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Title: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: azure on January 16, 2012, 04:48:05 pm
Anyone else?

:)
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Greatness on January 16, 2012, 05:03:06 pm
I'm in :D
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: acinod on January 16, 2012, 05:07:41 pm
Me three :D
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: kamb0z on January 16, 2012, 05:18:52 pm
Me four
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: kevinmaau on January 16, 2012, 05:37:20 pm
See you guys there :D!
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: liuetenant on January 16, 2012, 05:50:52 pm
Plans on any majors yet? :O
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: kwheattt on January 16, 2012, 05:56:03 pm
What do you guys think was the clearly in?
I think i just missed it :(
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: werdna on January 16, 2012, 05:57:14 pm
Yep me too! :)
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: azure on January 16, 2012, 05:58:13 pm
Clearly in has been released. It was 95.45
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Tashi on January 16, 2012, 06:07:26 pm
Where did you hear the clearly in? And yeah me too! Majoring in eco/finance :)
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: azure on January 16, 2012, 06:09:41 pm
It was in another thread. Here you go: Unimelb Clearly in released here!! - email from VC

I'm planning to major in eco/finance too! :D
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: 24309 on January 16, 2012, 06:13:49 pm
Hey guys,
I got 95.05 and missed out on first offer

Chances of second round ? When is it ?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: kwheattt on January 16, 2012, 06:17:17 pm
Chances of second round with 94.3?

Ah I'm so gutted!
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Gloamglozer on January 16, 2012, 06:22:36 pm
With regards to second round offers at UoM, please read this.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: david10d on January 16, 2012, 06:30:51 pm
sup


thinking about majoring in accounting/finance


edit: i'm gonna be a loner at melb. noone i know is doing it >_<
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: lilaznkev1n on January 16, 2012, 08:03:57 pm
Yeap I'm in
david10d im thinking of majoring in accounting/finance as well :)
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: xdecay on January 16, 2012, 08:21:00 pm
well done everyone.
shall be transferring over after one semester (because i didn't do methods rofl).
see you guys then! :)
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Greatness on January 16, 2012, 09:18:10 pm
Most probably finance/acc or finance/eco maybe even acutary...
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: liuetenant on January 16, 2012, 10:00:09 pm
Um..anyone considering a business major? Is it worth it? i want to major in marketing...but don't know what else to do. Business is doable?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Tashi on January 16, 2012, 10:34:24 pm
Um..anyone considering a business major? Is it worth it? i want to major in marketing...but don't know what else to do. Business is doable?

Business is kinda just a random major - no specific subjects. You can't double major with business.

http://www.bcom.unimelb.edu.au/majors/majors.html
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: liuetenant on January 16, 2012, 10:41:30 pm
could i major in marketing..and take up other random subjects, provided i meet prerequsites? is business regarded as useful? lol. i have no other way to put it :)
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Tashi on January 17, 2012, 12:16:12 am
could i major in marketing..and take up other random subjects, provided i meet prerequsites? is business regarded as useful? lol. i have no other way to put it :)

That would mean you'd only major in marketing. You're not allowed to double major with business.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: trinh on January 17, 2012, 12:16:58 am
Don't know what to do... what you guys think about actuarial studies?
Help me out guys
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: david10d on January 17, 2012, 12:25:25 am
you get cashed up, but it is hard
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: trinh on January 17, 2012, 12:30:15 am
Exactly how hard it is?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: david10d on January 17, 2012, 12:32:37 am
i've heard that the drop out rate for the first year is pretty high. although if you like maths and have a passion for it, it would be a good to consider it
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: trinh on January 17, 2012, 12:42:05 am
Ohh ok then... i guess if it doesn't work I'll drop out by first year. I will have time to complete another major in 2nd and 3rd year right?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: bangbros on January 17, 2012, 12:51:57 am
Ohh ok then... i guess if it doesn't work I'll drop out by first year. I will have time to complete another major in 2nd and 3rd year right?

Yeah, fair few students do that.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: trinh on January 17, 2012, 01:56:12 am
I got a 95.35 and didn't get in. :(
Seeing as the clearly-in is 95.45 anyone think I have any chance of getting a 2nd round offer?

Thats harsh, guessing you didn't have Seas
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Panicmode on January 17, 2012, 01:57:19 am
I got a 95.35 and didn't get in. :(
Seeing as the clearly-in is 95.45 anyone think I have any chance of getting a 2nd round offer?

If you don't have SEAS than no.

The Melbourne model is stupidly stupid like that.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: forumguy on January 17, 2012, 07:29:26 am
In.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: davidle_10 on January 17, 2012, 09:48:24 am
I'm in. Planning to major in accounting and finance.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: soopertaco on January 17, 2012, 10:28:15 am
I'm in. Planning to major in accounting and finance.
Same here.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: dc302 on January 17, 2012, 10:50:47 am
I'm in. Planning to major in accounting and finance.
Same here.

Who isn't?? :P
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: myheaven on January 17, 2012, 11:09:17 am
YEAH YEAH ACCOUNTING/FINANCE WHAT UP :D
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: tram on January 17, 2012, 03:23:08 pm
could i major in marketing..and take up other random subjects, provided i meet prerequsites? is business regarded as useful? lol. i have no other way to put it :)

Business majors is reasonably useful, but essentially it's essentially two subject from each of three different majors. Personally i think would be more beneficial to jsut do a double major in two specific disciplines

Don't know what to do... what you guys think about actuarial studies?
Help me out guys

It's good, and so far the maths subjects have been the hardest part, not the actuarial subjects. It's a good, employable major but it is challenging. You can very easily change out of the major and switch into virtually any other major you want after 1st year and into a finance/economics major after second year if you course plan smartly so defs give it a go and see how you go with it.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: liuetenant on January 17, 2012, 05:04:42 pm
what's the 'difficulty' of economics? lots of maths? i dunno.. i've never considered it before...marketing/economics a job major? what that lead to any jobs? haha..i wanna be an art or marketting director :D
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: aes_999 on January 17, 2012, 05:09:12 pm
econometrics seem to involve a whole lot of maths, economics less so.
That's cause ur going to have a lot of formulas for business statistics in
econometrics.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: dc302 on January 18, 2012, 02:27:28 am
econometrics seem to involve a whole lot of maths, economics less so.
That's cause ur going to have a lot of formulas for business statistics in
econometrics.


There will be lots more maths if you did it academically though (like masters, PhD etc).
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: ceekayx on January 18, 2012, 09:55:56 am
everyone seems to be doing accounting and finance :O would finance and marketing be a strange combo? or should marketing be done with management?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: tram on January 18, 2012, 10:34:07 am
everyone seems to be doing accounting and finance :O would finance and marketing be a strange combo? or should marketing be done with management?

haha, you'll find an inordinate proportion of people (basically everyone asian) does accounting/finance. Really there are no 'strange' combos, just do what you enjoy, it will lead you to a job you enjoy, no point picking  majors if you're not going to enjoy it! Also i know plenty of people tha are planning to mix management or marketing with another major, there is nothing that forces you to do them together, although that generally is the norm
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: kwheattt on January 18, 2012, 10:49:23 am
I got a 95.35 and didn't get in. :(
Seeing as the clearly-in is 95.45 anyone think I have any chance of getting a 2nd round offer?

Thats harsh, guessing you didn't have Seas

SEAS/access Melbourne this year has become a little unfair imo
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Planck's constant on January 18, 2012, 10:53:14 am

would finance and marketing be a strange combo?



Sounds very reasonable to me.
So does Finance/Management

It has been explained to me that not doing accounting gives up on some traditional areas of employment but leaves open other more ambitious plans, particularly if you plan to continue with a Master of Engineering or a JD etc


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Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: ceekayx on January 18, 2012, 03:39:06 pm
ooo okok :) haha that's more reassuring cus everyone that I know that got into Bcomm seems to be going for acc/finance.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: cltf on January 18, 2012, 04:56:40 pm
Question, say I want to do masters of engineering, does that mean because of the breadth subjects required, I can't do a double major in Commerce?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Greatness on January 18, 2012, 05:52:16 pm
Question, say I want to do masters of engineering, does that mean because of the breadth subjects required, I can't do a double major in Commerce?
+1
Also if you are able to do a double major (finance/acc or finance/eco) would there be any spare units at all after taking into consideration the engineering sequence? - I was thinking that it might depend on what majors you are are doing and which eng sequence cos some of them have overlapping units.

How da heeeeelll do you use the handbook? I search a keyword i.e. finance and nothing comes up... :s
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: tram on January 18, 2012, 10:14:42 pm
Question, say I want to do masters of engineering, does that mean because of the breadth subjects required, I can't do a double major in Commerce?
+1
Also if you are able to do a double major (finance/acc or finance/eco) would there be any spare units at all after taking into consideration the engineering sequence? - I was thinking that it might depend on what majors you are are doing and which eng sequence cos some of them have overlapping units.

How da heeeeelll do you use the handbook? I search a keyword i.e. finance and nothing comes up... :s

With the double major with the eng breath sequence (i assume it is six subjects?) then in third year you would not have a any spare units but you should have a few in first/second year if you only do the compulsory subjects. Having said that, if you want to get as muhc accreditiation for the CA (accounting) qualification as possible it would not be possible while doing a 6-subject breath sequence as you need to take specific breath subjects and take more accounting subjects than strictly necessary for the major.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: cltf on January 18, 2012, 11:10:15 pm
Question, say I want to do masters of engineering, does that mean because of the breadth subjects required, I can't do a double major in Commerce?
+1
Also if you are able to do a double major (finance/acc or finance/eco) would there be any spare units at all after taking into consideration the engineering sequence? - I was thinking that it might depend on what majors you are are doing and which eng sequence cos some of them have overlapping units.

How da heeeeelll do you use the handbook? I search a keyword i.e. finance and nothing comes up... :s

With the double major with the eng breath sequence (i assume it is six subjects?) then in third year you would not have a any spare units but you should have a few in first/second year if you only do the compulsory subjects. Having said that, if you want to get as muhc accreditiation for the CA (accounting) qualification as possible it would not be possible while doing a 6-subject breath sequence as you need to take specific breath subjects and take more accounting subjects than strictly necessary for the major.

Damn all engineering requires 8-10 breadth subjects, so that means you cannot do double.... so the question now is, should I do a double major, or a single major with engineering breadths?
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: dc302 on January 18, 2012, 11:13:25 pm
Question, say I want to do masters of engineering, does that mean because of the breadth subjects required, I can't do a double major in Commerce?
+1
Also if you are able to do a double major (finance/acc or finance/eco) would there be any spare units at all after taking into consideration the engineering sequence? - I was thinking that it might depend on what majors you are are doing and which eng sequence cos some of them have overlapping units.

How da heeeeelll do you use the handbook? I search a keyword i.e. finance and nothing comes up... :s

That's strange..did you use quicksearch and select 'all entry types'? It should definitely work.
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: tram on January 18, 2012, 11:17:26 pm
Damn all engineering requires 8-10 breadth subjects, so that means you cannot do double.... so the question now is, should I do a double major, or a single major with engineering breadths?

Well what type of job do you want to go into? i.e. why do the eng in the first place? (don't answer it now, for you to think about) either way, start off with doing everything, then see what you like more and then drop what you don't
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: Greatness on January 18, 2012, 11:19:19 pm
Question, say I want to do masters of engineering, does that mean because of the breadth subjects required, I can't do a double major in Commerce?
+1
Also if you are able to do a double major (finance/acc or finance/eco) would there be any spare units at all after taking into consideration the engineering sequence? - I was thinking that it might depend on what majors you are are doing and which eng sequence cos some of them have overlapping units.

How da heeeeelll do you use the handbook? I search a keyword i.e. finance and nothing comes up... :s

With the double major with the eng breath sequence (i assume it is six subjects?) then in third year you would not have a any spare units but you should have a few in first/second year if you only do the compulsory subjects. Having said that, if you want to get as muhc accreditiation for the CA (accounting) qualification as possible it would not be possible while doing a 6-subject breath sequence as you need to take specific breath subjects and take more accounting subjects than strictly necessary for the major.

Damn all engineering requires 8-10 breadth subjects, so that means you cannot do double.... so the question now is, should I do a double major, or a single major with engineering breadths?
Far out this is kinda confusing the hell outta me hah  i think i need to have a look at setting up my own course structure...
Pls link me :( Im getting so lost with these sites im just going in circles -__- stupid links!
Title: Re: Commerce at Melbourne Uni 2012
Post by: xXjAmEZXx on January 19, 2012, 09:16:44 pm
me! bwahaha. dunno what to major in though...


also if anyone could explain to me how to enroll into subjects, it would be much appreciated. i have no idea whats going on with this site...