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VCE Stuff => Victorian Education Discussion => Topic started by: the.watchman on February 14, 2010, 02:12:57 pm
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Hey guys, I was wondering if this expo is worth going to.
My school gave me a free ticket, so I was thinking of going on maybe the Sunday.
Does anyone recall if any particular seminars were interesting?
Any help is greatly appreciated :P
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This expo basically has little to do with VCE. It's more about companies wanting to recruit people to work for them. The only benefit is you get some free stuff and if the army is there, go and talk to them and they might teach you how to use their weapons. Twas the highlight of my visit
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Yeah, the seminars aren't really worth it. They are just there to sell you something. It's better to go and swag the freebies there and if you need to buy some books or other educational stuff, most of the things there will be on special.
Also, if you have any questions about uni courses, the universities will have their own stalls as well.
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This expo basically has little to do with VCE. It's more about companies wanting to recruit people to work for them. The only benefit is you get some free stuff and if the army is there, go and talk to them and they might teach you how to use their weapons. Twas the highlight of my visit
Oh ok thanks guys, I probably won't spend long there then :P
But yeah, I guess I'll hoard some freebies and grab some Undergrad course guides
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i got distracted by going to the lectures from the free stuff
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It's really good to get information on future courses and to buy study guides and the like.
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what is there? a lot of freebies? ;)
:smitten:
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i finished up with about 20 pens, 4 rulers, and lots of lollipops :) and heaps of course guides.
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i finished up with about 20 pens, 4 rulers, and lots of lollipops :) and heaps of course guides.
Cool, I'll have a good walk around then and pick up one of everything! :D
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i finished up with about 20 pens, 4 rulers, and lots of lollipops :) and heaps of course guides.
Cool, I'll have a good walk around then and pick up one of everything! :D
You should try and get one of everything. You would leave with 10 trees. :o
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i finished up with about 20 pens, 4 rulers, and lots of lollipops :) and heaps of course guides.
Cool, I'll have a good walk around then and pick up one of everything! :D
You should try and get one of everything. You would leave with 10 trees. :o
I shall ... try ... :P
Looking forward to it! :D
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When is this thing on exactly?
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It's on here.
EDIT: Jokes aside, it's on:
Caulfield Racecourse (opposite Caulfield Station)
Friday 23 April 10am-4pm, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2010 10am-5pm
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Lol just go for freebies!
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FRREEBIES FTW!
my best freebie was.......environment bags and notebooks
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This sounds good, yay for freebies and seminars! :)
How much of a discount do you normally get for textbooks/study guides in this expo?
It varies from book to book but usually it's significant savings. Also, if you're planning to buy study guides, I would go for Unit 4 ones because the expo is so close to exams that you would want to start doing practice exams then.
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im just goin for to buy the cheap study guide :D
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
i dont think they were..i was clearly distracted by freebies :P i'm going! again!
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
Lol ok, but I think it will be VERY crowded there. Yeah, I'll probably drop in Sat afternoon too after chinese school to see if there's anything good to buy, if there is, I'll bring a few thousand bucks the next day and buy 50,000 books/studyguides :)
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
Lol ok, but I think it will be VERY crowded there. Yeah, I'll probably drop in Sat afternoon too after chinese school to see if there's anything good to buy, if there is, I'll bring a few thousand bucks the next day and buy 50,000 books/studyguides :)
LOL let me know if there's anything worth getting! :)
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
good one! organise it early or it will fail :P likewise to the VN meetup for tsfxlecture XD where i failked at organising and well it was a fail meet up :P
i'll come only if there is a free ticket!
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
good one! organise it early or it will fail :P likewise to the VN meetup for tsfxlecture XD where i failked at organising and well it was a fail meet up :P
i'll come only if there is a free ticket!
LOL I'll try :P
Oh our school had a few free tickets, me and some friends snapped them all up :P
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
good one! organise it early or it will fail :P likewise to the VN meetup for tsfxlecture XD where i failked at organising and well it was a fail meet up :P
i'll come only if there is a free ticket!
LOL I'll try :P
Oh our school had a few free tickets, me and some friends snapped them all up :P
sharing is caring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :3 thanks?
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How much are the tickets? $10?
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Are the seminars any good or are they more just promotive? I'm thinking Sat afternoon and whole Sunday if they're worth going to.
Dunno, I might just have a quick look around on the sun afternoon
Wanna have a VN meetup? :P
good one! organise it early or it will fail :P likewise to the VN meetup for tsfxlecture XD where i failked at organising and well it was a fail meet up :P
i'll come only if there is a free ticket!
LOL I'll try :P
Oh our school had a few free tickets, me and some friends snapped them all up :P
sharing is caring!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :3 thanks?
Soz, I only got one :)
Yeah azureblue, they're $10
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That's not bad - is it paid on the day at the venue?
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That's not bad - is it paid on the day at the venue?
I think so, there should be ticket booths there
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Awesome :) Is the Herald Sun expo any good btw?
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FREE TICKET DONATE HERE :3 thanks tehhee ><
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Awesome :) Is the Herald Sun expo any good btw?
better freebies? yeh...but yeh...
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FREEBIES... YAY!!!
What kind of freebies do they offer?
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Did anyone get a free ticket sent via email ? :D
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Did anyone get a free ticket sent via email ? :D
Nah, I got a freebie at school :)
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so you goin sunday the.watchman?
might see you there (if i knew what you looked like) haha
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I AM for the freebies if i can get a ticket b4 then for free *_*
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so you goin sunday the.watchman?
might see you there (if i knew what you looked like) haha
Yep, I'm Sunday, probably going with a friend
We should probably do a meet-up, if we can organise it properly :)
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Don't let anna organise it. Her last two failed XD
Oh, and I'll try and come. :P
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Don't let anna organise it. Her last two failed XD
Oh, and I'll try and come. :P
HA HA ... its not might fault T_T
i might come too :D if i get free ticket :P
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what is then and when is it
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i don't know if it the same, but some bookshop in the city gave like half a dozen tickets to some herald sun careers expo.
they're so fkn gay every time i go in there they try and sell me the whole damn store...
and they obviously think they are doing me a favour by giving me these gay tickets when in fact all they do is take up more room on my desk which is already laden with piles of crap!
edit: should snail mail them to anna, she likes free stuff :P
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i don't know if it the same, but some bookshop in the city gave like half a dozen tickets to some herald sun careers expo.
they're so fkn gay every time i go in there they try and sell me the whole damn store...
and they obviously think they are doing me a favour by giving me these gay tickets when in fact all they do is take up more room on my desk which is already laden with piles of crap!
edit: should snail mail them to anna, she likes free stuff :P
how did u know :D
teheee
snail mail them to me then :O
might go for freebies but cant go to the lecturess...too distracted by the freebies below the lecture rooms :P
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what is then and when is it
hmmm...
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what is then and when is it
Friday 23 April 10am-4pm, Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 April 2010 10am-5pm
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I'm thinking Sunday arvo, maybe from around lunchtime, but we'd have to discuss it closer to the actual day.
(I can't do either of the other days)
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Is it worth going two days?
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Unless you really want to attend a lot of the seminars, yes. Otherwise, no.
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Or to check out what deals they have on study guides etc., so you can bring the right money ;D
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what is then and when is it
hmmm...
I love setting an example. :P I would have used tinyurl to make it less obvious but either way, the message has been conveyed. lol
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What is it and what day is it on??
I'll laugh if someone replies
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What is it and what day is it on??
I'll laugh if someone replies
Indeed...
@Gloamglozer Tinyurl is unreliable, could be anything. Personally I don't go to any links to a tinyurl, so I left it as is.
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Sorry, change of plan, I'm now going on Saturday arvo, are people more free then or on Sunday?
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sunday :D
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Sunday... not sure if I'm bothered going on Saturday afternoon anymore.
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I'm not sure, probably could go on either day. But if Saturday afternoon, depending on the time, I could potentially be late for church. So I don't know, which day suits everyone else?
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Okay, let's talk about it closer to the day, at this stage I can't do Sunday, but we'll see :)
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I could alternatively go on Saturday afternoon though - is the expo entertaining enough to stay a full day or is half a day plenty to explore the whole premises?
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I could alternatively go on Saturday afternoon though - is the expo entertaining enough to stay a full day or is half a day plenty to explore the whole premises?
I guess it would depend on whether you want to go to any of the seminars on offer
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Can I go? Is this a VN outing?
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No and yes.
EDIT: I just had too :P
There has been some speculation on the matter, so if it goes ahead, yes you can.
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Of course you can go, it's just a matter of whether you are free or not to come join the VN group, on whatever day we all decide on :)
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No and yes.
EDIT: I just had too :P
There has been some speculation on the matter, so if it goes ahead, yes you can.
You're so cruel to me, just wait till MUEP maths starts again.
thanks watchman, my friend wants to go, I think I might keep her company :D
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I'm sorry... :P
That would be good, bring as many people as you can ;D Make a huge VN gathering (read:nerd meet)...
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I told her "I might go with some cool geeks." She just gave me a "???". HER LOSS :)
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That always happens when I talk to people about MUEP, they say "aren't they all nerds (like you Matt(here I am referring to myself))?" Then I say, "But they're cool nerds". And they're like "whaaa?? Cool nerd... No such thing"....
Yes, definitely their loss. :P
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Well I can't make Sunday, so if you guys end up on sunday, I'll probably go with my friend :) BUT ONE DAY WE DEFS NEED A VN GATHERING
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Ah. Indeed, a VN gathering would be good. Your house??
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BUT ONE DAY WE DEFS NEED A VN GATHERING
Haha everyone will turn up and be like, so what's your username???
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Nah I think yours is more accesible Matt ;].
Haha everyone will turn up and be like, so what's your username???
I bet we'll see alot of "OH MY GOD YOU'RE A GUY/GIRL? YOUR THINGY WAS ANONYMOUS"
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Nah I think yours is more accesible Matt ;].
Haha everyone will turn up and be like, so what's your username???
I bet we'll see alot of "OH MY GOD YOU'RE A GUY/GIRL? YOUR THINGY WAS ANONYMOUS"
Wait...
Your a guy, yeah?
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Nah I think yours is more accesible Matt ;].
Haha everyone will turn up and be like, so what's your username???
I bet we'll see alot of "OH MY GOD YOU'RE A GUY/GIRL? YOUR THINGY WAS ANONYMOUS"
haha, omg ur not asian (I'm not btw haha)
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Nah I think yours is more accesible Matt ;].
Haha everyone will turn up and be like, so what's your username???
I bet we'll see alot of "OH MY GOD YOU'RE A GUY/GIRL? YOUR THINGY WAS ANONYMOUS"
Wait...
Your a guy, yeah?
xDDDDDDD
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wonder if kyzoo knows the truth, LOL.
+1 for luken!
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wonder if kyzoo knows the truth, LOL.
+1 for luken!
hahahahaha
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actually, I have to wait 12 hours. I'm new to the karam thing==
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I could alternatively go on Saturday afternoon though - is the expo entertaining enough to stay a full day or is half a day plenty to explore the whole premises?
I guess it would depend on whether you want to go to any of the seminars on offer
Are the seminars just promotional, or do they actually teach something?
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I could alternatively go on Saturday afternoon though - is the expo entertaining enough to stay a full day or is half a day plenty to explore the whole premises?
I guess it would depend on whether you want to go to any of the seminars on offer
Are the seminars just promotional, or do they actually teach something?
I would imagine that they are mostly promotional, but might give you some interesting information.
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I think I'll just go on Sunday... Saturday afternoon could be better spent doing geometry :) And most of the seminars on Saturday are on Sunday too anyway.
SUNDAY
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English – studying English texts, reading and responding (David White, Education Consultant)
The University of Melbourne experience – a place for you! (The University of Melbourne)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Neap)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (TSSM – Creating VCE Success)
Secrets of VCE success (Mental Blank)
Sounds good :)
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Maybe I'll cancel/move/postpone my Sunday stuff if I can, yeah SUnday looks better :)
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SUNDAY
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English – studying English texts, reading and responding (David White, Education Consultant)
The University of Melbourne experience – a place for you! (The University of Melbourne)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Neap)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (TSSM – Creating VCE Success)
Secrets of VCE success (Mental Blank)
SATURDAY (PM)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications) = repeat
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Resources for Courses)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (Neap)
Yay, Macquarie University staff are going to be there :)
What is the other university approved by the Institute of Actuaries Australia apart from UniMelb, Macq, ANU and UNSW? The only approved uni in Melbourne is Melbourne Uni though... why is everything in Sydney??
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SUNDAY
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English – studying English texts, reading and responding (David White, Education Consultant)
The University of Melbourne experience – a place for you! (The University of Melbourne)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Neap)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (TSSM – Creating VCE Success)
Secrets of VCE success (Mental Blank)
SATURDAY (PM)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications) = repeat
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Resources for Courses)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (Neap)
Keep in mind that some of those info sessions are also advertising sessions. Although somewhat useful, the presenter will also try to advertise their company and their upcoming events.
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SUNDAY
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English – studying English texts, reading and responding (David White, Education Consultant)
The University of Melbourne experience – a place for you! (The University of Melbourne)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Neap)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (TSSM – Creating VCE Success)
Secrets of VCE success (Mental Blank)
SATURDAY (PM)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications) = repeat
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Resources for Courses)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (Neap)
Keep in mind that some of those info sessions are also advertising sessions. Although somewhat useful, the presenter will also try to advertise their company and their upcoming events.
Are they more info or advertising sessions? Because I'm not wasting a day listening to people promoting their company...
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SUNDAY
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English – studying English texts, reading and responding (David White, Education Consultant)
The University of Melbourne experience – a place for you! (The University of Melbourne)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Neap)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (TSSM – Creating VCE Success)
Secrets of VCE success (Mental Blank)
SATURDAY (PM)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications) = repeat
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Resources for Courses)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (Neap)
Keep in mind that some of those info sessions are also advertising sessions. Although somewhat useful, the presenter will also try to advertise their company and their upcoming events.
Are they more info or advertising sessions? Because I'm not wasting a day listening to people promoting their company...
They'll probably give you little snippets of info, then tell you to pay for their services.
I'm not sure how useful they will be :)
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SUNDAY
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English – studying English texts, reading and responding (David White, Education Consultant)
The University of Melbourne experience – a place for you! (The University of Melbourne)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Neap)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (TSSM – Creating VCE Success)
Secrets of VCE success (Mental Blank)
SATURDAY (PM)
VCE Units 3 & 4 English - insights into the contexts: succeeding in writing in context (Insight Publications) = repeat
VCE Units 3 & 4 Chemistry (Resources for Courses)
VCE Units 3 & 4 Maths Methods CAS (Neap)
Keep in mind that some of those info sessions are also advertising sessions. Although somewhat useful, the presenter will also try to advertise their company and their upcoming events.
Are they more info or advertising sessions? Because I'm not wasting a day listening to people promoting their company...
They'll probably give you little snippets of info, then tell you to pay for their services.
I'm not sure how useful they will be :)
It'll mostly be an info session as advertised. Take NEAP Chemistry as an example. For the first 5-10 minutes or so, they'll tell you "trivial stuff" like how is assessment is broken up, what the exam is, etc. Then they'll talk about chemistry. The level will be relatively easy and if you are a capable student, you might end up leaving the presentation. I remember a few people left here and there so if you do feel the need to leave, don't worry.
Also, if you want a seat, you might want to get there early because the seats tend to be taken pretty fast.
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How big are the seminar rooms? Ok doesn't sound too bad, Sunday it is then :)
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How big are the seminar rooms? Ok doesn't sound too bad, Sunday it is then :)
In 2008 and 2009 when I went, they weren't actually rooms. It was in the grandstand and they had these barriers separating the presentations so they look like a "room". But you'll find that some presenters can be quite loud and you might be able to hear the person from the next "room". Don't worry though, it's not as bad as I've described. You'll enjoy it.
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I went last year and it was shit, plus it was pouring rain on the day which just made it worse hahaha.
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I went last year and it was shit, plus it was pouring rain on the day which just made it worse hahaha.
LOL aren't the seminars indoors and the stalls outdoors?
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I went last year and it was shit, plus it was pouring rain on the day which just made it worse hahaha.
LOL aren't the seminars indoors and the stalls outdoors?
They were all indoors, except for two things which I can't really remember. I think one was the police ambulance.
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I went last year and it was shit, plus it was pouring rain on the day which just made it worse hahaha.
LOL aren't the seminars indoors and the stalls outdoors?
They were all indoors, except for two things which I can't really remember. I think one was the police ambulance.
Ok that's awesome :) Thanks for the info.
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oh it was raining really bad! LOL. RMIT truck thingo was parked outside i think and foxFM i think was there giving away DVDs and a ipod LMAO :P
the room was really cramped so it was pretty bad cause i had to stand. :P
they were giving you free bags at the entrance :D haha
and u write ur name in like all the competitions XD ...but of course i didnt win haha
they were giving free manicures and stuff like that hahaha
and there was this lady who told me to sign up for like a free something (related to beauty and care) and they actually called O_O and i was like...lol...
hmm its in 3 weeks i think... just to get the course guides and freebies and maybe a studyguide ;)
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The manicures were good, weren't they.
So much stuff to get (and never look at again...).
It's also pretty good because there are so many university representatives there, they can answer many questions.
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The manicures were good, weren't they.
So much stuff to get (and never look at again...).
It's also pretty good because there are so many university representatives there, they can answer many questions.
Sounds great :) Don't we all just love freebies ;)
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The manicures were good, weren't they.
So much stuff to get (and never look at again...).
It's also pretty good because there are so many university representatives there, they can answer many questions.
i didnt try the manicures ...
there was a free sausage sizzle but i didnt get any :'( ahhaha
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Freebies are awesome :P
anna, why didn't you get a manicure? ...
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How many days did you go on last year?
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Freebies are awesome :P
anna, why didn't you get a manicure? ...
i'm not that type of person... :3 did u think i was hahahaa?
How many days did you go on last year?
lol just on sunday...i only got one ticket :P
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lol just on sunday...i only got one ticket :P
I thought you could go on all 3 days on 1 ticket.
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How many days did you go on last year?
lol just on sunday...i only got one ticket :P
You should gone on Saturday or something because when I left, they gave me another ticket so I could come again on Sunday. :D Double win. But I didn't go so not really double win.
lol just on sunday...i only got one ticket :P
I thought you could go on all 3 days on 1 ticket.
I thought it was 1 ticket valid for any of the 3 days?
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lol just on sunday...i only got one ticket :P
I thought you could go on all 3 days on 1 ticket.
:O they took my ticket away from me .... :O
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lol just on sunday...i only got one ticket :P
I thought you could go on all 3 days on 1 ticket.
:O they took my ticket away from me .... :O
Really? OK I'm definitely only going on Sunday then.
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The only reason she didn't get a re-entry ticket is because she went on the last day. If you attend either Friday or Saturday you will receive a coupon for re-entry.
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The only reason she didn't get a re-entry ticket is because she went on the last day. If you attend either Friday or Saturday you will receive a coupon for re-entry.
That's why I said she should have went on Saturday. Or even Friday if you don't have school or want to wag school. Double the experience for 0 the cost if you're eager.
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Did anyone get sent a free expo ticket via email ?
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Nope - how does that happen?
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Back to that meet-up thingy, I think I will be there on Sunday around lunchtime, but I'm defs going to the VCE MM 3/4 lecture in seminar room 3 at 2:15
It's probably easiest then, what do you guys think? :)
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Back to that meet-up thingy, I think I will be there on Sunday around lunchtime, but I'm defs going to the VCE MM 3/4 lecture in seminar room 3 at 2:15
It's probably easiest then, what do you guys think? :)
Yeah, I'm going to go to that one too - basically whole day Sunday. I might come on Saturday afternoon too if I'm not too busy (since Monday's off) - most of my ATs finish this week :) I want to come on Friday too but there's House Athletics which is "compulsory".
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Back to that meet-up thingy, I think I will be there on Sunday around lunchtime, but I'm defs going to the VCE MM 3/4 lecture in seminar room 3 at 2:15
It's probably easiest then, what do you guys think? :)
Yeah, I'm going to go to that one too - basically whole day Sunday. I might come on Saturday afternoon too if I'm not too busy (since Monday's off) - most of my ATs finish this week :) I want to come on Friday too but there's House Athletics which is "compulsory".
Cool, anyone else? :)
I'm busy in the morning, but I'm probs coming around 1, with some school friends
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Did anyone go today?
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Yeah, for one hour with school.
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Yeah, for one hour with school.
We just had house aths today, my school doesn't go... how was it?
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Back to that meet-up thingy, I think I will be there on Sunday around lunchtime, but I'm defs going to the VCE MM 3/4 lecture in seminar room 3 at 2:15
It's probably easiest then, what do you guys think? :)
Yeah, I'm going to go to that one too - basically whole day Sunday. I might come on Saturday afternoon too if I'm not too busy (since Monday's off) - most of my ATs finish this week :) I want to come on Friday too but there's House Athletics which is "compulsory".
Cool, anyone else? :)
I'm busy in the morning, but I'm probs coming around 1, with some school friends
Yeah i'll be there
I think im meeting up with anna
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Yeah, for one hour with school.
We just had house aths today, my school doesn't go... how was it?
I was only there for an hour, so I didn't go to any seminars; but I did walk around all the stands. They would be quite good if you had questions you want to ask; all the universities and colleges have representatives at their stand. Some had faculty specific representatives also. ANU had a lady for science. I'm not sure about commercey stuff; but Uni Melb had a very big stall and many people to speak with.
There were also lots of books and guides on sale, like checkpoints, A+, NEAP etc.
If you have a plan and want to talk to uni representatives or attend seminars, it should be good.
It got boring very quick for me because it only took 30 mins to walk through, and there wasn't anything else I could do.
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Any good freebies? LOL
Hm so if i go tomorrow i can go on Sunday too?
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I'm Going tomorrowwww, got free tix :D
mite see you guys
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Yeah, for one hour with school.
We just had house aths today, my school doesn't go... how was it?
I was only there for an hour, so I didn't go to any seminars; but I did walk around all the stands. They would be quite good if you had questions you want to ask; all the universities and colleges have representatives at their stand. Some had faculty specific representatives also. ANU had a lady for science. I'm not sure about commercey stuff; but Uni Melb had a very big stall and many people to speak with.
There were also lots of books and guides on sale, like checkpoints, A+, NEAP etc.
If you have a plan and want to talk to uni representatives or attend seminars, it should be good.
It got boring very quick for me because it only took 30 mins to walk through, and there wasn't anything else I could do.
Someone said that the study guides etc there will be cheaper than that at A&G for example is that right?
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I didn't actually look at the prices, so I don't know. Also, I've never been to A&G...
Though someone else might know.
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Hm yeah i might go for second half, cause i have tutor in the morning.
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I didn't actually look at the prices, so I don't know. Also, I've never been to A&G...
Though someone else might know.
What is A&G lol?
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I didn't actually look at the prices, so I don't know. Also, I've never been to A&G...
Though someone else might know.
What is A&G lol?
it's a book store ...
Academic and General
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Ohh and tomorrow will rain so cover up :D Hopefully it'll rain in the late afternoon.. It always rain when I go city .. =.=
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Saturday
Rain clearing
Min: 19°C Max: 21°C
UV: Moderate
Sunday
Possible shower
Min: 13°C Max: 18°C
UV: Moderate
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Saturday
Rain clearing
Min: 19°C Max: 21°C
UV: Moderate
Sunday
Possible shower
Min: 13°C Max: 18°C
UV: Moderate
oh sunday has shitty weather D: omg like last year dejavu :O
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Will be there tomorrow. Once again, look out for an asian chick.
Also wth, the weather is always crap and cold when I go out but it's hot as balls during the school week.
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I didn't actually look at the prices, so I don't know. Also, I've never been to A&G...
Though someone else might know.
What is A&G lol?
it's a book store ...
Academic and General
Ah ok, are the prices good there & also, are there any good deals for textbooks, study guides etc... at the VCE Expo? If there are, bringing a thousand bucks or something could be handy :D
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Will be there tomorrow. Once again, look out for an asian chick.
That says a lot .. yup =] look out for me with the same description hey? xD
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I didn't actually look at the prices, so I don't know. Also, I've never been to A&G...
Though someone else might know.
What is A&G lol?
it's a book store ...
Academic and General
Ah ok, are the prices good there & also, are there any good deals for textbooks, study guides etc... at the VCE Expo? If there are, bringing a thousand bucks or something could be handy :D
? :O Why so much?? ...
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Will be there tomorrow. Once again, look out for an asian chick.
Also wth, the weather is always crap and cold when I go out but it's hot as balls during the school week.
You'll probably have to be more specific....
;D
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I didn't actually look at the prices, so I don't know. Also, I've never been to A&G...
Though someone else might know.
What is A&G lol?
it's a book store ...
Academic and General
Ah ok, are the prices good there & also, are there any good deals for textbooks, study guides etc... at the VCE Expo? If there are, bringing a thousand bucks or something could be handy :D
? :O Why so much?? ...
So I can go buy absolutely everything there, which is what I intend to do (if there are good deals and resources) :D Need to get prepared for the next 2 years - just arming myself with 500 textbooks/study guides/etc. so I have resources.
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^ i could easily go stupid and buy A+ notes, Neap Smart Study + Exam Guides and Checkpoints for every subject. (practically already have except for A+ chem notes, which i will inevitably end up buying anyway haha!) :P
Are exam busters any good?
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^ i could easily go stupid and buy A+ notes, Neap Smart Study + Exam Guides and Checkpoints for every subject. (practically already have except for A+ chem notes, which i will inevitably end up buying anyway haha!) :P
Are exam busters any good?
I have the exam busters for methods and I like it a lot :)
Gonna get A+ notes for methods tomorrow, apparently they're good ?
Umm anything else worth buying?
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^ i could easily go stupid and buy A+ notes, Neap Smart Study + Exam Guides and Checkpoints for every subject. (practically already have except for A+ chem notes, which i will inevitably end up buying anyway haha!) :P
Are exam busters any good?
Haha that's what I'm planning to do (apart from checkpoints, which I have for every subject already, apart from physics and speSh)
I bought exam busters off a previous student for specialist, and I haven't really looked through it yet, but will probably use it in a year's time.
Are there any other good study guides out there? What do you suggest for english language? Living Lingo? Insight?
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^ i could easily go stupid and buy A+ notes, Neap Smart Study + Exam Guides and Checkpoints for every subject. (practically already have except for A+ chem notes, which i will inevitably end up buying anyway haha!) :P
Are exam busters any good?
I have the exam busters for methods and I like it a lot :)
Gonna get A+ notes for methods tomorrow, apparently they're good ?
Umm anything else worth buying?
I got A+ Methods, haven't really looked at it in great detail yet, but IMO, it is fair average, too basic, and just goes over crap you really should know.
The Biology one is quite good though. :)
Every time I go near Academic & General or the Senior Student Resource Centre (where they try and sell you bloody everything in the store), I always end up buying something. :(
Still tossing up on checkpoints, I mean gosh, the questions are available for free on the net from VCAA, do I really need to pay $25 for them???
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^ i could easily go stupid and buy A+ notes, Neap Smart Study + Exam Guides and Checkpoints for every subject. (practically already have except for A+ chem notes, which i will inevitably end up buying anyway haha!) :P
Are exam busters any good?
Haha that's what I'm planning to do (apart from checkpoints, which I have for every subject already, apart from physics and speSh)
I bought exam busters off a previous student for specialist, and I haven't really looked through it yet, but will probably use it in a year's time.
Are there any other good study guides out there? What do you suggest for english language? Living Lingo? Insight?
Oh and that reminds me, I put a deposit on 'Living Lingo' at A&G over a month ago, think they have called me yet!
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^ i could easily go stupid and buy A+ notes, Neap Smart Study + Exam Guides and Checkpoints for every subject. (practically already have except for A+ chem notes, which i will inevitably end up buying anyway haha!) :P
Are exam busters any good?
I have the exam busters for methods and I like it a lot :)
Gonna get A+ notes for methods tomorrow, apparently they're good ?
Umm anything else worth buying?
I got A+ Methods, haven't really looked at it in great detail yet, but IMO, it is fair average, too basic, and just goes over crap you really should know.
The Biology one is quite good though. :)
Every time I go near Academic & General or the Senior Student Resource Centre (where they try and sell you bloody everything in the store), I always end up buying something. :(
Still tossing up on checkpoints, I mean gosh, the questions are available for free on the net from VCAA, do I really need to pay $25 for them???
I've bought checkpoints only from previous students, not from stores, it's a rip-off.
Where is Academic and General? Does it have good deals? And what's the Senior Student Resource Centre? Sorry, I'm rather new to this study guide store shopping regime.
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It's only because I go to school in the city haha.
http://www.ssrc.com.au/
the guy standing in the the door is so fucking annoying. he literally doesn't shutup about how great each and every one one of their damn products is!
http://www.academicbooks.com.au/contact.html
and nah, no good deals, both your usual rip offs.
A&G sometimes gives you a 5% discount on new books, after making the price of the book 5% more than what it normally costs. bastards!
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Still tossing up on checkpoints, I mean gosh, the questions are available for free on the net from VCAA, do I really need to pay $25 for them???
Well it's there if you want the VCAA questions organized into topics
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^that is why i'll probably end up buying lol...
i should have made an effort to grab some second hand ones while they were selling, but ceebs!
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o.0 You can get them for half price. Just claim them on the government education rebate.
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So I can go buy absolutely everything there, which is what I intend to do (if there are good deals and resources) :D Need to get prepared for the next 2 years - just arming myself with 500 textbooks/study guides/etc. so I have resources.
Wont they be outdated in 2 years time though? :/
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So I can go buy absolutely everything there, which is what I intend to do (if there are good deals and resources) :D Need to get prepared for the next 2 years - just arming myself with 500 textbooks/study guides/etc. so I have resources.
Wont they be outdated in 2 years time though? :/
It varies subject by subject. It depends on when the current study designs end.
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So I can go buy absolutely everything there, which is what I intend to do (if there are good deals and resources) :D Need to get prepared for the next 2 years - just arming myself with 500 textbooks/study guides/etc. so I have resources.
Wont they be outdated in 2 years time though? :/
It varies subject by subject. It depends on when the current study designs end.
True, even still, sometimes the study design doesn't change much.
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So I can go buy absolutely everything there, which is what I intend to do (if there are good deals and resources) :D Need to get prepared for the next 2 years - just arming myself with 500 textbooks/study guides/etc. so I have resources.
Wont they be outdated in 2 years time though? :/
It varies subject by subject. It depends on when the current study designs end.
True, even still, sometimes the study design doesn't change much.
Previously yes, but if the national curriculum is going ahead, then I would imagine there would be quite a bit of change to make all the states and territories align with each other.
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So I can go buy absolutely everything there, which is what I intend to do (if there are good deals and resources) :D Need to get prepared for the next 2 years - just arming myself with 500 textbooks/study guides/etc. so I have resources.
Wont they be outdated in 2 years time though? :/
It varies subject by subject. It depends on when the current study designs end.
True, even still, sometimes the study design doesn't change much.
Previously yes, but if the national curriculum is going ahead, then I would imagine there would be quite a bit of change to make all the states and territories align with each other.
Fair enough, yeah, I decided not to buy anything - my bag was already filled with 11kg of past papers and most of all, course guides for uni. Expo was massive, there was like a sea of people and all the seminars I went to were full ;)
How do you know when the study designs for each subject end - do they give you any warning?
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Yeah came in with an empty bag and came out hardly able to carry it xD
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Haha, this year I only took 3 things..
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Yeah came in with an empty bag and came out hardly able to carry it xD
u failwhale >.> i couldnt spot a person wearing a red shirt cause there were so many..and tssm eh?! i was there :[
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oh sadly not as much freebies as last year D:
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Yeah came in with an empty bag and came out hardly able to carry it xD
Lol I came in with my massive school bag, it only had my english text in it... but ended up filling the whole thing - came home and weighed it, and my bag was 11kg. I think that's the heaviest my school bag's been (I don't take my laptop home). University course guides weigh way too much lol I think I'm gonna have a sore shoulder for the rest of the week. ;)
oh sadly not as much freebies as last year D:
What did you get last year? This year there were VCAA past papers, Neap drink bottles, course guides, notes from the expo lectures from neap... not a lot of random freebies really lol
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oh sadly not as much freebies as last year D:
i didnt even tell you i had a red shirt ;o!
and i said tsfx not tssm lol
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oh sadly not as much freebies as last year D:
i didnt even tell you i had a red shirt ;o!
and i said tsfx not tssm lol
he told me u were wearing a red shirt and i was like okay and u said tssm! u liar! LOL FAIL WHALESSSSS
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oh sadly not as much freebies as last year D:
i didnt even tell you i had a red shirt ;o!
and i said tsfx not tssm lol
he told me u were wearing a red shirt and i was like okay and u said tssm! u liar! LOL FAIL WHALESSSSS
Lol guys, in the end I came, went to the Neap Chem lecture and the TSSM methods one too
Didn't get a whole lot, especially seeing as I didn't bring enough money to make use of the bargains...
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recycle textbooks have cheap books
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
As was the chem
left both of them early ;]
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
As was the chem
left both of them early ;]
I left the Neap chem early to get a seat for the methods
I thought the chem was quite informative actually :)
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
Oh man, I'll probably go next year. missed out on good stuff today ):
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LOL yeah stole tons of vcaa exam papers, all these random uni course stuff, and pens and shit haha
But yeah weren't that many decent stuff, lectures weren't that great i reckon, only neap gave notes. The only good one was probably that vce success one.
Higlight of my day - After being lectured at some stand, Me: "Can i have a pen?", Lady: "You just wanted the pen didn't you?" ROFL
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
As was the chem
left both of them early ;]
I left the Neap chem early to get a seat for the methods
I thought the chem was quite informative actually :)
LOL yeah, chem was informative, but sadly, I didn't understand much of it ;) Glad that biology helps somewhat with biochem.
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
As was the chem
left both of them early ;]
I left the Neap chem early to get a seat for the methods
I thought the chem was quite informative actually :)
LOL yeah, chem was informative, but sadly, I didn't understand much of it ;) Glad that biology helps somewhat with biochem.
I got all of the stoich stuff, most of the organic, and some of the mass spectroscopy :)
Although I did walk out with like five minutes to go (thinking that I needed to get a good seat at the methods one...)
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
recycle textbooks have cheap books
LOL ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
recycle textbooks have cheap books
LOL ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whatttt it is D: $2.00 for checkpoints duhhhhhhhhhhhh
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
recycle textbooks have cheap books
LOL ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whatttt it is D: $2.00 for checkpoints duhhhhhhhhhhhh
LOLL then resell it at a higher price?
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What is "Recycle Textbooks"?
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^ it's a store in Mont Albert that sells textbooks, that are recycled. They had a store at the expo though.
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Do they have a website or anything?
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www.recycledtextbooks.com.au
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
recycle textbooks have cheap books
LOL ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whatttt it is D: $2.00 for checkpoints duhhhhhhhhhhhh
LOLL then resell it at a higher price?
lol typical azn strategy i suppose XD
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www.recycledtextbooks.com.au
The website doesn't have an actual catalogue that works on it. Can we just visit the actual store and buy stuff without ordering?
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what's the TSSM one?
Maybe the TSSM Methods seminar today at 2:15? Run by Hanna Farah! :D
Joke of a seminar, sadly
recycle textbooks have cheap books
LOL ANNA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whatttt it is D: $2.00 for checkpoints duhhhhhhhhhhhh
LOLL then resell it at a higher price?
lol typical azn strategy i suppose XD
Hahahh yeah it is. xD
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www.recycledtextbooks.com.au
The website doesn't have an actual catalogue that works on it. Can we just visit the actual store and buy stuff without ordering?
oh, they used list all of the books on their site. But yeah, you can just visit.
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How do I find a list of all the books on the site?
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its good as you get free books and undergraduates course guides..i would go.