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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: Hancock on July 02, 2013, 11:36:35 am

Title: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: Hancock on July 02, 2013, 11:36:35 am: Hey, I'm just filling out my form to overload next semester and it asks for a reason. Is me saying -

"I wish to overload into a first year breadth subject as it will lower my contact hours and academic commitments in 3rd year, where I can solely focus on my major engineering subjects and finding some suitable internship work to gain practical experience in my chosen field."

ok? Just wanted another persons opinion who has overloaded.
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: vcestudent94 on July 02, 2013, 09:06:35 pm: I havn't overloaded, but its as good a reason as any I can think of to overload.
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: LeviLamp on July 02, 2013, 09:23:50 pm: With marks like yours you're clearly capable of handling a fifth subject, and the university's hardly going to refuse someone who consistently scores above 90. That's a fairly good reason to give, but I don't think you have anything to worry about.
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: Hancock on July 02, 2013, 10:31:21 pm: Yep, got approved like 20 minutes after the email! Cheers guys
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: b^3 on July 02, 2013, 10:36:48 pm: *cough* <-- Look Left *cough* :P

But seriously, good luck! :)

EDIT: 2800^th post
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: Hancock on July 02, 2013, 11:26:58 pm: Haha good stuff b^3 ;)

I'm taking:

MCEN30018: Thermodynamic and Fluid Mechanics
ELEN30011: Electrical Device Modelling
ELEN30012: Signals and Systems
COMP20003: Algorithms and Data Structures
ECON10003: Introductory Macroeconomics

Better not come back next semester have my grades drop 30% haha. Thank god I have all of the lecture notes / tutorial sheets already. Wish me luck!
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: b^3 on July 02, 2013, 11:29:13 pm: Quote from: Hancock on July 02, 2013, 11:26:58 pm
Haha good stuff b^3 ;)

I'm taking:

MCEN30018: Thermodynamic and Fluid Mechanics
ELEN30011: Electrical Device Modelling
ELEN30012: Signals and Systems
COMP20003: Algorithms and Data Structures
ECON10003: Introductory Macroeconomics

Better not come back next semester have my grades drop 30% haha. Thank god I have all of the lecture notes / tutorial sheets already. Wish me luck!
If worse comes to worse you can always save the semester in swotvac. Although don't get lazy ever, throughout the whole semester, even in week 1. You'll kick yourself later on when you have assignments all over the place and up at 4am trying to get them done on the day they're due :P (not saying you're going to be like that... lets just say from experience :P)

At least it's not 5 eng units :P Guessing macro will be a bit lighter than the others? (although I did a macroeconomics unit last year, absolutely hated it).

EDIT: wow, I use :P a lot..
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: Hancock on July 02, 2013, 11:42:50 pm: Yeah, I overloaded into ECON10003 because I did Intro Micro in my first sem and it wasn't too large of a workload compared to the eng subjects. Hopefully taking 3 3rd year subjects in 2nd year doesn't screw me over too much.
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: sluu001 on July 03, 2013, 08:31:31 am: You should be fine with macro. It really is a cakewalk for maths/engineering student. Also, the step up from 2nd yr to 3rd yr subjects are traditionally (im commerce at least) very small conpared to the gap between 1st and 2nd year.
Title: Re: Reasons for Overloading
Post by: p-brane on July 03, 2013, 06:55:38 pm: I overload each semester since I am accelerating my degree and since I transfer and need to make up credit.