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bachelor of commerce or bachelor of psychology

which is better to do before law? new student soon and unsure of what to apply to!

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2024/12/04
11:39 UTC

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Student jobs for Full-Time Post Grads

Any tips on where I should start looking? -Course starts in January

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2024/12/04
05:52 UTC

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Internships

Hi! Do you know/ever done an internship related to biomedical sciences at UWA? Share your experiencešŸ™šŸ» And also, it is possible to get an internship as a freshman?

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2024/12/04
03:09 UTC

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BIOL1130

Hi everyone!

Iā€™m considering taking BIOL1130 next semester instead of ANHB1101 like I planned to originally and wanted to hear from those of you whoā€™ve done BIOL1130 before. Iā€™m especially curious about:

ā€¢ Workload: How much time did you spend studying or completing assignments weekly?

ā€¢ Exams: Were they tough? Were they mostly theory, problem-solving, or application-based? Any tips for prep?

ā€¢Content-Heavy?: Did it feel overwhelming, or was it manageable if you stayed consistent?

Also, if there are any resources or strategies you found helpful for this unit, Iā€™d love to hear about them! Thanks in advance for any insights you can share.

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2024/12/03
14:54 UTC

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Have you transferred from Curtin or any other university? If so, why?

From Curtin, thinking of transferring over!

15 Comments
2024/12/03
14:07 UTC

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Part Time Honours

Has anyone done a Science Honours part time while working full time? I'm weighing my options and wanting to know people's experiences managing part time honours and full time work šŸ«¶

5 Comments
2024/12/03
09:05 UTC

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Undergraduate Research Workload

Has anyone done any STEM undergraduate research at UWA here? I had a meeting with a professor and they seemed to put a lot of emphasis on the commitment and time required to work with them in their lab. Could anyone help me understand how much time commitment it would be, over summer and during the semester. Thanks

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2024/12/03
05:38 UTC

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ANHB 2nd year units

Out of the 2nd year ANHB units ANHB2212, ANHB2214, ANHB2215 and ANHB2216, which three are the best in terms of content and manageable..?

TIA!!!

4 Comments
2024/12/03
05:27 UTC

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Study Techniques for programming units

Hey all, Iā€™m enrolled in a CS major and am half way through my degree. Does anyone have any tips on how to study for programming units? I do really well during the semester with assessments but struggle maintaining the mark and I believe it all comes down to study technique. I am taking on 4 units for next sem: CITS2005, CITS2200, CITS3403 and INDG1150.

If anyone has any tips that are willing to share, Iā€™d greatly appreciate it! :)

3 Comments
2024/12/03
04:01 UTC

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Awaiting Ranking - Post Grad Application

Hi there,

The status of my current application is Awaiting Ranking. Anyone knows the usual timeframe on this?

Cheers!

4 Comments
2024/12/03
02:06 UTC

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Master of Infectious Diseases

Hi everyone, I have just finished my Bachelor of Biomedical Science and have now been offered a spot in Masters of Infectious Diseases at UWA and was wondering if anyone could provide insight into the course. Primarily the goal is the use this degree to boost my GPA for medicine, but I also do have a strong interest in this field. My questions are:

  1. Is this a course where it is doable to achieve a high GPA and set me up to get into med proceeding completion?
  2. What are career options like? I canā€™t find much in the way of specific jobs that require a masters of infectious diseases anywhere so I am a bit worried about that.

Thank you for the help :)

7 Comments
2024/12/03
01:36 UTC

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Tips to increase GPA?

Hi everyone! Iā€™m a 2nd year student and I find myself doing pretty well during the semester but I always struggle with exams somehow and end up with Ps or CRs only and Iā€™m really trying to increase my GPA! Iā€™m doing biomed btw. Does anyone have any recommendations for level 2 and 3 units that donā€™t have exams or tips or any study techniques that may be able to help me?

10 Comments
2024/12/02
13:47 UTC

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FNSC2200

Has anyone done this unit before and how was their experience? Is it super intensive or more relaxed? Iā€™m doing it over the summer semester and worried about how much time I should be dedicating to it. TIA xx

2 Comments
2024/12/02
13:42 UTC

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Bachelor of Science, Master of Secondary Teaching (Major in Anatomy and Human Biology)

Hi! Is there anyone who studied this course or is studying it currently..? I want to get an idea of the availability of jobs after graduating.. Thank you!!

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2024/12/02
13:31 UTC

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ANHB2215

Hi! Thoughts on the unit ANHB2215..? I'm considering taking the unit next semester so it would be great if you guys can share your experience...TIA!!

0 Comments
2024/12/02
13:22 UTC

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Med application enquiry

Hey all,

Was just wondering if the school leaver ATAR cutoff for rural applicants to the assured pathway medicine course was still 98? All Iā€™ve seen is 98 but Iā€™ve heard it might be lower as well. Thanks

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2024/12/02
12:10 UTC

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Electives help

Currently enrolling into my first year of uni. I am planning on doing advanced computer science majoring in artificial intelligence by the start of 2nd semester.

I've selected all my units for my first semester, but because I am doing CITS1401 in 2nd semester, I am not able to do any CITS elective because they are all either incompatible or i am lacking prereqs.
Any recommendations for electives that suit cs/ai in my 2nd semester would help.

Thanks.

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2 Comments
2024/12/02
09:29 UTC

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ANHB2212-2024 semester 1

How hard was this unit in 2024? I saw a review on student vip that it wasnt too bad as of 2024 but it was only one review and I know it's been fairly hard in earlier years. Because I'm thinking of moving from the anthropology/evolution stream (in the ANHB major) to the general anatomy part and taking ANHB330, ANHB331, ANHB2212, rather than ANHB3315, ANHB2215, ANHB3322. I'm also interested by the new units, and they have good coordinators (one with Vanessa and one with the human bio head) and I'm worried by the low enrollments in the anthropology stream and the marking is apparently questionable as well. Any advice would be great thanks.

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2024/12/02
07:20 UTC

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MICR1101

Has anyone done this unit? If so, what is it like? Is it similar to phar1101? Is it different? Do you recommend it? Seems like there are no student vip reviews for it and I canā€™t find anything as it is relatively new

0 Comments
2024/12/02
06:35 UTC

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Letter of Commendation?

I know one friend of mine who got it from her professors. But how do you get this letter? Is it only given to those who topped a unit? Have any of you guys received a letter/e-mail like this before?

5 Comments
2024/12/02
05:13 UTC

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ECON3310

Hey guys, I need to do one more 3rd yr econ unit to round off econ credits for my degree, not good at math and the only ones left that seem to be less math-intense are health econ (didn't hear many good reviews about this one) and history of econ ideas.

Has anyone done this unit, and if so, is it hard, easy - what's the content/unit structure like. Is it even worthwhile...? Any advice would be appreciated.

Cheers.

0 Comments
2024/12/01
12:04 UTC

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PSYC3315 Textbook

Hi! I read on a couple of student platforms that this unit is very content heavy, so i just wanted to know the textbook used so I can at least plan ahead haha. Thanks xx

1 Comment
2024/12/01
10:18 UTC

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Extra info about units?

Is there any way to learn more about a unit before enrolling for next semester, eg unit outline, assignment weightage, topics etc? Basically stuff that you only get after the semester starts. Is it rude or too forward to ask unit/course coordinators about this, or should I maybe contact the student office?

Another thing is that I noticed LMS has a ā€œyour grade vs class meanā€ kind of thing but most coordinators donā€™t reveal or input the class marks into the system. Again, is it rude to ask for this info? Just curious on how my grades compare to the average. TIA

9 Comments
2024/12/01
08:08 UTC

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Questions about Accounting major

Hi! I am an international student considering accounting as a second major. My current major (which is not very practical but is something that I truly enjoy) is very unrelated to commerce, so I am a little worried about what effect this may have on my gpa. I am curious about whether most accounting units be considered ā€œHD-ableā€ or if they are considered really hard by most. (Sorry for the weird phrasing)

I also noticed that the ACCT1101 unit description states no prior knowledge in accounting is required. Is that really true? Would someone with little knowledge in commerce be able to achieve a HD?

Any advice is appreciated! Thanks in advance :)

2 Comments
2024/12/01
07:50 UTC

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late and desperate for internships

does anyone here ever landed a self sourced internships (not for accepting it as a course credit/etc)? im an intl student doing a grad coursework degree w/o any feasible chances for industry exposure so far. and is it too late to find those starting right after this new year if i just beginning to find one this month? i would appreciate for any informations or experiences you share. thanks

4 Comments
2024/12/01
01:32 UTC

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LAWS1104

Hi, Iā€™m considering taking this unit and would love to hear your thoughts about it. I donā€™t have any background in Law so Iā€™m wondering if this unit would be suitable for someone like me. Is it possible to achieve HD? I noticed on StudentVIP that the exam was open-book but Iā€™m not sure if thatā€™s still the case. Could you please share your experiences and any advice you have about this unit?

Thank you! šŸ˜Š

4 Comments
2024/11/30
23:05 UTC

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MATH1700

Hi has anybody done this unit? Is it suitable for beginners who aren't that great at maths? How were the assessments like? HDoable?

Thanks to anyone who responds!

0 Comments
2024/11/30
22:52 UTC

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Website not working when applying for new course?

I'm applying to transfer to a different degree, the application has multiple 'pages'. Got stuck on the third page 'Course Details'. It says 'please provide the following information' and then there's just a blank page. I've tried exiting out and going back in, I've tried it in another web browser. It just won't load. I've emailed at askuwa but since it's a weekend I'm unlikely to get any response. Has anyone else experienced this before and knows how to fix the issue?

2 Comments
2024/11/30
14:50 UTC

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