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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: QuantumJG on September 23, 2009, 08:40:14 pm

Title: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: QuantumJG on September 23, 2009, 08:40:14 pm

Hey guys,

Today I got a letter from the maths department congratulating me on my progress in calculus 2. I'm so happy I basically was told that they recommend that I do further study with maths and statistics.

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: samuch on September 23, 2009, 08:42:10 pm

well done :)

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Noblesse on September 23, 2009, 08:46:17 pm

I got one a couple months back for Intro Micro, from Jeff Borland. Said I could come talk to him anytime about economics...except he is going to teach at Harvard next year :(

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Collin Li on September 23, 2009, 09:32:11 pm

I have a few, but a lot of subjects don't care enough! Plus, it's a waste of paper :P

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: humph on September 23, 2009, 10:17:03 pm

The only subject I've ever gotten a letter from was Linguistics, which I only did one semester of  ;D I don't think they bother with them at the Maths department at ANU.

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: mark_alec on September 23, 2009, 11:08:33 pm

Gotten them for Chemistry and Maths (last year.)

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Gloamglozer on September 24, 2009, 08:55:55 pm

Congratulations.  Obviously unis really care about their students' progress.

EDIT:  Then again, after thinking, they would if the students do eventually become notable alumni lol.

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: iamdan08 on September 24, 2009, 10:10:26 pm

Do you get one for a H1, or do you have to like really kill the subject and get 90+?

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: ninwa on September 24, 2009, 10:18:47 pm

I don't know about other disciplines, but for law you get one if you get HD - you don't have to get over 90 (cos >90 is highly unlikely in law).

Same as some arts subjects (I got ones for French but they were more "you're good at this subject please don't drop it we need more French students" rather than congratulatory =_=).

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Fyrefly on September 24, 2009, 10:34:05 pm

Hmm... I got one for micro last year... I've had better results in other subjects though that I never received anything for.
I think it comes down to the individual disciplines and whether or not they choose to try and recruit more students XD

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Benny on September 29, 2009, 10:40:16 pm

Good job.:)

I don't think it's done for 3rd year subjects though.:D

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Collin Li on September 30, 2009, 09:10:22 pm

I got one for 333-301 Investments.

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Eriny on October 01, 2009, 07:27:43 pm

I got a letter from ANU saying that I'd be well-suited to doing honours in political science :|

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: Benny on October 02, 2009, 12:19:25 am

I should've been more specific. I meant that I don't think they give them out for 3rd year maths subjects. That or they believe a 95 in a second year subject is more significant than a 99 in a third year subject. I think the congratulatory letters are a promotional tool that they use to encourage students to continue their studies at Honours level.

Title: Re: How many people got a letter congratulating them on their results in a subject.
Post by: dcc on October 05, 2009, 11:46:49 pm

I got the same letter (as QuantumJG) for Mathematics 1.

Jeff Borland also wrote one (for microeconomics!)