The Monash Jaffy (first year) Thread 2013

[taiga]

Commerce students!

*shameless plug time* selling first year...

-management textbook (MGC1010) including the iStudy card - $60

- marketing textbook (MKC1200) but Monash made a modified version last semester that is exactly the same but they chopped out a few pages, ill let it go for $25

-microeconomics textbook (ECC1000) the version I have includes macroeconomics as well - $40

PM me if interested~

i will buy management off you for 10 dollars

[WonderBunny]

I'm only part time, so this will be my second first year. If anyone is doing Ancient Cultures, I might see you there!

[slothpomba]

Thanks yay monash
Well I'll be studying a double major in psych and ancient history in an arts degree
Got any tips for first years?

What badass majors.

Biggest tip is dont drop the ball. A lot of people are used to being forced to hand things in on time (or even at all) in highschool. In uni, no one makes you. You can hand it in late if you like with penalties, same work for less marks. I've done this a fair few times and regretted it every time. Plenty of people dont even hand in an assignment sometimes. So, just keep your discipline up.

Skipping lectures is ok long as you listen to them relatively soon after. Plenty of people skip lectures and only listen to all 30 the week before the exam or something.

Dont buy food from meeting point unless you want a new species of virus or bacteria named after you (especially the pasta).

[michak]

What badass majors.

Biggest tip is dont drop the ball. A lot of people are used to being forced to hand things in on time (or even at all) in highschool. In uni, no one makes you. You can hand it in late if you like with penalties, same work for less marks. I've done this a fair few times and regretted it every time. Plenty of people dont even hand in an assignment sometimes. So, just keep your discipline up.

Skipping lectures is ok long as you listen to them relatively soon after. Plenty of people skip lectures and only listen to all 30 the week before the exam or something.

Dont buy food from meeting point unless you want a new species of virus or bacteria named after you (especially the pasta).

are all lectures recorded and able to watch at home or only some of them? if this is the case will we be told whether the lecture is recorded or not?

[slothpomba]

are all lectures recorded and able to watch at home or only some of them? if this is the case will we be told whether the lecture is recorded or not?

Almost all lectures are recorded. The student union (MSA) ran a campaign last year and the year before to convince most of the lecturers to do it, as far as i know though, it's still up to their discretion.

The vast majority are recorded (almost all the recorded ones have video of the lecturers screen/projector output too).

If one is recorded, its almost certain all the rest will be too (barring technical failure, etc).

A provisional list should be here before uni starts - http://mulo.monash.edu.au/

If they were recorded last year, fair bet they will be for this year though. So, you can look at last years list.

[Devva[R]]

Ah, finally I don't feel like a Jaffy anymore. But I'll see Jaffys doing MTH1020 and MTH1030 this year.

[SenriAkane]

Got into ATS2143 so no 1st year jap unit

[alondouek]

So excited! Can't wait to get hopelessly lost like I did on open day last year. Kudos to the biomed students who informed me that I was on the entirely wrong side of campus

[JinXi]

I'm gonna sound like a JAFFY, but where the hell is South 1 lecture theater? Have a commerce unit there

[pi]

I think it's the one right in front of the left side of the bus loop

[BigAl]

incoming hope to see you guys around

[taiga]

I'm gonna sound like a JAFFY, but where the hell is South 1 lecture theater? Have a commerce unit there

JaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaFYYYYYY

It's behind the law building, or the first building across the loop from the bus loop.

Probably one of the few nice looking lecture theatres

[Em.]

lol how long will it take to get used to the clayton campus? its too big :/

[paulsterio]

lol how long will it take to get used to the clayton campus? its too big :/

it's big in land area, but you'll utilise like 20% of that land at max

[DisaFear]

I reckon around 2 weeks, max 3 weeks