it's so far from my place.

so would some 1 tell me if B science at macq is any good?

i do a BSc and its given me a lot of flexibility that my friends in degrees with set patterns of units dont have. you get a lot of freedom to choose what interests you from a variety of units in a variety of fields, even those only loosely considered science, eg philosphy (and computing ).

the club mac thing is a myth, at least for science courses, its as full on a workload as science at any other uni. the uni is quite scenic in places, especially around the bar, theres big sortof park with a mini lake and stuff, its nice to sit and chit chat during idle hours. people at mq are pretty cruisy, which can be a good and bad thing, i like it, cause i cant stand student politics or "causes"

which science were you thinking of doing? if you do a straight bsc you can do a variety of units in first year and see which interests you the most going into second year.

 

[jam3s]

i do a BSc and its given me a lot of flexibility that my friends in degrees with set patterns of units dont have. you get a lot of freedom to choose what interests you from a variety of units in a variety of fields, even those only loosely considered science, eg philosphy (and computing ).

the club mac thing is a myth, at least for science courses, its as full on a workload as science at any other uni. the uni is quite scenic in places, especially around the bar, theres big sortof park with a mini lake and stuff, its nice to sit and chit chat during idle hours. people at mq are pretty cruisy, which can be a good and bad thing, i like it, cause i cant stand student politics or "causes"

which science were you thinking of doing? if you do a straight bsc you can do a variety of units in first year and see which interests you the most going into second year.

thats what i wannted flexibility cuz i am unsure what interests me so i just want to get in BSc but does BMedSc have as much flexibility as the BSc????

 

[RIZAL]

well from an opinion point of view, I think science at unsw and usyd is better coz they have a nicer brand name and good at marketing their graduates to potential employers. however, you only live 5min from mq. So what you have here is a cost vs benefit decision where u need to compare the lvl of crapiness of mq science with the lvl of utility u get from spending less time on transport. that decision will depend on your personally marginal utility curve and hence we cannot really decide for you.

that's exactly what I was gonna say. Utility curves are the answer to most of lifes big questions.

 

[-=«MÄLÅÇhïtÊ»=-]

ROFL,
-=«MČŇhﴊ»=-, u doing it this semester, or last year ?

we did it last yr

 

[kacca29]

I've done a Chem degree at UNSW and a Biol degree at Macq and loved both of them. What you really want to look at is the research areas that you might be interested in. I know this is a bit of a hard call to make at this stage but on a first year level there's not much difference. It's at third year and honours that the big differences arrive. If you're really interested in medical research UNSW is a good choice because of their links with places like Victor Chang and Garvan. It's really worth you doing some research into it before you make your choice.

BUT if I were you I'd think about going to Macq. It's a great Uni, the research I was involved in is world class. And you can't go past 5 min away from home at this stage. Much more time for socialising (and studying of course). With a good UAI and first year grades you can easily change later on.