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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #45 on: March 29, 2017, 10:45:56 pm »
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29th March
- Did an Electronics Quiz, seemed okay! Given the little time I had to prepare for it (my fault), definitely happy with how I answered the questions.
- Did an experiment on microwave antenna patterns with an old friend I hadn't worked with for about a year. Our demonstrator and my friend both work in (different parts of) the UNSW Quantum Computing Labs, so they hit it off like old chums. Our marking session turned into a massive banter session.
- Tutored, drove home, chicken schnitzel for dinner (highlight of the day, absolutely)
- God, does anyone watch My Kitchen Rules? I'm catching up on the episodes from earlier in the week. I know they want me to hate Josh, but jeez, he's obnoxious even for a reality TV show villain! ;)

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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #46 on: March 29, 2017, 10:51:31 pm »
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Started the day off a bit unproductive but we got there in the end...

- Linguistics tute this morning
- Philosophy lecture
- Literature lecture
- Caught up on a history lecture- still need to do the other tomorrow because for whatever reason the video kept stuffing up tonight.
- Finished history assignment
- Halfway through my history readings- planning to do the rest tomorrow
- More than halfway through drafting my philosophy assignment

Also went to the study abroad/exchange expo today and talked to a couple of people about studying overseas. Really leaning towards the University of Exeter at the moment.

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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #47 on: March 29, 2017, 10:57:12 pm »
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^How was the Expo, out of interest? Did you speak with the Monash people there?

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« Reply #48 on: March 29, 2017, 11:07:10 pm »
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^How was the Expo, out of interest? Did you speak with the Monash people there?

It was good! I came back with a lot of brochures, haha. ;D

I spoke with someone from the Arts faculty about exchange opportunities and then I spoke with a couple of people from the University of Warwick and University of Exeter- those were the main two that caught my eye although there were a lot of others. They basically had representatives from universities all over the world- America, UK, Europe and Asian countries- and it was a good opportunity to speak with people actually from there, they can obviously offer a very insightful perspective.

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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #49 on: March 29, 2017, 11:36:32 pm »
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Hey Coffee! Sorry (it's a little out of context) but I've been meaning to ask a Monash student this: how are the courses on literature at Monash in your experiences so far? I've been looking into it over the past few days, but I haven't had anyone's comment on how it's run yet. I'm just very curious, as I'm considering maybe doing literature or philosophy at uni. Thanks in advance!  ;D

Hey! I absolutely recommend philosophy. It's been one of my favourite units so far- even if it does frustrate me sometimes! :P

Literature is great too, the lecturers are really knowledgeable and go above and beyond. If you're doing VCE literature, the assessments are quite similar so I don't think you'll have a hard time adjusting. If you're not, I'd recommend speaking with your tutor about essay structure early on, because, at least in my case, there hasn't been any in-class support or lessons on essay structure- so you'll need to seek this out if you want to know.

You don't read one book per week but the pace is still much quicker than VCE, of course.

In regards to the actual course structure- you'll probably have one 1 hour lecture in person, one 1 hour online lecture, and one 1 hour tutorial.

I thought I always wanted to be an English major but personally I just haven't been enjoying this unit as much as I thought I would. Possibly because it's an introductory course and I would rather focus on specific points in literature. But I'm also just a little over it. What I'm doing is basically the same as last year and while I'm good at it and enjoy it when I really get stuck into writing an essay, the initial motivation isn't there- which is for some of my other subjects. Don't let this put you off though! It's a good course and I think a lot of people are enjoying it, it just hasn't worked out for me as I thought it might would.

Don't be afriad to have a read of the unit handbook on the Monash website either! You can take a read and see if its something that might interest you.

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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #50 on: March 31, 2017, 01:13:06 am »
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30th March

- IR tute, did my presentation
- politics tute
- philosophy lecture
- had an exam today
- did an IR quiz
Having an exam was a reasonable excuse to not do much ::)
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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #51 on: April 03, 2017, 04:45:33 pm »
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30th March

- IR tute, did my presentation
- politics tute
- philosophy lecture
- had an exam today
- did an IR quiz
Having an exam was a reasonable excuse to not do much ::)

How did the exam go, strawberries? Strange time of semester for it, isn't it?

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« Reply #52 on: April 03, 2017, 04:49:23 pm »
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How did the exam go, strawberries? Strange time of semester for it, isn't it?
Well I finished the exam quickly but I BS-ed a lot cos I didn't know some stuff :(

Actually I'm not a Victorian uni so our term dates are different :P
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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #53 on: April 03, 2017, 04:50:38 pm »
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3rd of April:
- First weekday that i'm off + not doing anything. Have just come off my final placement so now it's full steam ahead for my final 7 or so weeks. It actually feels quite weird sitting here not having to prepare for a class or something. Back in the full swing of things from Wednesday at uni. Fun times (did you hint the sarcasm?)
- I have full confidence still (after four placements + 1 year into my masters) that i've made the right decision.

i'm so out of it at the moment that I had to check whether today was a weekday. *sigh*
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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #54 on: April 03, 2017, 04:54:04 pm »
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Well I finished the exam quickly but I BS-ed a lot cos I didn't know some stuff :(

Actually I'm not a Victorian uni so our term dates are different :P

Oh, cool! How far through are you? :)

3rd of April:
- First weekday that i'm off + not doing anything. Have just come off my final placement so now it's full steam ahead for my final 7 or so weeks. It actually feels quite weird sitting here not having to prepare for a class or something. Back in the full swing of things from Wednesday at uni. Fun times (did you hint the sarcasm?)
- I have full confidence still (after four placements + 1 year into my masters) that i've made the right decision.



Awesome that you're still diggin' your decision, though! ;D

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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #55 on: April 03, 2017, 05:07:04 pm »
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- Had 3 hour lab
- actually produced a product  (benzyl alcohol)
- reliases that I'm so time poor that I made my 10-1 day an 8-3 day 😂
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« Reply #56 on: April 03, 2017, 05:09:35 pm »
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- reliases that I'm so time poor that I made my 10-1 day an 8-3 day 😂

How did you manage that?! :o

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Re: University Journey Journal
« Reply #57 on: April 03, 2017, 05:10:38 pm »
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How did you manage that?! :o
Assignments. And unfinished prac reports ::)
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« Reply #58 on: April 03, 2017, 05:11:32 pm »
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Assignments. And unfinished prac reports ::)

What assignments are you working on at the moment? :)

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« Reply #59 on: April 03, 2017, 05:17:32 pm »
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What assignments are you working on at the moment? :)
An oral presentation (due tomorrow- just need to chuck in some graphics, nobody likes just text :p) and essay on epilepsy and the antiepileptic drug valproate, as well as a "philosophy of science" one where I have to make a scientific method and use it to derive meaning from some research from a MIPS (Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences) researcher. :)

I'm just glad I have nothing due next Wednesday. 8)
that'd make for a hectic 18th aha
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