'Moving on' from VCE once you get into a uni course

[VCEcupcakes]

Mid year transfer for Melb Uni courses have half weighting on ATAR and half weighting on GPA, while after a full year of study your ATAR becomes irrelevant.
It should be similar for other universities as well

phew. is your gpa fully applicable even if the course you've done in 1st year is completely irrelevant to the course you want to transfer into the next year?

[hobbitle]

phew. is your gpa fully applicable even if the course you've done in 1st year is completely irrelevant to the course you want to transfer into the next year?

Pretty much yeah. Prove yourself well at a major Uni in first year and almost every door opens.

[VCEcupcakes]

Pretty much yeah. Prove yourself well at a major Uni in first year and almost every door opens.

awesome! looks like all hope is not lost gotta try hard next year!

[Joseph41]

I actually struggled a little bit. Not because I wanted to talk about my ATAR or study scores - I really couldn't care less, now - but I felt like I had lost all direction and structure. I guess the answer is to stay busy, like I didn't.

[hobbitle]

awesome! looks like all hope is not lost gotta try hard next year!

Also, I thought it went without saying, but perhaps I should clarify - you do still have to meet the subject prerequisites for any course you transfer into.   Your uni grades matter, and your ATAR doesn't, but yeah, you still need to meet any other prerequisites for the course.

[VCEcupcakes]

Also, I thought it went without saying, but perhaps I should clarify - you do still have to meet the subject prerequisites for any course you transfer into.   Your uni grades matter, and your ATAR doesn't, but yeah, you still need to meet any other prerequisites for the course.

yeah I think I should be able to manage the prerequisites, though just in case somehow I don't are there any course I can take in uni that will give me credit for the perquisites?

[hobbitle]

yeah I think I should be able to manage the prerequisites, though just in case somehow I don't are there any course I can take in uni that will give me credit for the perquisites?

That depends on what the prerequisites are and what course you're doing at uni.

[BigAl]

That depends on what the prerequisites are and what course you're doing at uni.

Yes there are..for example you can take MTH1020(spesh equvailent) if you didn't get 30 in spesh...if you got 30 in spesh you can take the advanced one, MTH1030..and so on..I got 30 in spesh and decided to do 1030 last semester...I nailed that last semester...so your atar or specific ss doesn't matter if you're a dedicated student

[Dejan]

Well this is a bummer, I can't transfer mid-year

[shooterblitz]

Just wanted to ask something right in the middle of the transfers question; assuming you do successfully manage a uni transfer to a different course, would it be sort of weird moving universities? Like I'm assuming you'd make friends and social groups throughout the year at one uni, but then the transfer would make it feel like starting uni all over again, as you might not know many people in your lectures and whatnot at the new uni?

(hoping that made sense )

[maree271]

Just wanted to ask something right in the middle of the transfers question; assuming you do successfully manage a uni transfer to a different course, would it be sort of weird moving universities? Like I'm assuming you'd make friends and social groups throughout the year at one uni, but then the transfer would make it feel like starting uni all over again, as you might not know many people in your lectures and whatnot at the new uni?

(hoping that made sense )

I wanna know the same thing!

[hobbitle]

Just wanted to ask something right in the middle of the transfers question; assuming you do successfully manage a uni transfer to a different course, would it be sort of weird moving universities? Like I'm assuming you'd make friends and social groups throughout the year at one uni, but then the transfer would make it feel like starting uni all over again, as you might not know many people in your lectures and whatnot at the new uni?

(hoping that made sense )

Ummm... well.... yeah.  That's just life.  Like starting a new school or starting uni for the first time.  If you want to transfer then transfer and cop what comes with that.  If you don't, then don't.  It's your life and noone is going to, what, transfer your social group with you???

[ShortBlackChick]

I think its easy to walk into lectures and not know anyone, even after your first year, but its up to you to make friends in Lectures and Tutes. Tutes more so, if you dont get into classes with your friends and choose units as fkn a collective social group, you'll find you dont know many people and you'll have to SOCIALISE. I know sometimes you just dont want to interact with humanity, but if you want friends its what you got to do Ceebs, I know.

Also, I think uni has more of an emphasis on independence. Dont get me wrong, I'm not telling you that you dont need friends and that you shouldnt make friends, but Uni is a place where you have to do your work on your own, where its your responsibility to go consult with tutors and stuff, so dont expect to make friendship groups that you go to classes and stuff with, because your mates will chose different units and have different timetables as you, and no one will be spoon feeding you stuff. I have friends that do my course, but I hardly ever see them.

[eeps]

I think its easy to walk into lectures and not know anyone, even after your first year, but its up to you to make friends in Lectures and Tutes. Tutes more so, if you dont get into classes with your friends and choose units as fkn a collective social group, you'll find you dont know many people and you'll have to SOCIALISE.

This. Forming friendships, especially in the first couple of weeks, helps you to adjust and settle into university. You really do have to make the effort to just start conversations with people in your tutorials and/or lectures. Keeping to yourself/being closed won't really help you if you want to make friends. Some of my closest mates are studying completely different things to me; it's really just a matter of making the effort to talk to people you've never met before and seeing where it takes you.

[pi]

ALSO GO TO AN MEETS! You meet people from other degrees, same uni's/courses, gives you a headstart with a somewhat studious crowd (which is also good at 4 square). Met some really good friends there