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Re: Ask Monash University
« Reply #150 on: December 22, 2015, 09:34:16 pm »
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Has anyone ever transferred from Deakin/RMIT Science into Monash Science after 1 year? Is it really competitive this way? Or would it be wiser to go into a Diploma at Monash college then into Science at the University?
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« Reply #151 on: December 22, 2015, 09:44:20 pm »
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Has anyone ever transferred from Deakin/RMIT Science into Monash Science after 1 year? Is it really competitive this way? Or would it be wiser to go into a Diploma at Monash college then into Science at the University?
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 I'm sure many people have transferred to Monash from Deakin and RMIT. It is not really as competitive as you may imagine to transfer; I imagine that if you get at least a 65+ WAM (which to put in context is halfway between a credit and distinction average) that you will have a very good chance at being successful. You could also consider transferring mid year if that is an attractive option for you.

 I would not recommend going the diploma route. It will most likely be cheaper and more straightforward if you are transferring from a degree rather than a diploma program (plus if it turns out the transfer didn't work out then at least you have a solid degree to fall back on rather than just a diploma).

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« Reply #152 on: December 22, 2015, 11:37:45 pm »
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The end of first year ? Can I send my application for mid-year entrance ?

Usually not, because at mid-year there are normally no CSP places available

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Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP) students who have previously met the admission criteria for a faculty degree can only transfer when the faculty has CSP places available. This will normally be at the end of the academic year for admittance in the next academic year.
http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/esg/agu/policies/internal-course-transfers.html

You would meet the pre-requisites to apply for the transfer which is only completion of two units at mid-year, but if there aren't any places available at that time, it is futile.
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« Reply #153 on: December 22, 2015, 11:43:38 pm »
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I imagine that if you get at least a 65+ WAM (which to put in context is halfway between a credit and distinction average) that you will have a very good chance at being successful.

Are you just speculating or do you have some experience or friends who have done this? Because people I know have had difficulty transferring with credit averages. My understanding is you need 75+, especially for an external transfer.
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« Reply #154 on: December 23, 2015, 06:24:10 pm »
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I'm sure many people have transferred to Monash from Deakin and RMIT. It is not really as competitive as you may imagine to transfer; I imagine that if you get at least a 65+ WAM (which to put in context is halfway between a credit and distinction average) that you will have a very good chance at being successful. You could also consider transferring mid year if that is an attractive option for you.

 I would not recommend going the diploma route. It will most likely be cheaper and more straightforward if you are transferring from a degree rather than a diploma program (plus if it turns out the transfer didn't work out then at least you have a solid degree to fall back on rather than just a diploma).

Thanks for the input. :)
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Re: Ask Monash University
« Reply #155 on: December 24, 2015, 12:08:46 am »
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Has anyone ever transferred from Deakin/RMIT Science into Monash Science after 1 year? Is it really competitive this way? Or would it be wiser to go into a Diploma at Monash college then into Science at the University?
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There was one guy on here a while ago who did science at Deakin and transferred over - most of his stuff got advanced standing, so that's pretty good. (that is, most of his units got credited)

However, if you go the diploma route, the upside is you can get your whole diploma credited and jump straight into the second year of your BSc if you want to major in chemistry or something from the biological sciences, so you basically have lost nothing, which isn't guaranteed for an external transfer. It's not as clear if you want to do physics, maths or environmental stuff, though, but you might be able to jump to second year for those as well.

I'd contact Monash college about what kind of grades you'd need to get to the BSc, but I imagine just a credit would actually be fine. Also ask about physics/maths/environment if you're interested. If you want to major in bio/chem and do the other stuff as a side thing, you're fine, but if you want to major in one of them, there's possible an issue.

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« Reply #156 on: December 24, 2015, 10:54:04 am »
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Are you just speculating or do you have some experience or friends who have done this? Because people I know have had difficulty transferring with credit averages. My understanding is you need 75+, especially for an external transfer.

 I was going off what the website says is the minimum required for an internal transfer (60%) and then adding a few % points. I've found that to be a pretty good guide in the past. I highly doubt you need 75+ to transfer into a single science degree.

 
Usually not, because at mid-year there are normally no CSP places available
http://www.buseco.monash.edu.au/esg/agu/policies/internal-course-transfers.html

You would meet the pre-requisites to apply for the transfer which is only completion of two units at mid-year, but if there aren't any places available at that time, it is futile.

 Just to add to this, I managed to get a CSP with no problems at all for a mid year transfer in the BusEco faculty (I was actually successful in my applications to two different courses within BusEco and got CSP for both), so you definitely have a good chance of getting a CSP if you have good enough marks to transfer.
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Re: Ask Monash University
« Reply #157 on: December 24, 2015, 11:04:31 am »
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Heyyy,
im planning to a double degree for buisness & buisness specialist
and if someone could just tell me how much extra work is a double degree?
will i have double exams??
thank you :)

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« Reply #158 on: December 24, 2015, 11:09:11 am »
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Heyyy,
im planning to a double degree for buisness & buisness specialist
and if someone could just tell me how much extra work is a double degree?
will i have double exams??
thank you :)

 There's a misconception that a double degree means double the work. The reality is that you will have very similar contact hours to single degree students. This is because you generally spread the extra units you do over an additional year so the overall workload is pretty much the same. You will still only be doing 4 units a semester (unless you decide to overload for whatever reason) so you won't have double exams.

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« Reply #159 on: December 24, 2015, 01:59:54 pm »
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Hi i did not manage to apply for the scholarship "Monash UniStart Bursary" The page says that  "Late applications are open between January and March each year". Do i need to be enrolled in a course? As far as i know i got into the clearly in with the Monash Gurantee for my course. I am a commencing student in 2016 does that mean i automatically get it? I didnt apply through VTAC throughout this year. Do i need to apply again through VTAC in Jan-March? I am eligible through the financial difficulty section

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« Reply #160 on: December 24, 2015, 02:19:00 pm »
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Hi i did not manage to apply for the scholarship "Monash UniStart Bursary" The page says that  "Late applications are open between January and March each year". Do i need to be enrolled in a course? As far as i know i got into the clearly in with the Monash Gurantee for my course. I am a commencing student in 2016 does that mean i automatically get it? I didnt apply through VTAC throughout this year. Do i need to apply again through VTAC in Jan-March? I am eligible through the financial difficulty section
You'll reapply with Monash after you've accepted and enrolled into one of their courses.

Don't worry, after they open you'll have a couple of months to apply! Don't worry about it until after you've sorted out your enrollment.

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« Reply #161 on: December 24, 2015, 05:43:51 pm »
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There's a misconception that a double degree means double the work. The reality is that you will have very similar contact hours to single degree students. This is because you generally spread the extra units you do over an additional year so the overall workload is pretty much the same. You will still only be doing 4 units a semester (unless you decide to overload for whatever reason) so you won't have double exams.
Okay thanks so much!! i was also wondering will my hours be longer?? i was talking to a friend who is in Uni and she said if i am able to  handle extremely long hours like 9-6pm each day?? is that true  :o

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« Reply #162 on: December 24, 2015, 06:06:26 pm »
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Okay thanks so much!! i was also wondering will my hours be longer?? i was talking to a friend who is in Uni and she said if i am able to  handle extremely long hours like 9-6pm each day?? is that true  :o

 I spend less hours than that at university in a week, much less a day.

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« Reply #163 on: December 24, 2015, 06:08:14 pm »
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Okay thanks so much!! i was also wondering will my hours be longer?? i was talking to a friend who is in Uni and she said if i am able to  handle extremely long hours like 9-6pm each day?? is that true  :o

Depends ENTIRELY on your course.

Science students generally have the largest contact hours (except maybe med, because dey all secret and I have no idea what their hours are like.) Engineering students like to say theirs are larger, but I can promise you that they're full of it.

As a science student, yes, I often spend a full 9-6 day at uni each day of the week - BUT I also know plenty of science students (with just as many contact hours as me!) only spend 10-5 or 10-6 days at uni, and they'll only come in 3 days a week. I also know some who only come in 3 days a week and only have 2-5 or 2-6 days.

It all depends on your course and how well you set up your timetable. For your business/business specialist double, I highly doubt you'd spend every day at uni from 9-6. Maybe you will if you do all your work at uni and hence have no homework, but otherwise I reckon you'll be in from like 9-3 a few days a week.

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« Reply #164 on: December 24, 2015, 06:54:20 pm »
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Depends ENTIRELY on your course.

Science students generally have the largest contact hours (except maybe med, because dey all secret and I have no idea what their hours are like.) Engineering students like to say theirs are larger, but I can promise you that they're full of it.

As a science student, yes, I often spend a full 9-6 day at uni each day of the week - BUT I also know plenty of science students (with just as many contact hours as me!) only spend 10-5 or 10-6 days at uni, and they'll only come in 3 days a week. I also know some who only come in 3 days a week and only have 2-5 or 2-6 days.

It all depends on your course and how well you set up your timetable. For your business/business specialist double, I highly doubt you'd spend every day at uni from 9-6. Maybe you will if you do all your work at uni and hence have no homework, but otherwise I reckon you'll be in from like 9-3 a few days a week.

Ooooh thank you so much for clearing it up :)
-- Yeah she was freaking me out so much lol , so it would be easy to balance a job and uni right? Do u work?