Why do selective sc people keep choosing Actuary at UNSW? (1 Viewer)

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Like you aint getting hired over an engineer from MIT doing just engineering and science. Like calm your ass down small buddy.

Fuck you btw.
 

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im gonna do actuary at unsw
why not maths at usyd? are you sure u will enjoy programming?
the stupid ass proofs you enjoy in fucking four unit will NOT be present at UNSW. Nothing like it.

This is because UNSW math 1a is heavily coding based (questions require bashing the math programming software maple/matlab)
 
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why not maths at usyd? are you sure u will enjoy programming?
the stupid ass proofs you enjoy in fucking four unit will NOT be present at UNSW. Nothing like it.

This is because UNSW math 1a is heavily coding based (questions require bashing the math programming software maple/matlab)
What are you doing at uni
 

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why not maths at usyd? are you sure u will enjoy programming?
the stupid ass proofs you enjoy in fucking four unit will NOT be present at UNSW. Nothing like it.

This is because UNSW math 1a is heavily coding based (questions require bashing the math programming software maple/matlab)
Acturary isn’t programming
 

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why not maths at usyd? are you sure u will enjoy programming?
the stupid ass proofs you enjoy in fucking four unit will NOT be present at UNSW. Nothing like it.

This is because UNSW math 1a is heavily coding based (questions require bashing the math programming software maple/matlab)
i mean tbh i've always wanted to do programming but then i felt like it would be a waste of my atar to only go for comp sci
so i was like might as well go into actl
 

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What are you doing at uni
engo, but math 1a, 1b, 2... is computerized for all

so is physics 1a, 1b... continues.

This is a way UNSW's way of saying "fuck you, our vc needs an extra mercedes"

This is because UNSW would have to spend hours marking thousands of international students lmfao 🤣
 
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engo, but math 1a, 1b, 2... is computerized for all

so is physics 1a, 1b... continues.

This is a way UNSW's way of saying "fuck you, our vc needs an extra mercedes"

This is because UNSW would have to spend hours marking thousands of international students lmfao 🤣
So if I’m wanting a decent maths/ physics education DONT go to unsw? Usyd instead?
 

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i mean tbh i've always wanted to do programming but then i felt like it would be a waste of my atar to only go for comp sci
so i was like might as well go into actl
“waste of my atar” is truly the dumbest reason on earth not to do a course

do what u want to do, higher ATAR courses are not necessarily better
 

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Like you aint getting hired over an engineer from MIT doing just engineering and science. Like calm your ass down small buddy.

Fuck you btw.
because people are scared of doing a course without a clearly defined job at the end. actuary may be boring as shit but it has a clearly defined degree -> job that you don’t get it something like maths, even though maths is plenty employable if ur good
 

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“waste of my atar” is truly the dumbest reason on earth not to do a course

do what u want to do, higher ATAR courses are not necessarily better
yeah i knew i'd get this typa response but

it's not like i want to pour my heart into comp sci

actuary gives me something to aim for
i'm striving for a challenge

honestly if actuary had less of an atar requirement than data science, i would probably be taking data science
 

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yeah but compsci is very demanding cause By the Grace of Jesus I do it and legit have to do like 3 different worksheets with tests everyweek and programming assessments that do your head in but doesn't have as high an atar as acturial or whateves.
 

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yeah but compsci is very demanding cause By the Grace of Jesus I do it and legit have to do like 3 different worksheets with tests everyweek and programming assessments that do your head in but doesn't have as high an atar as acturial or whateves.
oh yeah ik the struggle

i've watched friends stress over overdue assignments

by a challenge, i definitely don't mean that kinda challenge 😭
i'd hate to be impounded by that type of stress
 

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yeah i knew i'd get this typa response but

it's not like i want to pour my heart into comp sci

actuary gives me something to aim for
i'm striving for a challenge

honestly if actuary had less of an atar requirement than data science, i would probably be taking data science
Just do data science
 

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