UoM General Chat

[pi]

BUT THIS IS UOM GENERAL CHAT PI, we were only having a general chat although maybe it will lead to something more idk

The Thu Thu Train only runs express to Monash

[simpak]

He's transferring to UoM he just forgot to tell you.

[Belgarion]

Quickest way to get to melb uni is to get off a north melbourne station, then there an express bus straight to melb uni which only has 3 stops (north melb stations, hospital then melb uni), theres almost always a bus, if not it comes every few minutes

[simpak]

Only if your train actually goes to North Melbourne haha.

[charmanderp]

How much does failing a subject impact your chances of getting into a graduate program? Supposing that you had all the requirements for entry into a course (in terms of averages/GPA, LSAT/GAMSAT scores, interviews, whatever) but had failed one subject.

[Russ]

It depends on what you're trying to get into and what you failed and what your other marks and interview performances are like etc. but probably not much.

[simpak]

Failing a subject is really only going to impact your GPA so if your GPA still meets the requirement I don't see that it would be too terrible.
Failing multiple subjects might be a totes turn-off.

[charmanderp]

So they're not going to be like 'OMMFFFGHHHHHHH U FAILZ FIRST YR SUBJECT I DESREGARD ALMOST PERFECT GPAZ NAOW'?

[simpak]

I highly doubt it.
Why is everyone so concerned they're going to fail stuff, I'm sure you're all going to be completely fine.

[charmanderp]

I highly doubt it.
Why is everyone so concerned they're going to fail stuff, I'm sure you're all going to be completely fine.

I think it's the nature of ANers haha.

[vcestudent94]

Who marks exam papers, you lecturer or tutor?

[Gloamglozer]

Who marks exam papers, you lecturer or tutor?

Depends on the subject.  For maths and stats subjects, usually the tutor(s) unless there isn't a big class and the lecturer is your tutor as well.

[vcestudent94]

Depends on the subject.  For maths and stats subjects, usually the tutor(s) unless there isn't a big class and the lecturer is your tutor as well.

Yes its for linear algebra...damn I dont like the way my tutor marks...

[Gloamglozer]

Yes its for linear algebra...damn I dont like the way my tutor marks...

But exam marking is different in that one tutor marks one question for all students to ensure consistency amongst the marks.  So it's not like VCE where one marker might do 1/3 of the papers and another does 1/3 and so on.

[vcestudent94]

But exam marking is different in that one tutor marks one question for all students to ensure consistency amongst the marks.  So it's not like VCE where one marker might do 1/3 of the papers and another does 1/3 and so on.

Wow really? So each marker is an expert at marking their given question? Thats a relief