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Re: UNSW General Chat
« Reply #105 on: May 24, 2019, 10:02:14 am »
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Yep, I'll do that as soon as the final marks are out. Even though there's a very small chance that the final marks have changed, I'm still hoping for something to have happened! Would you happen to know whether the university is open to letting student see their final paper? Thanks for all your help :)
Each school has their own policy regarding this sort of stuff. It's not UNSW's management that is responsible for this. Generally the staff at UNSW maths are pretty nice and people have been permitted to see their paper on request.

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« Reply #106 on: June 07, 2019, 12:15:52 pm »
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Hey, I’m a first year at UNSW doing Law and International Studies.

I got a HD for Law in term 1. Is this good? / how good is this? Like do lots of people get this? Or is this really good? Idk where I am on the curve.

Thanks :))

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« Reply #107 on: June 07, 2019, 12:29:57 pm »
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Hey, I’m a first year at UNSW doing Law and International Studies.

I got a HD for Law in term 1. Is this good? / how good is this? Like do lots of people get this? Or is this really good? Idk where I am on the curve.

Thanks :))

Any HD is really good! That's a great mark - nice job.

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Re: UNSW General Chat
« Reply #108 on: June 07, 2019, 06:31:21 pm »
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Hey, I’m a first year at UNSW doing Law and International Studies.

I got a HD for Law in term 1. Is this good? / how good is this? Like do lots of people get this? Or is this really good? Idk where I am on the curve.

Thanks :))
Basically, from here onwards, treat a High Distinction as a band 6, except usually <10% of the cohort get that high. There is no grade higher than HD.

The exact percentage varies depending on your degree/courses, but it always means at the upper end. For many degrees (law would be included in this I imagine) HDs are definitely not common.

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« Reply #109 on: July 05, 2019, 03:22:40 pm »
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The exact percentage varies depending on your degree/courses, but it always means at the upper end. For many degrees (law would be included in this I imagine) HDs are definitely not common.

IIRC Law faculty scales all of their courses to have a roughly consistent distribution
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« Reply #110 on: July 05, 2019, 04:44:10 pm »
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IIRC Law faculty scales all of their courses to have a roughly consistent distribution
Does not seem to surprise me, but your evidence?
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« Reply #111 on: July 05, 2019, 04:52:06 pm »
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« Reply #112 on: July 05, 2019, 04:57:40 pm »
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Mine's not too bad (Tuesdays are going to be annoying though). Will probably have placement Thursday and Fridays so that should be interesting!  :)

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« Reply #113 on: July 05, 2019, 08:00:58 pm »
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My timetable seems to get better every term! I'm liking this one
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« Reply #114 on: July 06, 2019, 05:45:10 pm »
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Hey guys just wanted to know roughly how many mature aged students there are at UNSW? My mum might potentially study there soon and just wanted to know if she can find some fellow mature aged students there like her! (to add context: my mum’s in her mid 40’s and will potentially do double degree in law and international studies- most likely part time?)
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« Reply #115 on: July 09, 2019, 08:14:31 pm »
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Hey guys just wanted to know roughly how many mature aged students there are at UNSW? My mum might potentially study there soon and just wanted to know if she can find some fellow mature aged students there like her! (to add context: my mum’s in her mid 40’s and will potentially do double degree in law and international studies- most likely part time?)
Varies from faculty to faculty. (Personally only know like 1 in math but have seen heaps in comp.)

I can't make any prediction with international studies but there would be a fair few for law I imagine? Maybe double check with Emily and others to be sure.

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Re: UNSW General Chat
« Reply #116 on: September 07, 2019, 12:36:35 am »
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Well I can't say I'm overly thrilled about my marks. But I achieved my main objective.

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« Reply #117 on: September 07, 2019, 02:36:31 am »
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Hi, does anyone know the WAM needed to get the Dean's Award?I'm a first year and my WAM is now 90, I'm wondering if there's any possibility I can get it. Thanks!

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« Reply #118 on: September 07, 2019, 09:23:06 am »
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Hi, does anyone know the WAM needed to get the Dean's Award?I'm a first year and my WAM is now 90, I'm wondering if there's any possibility I can get it. Thanks!
Varies from faculty to faculty. (Most generally do for 90's though.)

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« Reply #119 on: October 22, 2019, 11:00:51 am »
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Just got a progression check back and if I want to finish my degree on time, I need to overload term 3 next year. Watch how stressed out I'm going to be :(

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