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Re: How university works
« Reply #210 on: November 24, 2017, 11:31:51 pm »
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Yea I'm planning to do Nursing next year but I don't really have an idea of how does this whole thing work at all! :( and what do you mean generally you don't even need to buy them? they aren't that essential? sorry that i asked a lot tho  :'(
No stress! You'll be able to find out more when you get into your course - they'll generally bombard you with info in your first week (most courses run sessions in O-week with important info for the year), and they'll also tell you stuff during the year. You'll also be given a unit guide and such which will fill you in with more info about requirements.

And re: textbooks, it depends on the course and what textbooks are on the booklist. I'd generally recommend waiting till you're a few weeks in to see what textbooks you actually need. Most tend to not be vital (honestly, there's only one textbook on my booklist that I used weekly this year!), so you can just borrow them from the library at uni, which will have a lot of copies of textbooks (and depending which uni you're at, you could end up being able to have the textbook on loan for months and months). Saves a lot of cash for you!

But yeah, lecturers might usually tell you whether you need the textbook or not in the first few lectures you have, and you can also ask students in older year levels about which textbooks they think are important to have. :)

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Re: How university works
« Reply #211 on: November 24, 2017, 11:43:03 pm »
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No stress! You'll be able to find out more when you get into your course - they'll generally bombard you with info in your first week (most courses run sessions in O-week with important info for the year), and they'll also tell you stuff during the year. You'll also be given a unit guide and such which will fill you in with more info about requirements.

And re: textbooks, it depends on the course and what textbooks are on the booklist. I'd generally recommend waiting till you're a few weeks in to see what textbooks you actually need. Most tend to not be vital (honestly, there's only one textbook on my booklist that I used weekly this year!), so you can just borrow them from the library at uni, which will have a lot of copies of textbooks (and depending which uni you're at, you could end up being able to have the textbook on loan for months and months). Saves a lot of cash for you!

But yeah, lecturers might usually tell you whether you need the textbook or not in the first few lectures you have, and you can also ask students in older year levels about which textbooks they think are important to have. :)

beautiful! thankkk youuu so much :) hopefully it'll be a good year next year!

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Re: How university works
« Reply #212 on: December 30, 2017, 12:00:07 am »
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Hi,

Are breadth subjects (UoM) counted towards your GPA?

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Re: How university works
« Reply #213 on: December 30, 2017, 12:06:55 am »
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Hi,

Are breadth subjects (UoM) counted towards your GPA?

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yep (this also applies for "electives"@ monash)

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Re: How university works
« Reply #214 on: January 23, 2018, 04:39:02 pm »
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I did UMEP maths last year, and recently I got told that I could accept the credit from it, which means I won't have to do EDDA and maths for biomedicine. If I accept the credit, would that affect my WAM this year?
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Re: How university works
« Reply #215 on: August 18, 2018, 07:08:39 am »
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Hi Guys,
I may have to move interstate for the course I would like to do and I'm wondering how often uni has holidays? In other words, in a typical year, for how long can I come home? I know this will depend with each course but please give me a general overview about this.
Thanks so much!

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Re: How university works
« Reply #216 on: August 18, 2018, 08:22:23 am »
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Hi Guys,
I may have to move interstate for the course I would like to do and I'm wondering how often uni has holidays? In other words, in a typical year, for how long can I come home? I know this will depend with each course but please give me a general overview about this.
Thanks so much!

At monash a semester goes for 12 weeks and we have 1 week-long break in each. Between the semesters there is a longer break, and the summer holidays are longer than in highschool

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Re: How university works
« Reply #217 on: August 28, 2018, 08:24:10 pm »
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Hello everyone,
How would those with experience describe a 1.5 hour commute to and from university? Is it very arduous and tiring? Does it take away from the whole 'university' experience in terms of the clubs and social interactions?
Thank you in advance for your input.
(To put into perspective, I live in Frankston and will need to take the train to the University of Melbourne)

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Re: How university works
« Reply #218 on: August 28, 2018, 08:50:16 pm »
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Hello everyone,
How would those with experience describe a 1.5 hour commute to and from university? Is it very arduous and tiring? Does it take away from the whole 'university' experience in terms of the clubs and social interactions?
Thank you in advance for your input.
(To put into perspective, I live in Frankston and will need to take the train to the University of Melbourne)

Hey! I did it a few times a week back when I was studying, and I'm on a placement at the moment where I've been doing two hours, each way, every single day :P

It is a tiring thing, but I found that I was able to use the time on the train in useful ways - Catching up on sleep, watching downloaded lectures, all that sort of stuff. It does suck for the social aspect though, going to society events and stuff becomes a lot tougher (can't exactly travel 2 hours to go to a half an hour meeting, aha).

I think it is worth it if it is the place you want to be at! The travel is an adjustment, for sure, but I personally find it okay :)

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Re: How university works
« Reply #219 on: August 28, 2018, 08:57:17 pm »
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Hello everyone,
How would those with experience describe a 1.5 hour commute to and from university? Is it very arduous and tiring? Does it take away from the whole 'university' experience in terms of the clubs and social interactions?
Thank you in advance for your input.
(To put into perspective, I live in Frankston and will need to take the train to the University of Melbourne)
Hey there!
I currently take between anywhere between an hour and an hour 45 to get from home (in the outer south-west suburbs) to uni (also in Parkville). It can be a bit of a handful at times if there's delays or works (looking at you, Newport station, you always have problems that cause me to be delayed >.> ), however I don't mind it all that much, to be completely honest- I often use it to either relax/nap/listen to music, research stuff on my phone, or to do some of my uni work. I do note a lot of people napping on my morning trains though, when I'm usually energetic af :D

From my experiences so far, in terms of clubs events, it doesn't seem to take away from it at all, as a) I find that there's plenty of people to travel home with from uni if the event is after-hours, and b) that most uni club events (at least at my uni campus) happen during the day when I'm likely to be around campus, so that travelling at night with reduced train frequency becomes a non-issue. Socially/friend-wise, it doesn't seem to stop me either, as I previously mentioned that a fair few people I know from uni live out my way, so we frequently travel in/out together and we always seem to be able to meet up at uni when our timetables line up :)

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Re: How university works
« Reply #220 on: August 28, 2018, 09:07:13 pm »
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Hello everyone,
How would those with experience describe a 1.5 hour commute to and from university? Is it very arduous and tiring? Does it take away from the whole 'university' experience in terms of the clubs and social interactions?
Thank you in advance for your input.
(To put into perspective, I live in Frankston and will need to take the train to the University of Melbourne)

Last sem I was around 3 hours each way,  (and at uni 5 days a week w/ 3 8ams) which I found fairly draining, but now that I'm a bit under 2 hours I find it much more manageable. You get used to it and learn to make the most of the journey.

Either way, I felt no regrets about choosing the uni further from me (I live in the west)

If unimelb is the uni for you,  I wouldn't let the distance stop you.

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Re: How university works
« Reply #221 on: August 29, 2018, 09:23:01 am »
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Hello everyone,
How would those with experience describe a 1.5 hour commute to and from university? Is it very arduous and tiring? Does it take away from the whole 'university' experience in terms of the clubs and social interactions?
Thank you in advance for your input.
(To put into perspective, I live in Frankston and will need to take the train to the University of Melbourne)

How often would you be at uni, do you think?

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Re: How university works
« Reply #222 on: September 13, 2018, 02:26:13 pm »
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if you are at the beginning of your university journey then this is the post for you.

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Re: How university works
« Reply #223 on: December 19, 2018, 10:33:19 pm »
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Hi everyone!

I'm just wondering what to do until first round offers come out, and I don't really know how to prepare for Uni!
Or even should one be preparing for uni? as in for a potential course?

Because each day feels a bit guilty just relaxing if you know what I mean?

What did past people do to until offers came out?

Thanks so much guys! :)

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Re: How university works
« Reply #224 on: December 19, 2018, 10:59:19 pm »
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CHILL OUT. Honestly, you deserve your summer off after your long journey this year. Don't feel guilty - I know it feels strange not spending hours and hours striving towards something... everyone feels like it after they finish Year 12.

If you really have to - although this would be somewhat pointless, but something to do:
- Go onto the uni website and look at the new students section. Plan how you're going to get there - are you a bus rider? can you walk/ride a bicycle? Public transport? What can you do on campus? What support is available? What clubs etc might I like to join? These questions you could answer in the meantime.
- Have a look at the handbook for your course.. what units would you be doing in your first semester? if you have elective options, it may be a good chance to have a look and think about what you might choose.
- Check if you have to attend any additional days apart from the main orientation (some courses you have to, such as an enrolment day where you physically have to attend)

Without your offer/acceptance, this is quite redundant but can kill time and save you further hassle later on.

I personally didn't do any preparation whatsoever lol - If I were you, i'd just kick back and enjoy what freedom you have left as a semi-adult ("adult": referring to somebody with self-responsibility). i think I was returning home from my late schoolies when offers came out lol
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