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Which student clubs have study groups? Thank you
Hi! I recently got invited to the Student Peer Leader video interview + Assessment centre and had a couple of questions
In the email it told me that the video interview would consist of an introduction + 3 interview questions but I did not have an introduction section to record. Did anyone else have this too?
Does anyone know what happens during the assessment centre 😅 I have never been to one before so am a bit nervous
Hi everyone. I’m considering doing either Managing Globally(MGMT30004) or Management Consulting(MGMT30012)elective in my final semester.
Due to I’m a transfer student there aren’t other options bc prerequisite
I had searched from Reddit says Globally seems like a completely mess but simply. All I want is pass. Any comments would be appreciated, thanks!
Hey!
I'm a first year bachelor of science with a major in psychology, and I was wondering if there was anything wrong with my schedule? I made this thinking that I couldn't put one subject directly after another, but if I can then it can undergo revisions. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!
Hi,
Past students of these classes, when did you get access to the texts for each class? What were the texts you used?
anybody going to singapore (nus) for exchange 2025? pm me, would love to connect!
hey guys hope everyone’s doing well! The commerce internship interview deadline is next friday on the 7th of February. One of the companies I applied for was BlueRock, has anyone heard back from them, It would be much appreciated if you could lmk thank you 🙏🏽
Help🥴
Hi guys. Does this timetable look manageable? Any advice is appreciated!
Do I have to fill out for 4 subjects? (including breadth) I currently have a Core, 1 elective and 1 breadth subject which meets the 37.5 minimum credit stated in the university's website. I have one elective blank, but is it fine if I do not apply for any subjects for that section? If I have to, can I have recommendations for futher level 1 science subjects to take for Animal Health and Disease Major?
How long after the class until the lectures are posted in general and specifically for HPSC10002?
I am starting the JD this year, and this might be a stupid question, but do the classrooms have a significant amount of charging outlets? My laptop battery life is very very poor and would need an outlet for my laptop to last the duration of class. Wondering for whether a new laptop with better battery is worth it or not. Thanks!
Hi!
I'm entering my final year in my urban planning major but I feel like SO MUCH of the degree has been theory focused and I have literally 0 hands-on skills. I was just starting to get comfortable with ArcGIS until the class ended and the license expired
What are some key recommended pieces of software that will be good to get familiar with before I start the semester, or even good for the industry? Also after that, should I just play around with said software or are there good intro guides?
Thank you!
How doable is this and will I crumble under stress? How likely is an H1 with my current wam being h2b?
PS: majoring in econ and finance. I've already done the other compulsory subjects and QM1
does anyone have the tips, slides/materials for MIIM20001 and/or PATH20001? was thinking of prepping and familiarising the content ahead of time thx!
Basically the title. I noticed a lot of my friends complaining that their parents earn too much money for them to get youth allowance, and I just assumed that their parents were well off. I only just got round to looking it up, and realised how wrong I was. If your parents earn over ~$65,000 combined, the amount you're allowed decreases by 20c for every dollar over. That is ridiculously low, even if you ignore the problem with those <22 who don't live with their parents who are still classified as dependent. How on earth is it so low? I'm flabbergasted.
Edit: Sorry to everyone assuming, but I am not an out of touch rich kid. I am from a single parent family on <40k a year.
Copying one of my comments up here for the people that don't seem to get it:
The point of the youth allowance is to help students with parents that can't help them financially. It supports the student, not the family. The max value of the youth allowance is 16.4k a year, which is what centrelink feels is the minimum amount of additional support a student needs to live independently whilst studying full time and working part time†.
You are joking if you think that most families can provide this for their children, especially if they have multiple of them. It is significantly more expensive to support children living away from you than with you. We are in a cost of living crisis, interest rates are high, rent is ridiculous, and food costs are up. Everything is more expensive for both the family and the student at the minute, making this level of support from the average family even more unlikely.
†I do feel this is quite a high amount, but the point stands that many families can't provide this for their children.
Is the study load too much? Should I be choosing easier subjects that could boost my WAM? If anyone has taken these courses before or has any insight, I’d really appreciate your advice!
hey guys!
i’ve been allocated to the university of toronto - st george campus and i was wondering if anyone else is going?
i think it would be nice to go together and have someone from back home :))
Hi,
I just got into the University of Bologna for exchange S2 2025. Does anyone who’s been in the past have any tips?
Thanks!
I’m currently choosing my timetable preference but I realised that there’s so many classes. My plan has yet to be completed as I haven’t added bio practicals+ workshop and SCIE1005 workshops to my timetable. Can anyone who’s enrolled in the same subjects let me know if it’s normal to have this many classes?
Hi, so I am currently an Indian student doing the Ib and looking forward to apply to umelb for bachelors of commerce. The requirement is a 35/45 but my predicted is a 38/45, what are the changes that I will get an unconditional offer? my extracurriculars include a research paper that got published, 2 internships with certificates and a few completions. Thank you !
Hi, looking for advice with course transfer. I am currently a biomedicine student at unimelb, but have realized its not really what I want to study during my undergraduate. My Atar was 97.5, but because of extenuating personal circumstances (a parent relapsed on substances and nearly died, my family split up, and I was living apart for them for the first time, on top of other mental health issues) I struggled a lot and my wam this year was pretty low at 64.5. I didn't fail any subjects, just scored low, so I don't think I was eligible for fee remission. I applied for a course transfer to science, thinking my atar would get me in, but it did not, which makes sense after speaking to stop 1.
Does anyone have any advice on my situation? Is there anyway unimelb or another institution would take my personal circumstances into account and accept me based on my atar? I didn't write a personal statement, but the stop 1 advisor I spoke to gave me the vibe that they don't really consider them that much.
I understand why I didn't get accepted, but it's just a pretty frustrating situation and really rubs salt into the wound for this crappy crappy year.
For further context, this is my first year, and I have taken 62.5 credits (50 of which impacted my wam).
Hey guys have been accepted into University of Manchester for business, anyone who has went in previous years could you share a bit of your experience please, also anyone going sem 2 2025!!
I'm currently taking a hiatus from my studies and did not keep up with the Outlook change related drama. I signed into the Outlook mobile app today using pre-saved student Google account info and did not get a prompt for 2fa, but signed in successfully. Is that normal?
I need the credit so suggest a great subject to take for a summer term at unimelb please, I don’t want to do any exams 😭.
Thank yallllll.
Latin 1 or intensive beginners Latin?
(I’ve never done, or learned Latin before)
Hi, I am a New Zealand student on his last year of High School, and currently on holiday at Melbourne visiting my family. I plan on studying here in Melbourne wondering what university is recommended for biomedical science? I plan on either being a Anaesthetist, Surgeon or General Practitioner. My family members here in Melbourne recommended Monash University, should I aim to get accepted there or at Melbourne University? (Of course I will apply for both)
Hi,
Just got my exchange outcome for Sem 2 2025 and somehow got allocated to a "mystery destination" despite having an 89 WAM. Applied for CMU, UPenn, and UIUC.
My Situation:
- Major in Computing science
- Undergrad
- Action Taken: Contacted Global Mobility (waiting reply)
Seeking Advice From:
Anyone allocated to mystery destinations before:
- What unis were you offered?
- Did it turn out better than expected?
People who got into CMU/UPenn/UIUC:
- What WAM did you have?
I'm honestly pretty crushed—I really thought I'd get into at least one of my choices...
(PS: Using a throwaway acc for privacy)