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Uni Stuff => Universities - Victoria => University of Melbourne => Topic started by: Aye Bay Bay on August 17, 2008, 07:12:43 pm

Title: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Aye Bay Bay on August 17, 2008, 07:12:43 pm
Who went to the open day today? For me it was friggin awesome. The lectures were quite informative for me. Kind of. Twas my first time actually in Melbourne Uni and now...
I think I'm in love :smitten:


Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: sheepz on August 17, 2008, 07:16:34 pm
haha yeah i went there ^^ i keep changing my mind on which uni i wanna go to... im seeing melbourne in a slightly more positive light now haha

my friend whom i met up with in the city who didn't go was getting so annoyed with all the bags floating about lol... it was the 'fashionable' thing in today!
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Flaming_Arrow on August 17, 2008, 07:23:21 pm
Ye i made up my mind today
UoM FTW!
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Ken on August 17, 2008, 07:27:23 pm
UoM was pro!
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: amycourty on August 17, 2008, 07:33:19 pm
loveeeeed it.

ha ha . lots of freebies toooo lol
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: droodles on August 17, 2008, 07:57:58 pm
$10 says AppleXY ejaculated in his superman underwear when he went into the commerce building of UoM
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: ell on August 17, 2008, 08:01:58 pm
I went today, although I didn't fall in love with UoM like all of you have seemed to. :) and lol, yeah, basically everyone in the city (including me) was wearing the blue bag

Ye i made up my mind today
UoM FTW!

What course are you thinking of doing?
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Flaming_Arrow on August 17, 2008, 08:05:52 pm
Electrical, Ell

Lol DROODLES
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on August 17, 2008, 08:12:16 pm
DAMN THAT WAS  GOOD SHIT. :)
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: costargh on August 17, 2008, 08:13:42 pm
20 bux says apple goes to monash LOL
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on August 17, 2008, 08:16:55 pm
$20 says ill bust your singing ass. lol
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on August 17, 2008, 08:17:46 pm
ACTUARIALZ WAS AWESOMEZ.

kthx. :)
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Mao on August 17, 2008, 08:18:06 pm
20 bux says apple goes to monash LOL

your loss :P

done. I'll pay $20 for the lul :P
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: costargh on August 17, 2008, 08:25:56 pm
it would be so fucking funny if he ended up going to deakin
LaTrobe? LMAO
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Mao on August 17, 2008, 08:26:06 pm
it would be so fucking funny if he ended up going to deakin

darling you are a heart-breaker
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: transgression on August 17, 2008, 08:49:50 pm
I liked the open day :D
Melbourne just jumped up in my preference list
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2008, 08:51:06 pm
Everyone just loves Melbourne. It's the place to go LOL
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: vce01 on August 17, 2008, 08:52:09 pm
i didnt go :( i've been there before though, for a school thing, but we only went into this really high ceiling room...can't remember what it was called.

but besides that, i've got no idea. what was so good about it?
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: humph on August 17, 2008, 09:41:45 pm
Everyone just loves Melbourne. It's the place to go LOL
Lolz, it's not that great...

I think I went to the open day in yr11 ('05), didn't bother in yr12. I dunno, it's just a little too crowded for me...

That being said, I will probably do a course there this summer, if all goes to plan.
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Golfa on August 17, 2008, 09:57:29 pm
it was OK i thought- couple of the people gave weak answers when i asked about the JD's advantages over LLB but hey there are none....

Did anyone see those roaming guys with cameras...had a good interview with them but what the hell was it for???? lolz
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Rietie on August 17, 2008, 09:59:25 pm
I went.
I loved the freebies - drinks, sausages, 4 chupa-chups, popcorn....

I also decided to randomly visit the colleges, despite living really close to the uni. I'm in love with Newman College - it's so like Hogwarts! Sigh.

And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: costargh on August 17, 2008, 10:00:32 pm
And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.

ohh godddddddd
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: hard on August 17, 2008, 10:01:00 pm
i think monash would be the best for me due to it's open area and relaxed feel. It seem as though melbourne has too much pressure :S for some reason. La trobe would be good in sense that it's very social from what i've heard and seen.
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Aye Bay Bay on August 17, 2008, 10:01:09 pm
And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.

ohh godddddddd
LOL
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: hard on August 17, 2008, 10:02:10 pm
And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.

ohh godddddddd

rofl
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on August 17, 2008, 10:03:22 pm
Huh. Where were the interview/camera people. I didn't seem em.
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Collin Li on August 18, 2008, 10:39:26 am
Wow, the reaction to UoM open day is very positive! We must know how to put on a good show, or the other universities must just give off a very bad impression - I'm used to what it's like here and I honestly can't say I reacted this way when I started learning at UoM... hmm... (posting from a UoM computer, haha)
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: cara.mel on August 18, 2008, 12:08:51 pm
Tbh I liked UoM open day a lot less than Monash open day (I was in the area at the time, only reason why I went)

I'm curious as to where people live, from my observations inner city people like melbourne better and people who live further out like monash. I found monash a lot more friendly and less stuck up which is one of the reasons why I am here (the other is of course, it is 3x closer)
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on August 18, 2008, 02:32:40 pm
My friends and I, didn't spot any "stuck-up" people (and two of my friends are going to monash lul) so I don't know what your talking about. The representatives were really nice and helpful (except for one professor, but that's natural to have one lol).
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Collin Li on August 18, 2008, 03:36:16 pm
I don't understand the "stuck-up" claim at all!

What was the difference?
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Mao on August 18, 2008, 04:19:15 pm
The general impression of prestige, i think...
Though many people I know from UoM are cool and relaxed, some are over-zealous when it comes to a discussion about which uni is better or worse. *cough cough you know who you are*

I was turned away from UoM at the first KLD event [lol, exactly to the opposite of its purpose]. They kept on reinforcing that KLD is somehow "elite", and being in UoM with this great prestige signifies this elitism. [i was going to say something after this but now it completely escapes me how that something even made sense...]
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: memka on August 18, 2008, 05:48:25 pm
I thought the day was pretty good in general.
Except they totally screwed up the Dip in Music talk and just when it got to me in the free sausage sizzle they ran out of bread lol.

I'm curious as to where people live, from my observations inner city people like melbourne better and people who live further out like monash. I found monash a lot more friendly and less stuck up which is one of the reasons why I am here (the other is of course, it is 3x closer)

Personally, despite coming from "inner regional Australia" ie a little town near Geelong, I found the atmosphere quite friendly. However most of my friends didn't even bother going to the open day and seem quite content with Deakin (the local uni). I find Melb. Uni has a more fast paced, gobal vibe which appeals to me. 
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: costargh on August 18, 2008, 05:54:35 pm
What's a gobal vibe?
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on August 18, 2008, 06:45:21 pm
an internationally recognised degree.
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: costargh on August 18, 2008, 06:47:30 pm
Wow I've never heard of that
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: humph on August 18, 2008, 06:49:26 pm
I went.
I loved the freebies - drinks, sausages, 4 chupa-chups, popcorn....

I also decided to randomly visit the colleges, despite living really close to the uni. I'm in love with Newman College - it's so like Hogwarts! Sigh.

And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.
One of my friends from Skevs goes to Newman (Pete Shearman). Apparently it's the UMelb equivalent of Johns at ANU - the jock college. But yeah, UMelb colleges are all rather pretty.
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Noblesse on August 18, 2008, 06:54:14 pm
Didn't go yesterday, although I wanted to, have 6 SACs this week :/
Oh well, I've been to the campus many times, and already have answers to all my questions about the BComm :)
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: xox.happy1.xox on August 18, 2008, 09:00:36 pm
Hehe, my most memorable moments were choking on a Krispy Kreme doughnut (:(); filling out about 5 education surveys for those really cool highlighters; waiting in line for 20 minutes, only to realise all of the sausages were gone; vitamin water and stress balls! Yay, open day was fun (except for the choking ...). :)
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: bubble sunglasses on August 21, 2008, 07:40:49 pm
I went.
I loved the freebies - drinks, sausages, 4 chupa-chups, popcorn....

I also decided to randomly visit the colleges, despite living really close to the uni. I'm in love with Newman College - it's so like Hogwarts! Sigh.

And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.
One of my friends from Skevs goes to Newman (Pete Shearman). Apparently it's the UMelb equivalent of Johns at ANU - the jock college. But yeah, UMelb colleges are all rather pretty.

  was surprised by that, as he is a pronounced atheist. i heard in the interview they sometimes ask you how much you go to church :P
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: humph on August 22, 2008, 12:38:46 pm
I went.
I loved the freebies - drinks, sausages, 4 chupa-chups, popcorn....

I also decided to randomly visit the colleges, despite living really close to the uni. I'm in love with Newman College - it's so like Hogwarts! Sigh.

And I've also somewhat decided what I wanted to do at uni.... feminist here I come.
One of my friends from Skevs goes to Newman (Pete Shearman). Apparently it's the UMelb equivalent of Johns at ANU - the jock college. But yeah, UMelb colleges are all rather pretty.

  was surprised by that, as he is a pronounced atheist. i heard in the interview they sometimes ask you how much you go to church :P
Heh, he went to the same catholic school as me (St. Kevin's) and got 47 in Texts & Traditions in yr11. So I guess he just took advantage of that...
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: hard on August 22, 2008, 12:41:35 pm
humphdogg, did you go st kevins? are they good in debating? LOL
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: humph on August 22, 2008, 04:34:03 pm
humphdogg, did you go st kevins? are they good in debating? LOL
Yeah, they're usually pretty good. My friend was captain of debating back in 2006. No idea what they're like this year though...
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: nak on August 25, 2008, 08:45:10 pm
i didnt go :( i've been there before though, for a school thing, but we only went into this really high ceiling room...can't remember what it was called.


wilson hall?
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: Collin Li on August 29, 2008, 08:35:14 am
Though many people I know from UoM are cool and relaxed, some are over-zealous when it comes to a discussion about which uni is better or worse. *cough cough you know who you are*

the only example I can think of is someone who isn't at UoM yet!
Title: Re: Who went to UoM open day today?
Post by: AppleXY on September 04, 2008, 06:25:24 pm
Though many people I know from UoM are cool and relaxed, some are over-zealous when it comes to a discussion about which uni is better or worse. *cough cough you know who you are*

the only example I can think of is someone who isn't at UoM yet!

;)

:P