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Uni Stuff => Universities - New South Wales => Australian National University => Topic started by: ElephantStew on August 29, 2008, 04:52:10 pm
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Hey everybody, I just have a couple quick questions about ANU as well as life in Canberra. I'm not going to the Open Day that's this weekend, 'cause i have too much work. Firstly, what colleges do you people recommend? Secondly, what's life like in Canberra, is there anything to actually DO. I had more but I've forgotten them :P
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Sry, just realised some of the questions were answered in another thread and yeah
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1. The colleges are all fairly good although they all have their stereotypes. Choose whether you want catered or self-catered. One self-catered college (Fenner) is off-campus, which isn't all that convenient (it's pretty far to walk, although I think they have a bus that goes to and from the hall). I live at Burgmann (catered) the food isn't great, but it is good. The rooms at Ursula and the self-catered colleges are fairly tiny. Apparently Johns and Bruce have pretty big rooms (I've never been) but I wouldn't recommend going to Johns unless you lack a neck and really like rugby. But in all seriousness, you'll meet great people regardless of which college you go to.
2. There is stuff to do. There are so many students around that there always seems to be something on. And there are some good places to go to. There are a bunch of clubs/bars if you're into that (Mooseheads is a popular haunt, but I prefer the Kremlin Bar), there are shops nearby and a cinema, lots of restaurants, all these are in walking distance. Even if you just stay in college, you can watch a movie or whatever on other peoples computers and stuff. You'll probably also have work to do. You won't be bored, in any case.
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Hey how often did you come back to Melbourne, are you still in contact with all your mates from school?
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Facebook = contacting friends from school.
I go back to melbourne during holidays usually. But I have no real desire to visit melbourne all the time; I prefer the 'berra.
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ive got a question..
im not sure if i want to go to canberra yet, cuz if i get into the course i want to here then its likely ill stay here. but say if i dont get in here, and ill only find out when i get my ENTER/or even offers, then i wont mind going... but would it be too late (it'd be late jan?) then to apply for accommodation?
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If you put in a UAC application to ANU, also put in an accommodation application. If you get an accommodation offer, it's fine to decide not to accept it.
I visit Melbourne every holidays pretty much. I'm still in contact with most of my school yard chums, we hang out during the holidays.
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Hey whats ANU like?
I'm considering going there.
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If you put in a UAC application to ANU, also put in an accommodation application. If you get an accommodation offer, it's fine to decide not to accept it.
thanks for this eriny :D
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Hey whats ANU like?
I'm considering going there.
It's nice.
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A more detailed question would be useful...
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Are the ENTER scores needed similar to the ones needed for Victorian Universities? I might consider an advanced degree there. I've been meaning to move out of home. :P
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ENTER scores are usually slightly lower than Melbourne/Monash due to lower demand. Usually higher than Latrobe/Deakin etc. Any combined Law degree, for example, only needs a 95.
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Ohh, maybe I should put an ANU preference on my VTAC? I think I will now :))
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Ohh, maybe I should put an ANU preference on my VTAC? I think I will now :))
you mean UAC :)
http://www.uac.edu.au/
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According to the UAC website, the ENTER for commerce @ ANU is 75...
WTH??? Whats up with that?
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Hey whats ANU like?
I'm considering going there.
It's nice.
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A more detailed question would be useful...
Oh my bad.
Okay.
Whats the atmosphere like?
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What are the stereotypes for each catered residence? Eg I heard something about John’s being full of rugby lovers.
What residence do most law students go to?
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Hey whats ANU like?
I'm considering going there.
It's nice.
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A more detailed question would be useful...
Oh my bad.
Okay.
Whats the atmosphere like?
At colleges or in classes or what? Atmosphere is kinda hard to describe. Anyway, at college everyone's pretty incredibly social. People work out their own balance needed between study and social life andact accordingly. As for classes - well, ANU is the highest ranked uni in Australia for a reason. Courses are as difficult as UMelb and mostly harder than Monash. The students are from all over the country, and plenty live at colleges. So you do have a much more well-rounded air than the predominantly upper-middle class private school kids that dominate UMelb.
What are the stereotypes for each catered residence? Eg I heard something about John’s being full of rugby lovers.
What residence do most law students go to?
Burgmann has the rep of being full of snobby North Shore (Sydney equivalent of Toorak, I suppose) Arts/Law students who weren't quite smart enough to get into Law at USyd. Well, Burgmann does really have a lot of Law students, though the snobbiness bit doesn't hold true for the most part. Bruce has a lot of Law students too, I've found. Johns is well, full of jocks. Don't go there. Ursies is a bit quiet and kinda nerdy. I suppose if you're into that then it's okay...
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whats the food like? is it one of those things were everyone goes there and gets really fat cos the foods so crap. i have a phobia to boarding school style food after my gap year.
hmm so burgmann and bruce seem to be the go.. how much do you lot miss your melbourne friends? iv already been away for a year and i cant imagine another FIVE years without my school friends.
is it really social? like what do you do in an average day, an average weekend etc?
ta
eta. also youth allowance, do u get the living away from home rate if ur living in residence at uni? what about rent assistance? pretty sure i should qualify as independent after this year
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I'm pretty sure you do get the living away from home rate for youth allowance, but you'd have to double-check.
Is is really quite social. On an average day I'll spend the morning either working or going to class, have lunch at college and talk to people, spend the afternoon either working or going to class again, have dinner, spend the rest of the evening watching a movie/TV shows or going out. I've been walking less into civic at night because it's so cold, but now that it's Spring again it'll be good. On a weekend I work all day, have dinner and fall asleep during a movie. Thursday nights are for going out if you're into that.
The food is meh. Some days are better than others. I have gained a little weight (I think about 5kg over the year) but that's also partly because I've recently had a bad tendency to snack on things during the day and as I mentioned earlier, I haven't really walked as much because of the cold. I think that having at least 2 hot meals a day is offset by all the walking you have to do if you go here (it takes me about 10 minutes to walk to Manning Clark from Burgmann and if you do that, there and back, twice a day, that's 40 minutes of walking; then walking into civic takes about 20 minutes, so there and back is another 40 minutes, which I might do a couple times a week).
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students who weren't quite smart enough to get into Law at USyd
Since when does high ENTER (or UAI...) = smartness?
Just because someone doesn't finish in the top 0.5% of the state, doesn't mean they're any less smart than someone who did.
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whats the food like? is it one of those things were everyone goes there and gets really fat cos the foods so crap. i have a phobia to boarding school style food after my gap year.
hmm so burgmann and bruce seem to be the go.. how much do you lot miss your melbourne friends? iv already been away for a year and i cant imagine another FIVE years without my school friends.
is it really social? like what do you do in an average day, an average weekend etc?
ta
eta. also youth allowance, do u get the living away from home rate if ur living in residence at uni? what about rent assistance? pretty sure i should qualify as independent after this year
Food is... meh. It depends. For the first year I didn't mind it much, this year I'm getting pretty bored of it - I'd like to be able to cook for myself next year.
Melbourne friends - well, I visit a couple of times a year. But you make new friends so quickly. I'm much closer to my college friends than my school friends.
Socialness depends on the person. I'm usually up til 1-2 in the morning with my friends - watching movies, playing Wii, drinking etc. There's always an opportunity to socialise...
Not sure with the exact details of youth allowance, but if you can qualify as independent then you'll be able to claim some lovely moneys.
students who weren't quite smart enough to get into Law at USyd
Since when does high ENTER (or UAI...) = smartness?
Just because someone doesn't finish in the top 0.5% of the state, doesn't mean they're any less smart than someone who did.
Well considering most unis bank on the fact that ENTER is proportional to intelligence... anyway, you get what I mean.
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so do you have teh option to self-cater in one of the catered colleges? I <3 self-catering unless the food is out of this world
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At Bruce there are a couple of kitchens that you can book if you want to cook for yourself. People don't do that too regularly though.
Next year I'm hoping to move into the self-catered wing of Bruce.
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Why don't people (ie people at ANU's other colleges) like Johns?
It has a reputation for being Jocks - I understand that much.
Any other reasons?
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I've had friends there who really haven't liked it. Apparently it's much more segregated than other colleges in that at mealtimes people sit at tables only with their friends, and if someone who isn't their friend comes and joins them then they ignore them completely. Kinda juvenile, really.
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whats the food like? is it one of those things were everyone goes there and gets really fat cos the foods so crap. i have a phobia to boarding school style food after my gap year.
hmm so burgmann and bruce seem to be the go.. how much do you lot miss your melbourne friends? iv already been away for a year and i cant imagine another FIVE years without my school friends.
is it really social? like what do you do in an average day, an average weekend etc?
ta
eta. also youth allowance, do u get the living away from home rate if ur living in residence at uni? what about rent assistance? pretty sure i should qualify as independent after this year
You're back!!
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question:
for anyone currently in ANU, before your first year, did you have doubts about moving after being initially excited at the prospect of moving out?
2 weeks ago i couldn't wait, but now im thinking, it'd be better staying at home lol.
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^ Yeah, as far as I know that's pretty normal, or at least, that's how I felt.
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I'm actually really interested in ANU.
Does anyone know the clearly in enters for
Law/Commerce, Commerce/Arts, Commerce, Law
Thanks
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I'm actually really interested in ANU.
Does anyone know the clearly in enters for
Law/Commerce, Commerce/Arts, Commerce, Law
Thanks
law/commerce; 95
commerce/arts; unsure
commerce; 75
law; 95
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Arts/Commerce is 75.
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There's no straight Law degree; you have to pair it with something. It's always 95 ENTER for Law/- though.
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Thanks I'm really suprised at the Commerce Enter thought it would be at least 85
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students who weren't quite smart enough to get into Law at USyd
Since when does high ENTER (or UAI...) = smartness?
Just because someone doesn't finish in the top 0.5% of the state, doesn't mean they're any less smart than someone who did.
Well considering most unis bank on the fact that ENTER is proportional to intelligence... anyway, you get what I mean.
I think universities realise that ENTER is mostly based on who studied most, which is why they want the high-scoring students. Intelligence doesn't have much to do with an ENTER score.
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.....just as we see examples of enwiabe's volatile side from time to time, so we get glimpses of humphdogg's elitist streak :P
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students who weren't quite smart enough to get into Law at USyd
Since when does high ENTER (or UAI...) = smartness?
Just because someone doesn't finish in the top 0.5% of the state, doesn't mean they're any less smart than someone who did.
Well considering most unis bank on the fact that ENTER is proportional to intelligence... anyway, you get what I mean.
I think universities realise that ENTER is mostly based on who studied most, which is why they want the high-scoring students. Intelligence doesn't have much to do with an ENTER score.
As much as I'd agree with ENTER being a somewhat poor indicator of intelligence, I don't think it indicates who studied most either! :)
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There's no straight Law degree; you have to pair it with something. It's always 95 ENTER for Law/- though.
Wait, yes there is...
http://www.uac.edu.au/courses/anu/137004.html
http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/4300XLLB;overview.html
As much as I'd agree with ENTER being a somewhat poor indicator of intelligence, I don't think it indicates who studied most either! :)
Personally, I believe high ENTERs usually indicate who studied most and who chose the subjects that scale high (some people don't really need to study much for maths (methods and specialist), yet it scales high, which helps get high ENTERs)
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Personally, I believe high ENTERs usually indicate who studied most and who chose the subjects that scale high (some people don't really need to study much for maths (methods and specialist), yet it scales high, which helps get high ENTERs)
I disagree. You can't just put high enters down to two factors. Everyone does there own thing and gets there own enter.
My sisters friend from school tried so hard in VCE and was always studying, but no matter how hard she tried in Specialist maths, the concepts didn't click and she didn't get her desired score in the end.
On the othre hand, if I recall caramel correctly, I think she said she barely worked for physics and chemistry, except for the occasional half an hour before a SAC, I think she got perfect scores in both those subjects, despite not needing to study as hard as others would in those subjects.
Not everyone attributes there high enters to the factors you've stated. And not all of those who may not get the highest enter, didn't get it because they chose high scaling subjects, or because they didn't study hard enough. Everybody is different.
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The ENTER indicates the performance of the in question student on their SAC's and exams (and sometimes the GAT). End of story
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Personally, I believe high ENTERs usually indicate who studied most and who chose the subjects that scale high (some people don't really need to study much for maths (methods and specialist), yet it scales high, which helps get high ENTERs)
I disagree. You can't just put high enters down to two factors. Everyone does there own thing and gets there own enter.
My sisters friend from school tried so hard in VCE and was always studying, but no matter how hard she tried in Specialist maths, the concepts didn't click and she didn't get her desired score in the end.
On the othre hand, if I recall caramel correctly, I think she said she barely worked for physics and chemistry, except for the occasional half an hour before a SAC, I think she got perfect scores in both those subjects, despite not needing to study as hard as others would in those subjects.
Not everyone attributes there high enters to the factors you've stated. And not all of those who may not get the highest enter, didn't get it because they chose high scaling subjects, or because they didn't study hard enough. Everybody is different.
I knew someone was going to say something like that. Yes, I made a generalisation. There are exceptions to everything. That doesn't make what I said any less of a valid opinion.
The ENTER indicates the performance of the in question student on their SAC's and exams (and sometimes the GAT). End of story
And how, exactly, do people perform well in exams/SAC? By magic? No...study.
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there's also the effort people put in *before* year 12 as well as various, possibly very early influences to their mental set, which might mean they can get good marks relatively easily
also, well said costargh :)
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The ENTER indicates the performance of the in question student on their SAC's and exams (and sometimes the GAT). End of story
And how, exactly, do people perform well in exams/SAC? By magic? No...study.
No, again you are wrong. You are making assumptions. A LOT of my friends cram for their sac's and get 90+% while others take notes, do questions etc and get 60%. They aren't a small minority, there are heaps of them in Victoria. Ninwa is an example of blitzing a subject with hardly any study for the exam etc.
They aren't just exceptions to your theory. They are great deal of the students performing VCE and like bubble sunglasses and pyschlaw said there are heaps of other factors which determine ENTER!
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That doesn't make what I said any less of a valid opinion.
It's a valid opinion to you, but it may be meaningless to others. Yes, you have been generalising. (glad that you atleast realised it)
Whatever.... I agree with costa, this topic is pointless (who cares what ENTERs indicate, its a form of assessment just like any other test in your school years) and yeah, its offtopic aswell :D
I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place :o
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I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place :o
Why? Forums are for discussion, and everyone can share their opinion...
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I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place :o
Why? Forums are for discussion, and everyone can share their opinion...
Why? Because its such a stupid topic... "What do enter scores indicate"... who cares, they get you into uni, thats it...
stop persisting dude, this threads about ANU... not what enter scores show
and the topic is definately not "what AppleThief believes enter scores show, and if you disagree he will be stubborn and persist on rather then leaving you with your opinion" (slightly hippocritical? see above post "everyone can share their opinion")
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I don't think universities care about work ethic specifically. They care about what will make their graduates highly demanded by the workplace. That may be work ethic, but it also comes down to other factors.
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I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place :o
Why? Forums are for discussion, and everyone can share their opinion...
Why? Because its such a stupid topic... "What do enter scores indicate"... who cares, they get you into uni, thats it...
stop persisting dude, this threads about ANU... not what enter scores show
and the topic is definately not "what AppleThief believes enter scores show, and if you disagree he will be stubborn and persist on rather then leaving you with your opinion" (slightly hippocritical? see above post "everyone can share their opinion")
Something else the thread is definitely not, is "the psychlaw thread for telling other people they persist when they had clearly just concluded the argument, thus being the actual persistor and stubborn himself"
Really. How did you take that last post of mine as stubborn and hypocritical? I was trying to conclude the off-topicness. I was wondering why you said "I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place".
Show me where I was hypocritical. I never attacked anyone else for having their opinion, and I never said anyone else's opinion was wrong.
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That's enough guys.
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I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place :o
Why? Forums are for discussion, and everyone can share their opinion...
Why? Because its such a stupid topic... "What do enter scores indicate"... who cares, they get you into uni, thats it...
stop persisting dude, this threads about ANU... not what enter scores show
and the topic is definately not "what AppleThief believes enter scores show, and if you disagree he will be stubborn and persist on rather then leaving you with your opinion" (slightly hippocritical? see above post "everyone can share their opinion")
Something else the thread is definitely not, is "the psychlaw thread for telling other people they persist when they had clearly just concluded the argument, thus being the actual persistor and stubborn himself"
Really. How did you take that last post of mine as stubborn and hypocritical? I was trying to conclude the off-topicness. I was wondering why you said "I probably shouldn't have replied in the first place".
Show me where I was hypocritical. I never attacked anyone else for having their opinion, and I never said anyone else's opinion was wrong.
Ok. When you were hypocritical...
(1) You say people can "share their opinions." But when I said I disagreed with your notion that: You need to study to do well in VCE, and suggested this isn't always the case, you ignored my opinion, right?
Your reply: "And how, exactly, do people perform well in exams/SAC? By magic? No...study."
Clearly ignoring what I had written earlier and going on to repeat yourself (when people had gotten the message the first time, and didn't agree... nonetheless, there opinions, ignored)
(2) You say everyone has a right to their opinion. How about my opinion that this topic is stupid and pointless, and that I shouldn't have posted. Your Response: "Why? Forums are for discussion, and everyone can share their opinion..."
The fact that I shouldn't have posted WAS my opinion, let me share it?
(3) Your being hypocritical right now when you say you were trying to "conclude" the off-topicness, because Costa had clearly done so a while back ("The ENTER indicates the performance of the in question student on their SAC's and exams (and sometimes the GAT). End of story)
but you insisted on keeping it going.
Wow...Its immature of me to keep going like this... I won't post again on this thread unless its actually about the topic, for which it was created
Bye :o
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I'm just amused that you had a go at me for being persistent a while back. Look who's hypocritical now? I could write a lot more in reply, but I have to do a week's worth of work for Distance Ed now...
(1) Oh, okay; the fact that someone's opinions differ to mine makes my a hypocrite. Makes sense. In the future, I'll make sure to wholeheartedly agree 100% with everything anyone ever says.
(2) When I read your post, the "maybe I shouldn't have posted" didn't seem to be pertinent to the rest of the post; it seemed to be more a side note due to the fact that you didn't want to be involved in a tiny argument. By the way, what makes this topic more pointless than many others you post in?
(3) I was concluded something between you and me. I wouldn't have someone else conclude something I was involved in.
Also, I was the one labelled "wrong" because someone didn't agree with what I had to say. Stop acting like I said you were wrong, and get over that people won't always agree with you.
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.....just as we see examples of enwiabe's volatile side from time to time, so we get glimpses of humphdogg's elitist streak :P
Heh. I'm not that elitist... Well, in some ways, admittedly. But my point stands: universities want intelligent students, which they believe is proportional in some way to ENTER. How proportional... well, that's where the debate begins.
There's no straight Law degree; you have to pair it with something. It's always 95 ENTER for Law/- though.
Wait, yes there is...
http://www.uac.edu.au/courses/anu/137004.html
http://studyat.anu.edu.au/programs/4300XLLB;overview.html
Ooh wow, had no idea about that. Thanks. Still, I've never met a student doing straight law...
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.....just as we see examples of enwiabe's volatile side from time to time, so we get glimpses of humphdogg's elitist streak :P
...just as we're treated to glimpses of bubble_sunglasses' feminine side :D
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Ooh wow, had no idea about that. Thanks. Still, I've never met a student doing straight law...
What? Are you more used to students doing gay law? ???
... :P
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costargh,
/facepalm
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JOHNS 09!!! :D Sounds an awsome college....Burgmann a close 2nd and Bruce 3rd
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Oh God.
You'll like Johns if you go to a school like Scotch or Xavier and are a member of the 1st XI and XVIII.
Otherwise, no...
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Oh God.
You'll like Johns if you go to a school like Scotch or Xavier and are a member of the 1st XI and XVIII.
Otherwise, no...
lol
from looking at the websites, Bruce and Burgmann about equally
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Hey sorry I got two more questions
Is the law course in heavy demand?, because it needs an enter of 95 and my enter will be around 92 (do I have a chance).
And with the VTAC and UAC, can I fill out 12 uni courses for VTAC and five for UAC, or is there a limit?
Thanks.
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Oh God.
You'll like Johns if you go to a school like Scotch or Xavier and are a member of the 1st XI and XVIII.
Otherwise, no...
Yes but didn't Johns also win the Arts shield for the last 2 years??? (Hence wouldn't that suggest that sport is not the only thing that they are good at?)
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Hey sorry I got two more questions
Is the law course in heavy demand?, because it needs an enter of 95 and my enter will be around 92 (do I have a chance).
And with the VTAC and UAC, can I fill out 12 uni courses for VTAC and five for UAC, or is there a limit?
Thanks.
The number of courses you fill in for VTAC has no effect on the number you fill out for VTAC.
The 95 ENTER requirement is a fixed cutoff; demand has no effect on it, it's always 95. However, you can get around this by phoning up the Dean of Law or seeing them in person once you've got your ENTER and plead your case - I've heard they've often taken people in with an ENTER a few points below if they're enthusiastic enough.
Oh God.
You'll like Johns if you go to a school like Scotch or Xavier and are a member of the 1st XI and XVIII.
Otherwise, no...
Yes but didn't Johns also win the Arts shield for the last 2 years??? (Hence wouldn't that suggest that sport is not the only thing that they are good at?)
Bruce won it in '06, Johns last year. To be honest, I'm not really sure how they won, they weren't great in most Arts events if I remember correctly. Maybe they just consistantly came in the top 3. Plus Arts events are pretty random - they include chess, pool, poker...
So no, I'd say that sport is pretty much the only thing they're good at.
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Oh God.
You'll like Johns if you go to a school like Scotch or Xavier and are a member of the 1st XI and XVIII.
Otherwise, no...
haha i fit that bill....
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sorry if this has been asked before, but do those fixed cut-offs -Law 95, Commerce + Arts 75, mean you're guaranteed a place if your ENTER exceeds them?
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Yup.
The hard bit about getting into ANU these days isn't so much the ENTER requirement as finding accommodation... They have this "first year guarantee" thing but even so there were 7 applicants for every vacant spot at my college last year.
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Yup.
The hard bit about getting into ANU these days isn't so much the ENTER requirement as finding accommodation... They have this "first year guarantee" thing but even so there were 7 applicants for every vacant spot at my college last year.
What do they value most in applicants?
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Yup.
The hard bit about getting into ANU these days isn't so much the ENTER requirement as finding accommodation... They have this "first year guarantee" thing but even so there were 7 applicants for every vacant spot at my college last year.
so how did they work that out? i haven't really thought about that (if i go to ANU) because i thought atleast for the first year it would be alright
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Yup.
The hard bit about getting into ANU these days isn't so much the ENTER requirement as finding accommodation... They have this "first year guarantee" thing but even so there were 7 applicants for every vacant spot at my college last year.
What do they value most in applicants?
Yeah how they would choose applicants is beyond me....perhaps a BO and hygiene check?
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Anyone who applies for accommodation in their first year will get some sort of accommodation, the question is just where.
Some halls do look at references and things, and the application has you include awards and extracurricular activities and so on, but putting an application in early helps a bit also.
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ANU sounds cool...i dont know which college i would go to..Im pretty good at sport (played state basketball) but i dont really fit in with that crowd...
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lol i have no extra curricular stuff that i could put down, besides work experience and community service.
im looking at bruce and B&G, hmm hopefully i get in there (if im going).
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Neither...do you reckon they would notice if you claimed school captain, drama captain etc etc? :D
Bruce and JohnXXIIIIXIXIXII look the best...Johns rooms look the best...Bruce dining area seems a bit dodge, but the common areas sound nice! humphhdog i think you answered this before but where do you go, and how would you rate the different facilities/rooms of Bruce, Burgmann and John? (main 3 ya?)
Im liking the bruce!
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Yeah Burgmann, Bruce, and Johns are the main three catered colleges. There's Ursies as well, but it's a bit... weird.
And Bruce dining area isn't dodge at all! Bruce is where I go; Eriny goes to Burgmann. I've written a fair few posts paying out Johns for being full of retarded jocks and sluts, but that's just my opinion - I know people who actually like it there (but I know other people who hate it there, so meh...).
As for facilities, well they'll all be pretty even really. All three of those colleges have the kind of facilities you'd need to survive. To be honest, you won't end up using a fair few of the facilities - I rarely go to the common rooms to watch TV (no one watches TV at college) - much more often to the Buttery = college bar. You spend most of your time in your own or your friends' rooms.
As for things to put down on your application - put everything you can think of. The head of Bruce is renowned for taking more quirky people the last two years, god knows why. Things like sporting achievements, leadership, travel, academic achievements, community service will all look good.
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The silly thing is the application form - you can barely fit anything in!
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As for things to put down on your application - put everything you can think of. The head of Bruce is renowned for taking more quirky people the last two years, god knows why. Things like sporting achievements, leadership, travel, academic achievements, community service will all look good.
Easier said than done...for some reason, they've limited the academic achievements field (or something like that, as well as another field), to 150 characters. You can barely put anything in that...
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Yeah. I remember not using punctuation for mine. I guess pick the most recent/impressive things.
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Eriny/Humphdogg - what sorts of things do you think they are looking for in a PHB application?
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Mainly academic achievements in the field that you wish to do - I do maths, so I put down my results on Westpac maths competitions in high school and my result in UMEP maths. Plus anything else you can think of that shows that you are passionate about your area, and that you're independent, so that you'll be good at the indepenent courses you do as part of PhB.
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Another Q. What proportion of Bruce and Burgmann residents are 18? [Because if a large majority were, that would be a negative factor, no offence :)] Are there many ppl in their early to mid twenties?
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when do you have to put your preferences in by?
And with the UAC, do you have to pay first, before you put your selections in?
And when do you book accommodation for ANU
Sorry about all the questions I don't have a good careers councilor
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Eriny/Humphdogg - what sorts of things do you think they are looking for in a PHB application?
Proof that you can get a HD average at a university level and proof that you are academically inclined. A very good letter of reference goes along way (I was told after I got an ENTER under 99 that my app was still under consideration because my letters were impressive). Also, are you the one doing UMEP linguistics? If so, make sure you send them your transcript once you get it. You won't be able to send it with your initial application, but you can fax over the extra information later.
Another Q. What proportion of Bruce and Burgmann residents are 18? [Because if a large majority were, that would be a negative factor, no offence :)] Are there many ppl in their early to mid twenties?
I think something like half the residents are first years? Something like that, anyway. Heaps of people move out before second year. Still though, there are later years and postgrads all over the place. In my group of friends, the average age is probably about 20, ages ranging from about 18 to 25.
when do you have to put your preferences in by?
And with the UAC, do you have to pay first, before you put your selections in?
And when do you book accommodation for ANU
I don't know for sure when the UAC preferences have to be in, but I think it's close to the VTAC date. You'll have to check the website.
I think you put your selections in first, then you pay, although you won't be considered for any places unless UAC has received your payment.
Apply for accommodation as soon as you finish your UAC application. You can do this online on the ANU website.
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Another Q. What proportion of Bruce and Burgmann residents are 18? [Because if a large majority were, that would be a negative factor, no offence :)] Are there many ppl in their early to mid twenties?
There's a reasonably large range in age. There are usually a lot of first years (80-100?), quite a few second years (40-50), remaining third years (30) and fourth+ years (25). But the age range varies quite significantly - in my first year intake last year, the youngest was 17 turning 18 half-way through the year, and the oldest was 20 turning 21. A lot of people have taken gap years.
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Another question about the PhB. If you don't get selected for it are there any opportunities during first year or the beginning of second year for you to join the program? If so would you have to be doing a straight arts course or would you be able to transfer from a combined course (eg arts/law).
Thanks again for you help :)
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Another question about the PhB. If you don't get selected for it are there any opportunities during first year or the beginning of second year for you to join the program? If so would you have to be doing a straight arts course or would you be able to transfer from a combined course (eg arts/law).
Thanks again for you help :)
Two of my friends transferred from Arts/Law into PhB Arts: one after 1st semester, one after 2nd semester. Their marks were both quite impressive (80 average for Arts, 65+ average for Law).
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got another question,
probably not a big deal for a lot of people over there because you probably have heaps to keep busy butt i watch heaps of tv and need my weekly fix of shows like prison break and stuff :P so my question is, since it's not going to be feasible downloading those shows weekly because ill be racking up a huge bill with the anu charges...are there any 'free spots' at campus where i can get those downloads done or is my only other option to sign up with a wireless broadband provider?
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got another question,
probably not a big deal for a lot of people over there because you probably have heaps to keep busy butt i watch heaps of tv and need my weekly fix of shows like prison break and stuff :P so my question is, since it's not going to be feasible downloading those shows weekly because ill be racking up a huge bill with the anu charges...are there any 'free spots' at campus where i can get those downloads done or is my only other option to sign up with a wireless broadband provider?
I don't go to ANU (yet), but I don't think there are free spots (unless the library is free? - but they wouldn't let you download lots. Also, you get 10MB free per day in computer rooms, I think, but that's hardly going to help massive downloads).
However, there's still access to a television, and you can always get TV reception on your computer.
Probably best for someone who actually goes to ANU to answer this, actually...
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Another question about the PhB. If you don't get selected for it are there any opportunities during first year or the beginning of second year for you to join the program? If so would you have to be doing a straight arts course or would you be able to transfer from a combined course (eg arts/law).
Thanks again for you help :)
Two of my friends transferred from Arts/Law into PhB Arts: one after 1st semester, one after 2nd semester. Their marks were both quite impressive (80 average for Arts, 65+ average for Law).
If you do UMEP Physics that counts as a 1st year Melb uni course so do you think it is possible that I could transfer into 2nd year ANU PhB straight after VCE or is that a little farfetched? :P
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Another question about the PhB. If you don't get selected for it are there any opportunities during first year or the beginning of second year for you to join the program? If so would you have to be doing a straight arts course or would you be able to transfer from a combined course (eg arts/law).
Thanks again for you help :)
Two of my friends transferred from Arts/Law into PhB Arts: one after 1st semester, one after 2nd semester. Their marks were both quite impressive (80 average for Arts, 65+ average for Law).
If you do UMEP Physics that counts as a 1st year Melb uni course so do you think it is possible that I could transfer into 2nd year ANU PhB straight after VCE or is that a little farfetched? :P
Nah, you have to go straight into first year. However, you can accelerate courses - I went straight into second year maths because I'd done UMEP maths, which was the equivalent of MATH1115 at ANU. There are first year PhB kids at my college who did the International Physics Olympiad last year (i.e. ubergeniuses) and so are only doing 2nd year physics and maths courses - they skipped all the first year prereqs.
You can accelerate PhB enough such that you can do honours in your third year, even - I could do honours next year if I wanted to, because I've done so many advanced maths courses, but I'd rather just do another year of undergrad study so I get to do lots of independent research stuffs and hopefully go on exchange in second semester.
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got another question,
probably not a big deal for a lot of people over there because you probably have heaps to keep busy butt i watch heaps of tv and need my weekly fix of shows like prison break and stuff :P so my question is, since it's not going to be feasible downloading those shows weekly because ill be racking up a huge bill with the anu charges...are there any 'free spots' at campus where i can get those downloads done or is my only other option to sign up with a wireless broadband provider?
There used to be a downloading network between all the colleges at ANU, but it got shut down by some Australian piracy watchdog earlier this year :(
But anyway, some people go home over the weekend and download new shows, so they bring them back to college and you get it off them by putting it on an external hard drive.
You can also download using college internet credit (you buy however much you want - 1c/mb, so probably $3-7 an episode of a TV show, depending on its file size). Not particularly feasible. You can use wireless, but ANU get shitting if you go on epic downloading sprees using wireless. And yeah, you get 10mb a day internet quota from ANU, but it's not really feasible to use that to download much...
There are TVs at colleges too, so you can watch stuff there, but obviously only when it comes out in Australia.
Wireless broadband provider sounds kinda pricey and complicated to me.
Anyway, I'm heading back to Melbourne today and plan to get some uberdownloading on when I get home due to free internet (well, free in that I don't have to pay for it).
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I have a TV card on my computer, also some people have little TVs in their rooms, but those people tend to have double rooms, so they have enough space for it.
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Not necessarily - my neighbour has my old room, which is just a normal-sized Bruce room, but he has a massive TV sitting on top of his fridge so we can all play Wii :) It depends on how you set up your room.
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got another question,
probably not a big deal for a lot of people over there because you probably have heaps to keep busy butt i watch heaps of tv and need my weekly fix of shows like prison break and stuff :P so my question is, since it's not going to be feasible downloading those shows weekly because ill be racking up a huge bill with the anu charges...are there any 'free spots' at campus where i can get those downloads done or is my only other option to sign up with a wireless broadband provider?
There used to be a downloading network between all the colleges at ANU, but it got shut down by some Australian piracy watchdog earlier this year :(
But anyway, some people go home over the weekend and download new shows, so they bring them back to college and you get it off them by putting it on an external hard drive.
You can also download using college internet credit (you buy however much you want - 1c/mb, so probably $3-7 an episode of a TV show, depending on its file size). Not particularly feasible. You can use wireless, but ANU get shitting if you go on epic downloading sprees using wireless. And yeah, you get 10mb a day internet quota from ANU, but it's not really feasible to use that to download much...
There are TVs at colleges too, so you can watch stuff there, but obviously only when it comes out in Australia.
Wireless broadband provider sounds kinda pricey and complicated to me.
Anyway, I'm heading back to Melbourne today and plan to get some uberdownloading on when I get home due to free internet (well, free in that I don't have to pay for it).
hmm i guess im going to have to wait until i get back home/befriend people who get the downloading done ASAP :P (if im going)
with the wireless thing, that's not free is it? like it is (i think) at Monash/Melb uni etc
also im a bit confused with the quota stuff, if ANU gives us 10mb to use a day...is that counted in the amount of internet you use at your college? hope that made sense..
im definitely thinking of taking a tv if im going, hopefully ill get a ps3 by the end of this year...ill need a tv to play that :P
and one more question, i really want to get into bruce, sounds the best of the lot. i haven't had the time to apply yet tho, am i going to be disadvantaged, in terms of getting in there, because ive kinda left it this late (even though the closing date is still ages away)?
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got another question,
probably not a big deal for a lot of people over there because you probably have heaps to keep busy butt i watch heaps of tv and need my weekly fix of shows like prison break and stuff :P so my question is, since it's not going to be feasible downloading those shows weekly because ill be racking up a huge bill with the anu charges...are there any 'free spots' at campus where i can get those downloads done or is my only other option to sign up with a wireless broadband provider?
There used to be a downloading network between all the colleges at ANU, but it got shut down by some Australian piracy watchdog earlier this year :(
But anyway, some people go home over the weekend and download new shows, so they bring them back to college and you get it off them by putting it on an external hard drive.
You can also download using college internet credit (you buy however much you want - 1c/mb, so probably $3-7 an episode of a TV show, depending on its file size). Not particularly feasible. You can use wireless, but ANU get shitting if you go on epic downloading sprees using wireless. And yeah, you get 10mb a day internet quota from ANU, but it's not really feasible to use that to download much...
There are TVs at colleges too, so you can watch stuff there, but obviously only when it comes out in Australia.
Wireless broadband provider sounds kinda pricey and complicated to me.
Anyway, I'm heading back to Melbourne today and plan to get some uberdownloading on when I get home due to free internet (well, free in that I don't have to pay for it).
hmm i guess im going to have to wait until i get back home/befriend people who get the downloading done ASAP :P (if im going)
with the wireless thing, that's not free is it? like it is (i think) at Monash/Melb uni etc
also im a bit confused with the quota stuff, if ANU gives us 10mb to use a day...is that counted in the amount of internet you use at your college? hope that made sense..
im definitely thinking of taking a tv if im going, hopefully ill get a ps3 by the end of this year...ill need a tv to play that :P
and one more question, i really want to get into bruce, sounds the best of the lot. i haven't had the time to apply yet tho, am i going to be disadvantaged, in terms of getting in there, because ive kinda left it this late (even though the closing date is still ages away)?
Wireless is free, but ANU monitors it so to ensure that people aren't downloading stuff like crazy. 10mb is ANU's quota - you can use that on ANU computers in computer labs and stuff. College internet credit you have to pay for, and you use it on your own computer in your room.
I think I applied for accommodation quite late, didn't seem to matter too much. But I probably got straight in to Bruce because my sister used to go there, and I got a good ENTER. Basically, applying whenever shouldn't make much of a difference, but make sure your application talks yourself up a lot - at Bruce last year, there were 7 first preferences for every available room or something ridiculous like that.
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ah okay, would you by any chance know what their definition of downloading like crazy is? would i be able to get away with say downloading a 350 mb file once a week? and maybe the odd music album once a fortnight or something?
also, are they able to monitor the actual activities you're undertaking on your laptops? using rapidshare/torrents would get me in hot water if they could :(
hmm alright, ill do it once my exams are done then. is it possible to get away with fibbing though, as a means of talking yourself up? :P cuz theres not really much to say besides doing work experience/community work...which pretty much everyone does at school anyway
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I'm pretty sure you need references to apply for Bruce, so try not to lie too much.
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I'm pretty sure you need references to apply for Bruce, so try not to lie too much.
Oh? I thought you only needed references for Burgmann and Johns...
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Yeah, you only need references for Burmanns and Johns.
No idea what downloading like crazy is, but I imagine that 350mb a week would be too much... To be honest, you'd be able to get what you need from other people at college most of the time.
As for fibbing - no idea. The Dean at Bruce likes "quirky" people, for some odd reason. But keep it real, I suppose.
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Sorry, I thought is was Burgmann and Bruce for some reason, maybe because Johns is filled with rich bogans and I figured that the screening process would be minimal.
Anyway, invest in an external harddrive (if you haven't already) or else your computer might run out of space pretty quickly (with people sharing their stuff), plus increased portability is a good thing.
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haha, I might get in, ppl at the karaoke I went to said I was "weird" according to droodles :)
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can someone tell me what exactly it is about johns that everyone doesnt like?
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has anyone heard much about the Commerce/Arts Course? Is it good/bad? Lead to opportunities?... I put it number one.
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can someone tell me what exactly it is about johns that everyone doesnt like?
Errr, it's full of wankers?
Have you gone for a tour there? It's just full of jocks, really...
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has anyone heard much about the Commerce/Arts Course? Is it good/bad? Lead to opportunities?... I put it number one.
It'd have the same opportunities as a Comm/Arts course elsewhere, except it'd be slightly higher regarded, I suppose.
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http://www.woroni.com.au/article/251/The-problem-of-synthesis
k this article was posted in the general vce section, and i didnt want to divert the topic in which it was posted so ill ask my questions on it over here..
i might be wrong but, from what i gathered from that article it said that in terms of undergrad degrees, ANU isn't really all that good ...well atleast not as much as it's #16 ranking suggests it should be. was i right in interpreting that from the article?
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Pretty much. It's not saying it's bad, it's just saying that people who go on about ANU being the best uni in Australia and all that have to bear in mind that the rankings are highly influenced by ANU's undisputed position as the best research university in Australia. This makes up for its undergraduate degrees, which, though highly regarded, are not at the same level as its postgrad degrees.
Is ANU the best university in Australia then for an undergraduate? Probably not. Is it one of the top 5? Definitely. Top 3? Yeah, probably. How do you measure its position exactly? No idea. ANU's undergrad degrees certainly are on par with other group of 8 degrees, in any cases.
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ah okay, thanks :)
just wanted to make sure that they are still held in pretty high regard
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My main reason for placing it first is simple: it is NOT Melbourne and does not have the Melbourne model
and the arts faculty looks great
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My main reason for placing it first is simple: it is NOT Melbourne and does not have the Melbourne model
and the arts faculty looks great
Same. Arts :smitten:
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I like the look of the clubs and societies and Bruce and Burgmann. My college atm has a good ethos, but is a bit quiet.
Still not sure if it's where I *most* want to go, though
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What are going to be studying if you transfer there bubble?
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I like the look of the clubs and societies and Bruce and Burgmann. My college atm has a good ethos, but is a bit quiet.
Still not sure if it's where I *most* want to go, though
What kind of clubs would you be interested in, just out of interest?
We have a Devil's advocate debating competition next week, should be interesting. One of my friends has to argue that CGI kiddie porn should be made freely available to the public. Lolz.
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CGI = Computer generated images?
Hm... I think it should be. It is a substitute to the real thing (lowers demand for it, especially if it is cheap), and causes far less harm (if any) than the real thing.
Brendan once posted an article about how pornography is related to lower amounts of sex crimes.
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lol
mooting, debating, cinema, theatre, writing, something(s) performance related, something(s) food/cooking related, something involving helping/teaching, cultural [esp french + jewish if they had them], music, sport: soccer, indoor soccer, table tennis, table soccer, badminton, skiing + others, stuff related to my course, anything quirky or arcane
proly more than I'd have time for :P
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CGI = Computer generated images?
Hm... I think it should be. It is a substitute to the real thing (lowers demand for it, especially if it is cheap), and causes far less harm (if any) than the real thing.
Brendan once posted an article about how pornography is related to lower amounts of sex crimes.
I like the look of the clubs and societies and Bruce and Burgmann. My college atm has a good ethos, but is a bit quiet.
Still not sure if it's where I *most* want to go, though
What kind of clubs would you be interested in, just out of interest?
We have a Devil's advocate debating competition next week, should be interesting. One of my friends has to argue that CGI kiddie porn should be made freely available to the public. Lolz.
i think the word "kiddie" is pertinent here :P
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But there are the same underlying principles. Does it really change things? The child factor is really only controversial because real children cannot consent, and hence real child pornography is inherently illegal. But CG children do not need to consent.
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lol
mooting, debating, cinema, theatre, writing, something(s) performance related, something(s) food/cooking related, something involving helping/teaching, cultural [esp french + jewish if they had them], music, sport: soccer, indoor soccer, table tennis, table soccer, badminton, skiing + others, stuff related to my course, anything quirky or arcane
proly more than I'd have time for :P
What, so they don't have most of that stuff at your college?
Hmmm, I take most of them for granted, and I only do about 5 or 6 on that list...
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heh, sorry i that CGI bit completely passed me by, LOL, i was thinking in terms of real porn.
only possible objection i might still have is children seeing the images/videos and hence seeing themselves as sexual objects. but then, i guess you'd say it was up to parents to decide what their children saw.
humphdogg, devil's advocate= a form of trolling, so you should excel in that competition :D
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lol
mooting, debating, cinema, theatre, writing, something(s) performance related, something(s) food/cooking related, something involving helping/teaching, cultural [esp french + jewish if they had them], music, sport: soccer, indoor soccer, table tennis, table soccer, badminton, skiing + others, stuff related to my course, anything quirky or arcane
proly more than I'd have time for :P
What, so they don't have most of that stuff at your college?
Hmmm, I take most of them for granted, and I only do about 5 or 6 on that list...
nah, like i say, cool people, but nothing too much going on
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heh, sorry i that CGI bit completely passed me by, LOL, i was thinking in terms of real porn.
only possible objection i might still have is children seeing the images/videos and hence seeing themselves as sexual objects. but then, i guess you'd say it was up to parents to decide what their children saw.
Yeah, but for a pragmatic solution, this could be implemented by only allowing them to be sold under the same restrictions that normal pornography is sold under. Anywho, let's not let this get too off-topic... :)
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heh, sorry i that CGI bit completely passed me by, LOL, i was thinking in terms of real porn.
only possible objection i might still have is children seeing the images/videos and hence seeing themselves as sexual objects. but then, i guess you'd say it was up to parents to decide what their children saw.
humphdogg, devil's advocate= a form of trolling, so you should excel in that competition :D
Heheheheh. Nah, I'm way too lazy for that kind of thing... Debating and all that effort = too much effort (you're supposed to be polite and stuff! That's just silly).
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heh, sorry i that CGI bit completely passed me by, LOL, i was thinking in terms of real porn.
only possible objection i might still have is children seeing the images/videos and hence seeing themselves as sexual objects. but then, i guess you'd say it was up to parents to decide what their children saw.
humphdogg, devil's advocate= a form of trolling, so you should excel in that competition :D
Heheheheh. Nah, I'm way too lazy for that kind of thing... Debating and all that effort = too much effort (you're supposed to be polite and stuff! That's just silly).
debating is what [i hope] would make me want to put in some effort and fan an interest in topics i might not have otherwise been interested in
like enwiabe -hates Arts but likes debating
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a couple more questions..
once you're offered a place for accommodation, whats the timeframe within which we have to accept?
and with regards to any law course, i heard its possible you can get in even if you don't get 95. what's the lowest ENTER that they go down to and how do i go about getting in *if* i don't get 95?
thanks :]
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once you're offered a place for accommodation, whats the timeframe within which we have to accept?
5 days :)
For Domestic Students
Once UAC offers have been released, those offered a place at ANU will receive confirmation of their accommodation offer and information on how to accept it.
Domestic students must accept their offer of accommodation within 5 workings days otherwise the offer will lapse.
The guarantee will only apply to students receiving main round offers on the 21st of January 2009 and new students that have deferred studies from a previous semester.
UAC offers are released on the 21st of January 2009
http://www.uac.edu.au/general/dates.html#offers
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once you're offered a place for accommodation, whats the timeframe within which we have to accept?
5 days :)
For Domestic Students
Once UAC offers have been released, those offered a place at ANU will receive confirmation of their accommodation offer and information on how to accept it.
Domestic students must accept their offer of accommodation within 5 workings days otherwise the offer will lapse.
The guarantee will only apply to students receiving main round offers on the 21st of January 2009 and new students that have deferred studies from a previous semester.
UAC offers are released on the 21st of January 2009
http://www.uac.edu.au/general/dates.html#offers
ahh i guess i could've checked for myself haha, thanks anyway :]
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a couple more questions..
once you're offered a place for accommodation, whats the timeframe within which we have to accept?
and with regards to any law course, i heard its possible you can get in even if you don't get 95. what's the lowest ENTER that they go down to and how do i go about getting in *if* i don't get 95?
thanks :]
no idea for the latter. i've heard stories of people getting 93-94 and calling up the department and telling them how much they want to get in etc etc and getting in.
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a couple more questions..
once you're offered a place for accommodation, whats the timeframe within which we have to accept?
and with regards to any law course, i heard its possible you can get in even if you don't get 95. what's the lowest ENTER that they go down to and how do i go about getting in *if* i don't get 95?
thanks :]
no idea for the latter. i've heard stories of people getting 93-94 and calling up the department and telling them how much they want to get in etc etc and getting in.
lol, I heard about someone who fell short for Law@Melbourne and really wanted it, he was recommended "maybe a generous donation to the Law faculty"
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I know someone who got into Law after getting a score just under the cut-off and then taking a year off to work in a law firm and reapplying. That's the only instance I've heard of outside the Interwebs.
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Hello,
At this present time I'm considering two different degrees, either one in Commerce or Finance and Melbourne and ANU are on my list. My understanding is that ANU is higher ranked than Melbourne, hence it's more appealing. Alongside that the ENTER scores are quite a lot lower... 75 as opposed to 95 for Commerce - is this primarily due to demand? I assume since it's in Canberra there's a lot less demand.
I'm kind of at a point where I'm not sure where to go and what the advantages/disadvantages are for both of these universities. I essentially want to go to the better of the two, accommodation isn't really an issue.
Can anyone really comment on whether or not it's worth going to ANU in this scenario, or in general - Melbourne VS ANU for these two specific courses.
Thanks in advance.
Oh yeah, are there apartments close to the university? Or is boarding down there a necessity.
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bump, because his question is interesting..
im actually interested in the answer.
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Hello,
At this present time I'm considering two different degrees, either one in Commerce or Finance and Melbourne and ANU are on my list. My understanding is that ANU is higher ranked than Melbourne, hence it's more appealing. Alongside that the ENTER scores are quite a lot lower... 75 as opposed to 95 for Commerce - is this primarily due to demand? I assume since it's in Canberra there's a lot less demand.
I'm kind of at a point where I'm not sure where to go and what the advantages/disadvantages are for both of these universities. I essentially want to go to the better of the two, accommodation isn't really an issue.
Can anyone really comment on whether or not it's worth going to ANU in this scenario, or in general - Melbourne VS ANU for these two specific courses.
Thanks in advance.
Oh yeah, are there apartments close to the university? Or is boarding down there a necessity.
No idea what the advantages/disadvantages of the two universities are in terms of Commerce and Finance degrees. You don't have to get 25 in methods to get into Commerce at ANU, maybe. The low ENTER scores are precisely due to the fact that demand isn't great because few people want to move to Canberra, for some strange reason.
General advantages about ANU? It's a great uni, incredible atmosphere, you meet people from all over Australia and the world. But bear in mind that ANU's high ranking is heavily due to the fact that it's a great research university - as far as undergraduate degrees go, ANU is definitely in the top few unis in Australia, but it isn't incredibly better than say UMelb or USyd or something. Don't be fooled by ANU's ranking: it is a great university, but it's not worth going to over UMelb purely on the basis of its high ranking. I'm sure a Commerce degree at UMelb is worth just as much as one from ANU. That being said, I love ANU and couldn't imagine studying at another Australian university - I wouldn't learn nearly as much, have such a great time, and be as highly qualified when I left at other universities.
As for accommodation, nearly all interstate students stay at a college on campus (at least in their first year - many move out in 2nd/3rd/4th year). Otherwise accommodation can be extremely hard to come by (Canberra has a general accommodation shortage) and is quite expensive for inner city places. But college is awesome, so it's all fine...
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I would echo humph. It's a great uni, and the ranking is awesome to know, but the difference it would make to you career-wise is negligible. Although I guess there's lots of networking potential at a residential hall or college.
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Thanks humph.
ANU really does look very appealing, the moving to another state is not that much of an issue - plus it'll only be for 3 years.
I guess it would be a good experience too, meet quite a few people from all of Australia.
UMelb has really gone downhill as I've been reading, ever since the introduction of the Model quite a lot of their high-end staff are leaving, and alongside that their Commerce degree is quite hefty on the ENTER (95), that's not say I'm not capable of that but it's always good to know that there's another uni of higher reputation/equal quality for a commerce degree at 75.
What surprises me most though is really the popularity of ANU, I hardly hear about people talking about it or anything, all I hear is Melbourne and Monash.
I guess because of the whole Canberra thing.
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I heard ANU academics on the news [when i used to watch the news] way more than academics from any other university, that was how i first came to know about ANU. Then i saw it held 1st place among Aus unis on the Times Higher Education Supplement, which made me somewhat curious, but Humph and Eriny are the first people I've "known" to go there.
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Lol, this was one of the FAQs on the Burgmann website
"If I sign up to become a resident at Burgmann College, do I receive a free set of steak knives?
No, we are sorry, we are unable to offer these products at this time."
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lol, yeah. I think I know the person who wrote that (I haven't asked him, but that's exactly his sense of humour).
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Lol, this was one of the FAQs on the Burgmann website
"If I sign up to become a resident at Burgmann College, do I receive a free set of steak knives?
No, we are sorry, we are unable to offer these products at this time."
lmao
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hey guys i was just wandering if you had any info about the provisional medical program that anu is running, i achieved 98.45 and a resonable umat so i was wandering since anu asks for >98 i might consider applying, what sounds really interesting is the fact that they state you can do any bachelors degree or combination before going into medicine (also doing well in the gamsat)
so if u guys know anything bout cutoffs or other info it would be helpful, thank you
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^ I think the cutoffs are fairly static, so I would bet that you'd be safe. Other than that, I don't know very much about med at ANU. Good luck though!
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Are they strict on not allowing people to stay overnight in your room in catered dorms
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Think there's a post about job opportunities in the 'berra somewhere... But in a word, yes.
edit: wow, you didn't look very hard, there's a thread just below this one...
http://vcenotes.com/forum/index.php/topic,7566.0.html
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humphdogg or anyone else in the know, just a question about scholarships. i got the national undergrad one ($12500pa, which replaces the old $10000 one they had). i also applied for phb arts and know that it has a bursary of $5000pa. however i'm not sure whether you can hold two scholarships at once, or whether the undergrad one excludes you from obtaining any others. trying to work out how much i need to slave away to pay rent, so would be great if someone could help. thanks.
You can only hold one of these at once (I got offered a PhB one first, then got upgraded to an NUS in second round offers). $12,500 should definitely cover accommodation though, but you might be a bit short on spending money for drinks and food etc, so you might wish to apply for a part time job. Just out of interest, which colleges are you applying for? Did you apply for the Charles Hawker scholarship at Burgmann college? (You can hold that one as well as the NUS)
Congrats on the scholarship btw :) It's awesome to see more VNers coming to ANU (and doing PhB in particular :D ).
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do you think its too late/bad idea to change my accom preference at this stage?
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do you think its too late/bad idea to change my accom preference at this stage?
Quite possibly a bad idea. Which was your first preference/what are you trying to change it to? Somewhere like Fenner/Ursies it wouldn't be that hard to get into, but Bruce/Johns/Burgie/B&G will have a very tight list I'd imagine.
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i haven't even applied yet heh
emailed them ages ago tho and apparently timing doesn't matter so i guess you could try changing
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just having a look at the dates for next yr..
it says first semester exams end on a saturday 27th june. some people do finish early right, for different courses? how do i find this out?
and it also says, autumn session ends, winter session begins...what are sessions? lol. i hope there's some holidays after those exams..
http://info.anu.edu.au/OVC/Committees/110PP_Principal_Dates/_PrincipalAcaDates09.pdf
also, i just noticed that you can apply online for courses you want to do...um, that's not for new students is it? thought you only had to apply via UAC
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just having a look at the dates for next yr..
it says first semester exams end on a saturday 27th june. some people do finish early right, for different courses? how do i find this out?
Exam schedules come out half-way through first semester. Generally the subjects with the most students have exams near the beginning of exam period, and with the least students near the end (though this is a very rough guide). So if you're doing Comm/Law, say, then most of your exams will be in the first half of exam period. I've finished as early as a week before the end of semester, and as late as the last day. It varies.
and it also says, autumn session ends, winter session begins...what are sessions? lol. i hope there's some holidays after those exams..
Those sessions are for students who want to do subjects during the holidays. Often PhB students do an ASC during a holiday session, and sometimes students who fail a subject or need to do a prereq before the next semester do a subject during the holiday session. Very few subjects are offered during the holidays though. So it's nothing to worry about, these sessions are holidays for pretty much everyone.
http://info.anu.edu.au/OVC/Committees/110PP_Principal_Dates/_PrincipalAcaDates09.pdf
also, i just noticed that you can apply online for courses you want to do...um, that's not for new students is it? thought you only had to apply via UAC
Doesn't sound like anything that should apply to yr12 students, UAC should be enough.
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ah awesome, thanks :)
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Off topic:
just having a look at the dates for next yr..
it says first semester exams end on a saturday 27th june.
Damn my birthday's on Tuesday the 16th of June. :(
On topic:
How do you organise doing a subject from another faculty? I wanna do BA but do some Biology subjects.
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ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
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ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
read somewhere that an average yearly cost is ~$12000/year for accommodation, pretty sure it was in one of their online booklets. no you don't, you're guaranteed accommodation in one of the colleges as a first year as long as you're offered a course at ANU, and you accept ofcourse.
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ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
read somewhere that an average yearly cost is ~$12000/year for accommodation, pretty sure it was in one of their online booklets. no you don't, you're guaranteed accommodation in one of the colleges as a first year as long as you're offered a course at ANU, and you accept ofcourse.
12,000! wow that's a tad expensive. But i guess if you work that could ease. Amm are you sure you get accepted straight away into one of their colleges as long as you're accepted into one of their courses? i read somewhere that it's tight competition to make it into these colleges so they pick the best or something?
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ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
read somewhere that an average yearly cost is ~$12000/year for accommodation, pretty sure it was in one of their online booklets. no you don't, you're guaranteed accommodation in one of the colleges as a first year as long as you're offered a course at ANU, and you accept ofcourse.
12,000! wow that's a tad expensive. But i guess if you work that could ease. Amm are you sure you get accepted straight away into one of their colleges as long as you're accepted into one of their courses? i read somewhere that it's tight competition to make it into these colleges so they pick the best or something?
yeah, im 90% sure re: the accommodation price. humph or eriny might wanna confirm though.
as for getting accepted, you do get accepted as a first year, for sure. they have a first year guarantee so yeah.
http://accom.anu.edu.au/UAS/977/200.html
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ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
read somewhere that an average yearly cost is ~$12000/year for accommodation, pretty sure it was in one of their online booklets. no you don't, you're guaranteed accommodation in one of the colleges as a first year as long as you're offered a course at ANU, and you accept ofcourse.
12,000! wow that's a tad expensive. But i guess if you work that could ease. Amm are you sure you get accepted straight away into one of their colleges as long as you're accepted into one of their courses? i read somewhere that it's tight competition to make it into these colleges so they pick the best or something?
yeah, im 90% sure re: the accommodation price. humph or eriny might wanna confirm though.
as for getting accepted, you do get accepted as a first year, for sure. they have a first year guarantee so yeah.
http://accom.anu.edu.au/UAS/977/200.html
sweet thanks
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Off topic:
just having a look at the dates for next yr..
it says first semester exams end on a saturday 27th june.
Damn my birthday's on Tuesday the 16th of June. :(
On topic:
How do you organise doing a subject from another faculty? I wanna do BA but do some Biology subjects.
It's fairly easy. You enroll as you do for all your other subjects. Although, if that doesn't work out, you just get a permission code from the faculty office (they'll even email it to you), which you use when you enroll. It's really straightforward either way. Also, the first time you enroll there's lots of people around you can ask questions to.
ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
read somewhere that an average yearly cost is ~$12000/year for accommodation, pretty sure it was in one of their online booklets. no you don't, you're guaranteed accommodation in one of the colleges as a first year as long as you're offered a course at ANU, and you accept ofcourse.
12,000! wow that's a tad expensive. But i guess if you work that could ease. Amm are you sure you get accepted straight away into one of their colleges as long as you're accepted into one of their courses? i read somewhere that it's tight competition to make it into these colleges so they pick the best or something?
The interstate accommodation guarantee only covers you if you get a first round offer. So, as long as you are accepted into ANU in the first round, you'll be accepted in a place of residence. However, you're right in saying that at the colleges there are a small number of places available for a rather large number of students, which is why some people have to go to UniLodge or even Rex Hotel. I think acceptance at a college hasn't got that much to do with your ENTER, and is in good part luck of the draw, however they definitely read the information supplied on your application.
And yep, $12,000 is quite expensive, but that's the way it works unfortunately. You tend to save a bit more if you choose self-catered unless you decide to go out every day for meals. But then, you have to factor in the inconvenience of making your own meals. But working does ease it quite a bit, so does scholarships.
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Off topic:
just having a look at the dates for next yr..
it says first semester exams end on a saturday 27th june.
Damn my birthday's on Tuesday the 16th of June. :(
On topic:
How do you organise doing a subject from another faculty? I wanna do BA but do some Biology subjects.
It's fairly easy. You enroll as you do for all your other subjects. Although, if that doesn't work out, you just get a permission code from the faculty office (they'll even email it to you), which you use when you enroll. It's really straightforward either way. Also, the first time you enroll there's lots of people around you can ask questions to.
ey humph and eriny how much does it cost to live on campus in ANU? Like how much do you pay for your college etc. Also, do you need to have a really high ENTER before you can get accepted into these colleges? What's the life like there? Is there a lot of partying and all because that's my scene generally? Do you recken i could get accepeted into one of these colleges with an ENTER of over 85?
read somewhere that an average yearly cost is ~$12000/year for accommodation, pretty sure it was in one of their online booklets. no you don't, you're guaranteed accommodation in one of the colleges as a first year as long as you're offered a course at ANU, and you accept ofcourse.
12,000! wow that's a tad expensive. But i guess if you work that could ease. Amm are you sure you get accepted straight away into one of their colleges as long as you're accepted into one of their courses? i read somewhere that it's tight competition to make it into these colleges so they pick the best or something?
The interstate accommodation guarantee only covers you if you get a first round offer. So, as long as you are accepted into ANU in the first round, you'll be accepted in a place of residence. However, you're right in saying that at the colleges there are a small number of places available for a rather large number of students, which is why some people have to go to UniLodge or even Rex Hotel. I think acceptance at a college hasn't got that much to do with your ENTER, and is in good part luck of the draw, however they definitely read the information supplied on your application.
And yep, $12,000 is quite expensive, but that's the way it works unfortunately. You tend to save a bit more if you choose self-catered unless you decide to go out every day for meals. But then, you have to factor in the inconvenience of making your own meals. But working does ease it quite a bit, so does scholarships.
thanks for that eriny!
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okay, more questions :P
1) humph/eriny or both, do you guys remember what your first day at ANU was like? if you do, was it easy to just mix in with people and stuff?
2) do you come back to melbourne at any time other than the summer holidays? can you stay at ANU during other breaks if you want to?
thank yo
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okay, more questions :P
1) humph/eriny or both, do you guys remember what your first day at ANU was like? if you do, was it easy to just mix in with people and stuff?
Can't remember much of O-week in my first year, oddly enough (and I was sober most of the time too! Well, more sober than I was for O-week in second year...). None of the first years at college really know each other on the first day so there's lots of meeting new people, trying to remember everyone's names, working out where everyone's from, working out who has similar interests to you, is doing the same course as you, if you have any mutual friends etc (e.g. the sister of one of my friends from college went out with my cousin. Bizarre). The later years at college try to help the first years mingle a lot and have events that encourage socialising and so on.
Obviously a lot of people are really shy at first (and who could blame them, most have moved a fair way away from home and don't know anyone) but the colleges try to make it easier for you to move out of your comfort zone and meet new people.
It's surprising, but after three or four weeks or so, all of a sudden you realise you have these really good friends.
2) do you come back to melbourne at any time other than the summer holidays? can you stay at ANU during other breaks if you want to?
thank yo
At most colleges, the room contract is for 40 weeks; pretty much from Feb 15 to Nov 24 or so. Or something like that. Anyway, you can definitely stay at ANU during the other breaks. The spring and autumn breaks are usually two weeks and plenty of people stay during this time. The winter break is 4-5 weeks or so and you'll find that it can get extremely empty at college during these holidays - this is normally when everyone goes home for a week or two.
I've been known to just fly down for a weekend in the middle of term in order to catch up with family and friends. If you organise your timetable right you might even have a couple of days off uni every week, which makes it easier to go home for a long weekend or something.
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cool :) everything sounds pretty good so far..more questions but lol
3) so i want to do commerce/law, ive heard they have some sort of bell curve method of marking...what's that? apparently it's real hard to get high marks in law compared to any other uni -_- is this just for law or is it the same for any other course at ANU? Do other universities recognize this when considering transfers? Also, more importantly, any idea if employers recognize it as well?
4) think ive asked this before but im finallyy getting around to my accommodation application and i really like bruce...did you make up anything at all in your application (in terms of achievements), humph? and were you made to prove anything (like certificates etc) before you got an offer or maybe even after..?
thanks again :)
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you only just applying vce01? I was thinking ANU wouldn't be a bad idea, but sorta haven't got round to applying [I've also got the option of staying here in England.]
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cool :) everything sounds pretty good so far..more questions but lol
3) so i want to do commerce/law, ive heard they have some sort of bell curve method of marking...what's that? apparently it's real hard to get high marks in law compared to any other uni -_- is this just for law or is it the same for any other course at ANU? Do other universities recognize this when considering transfers? Also, more importantly, any idea if employers recognize it as well?
It's just law that is scaled ridiculously. I have no idea if employers would recognise this; I'm sure employers in Canberra (like DFAT etc) would but no idea elsewhere. And I'm not certain if other universities would recognise the difficulty either but as you'd be transferring from a Go8 university, as long as you haven't failed anything then you'd be fine.
4) think ive asked this before but im finallyy getting around to my accommodation application and i really like bruce...did you make up anything at all in your application (in terms of achievements), humph? and were you made to prove anything (like certificates etc) before you got an offer or maybe even after..?
thanks again :)
All of the crap on my application was true (I even put down stuff like "captain of the 5th XI at school", lolz). Don't think they checked any of it (too many applications to do so). But I'd keep it believable; if you say you're awesome at a particular sport, then they'll expect you to be in the team for that sport at college...
you only just applying vce01? I was thinking ANU wouldn't be a bad idea, but sorta haven't got round to applying [I've also got the option of staying here in England.]
Apply! :)
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you only just applying vce01? I was thinking ANU wouldn't be a bad idea, but sorta haven't got round to applying [I've also got the option of staying here in England.]
do you go uni in England or are you just visiting?
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My first day was strange. There was a BBQ and trivia. Everyone asked each other the name/where are you from/degree questions. Everyone was extremely friendly. I didn't know where the floor laundry was. It gradually gets more 'real', if that makes any sense.
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My first day was strange. There was a BBQ and trivia. Everyone asked each other the name/where are you from/degree questions. Everyone was extremely friendly. I didn't know where the floor laundry was. It gradually gets more 'real', if that makes any sense.
yerp i know what you mean by 'real'.
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you only just applying vce01? I was thinking ANU wouldn't be a bad idea, but sorta haven't got round to applying [I've also got the option of staying here in England.]
for accommodation yeah. wouldn't hurt to apply for anu anyway though i guess
aand, eriny/hard, what do you mean by 'real'?
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you only just applying vce01? I was thinking ANU wouldn't be a bad idea, but sorta haven't got round to applying [I've also got the option of staying here in England.]
for accommodation yeah. wouldn't hurt to apply for anu anyway though i guess
aand, eriny/hard, what do you mean by 'real'?
well my definition may differ from that of eriny's but if i'm interpreting her post correctly, then i've surely experienced the same thing. i've been to a boarding school before and it was very awkward. At the start you begin to interact with everyone, getting to know where everything is and people seem so friendly and all but as time passes you begin to get back to reality were people will show the bona fide selves and it'll be another normal day to which you know the place as if it's your own.
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How hard is it to maintain a D average in Law at ANU?
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How hard is it to maintain a D average in Law at ANU?
Very difficult. But not impossible. But you'll be doing a LOT of work in order to do so.
In order to put it in perspective, the only student to get a university medal in law this year (and hence the top law student graduating this year) didn't even get an HD average (I think he averaged 78-79 or so).
Why would you need to average a D, anyway? Even people on full scholarships at ANU only need to keep up a 65 average or something if they're doing law.
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How hard is it to maintain a D average in Law at ANU?
Very difficult. But not impossible. But you'll be doing a LOT of work in order to do so.
In order to put it in perspective, the only student to get a university medal in law this year (and hence the top law student graduating this year) didn't even get an HD average (I think he averaged 78-79 or so).
Why would you need to average a D, anyway? Even people on full scholarships at ANU only need to keep up a 65 average or something if they're doing law.
Oh really? I'll be on the NMS rather than the big one if I go (which is likely) and it said in the info:
'their academic achievement is expected to be at the appropriate level which means a Distinction average in each Semester...' (? maybe I'm reading it wrong)
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How hard is it to maintain a D average in Law at ANU?
Very difficult. But not impossible. But you'll be doing a LOT of work in order to do so.
In order to put it in perspective, the only student to get a university medal in law this year (and hence the top law student graduating this year) didn't even get an HD average (I think he averaged 78-79 or so).
Why would you need to average a D, anyway? Even people on full scholarships at ANU only need to keep up a 65 average or something if they're doing law.
Oh really? I'll be on the NMS rather than the big one if I go (which is likely) and it said in the info:
'their academic achievement is expected to be at the appropriate level which means a Distinction average in each Semester...' (? maybe I'm reading it wrong)
That's for every other degree other than law :P They have a very informal briefing in O-week with all the scholarship winners telling them what averages they need etc. And I remember them saying it was too much to ask for law students to get a D average.
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That's for every other degree other than law :P They have a very informal briefing in O-week with all the scholarship winners telling them what averages they need etc. And I remember them saying it was too much to ask for law students to get a D average.
oh excellent! that is slightly more comforting. thanks humph.
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"do you go uni in England or are you just visiting?"
visiting, but I've the option of extending my stay, although I'm not sure if and when I'd be able to get to uni and how much it costs [and the academic year starts in september.]
I heard someone say you had to be a resident here for at least 3 years before the one you started uni, to avoid paying international student fees, but that seems easy to lie about :P
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hey humph/eriny, not sure if you guys remember but, once the date for applying for accommodation was up, how long did it take for them to offer you a place? and what was the accepting process like? did you have to be there to accept?
also.. any idea why/how some people have got accommodation offers already?
thanks
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No idea for the former, but I think they offered places pretty promptly. Can't remember the details of accepting etc but I was in NZ at the time so you definitely don't need to be there to accept.
I was talking to my SR the other day (SR = Senior Resident, a 3rd/4th yr on your floor who looks after you etc) and he was saying that he'd been talking to the Subdean of Bruce and that she's already chosen all the new residents. Apparently she was looking pretty heavily at extracurricular activities as well - Bruce really needs better sportsmen and sportswomen!
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No idea for the former, but I think they offered places pretty promptly. Can't remember the details of accepting etc but I was in NZ at the time so you definitely don't need to be there to accept.
I was talking to my SR the other day (SR = Senior Resident, a 3rd/4th yr on your floor who looks after you etc) and he was saying that he'd been talking to the Subdean of Bruce and that she's already chosen all the new residents. Apparently she was looking pretty heavily at extracurricular activities as well - Bruce really needs better sportsmen and sportswomen!
Oh so you didn't have to go to ANU to enrol either?
shoot lol. Hm, I'll still put it down as my first option and try to emphasize I love playing sport or something. :P Actually, do you guys have inter college cricket comps or something? That would be cool.
And I was having a look at Ursula...as far as the fees go it's pretty much the same. Any idea what they're like? I could've sworn you said somewhere here that all the nerds go there or something..lol. Might be wrong though..
also, in case i got into a self-catered college (only putting down B&G)...and given that i can't cook to save my life...are there places that are close, cheap and variable enough to eat out on a regular basis?
edit: i read one of your posts on BoS about student networks, does downloading stuff off them count towards your quota?
thankss
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Ursula has a reputation for being full of creepy/nerdy/quiet people. I know people from there (some like it, some don't - this is probably more reflective of college life than ursula itself) who are nice and not freaks and so on. Ursula and Bruce, I think, get the most amount of HDs on average. The rooms are smaller than all of the other catered colleges too, but I don't know how important that is to you. I think it has a smaller amount of people than all the other colleges too, which could be why they're known as the quiet ones.
There's inter-college almost everything sport competitions.
You can be fed relatively inexpensively. On campus in the student union place there's a reasonably priced baked-goods shop. It's always much cheaper to cook for yourself, though, when you can get dried pasta for 99c.
Downloads do count as quota unless you download on the wireless internet. However, I think wireless is monitored, so if you download giant files at a time, you'll probably lose access or something. If you download from an ANU webpage though, it's free.
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thanks eriny :)
although i think you misinterpreted the last ques - i was referring to something that's called 'direct connect' over there, i think? ...where ppl on campus apparently upload tv shows, movies etc for others to download. im hoping downloading from there doesn't count :P
also, according to a dude on BoS (neo_o) the selection of new residents for bruce is a rumour so yay, lulz
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Oh right... I think it counts, I don't see why it wouldn't. I think it also counts if people upload stuff from you. The 'network' thing is shut down every so often before a new one turns up, also.
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Oh so you didn't have to go to ANU to enrol either?
shoot lol. Hm, I'll still put it down as my first option and try to emphasize I love playing sport or something. :P Actually, do you guys have inter college cricket comps or something? That would be cool.
Yeah, we do. Bruce's team isn't too bad (we have two Indian guys who've played international cricket for Thailand - though that's not really that big a deal). But the team is mostly passengers, lolz. I played last year (batted around 5th drop, didn't bowl... pretty useless really :P). It's all good fun though.
And I was having a look at Ursula...as far as the fees go it's pretty much the same. Any idea what they're like? I could've sworn you said somewhere here that all the nerds go there or something..lol. Might be wrong though..
Yeah Ursies is the nerdy one. I do have a couple of friends there mind you (one of my friends is a sports rep at Ursies this year). He's a pretty social outgoing guy (school captain of Wesley and all that) and he says he's kinda in the minority in terms of being, well, "cool" - apparently it's a bunch of nerds who all of a sudden find themselves surrounded by like-minded nerdy people. But it's certainly not untolerable, and I'd rather live at Ursies than Johns any day of the week...
also, in case i got into a self-catered college (only putting down B&G)...and given that i can't cook to save my life...are there places that are close, cheap and variable enough to eat out on a regular basis?
Possibly, there's plenty of restaurants in Civic, which would be less than 20 mins walk. But I wouldn't recommend going to a self-catered college if you don't plan to cook much at all. For one, it'd be überexpensive.
edit: i read one of your posts on BoS about student networks, does downloading stuff off them count towards your quota?
thankss
Unfortunately DC++ got shut down last year. As eriny said, it gets started again every now and then but then gets shut down pretty promptly afterwards. It's all local college network stuff though so when it's working it's not coming out of your ANU net quota.
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Hey, atm is it too late to have any chance of getting into Bruce or Burgmann? [I''ve up till now been without my student number, so I couldn't apply]
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It isn't too late, applications are still open on ANU's website.
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hey i'm going to do my research as well but is there much assistance from the government money wise for students changing cities to study?
Also; Do you prefer to travel by plane, car, or train on return.
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I prefer plane. Traveling by myself with Tiger is actually cheaper than petrol costs with the car (if I have a passenger though, it becomes kind of cheaper). I haven't really investigated traveling by train. Many people from Sydney either drive or take the bus, though. In my opinion, busing it to Melbourne isn't worth it.
If you live out of home, you can get a higher rate of Youth Allowance payments, but that's still based on your parents' income. ANU has a bursary, I think, so do some colleges (I know Burgmann does).
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thanks eriny.
I'm positive the default date for booking accomodation was 1st April, then reading more says the semester starts 23/2. So i'm a little worried I might have made a mistake with that.
I'm guessing letters will come tomorrow?
And I'l have to travel up to Canberra soon to clarify everything.
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Letters for accommodation? I think they actually arrive through email.
If you're looking for the offer letter sent by ANU themselves saying that you got in to your course, you might be in for a bit of a wait, unfortunately. Last year it took over a week.
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Do you remember how long it took for you to get accommodation offers Eriny? Apparently Ursula have already sent out offers.
@Marbs - not sure if this is what you were referring to but online applications for accommodation closes today.
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Hmm I'm going to be away when that enrolment pack comes from ANU. I spose I should probably un enrol from Melb Uni before I accept ANU?
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Yeah you should definitely unenrol.
I was in NZ when the enrolment pack came and accommodation offers. Had to fax some things across, I think.
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Yay got an accomodation offer too so I'm all set. Just need to unenrol from Melb lol, which I'll do when I stop being so lazy.
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Which residence are you going to? I am still waiting for mine...
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I think I got a second round accommodation offer or something. I got the email on the 23rd of January and had about 2 days to accept.
O-week schedule (circus theme this year):
MONDAY
• O-Week Launch - Monday, February 16 at 10:00am
• Univibes presents music at Teatro Vivaldi’s - Monday, February 16 at 10:00am
• Univibes DJs - Monday, February 16 at 12:00pm
• O-Week '09 CD - Monday, February 16 at 1:00pm
• Theatre Sports - Monday, February 16 at 4:30pm
• Shooters’ Civic Safari - Monday, February 16 at 6:00pm
• Cube 3 Art Installation Launch - Monday, February 16 at 7:00pm
TUESDAY
• Morning Yoga - Tuesday, February 17 at 9:00am
• Laughing Club - Tuesday, February 17 at 10:00am
• The Village - Tuesday, February 17 at 10:00am
• All I Needle Knitting Lesson One - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 11:00am
• Politics in the Pub - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 6:00pm
• Moonlight Cinema: the Rocky Horror Picture Show - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 8:00pm
• Mooseheads’ Paint the Town Red and White - Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 8:00pm
WEDNESDAY
• Market Day - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 9:00am
• Environmental Forum: ‘Sustainable Action In A Warming World – What Individuals Can Do To Help The Planet’ - Wednesday, February 18, 2009 at 3:00pm
• LSS Pre-Toga Party – Wednesday, February 18th, 2009 at 8:00pm
THURSDAY
• Jellybabies Champagne Breakfast - Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 10:00am
• All I Needle Knitting Lesson Two - Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 1:00pm
• Swingdancing in Union Court - Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 2:00pm
• Beach Party - Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 4:00pm
• Battle of the Bands - Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 7:00pm
FRIDAY
• Women's' Tea Party - Friday, February 20, 2009 at 10:00am
• Comedy on the Concrete - Friday, February 20, 2009 at 12:30pm
• Speed Dating - Friday, February 20, 2009 at 3:00pm
• Mooseheads ANU Big Top Ball - Friday, February 20, 2009 at 7:00pm
• Mooseheads ANU Ball After Party - Friday, February 20, 2009 at 11:00pm
SATURDAY
• O in the Park - Saturday, February 21, 2009 at 12:00pm
There's also college O-week events.
For anyone going to Burgmann it's Mus-O-Week:
Tuesday 17th Feb
1:30pm – First Years walk into Civic
5:30 – 6:00pm – Pre-drinks (Front Lawn)
6:00 – 7:15pm – Dinner and O-week video (Dining Hall)
8:00-9:00pm – Floor Parties
9:00 – 12:00am – Bar Night - Rave!
Afters – Moose!
Wednesday 18th Feb
9:00am – 4:00pm – Market Day
5:30pm – Dinner
6:30pm – Toga Demonstration and Toga Video
8:00pm – Floor Parties
9:00pm – 1:30am – TOGA!
Afters – Moose!
Thursday 19th Feb
10:00am – 24 hour water fight!
5:30pm – Dinner
6:30pm – Moonlight Cinema – “Almost Famous”, “Grease” and “Rocky Horror Show”
Friday 20th Feb
12:30pm – BBQ Lunch
1:30pm – Battle of the Bands (Games)
7:00pm – ANU “Big Top” Ball
Afters – Moose!
Saturday 21st Feb
12:30pm – BBQ Lunch
1:30pm – Woodstock – Live band to take you back to the 60’s and embrace the rocker/hippie within!
5:30pm – Dinner
6:30pm Bar Opens
Sunday 22nd Feb
11:00am – International Students Morning Tea
3:30pm – Classical Music Afternoon Tea
I'm going to Canberra on the Wednesday of O-week (my dad doesn't have work that day, so he can help drive me + my stuff there). I suppose first years will have to go on the Saturday before?
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Should we accept our offer online now or wait until we receive our enrolement pack in the mail?
UAC gives a link to http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission/accepting_your_offer/index.php
Also how do I unenrol form UoM? Just don't turn/fill in anything and let the offer lapse?
Other random q:
I'm on my red p plates.
If I want to drive in Canberra do I still use my normal p plates and obey the Victorian rules eg. passenger restriction?
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Wednesday 18th Feb
9:00pm – 1:30am – TOGA!
DID SOMEONE SAY TOGAAAAAAAAA?!?!?!?!
Brilliant as ever.
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Hmmm, looks like accommodation is going to be very tight again this year. Just checked my email and the dean of Bruce has sent a message to all current residents:
"Hi all,
This mailing list is a little out of date, so I’m sorry if this message isn’t relevant to you. I’m writing to find out whether you are thinking of not returning to Bruce or of moving out if you’re currently in Packard. Applications to the ANU have been exceptionally strong this year and we’ve had virtually 100% acceptance of our offers of accommodation so far. This means we have very few rooms left (again!), even though the new Unilodge has opened and is filling fast. Our applicants are amazing and it would be great to take a whole bundle of them (or at least another 10).
So, if you are thinking of moving out, please let me know now so I can help out a new first year. If I can’t fit them in over the next couple of days the university will have to find some other temporary accommodation for them and then they’ll be signed up to something they can’t get out of even if you don’t return in February. We’ll loose all these great people as well as you and Bruce will be much the poorer for it.
Please email [email protected] or [email protected] as soon as possible.
Thanks for your help,
Dierdre
Dr Dierdre Pearce
Acting Head of Hall
Bruce Hall
Building 40, Daley Road
ANU 0200
Phone: +61 (0)2 6125 6008
Fax: +61 (0)2 6125 6010
Email: [email protected]
CRICOS No: 00120C"
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oh...shit. well, ursula will still be alright...
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^ Yeah, Ursula isn't bad. It's much better than having to live at a hotel like some students had to last year.
Should we accept our offer online now or wait until we receive our enrolement pack in the mail?
UAC gives a link to http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission/accepting_your_offer/index.php
Also how do I unenrol form UoM? Just don't turn/fill in anything and let the offer lapse?
Other random q:
I'm on my red p plates.
If I want to drive in Canberra do I still use my normal p plates and obey the Victorian rules eg. passenger restriction?
From memory, last year you could go online and say that you intended to enrol, but it was optional. If that's what it says on your UAC offer, then don't worry about it. Otherwise, I think it's a fairly short process online.
As for the UoM offer, you can either let it lapse or I think you can go online and decline the offer. If you can, it's probably better to choose the latter option, in case it means that someone else can get a later round offer earlier on.
I drive with my Victorian P plates (I'm on the green ones, so it doesn't matter that much). I've never really checked if the same road laws apply interstate. If you were pulled over, I doubt if the police would know much about the Victorian passenger restrictions, although I'd personally play it safe, just in case. Also, I've heard that you can actually convert your Victorian license to an ACT one (which means that you can buy fireworks!) as long as you get proof of residency. I could never be bothered doing it, because it keeps me in the same position anyway, but it could be worth looking into. I think the license stuff is dealt with in civic, near the library they have there.
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oh...shit. well, ursula will still be alright...
Fuck I haven't got an accomdation offer yet and Bruce was my first choice. :(
Still thank god for the gurantee. At least I'll be somewhere.
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Eriny and humph, why don't you wanna meet each other? ;)
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? Never got round to organising a meetup. I'm pretty sure I've walked past her room a couple of times though. I think one of my close friends from Burgmann was Eriny's tutor on her floor last year.
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lol, really? I may have actually seen you without knowing it! I was on 2B (actually, I'll remain on 2B this year too).
I've never actually been inside Bruce. I might look at it on Open Day, lol. I've been inside Johns and B&G because my old school did an Economics/Legal Studies excursion to Canberra and took a tour of ANU last year, which I tagged along for (I got a free lunch and coffee out of it!), and I have a friend at Ursies, so I've been there too. I also went into the lobby of Hotel Rex (out of curiosity).
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are the colleges at ANU as classy as melbourne unis?
also is there a lot of drinking and partying at ANU?
if so which college does this the best?
thanks
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are the colleges at ANU as classy as melbourne unis?
also is there a lot of drinking and partying at ANU?
if so which college does this the best?
thanks
They aren't as nice looking on the outside, but they look about the same on the inside (i.e. kind of ugly and outdated).
Yes.
Probably Johns? But all the colleges have lots of partying.
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oh...shit. well, ursula will still be alright...
Fuck I haven't got an accomdation offer yet and Bruce was my first choice. :(
Still thank god for the gurantee. At least I'll be somewhere.
yeh mine's changed from being considered by Bruce to B&G, which was my 3rd preference. and people have already got offers from ursula, which was my second, lol. they didn't like me :P
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oh...shit. well, ursula will still be alright...
Fuck I haven't got an accomdation offer yet and Bruce was my first choice. :(
Still thank god for the gurantee. At least I'll be somewhere.
yeh mine's changed from being considered by Bruce to B&G, which was my 3rd preference. and people have already got offers from ursula, which was my second, lol. they didn't like me :P
The wait is killing me...somehow I'm still being considered by Bruce. *crosses fingers*
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lol, really? I may have actually seen you without knowing it! I was on 2B (actually, I'll remain on 2B this year too).
Yeah, I'm really good friends with Alice (who was a tutor on 2B along with Alex Davies, I think) and Ellen, who was also on 2B. And I know quite a few other people on that floor last year, I think.
are the colleges at ANU as classy as melbourne unis?
also is there a lot of drinking and partying at ANU?
if so which college does this the best?
thanks
All the colleges at ANU are much newer (Bruce is the oldest, built in 1960 or so) than those at Melbourne, but like Eriny said, most colleges look pretty similar on the inside.
All colleges have enough partying and drinking. Though I suppose Ursies is a bit tamer than the rest. But Johns, Bruce, Burgie, B&G all are quite social places.
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oh...shit. well, ursula will still be alright...
Fuck I haven't got an accomdation offer yet and Bruce was my first choice. :(
Still thank god for the gurantee. At least I'll be somewhere.
yeh mine's changed from being considered by Bruce to B&G, which was my 3rd preference. and people have already got offers from ursula, which was my second, lol. they didn't like me :P
The wait is killing me...somehow I'm still being considered by Bruce. *crosses fingers*
Mine's gone from Bruce to my 3rd pref B&G too. Burgmann was my 2nd and Ursula my 4th so unless B&G offer me a place I guess I could end up anywhere. :(
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thanks
All the colleges at ANU are much newer (Bruce is the oldest, built in 1960 or so) than those at Melbourne, but like Eriny said, most colleges look pretty similar on the inside.
All colleges have enough partying and drinking. Though I suppose Ursies is a bit tamer than the rest. But Johns, Bruce, Burgie, B&G all are quite social places.
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mmmmmmmmmaaaaadddddddddddd i wanna go ANU - johns woot! have they got a bar at ANU? like at the campus?
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well, it's 5 pm. i suppose there's nothing coming until next week.
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well, it's 5 pm. i suppose there's nothing coming until next week.
I guess not. :(
Questions: With the Undergraduate Acceptence Form thing:
1) What did you put for Q2 student ID because I don't know mine and I don't think I have a UAC ID (just application no.)
2)Did you get the message saying your acceptence was lodged? Coz I didn't and I dunno if my slow internet might've screwed it up/I filled it out wrong. It just went back to first page about privacy thingy. :S
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oh, i just put in the UAC application number! that better be what they wanted -_-
and yes i did, maybe it's because you didn't fill in all of the questions?
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oh, i just put in the UAC application number! that better be what they wanted -_-
and yes i did, maybe it's because you didn't fill in all of the questions?
I put the UAC ap number in both and it worked. Thanks. :)
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well, it's 5 pm. i suppose there's nothing coming until next week.
Wow, I didn't even know today was Friday :(
Anyway, my application status has changed from "application received" to "under consideration".
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well, it's 5 pm. i suppose there's nothing coming until next week.
Wow, I didn't even know today was Friday :(
Anyway, my application status has changed from "application received" to "under consideration".
hmm, that's odd. even when it says 'application received', it says that a certain hall is considering your application. wonder how that's different to the status changing to 'under consideration'. bah, i cant believe we have to wait a few more days.
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I've been mucking around with the timetable builder and BIOL1003 clashes with CLAS1001 for 1 hour long lecture. >:(
Can I still do both subjects and maybe alternate which lecture I go to?
Is it easy to catch up on missed lectures?
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It's usually pretty easy to catch up on lectures that you miss. Most classes have the lectures recorded, which you can download and listen to later on.
If it's a Thursday morning lecture in question then you'll want to go to Trad Grammar as there's a test on then every week!
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Yeah, a big lecture like BIOL1003 will be recorded. I had a clash last semester. Just turn up to whichever one you think has a lecturer with the least amount of technological reliability and download the other lecture. It isn't really ideal, but you won't miss out on anything.
And guys, I know the wait is painful (trust me, I was in the same position last year after the first round of accommodation offers were given out), but ANU will guarantee you a place to live this year. Don't worry too much about it until you actually get your offer (which you will get!).
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I can't decide what to do for my arts part of the course - I'd love to do 2 languages, but I'd also really like to do political science or even history or english or something. Or economics but you can't do that through the arts fac at anu can you? I want to try and get myself a mon or fri without classes haha, will have to do some super timetabling. I looked at the timetable builder and half the classes dont seem to have the times put in yet gar
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Not many classes in the arts faculty actually operate on Fridays, so you might be lucky there. I think you can do econs in Arts, but I'm not 100% sure (the only people I know who did are in phb). ANU is meant to have a really good poli sci department, but most people I know thought that POLS1002 was really boring (I personally didn't mind it, it's more or less an intro into Australian politics). First year languages seem to be fairly good by how things sound too. I don't know, I guess it depends on what you intend to do after uni.
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okay i have absolutely no idea when it comes to lectures/tutorials...can someone tell me why they have different, numbered groups?
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For large classes, there could be up to 20 tutorial times. You only have to sign up for one of them - so you would probably have one tutorial a week for each subject. A tutorial is where you discuss the content covered in lectures, do practice questions, ask for help on assignments, and so on. You often have to go to tutorials in order to pass the course (not in maths though, heh).
Lectures are where the actual course content is taught. You're not really required to go to lectures, but it definitely helps if you want to actually know what's going on in a course. Some really massive classes might have more than one lecture stream, so that you can sign up for different sets of lectures (the first few years of law are like this, I think).
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omg i just REALISED I HAVE BRACES!
what does this mean? It means that i may not be able to go to interstate unis! why you ask? well i need monthly check ups until the end of my 1st yr of uni to which by thenm my braces weill be taken off.
So what is my question? well to the ANU students here, do you reken it'll be a hassle going back and forth to Melbourne once a month to have that routine checkup? What would the avg cost be for flight tickets to melb? would this affect my work?
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Why can't you go to a dentist in Canberra? Canberra has dentists.
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omg i just REALISED I HAVE BRACES!
what does this mean? It means that i may not be able to go to interstate unis! why you ask? well i need monthly check ups until the end of my 1st yr of uni to which by thenm my braces weill be taken off.
So what is my question? well to the ANU students here, do you reken it'll be a hassle going back and forth to Melbourne once a month to have that routine checkup? What would the avg cost be for flight tickets to melb? would this affect my work?
I just got my braces off. My orthodontist is pretty flexible with appointments. I'm meant to go back at the end of April but they agreed that waiting till July would be fine.
Last yr I flew up to Canberra and back for Open Day. The flight only takes an hour, I arrived at 9.30am left at 5.30pm. So in terms of time commitment I'd say it's easily possible to fly back for check ups. It cost me $150 there and back but now Tiger Airways flies to Canberra so you could probably fly back cheaper.
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So has anyone been accepted into accomodation yet?
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Yep Tiger airways has SOME flights from $29 one way to Canberra. I think only from March onwards though.
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So has anyone been accepted into accomodation yet?
No. The wait is more nervewracking than it was waiting for my ENTER, haha.
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haha i know. I looked at it, n it said i'm being considered by uni-lodge??? Not good
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What were your preferences? I'm so glad I got my accom pref straight away, it was indeed the most stressful part. I wasn't going to go unless I got one of my prefs, so thank god. Wouldn't have been able to afford UniLodge.
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um i think they were bruce, johns, burg, uni-lodge. So i must have missed out on the first three.
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yeh well johns apparently you have to have as 1st pref to be considered so there goes that.. why did you put uni lodge 4th?? why not b&g or something, or do you not mind going to unilodge?
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I heard some good things about uni lodge, but it did look a bit expensive. I was just surprised i didn't get the first three.
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"also, does anyone know how mathsy first year eco (ie micro and macro) is? i really really want to do it, but only did up to year 11 maths in vce. i just want to do the basics in eco though, i know for later years you would need maths skills. i'm not terrible or brilliant at maths, pretty average."
Ask that q on General University Discussion. Also see about prereqs for the specific eco subjects you want to do [and if you don't meet them then see what 'bridging courses' you can do.]
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hey eriny, do you know whether
a) it's hard to get permission to overload in sem 1 in phb, and
b) whether it's hard to juggle an extra subject in sem 1 whilst getting used to everything? i can't fit everything in and my spare subj gap is in sem 2...
also, does anyone know how mathsy first year eco (ie micro and macro) is? i really really want to do it, but only did up to year 11 maths in vce. i just want to do the basics in eco though, i know for later years you would need maths skills. i'm not terrible or brilliant at maths, pretty average.
also x2, do anu actually send you a package with forms for enrolment, or is it just the online thing? because the online thing didn't let me put in my correct birthdate. plus there seem to be some enrolment forms that we need to fill out that are missing...
finally, whilst the colleges give you a basic list of what to bring, any tips for other things that would be good to bring?
going to b&g with all my schoolyard chums, woo. they stuffed early offers for nus kids though. stupid admin.
You can get permission to overload in the first semester, but you need to justify why you want to do it to the head of the Arts and Social Sciences. That is, you need a good reason. It's much easier in the second semester.
Is the workload manageable? It depends. I know someone in phb who did 6 subjects last semester and did it relatively easily, I don't think I'd be able to cope with the workload of more than 5 subjects a semester though. I think you should try out doing 4 subjects in semester one and see how it goes. It was my plan to overload to begin with, but after semester one I thought it was a bad idea. I know it's annoying if there are particular subjects that you want to do, but as a phb student you can get into later year Arts subjects relatively easily without any prerequisites (you just need to email the lecturer for permission).
I don't think micro one is particularly mathsy, but I've never taken it. I think there's some formulas, but that's about it. I think the further you go in econ, the more maths you have to do.
At ANU, you do all of your first year enrollment in person. When you get your pack it should explain everything there. I don't think the online form matters that much. If it has the wrong birth date it should be easy to fix it.
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I received an accommodation offer from Bruce Hall on the 13th ???
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Hey what's the best self catered accommodation, and what's the worst. Thanks
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^ I would say that B&G would be the best self-catered accommodation. The worst? It depends. Fenner is further away than all the other halls, so it's rather inconveniently placed, but UniLodge is the most expensive and doesn't have much of a college environment. There aren't any tutors or anything. I think I'd prefer Fenner to UniLodge.
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anyone get their offers yet? im being considered for UniLodge now :(
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Still no offer. Now being considered for UniLodge. :( :(
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burgmann, ursula and bruce are full apparently. atleast that's what UAS are saying.
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yeh uni lodge. Was that bottom for you guys? I think it was in my top 4.
Its looks really nice, the only downside is that it lacks the real college experience what ever that means.
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^ Basically it means that you'll have to make an effort to socialise, rather than having it thrust upon you. Some people would prefer it this way, although personally I kind of need it to be forced otherwise I probably would stay in my room all day. It also means that you have less academic/pastoral support. I think it might be more social this year though, given that lots of students who would prefer a college community are having to go there.
I think it looks kind of nice too, the rooms are well-equipped. It's really close to Manning Clark lecture theatre and an IGA, which is convenient. But yes, 'tis expensive. To me, that's the major drawback and why I'd probably prefer to live somewhere else.
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thanks eriny.
I'm not too worried about unilodge.
If for some reason I hate it, is it possible to change to a catered college in second year, or does that rarely happen.
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real college experience
wild drunken parties n sex
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schoolies
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real college experience
wild drunken parties n sex
maddddd
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Is anyone going to O in the park. Are tickets still available.
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thanks eriny.
I'm not too worried about unilodge.
If for some reason I hate it, is it possible to change to a catered college in second year, or does that rarely happen.
It does happen, but it's pretty hard to get in...
Is anyone going to O in the park. Are tickets still available.
I'd imagine there'd still be tickets left but it sounds pretty rubbish to be honest. I don't know anyone who's going.
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got an offer from fenner. humph/eriny, are there any disadvantages besides travel time? also, have either of you been to fenner? if so, what's it like?
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Haven't been there, but I have friends there who enjoy it. The social aspect can be a bit bad in that a lot of people keep to themselves, so make sure that you try to meet people there and get out of your room a bit. But my friends there seem to play a lot of Xbox 360 together and party it up a fair bit, so it should be fine.
I think the rooms are pretty small, but I haven't seen any, so I wouldn't really know... And you have to cook for yourself, which would be a bit weird.
Fenner had awesome sports teams last year though, which was very unusual. Because so many decent people are getting rejected from Johns and Burgie and Bruce, the rejects that Fenner has picked up the last few years have been pretty normal, social, sporty people, which makes a change from what it used to be like.
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to play a lot of Xbox 360 together and party it up a fair bit, so it should be fine.
sounds good enough to me :P
thanks
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Anyone do commerce down here and can comment on the course in general?
Not sure which uni to choose, I'm in Melbourne so moving is a bit of a hassle but nevertheless I'm willing on doing it if it's worth it.
I guess the most appealing thing about ANU is really its prestige and alongside that needing a 75 ENTER to get into commerce is nothing in comparison to say the steep requirements of MUni (95) and Monash (90).
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I think it has risen to 80 for Commerce this year. More generally, I don't know much about Commerce at all. Maybe you should consider going to Open Day this year (it's in August), flights to Canberra on Tiger are getting to be really really cheap.
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I think it has risen to 80 for Commerce this year. More generally, I don't know much about Commerce at all. Maybe you should consider going to Open Day this year (it's in August), flights to Canberra on Tiger are getting to be really really cheap.
heh :) I used to think Tiger was your car, given your penchant for naming things :)
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In case anyone was interested:
There are currently three (3) undergraduate places available for new or continuing ANU students at Burgmann.
If you are interested in residing at Burgmann College or would like further information please contact the Principals Office by way of [email protected] or phone 6125 6090 (ext 56090).
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Just curious about how much it costs to board down at ANU.
I realize it probably varies, but approx how much does it cost?
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At Burgmann the room fees for this year were about $11,500. It is possible to get scholarships and bursaries, but I think they're pretty competitive. It's also much cheaper if you decide to go to self-catered accommodation.
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I think it has risen to 80 for Commerce this year. More generally, I don't know much about Commerce at all. Maybe you should consider going to Open Day this year (it's in August), flights to Canberra on Tiger are getting to be really really cheap.
didn't realize it changed to 80, seems they haven't updated their site it still says 75
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What's the steriotype of a fenner student.
What is the atmosphere like there?
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Quiet international student, bit weird, doesn't really leave their room very much...
Fenner's got a rep as being one of the less social colleges. Apparently it's improved in the last couple of years, but even so I don't really know anyone from there who didn't try to get out as soon as they could...
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apparently everyone is close there, and the social aspect is fine. Its just the travel that annoys people.
they seem really good at sport as well, winning the cricket, and making the rugby final
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yeah, fenner is fucking awesome. and this is coming from someone who was massively upset at being put there.
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Hi just wanted to ask. You know how Burgmann have early offers before christmas? What do you need to do apply for an early offer? Besides putting it as your first prefence in uni acc and uac? Thanks!
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Tempted to put ANU down somewhere. The college life looks like fun. The courses are quality. Its the best uni in the country and the clearly-ins are generous.
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Hi just wanted to ask. You know how Burgmann have early offers before christmas? What do you need to do apply for an early offer? Besides putting it as your first prefence in uni acc and uac? Thanks!
I have a friend who called up Burgmann saying that he'd be overseas when offers go out and so he wanted to receive an offer then. He got an offer. I definitely recommend calling up and telling them about your results at the very least.
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if i get an offer from both anu and a university in victoria, can i accept them both and then reject one later on - after anu offers me some sort of accommodation?
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if i get an offer from both anu and a university in victoria, can i accept them both and then reject one later on - after anu offers me some sort of accommodation?
I'm not sure about one interstate uni and one Victorian uni but if both unis were in Victoria then I could confidently say yes to your question.
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Yep, you can do that.
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alright, thanks.
i should probably just make a decision though, damn.
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just thought i'd bump this topic since i have a few questions about ANU....
i'm a victorian student who applied for bachelor of laws there and i'm currently looking through accommodation over the website. i notice there are lots of suburbs that have places available to rent (including ANU itself which is in the inner north)....just wondering is accommodation at ANU better than accommodation in the city or a place like braddon/dickson? and these colleges that were mentioned earlier in the thread (johns, bruce etc), where exactly do they fit in the whole scheme of things? are these colleges within the uni itself?
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All colleges with the exception of Fenner are in ANU if I remember correctly. I think Toad Hall might be outside but that college is strictly for graduate students so it wouldn't matter.
Edit: Actually I'm pretty sure it's just Fenner.
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UniLodge is also technically off campus, but it's closer to many lecture theatres than some of the on-campus accommodation. Most of the halls (apart from Burgmann, Johns and UniLodge) are owned by ANU and all apart from the exceptions of UniLodge and Fenner are on campus.
It is very difficult to get accommodation in the city without paying quite a lot for it. Whether or not living away from ANU is better is really up to you. To be honest, I never really thought that on-campus accommodation was for me, but I'm still here after almost 3 years. It can be quite fun and it makes socialising very easy. On the other hand, there are benefits to living on your own or in a share house too.
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Yeah Unilodge is a great location too. It's between union court and the city centre, whereas with most of the others it's like: Your hall -> union court -> city centre, which can mean quite a walk to the city (unless u bike). It's further from physics, biol, and psych though
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Quick question about cars, recommend or not? I went on the open day and they all said parking was in effect a 'bitch'. How's it go not having a car for job prospects in particular? I'm not really familiar with how good public transport is in Canberra and I'm neither a bicyclist nor skateboarder so would have to buy one if I go. Would save me a hell of a lot of money on rego, petrol etc. so I may consider it anyhow.
Also if you do suggest a car, would I be able to get my Ps in Canberra if its better? I don't know whether the whole 120 hours thing can transfer over and what restrictions are like in comparison.
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I have a car in Canberra and I find it useful, but not necessary. Parking on residence is fine and though it's costly, it could be much worse, so that's not a huge worry.
You can get your Ps in Canberra, you just need proof of residence, which usually involves asking someone in your college/hall to write a letter for you which says that you live there. From what I gather, you don't need 120 hours or anything crazy like that, but I don't know the requirements off the top of my head but you also don't need to be 18 to get your Ps here.
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Wait, so I could dodge the 120 hour requirement and get my Ps in Canberra? What would I need to do instead?
My plan was to drive up and back from Canberra every holidays and try have the 120 by graduation.
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Here's some info on licensing: http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/driver_licence
When can I get my Provisional Licence?
The minimum age for obtaining a Provisional Licence for a car or motorcycle is 17 years. You must also have held a Learner Licence for at least six months before you can obtain a Provisional Car Licence, and at least three months before you can obtain a Provisional Motorcycle Licence.
How do I qualify for my Provisional Licence?
You have the choice of taking a practical driving test with a government licence examiner or training and continuing
assessment with an accredited driving instructor (the ‘log book’ system).
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Could I use my Victorian Ls, fly up, take the Ps test and have my Ps then and there? There's no hours requirement? Would I need to get ACT Ls first?
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Could I use my Victorian Ls, fly up, take the Ps test and have my Ps then and there? There's no hours requirement? Would I need to get ACT Ls first?
Unfortunately not.
Q 1. I have an interstate learner licence. What do I need to do to transfer to an ACT learner licence?
A learner licence is not transferable. If you are 17 years of age, have a current interstate learner licence and have held a learner licence for at least six (6) months, you are permitted one (1) practical driver assessment with an ACT Government Licence Examiner. If the learner licence is not current or if you fail the assessment you will be required to undertake and pass the Road Ready Course and knowledge test and obtain an ACT learner licence.
http://www.tams.act.gov.au/move/driver_licence/driverissues#interstate_learner_licence
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So when I get an ACT Ls, I just need to hold it for 6 months and pass the test? No hours requirement?
Edit: I don't see any mention of it...
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So when I get an ACT Ls, I just need to hold it for 6 months and pass the test? No hours requirement?
Edit: I don't see any mention of it...
If you have an interstate learners, and have held it for more than 6 months you do not need to wait 6 more months after you get your ACT L's, you can do the P's test straight away.
provided that you can provide proof that you have held an interstate learner licence for six months or more, you will not be required to wait the normal learner licence period.
For your P's:
How do I qualify for my Provisional Licence?
You have the choice of taking a practical driving test with a government licence examiner or training and continuing assessment with an accredited driving instructor (the ‘log book’ system).
http://www.tams.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/40752/L_and_P_Brochure_Feb10.pdf
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Sweet. Thanks guys!
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Yeah thanks for the info guys. A relief to know that I can dodge the 120 hours if I get into ANU. Even if I don't take a car I might still get my Ps up there XD
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Yeah thanks for the info guys. A relief to know that I can dodge the 120 hours if I get into ANU. Even if I don't take a car I might still get my Ps up there XD
Definitely don't take your car. Needless to say, your classes are metres and not kilometres away if you live on campus. Furthermore, the city centre ('civic') is only 10-15 minutes WALKING.
Maybe get a bike, but even that's overkill in my view.
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Yeah I know, I went to the Open Day. My only concern with it is how much it would cost me to fly back rather than drive and job prospects (which I would need to fix up nearly as soon as I got there XD)
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There are jobs in civic you can get, but a car does help increase your options. I have my car here. I don't think it's strictly necessary, but it's very useful.
With flying back, it's gotten more expensive recently, but sometimes you can book way ahead of time and get really good deals. It probably costs about the same, on average, to fly or drive. (It's definitely worth driving if you can get a few people to go with you and split petrol costs).
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Is it true that most jobs in Canberra come with much higher wages compared to other cities?
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For graduate jobs, I wouldn't be surprised, especially since public servants tend to earn a good salary. For regular, unskilled jobs like retail, it's usually still minimum wage.
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This could be a difficult question but Eriny do you know if those studying law have found it easy/difficult to find clerkship or any sort of work experience? Being a small city I imagine there would be limited opportunities and it would probably be difficult to get a summer clerkship in Melbourne.
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Hey, I was wondering how hard it would be to do an internal transfer into law/commerce? If I were to do commerce first year (because I didn't reach the law cut-off), would anyone know if my first year of commerce credit could be rolled over to my future double degree, if I were to transfer successfully?
Thanks in advance. :)
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This could be a difficult question but Eriny do you know if those studying law have found it easy/difficult to find clerkship or any sort of work experience? Being a small city I imagine there would be limited opportunities and it would probably be difficult to get a summer clerkship in Melbourne.
I can't tell you exact numbers or anything, but a lot of law students do get clerkships, probably as many as students of any other university. I guess the competition is in getting those top tier clerkships (again, I have no idea on numbers). As far as I know, because clerkships are over summer, they'd probably try to get them in their home city, but there are offices of a lot of firms in Canberra, most, if not all, of the big six Australian law firms have Canberra offices. Probably the best place to email with career-related concerns and what to expect after your degree would be the ANU Careers Centre. Their email is: [email protected]
Hey, I was wondering how hard it would be to do an internal transfer into law/commerce? If I were to do commerce first year (because I didn't reach the law cut-off), would anyone know if my first year of commerce credit could be rolled over to my future double degree, if I were to transfer successfully?
Thanks in advance. :)
Transfers happen relatively regularly at ANU. I think if you have a distinction average, you'd be well placed to transfer into commerce/law, although that's definitely not guaranteed. It is a lot easier to transfer in rather than get the required ATAR. That said, you should probably contact the law school to see if they have any specific policies for transfer. You cannot transfer into a programme unless you've at least done a full-time year though (so you won't be able to transfer until the end of first year). Additionally, if you think your ATAR will be close to what you need, a lot of students take a test and get in through that, the link is available here: http://www.anu.edu.au/sas/admission/admissiontest/index.php
It applies to Law, but for the test to help you, you'd still need an ATAR of around 92 or so.