Who got into BComm with bonus points? (1 Viewer)

[Valupatitta]

Heyy...

Did any1 get into BComm with bonus points? or do you know any1 that did?

does bonus points really work???

thanx

 

[Uncle]

ah, did they raise the cutoff for commerce to near law level to counter the usual bottleneck influx of potential commerce students, HUH?

 

[kevinx2]

Half of UNSW Commerce got in with bonus points

Unis 'are inflating scores' - National - smh.com.au

 

[Arowana21]

these are cheaters!
this course should remain slightly more prestigious!
lol....

 

[tommykins]

what the fuck is prestigious about commerce?

 

[Arowana21]

it used to be....
soo little people wanting to be accountants etc getting a CA qualification...now it is just UBER popular...partly cos of the free points

 

[tommykins]

nah soz never was

 

[joshuaali]

these are cheaters!
this course should remain slightly more prestigious!
lol....

it used to be....
soo little people wanting to be accountants etc getting a CA qualification...now it is just UBER popular...partly cos of the free points

So you got in when it used to be "more prestigious"? When the cutoff was whatever it is now minus five?

Half of UNSW Commerce got in with bonus points

Unis 'are inflating scores' - National - smh.com.au

I'd approach that article with a degree of skepticism if I were you. I recall reading that a year or two ago (or perhaps it was a similar article by the SMH); the basis of the article was a quote taken from an anonymous poster from these very forums.

Besides, those bonus points aren't automatic: you do have to work for them, just like for your UAI (or ATAR now).

Even if there are some unis "inflating scores" as the article claims, there's nothing stopping other unis from taking a similar stance. Actually, I think it's a positive step forward. The UAI is outdated and it's been long in need of an overhaul.

what the fuck is prestigious about commerce?

Nothing really. I don't see any program as being more prestigious than another (perhaps the institution itself, but definitely not the programs it offers). People should choose a program not based on its supposed prestige but rather based on where their passion lies.

 

[Casmira]

commerce = glorified arts degree mixed with a bit of maths if u do proper majors

 

[TehAzner]

commerce = glorified arts degree mixed with a bit of maths if u do proper majors

Nicely put Casmira.

 

[tallkid34]

commerce = glorified arts degree mixed with a bit of maths if u do proper majors

I always thought law = glorified arts degree.

 

[Studentleader]

what the fuck is prestigious about commerce?

this

 

[Casmira]

I always thought law = glorified arts degree.

both of them are, they fall under the category social science

 

[Arowana21]

everything is arts. Thats why arts is a stupid course. Gets u no job these days

 

[sickk]

yep, good to see more of the engineering fanboys on a commerce thread...
everything is shit except engineering...

 

[tommykins]

everything is arts. Thats why arts is a stupid course. Gets u no job these days

aren't you doing commerce

 

[Casmira]

im not doing engineering either but i can appreciate the impact they make, its a shame them along with other more important roles like teachers, doctors, architects etc. are underpaid

you cant make a business man out of uni, entrepreneurs are born not made; i can see how it would be somewhat useful (i mean you want to know at least stats if you're interested in finance) but its way overglorified; everything taught is purely very very abstract models which are likely to be loaded with flaws and not relied in except for an analogy