UoM General Chat

[emdiz]

Anyone here apply for UoM open day 2014? I haven't heard anything (I'm assuming I didn't make it).

I did. Did you apply with UMSU or the university (or both)? If you applied with the university, you should have gotten an email asking you what your gender is for the t-shirt sizes (because they forgot to include this in the original application form).

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

I did. Did you apply with UMSU or the university (or both)? If you applied with the university, you should have gotten an email asking you what your gender is for the t-shirt sizes (because they forgot to include this in the original application form).

I applied via the university, I can't seem to find the application for USMU? I'm 100% certain I applied 2-3 weeks ago when the notice was on the Unimelb portal site and received nothing at all... I resubmitted my application but yeh ..

[charmanderp]

I'll be working at the Student Connect/Careers and Employment stalls, so come say hi!

[emdiz]

I applied via the university, I can't seem to find the application for USMU? I'm 100% certain I applied 2-3 weeks ago when the notice was on the Unimelb portal site and received nothing at all... I resubmitted my application but yeh ..

Don't worry about UMSU then. They've run open day for the past few years (I think) so originally, applications were with them but this year the uni is running it so you had to apply with them. I applied AGES ago and received that email about the gender for t-shirt size about a month ago. Try emailing Jenny Burchill (I'll PM you her email) - I'm pretty sure she's running open day this year

[notveryasian]

It would be nigh insane though. Summer subjects are really hard.

Thanks for the advice. I might stick to doing 1 summer subject and find intensive subjects to do as breadth during the rest of the year then.

[daphaneng]

Don't worry about UMSU then. They've run open day for the past few years (I think) so originally, applications were with them but this year the uni is running it so you had to apply with them. I applied AGES ago and received that email about the gender for t-shirt size about a month ago. Try emailing Jenny Burchill (I'll PM you her email) - I'm pretty sure she's running open day this year

I can help clear things up with Open Day shenanigans. For many years, a team called Transition and Orientation (T&O) used to look after the Open Day guides. Then T&O was scrapped, and UMSU took over the guide program last year. And this year the Events team is looking after the guides.

UMSU forgot to take down the application form off their website - so there's a bit of confusion around this and I'm not 100% sure what happened to the people who applied with those applications forms.

As long as you've applied here: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/mz4n - you're fine.

But yes - email Jenny if you're concerned about your application to be an Open Day guides.

[daphaneng]

Lmao.

This is the timetable I signed up with last Monday (directly from Semester Two Timetable Thread):

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Today I check my uni email for the first time in a few weeks and I see that the 3:15 stream for physics was cancelled a week ago... ok so I have to rearrange my timetable a bit.
I log onto the website and I see that the COMP lecture streams have also been changed... but no notice... And the 1pm physics streams are now full

I cri nao

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Oh lord. That is horrendous.

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

I can help clear things up with Open Day shenanigans. For many years, a team called Transition and Orientation (T&O) used to look after the Open Day guides. Then T&O was scrapped, and UMSU took over the guide program last year. And this year the Events team is looking after the guides.

UMSU forgot to take down the application form off their website - so there's a bit of confusion around this and I'm not 100% sure what happened to the people who applied with those applications forms.

As long as you've applied here: http://go.unimelb.edu.au/mz4n - you're fine.

But yes - email Jenny if you're concerned about your application to be an Open Day guides.

Thanks Daphane
I'm just a bit worried since I applied (probably not 2-3 weeks ago --> bad memory) when the notice came out on the student portal and received nothing while others have received confirmation etc. Do you know if they take everyone who applies? Or do they look at academic merit and extracurricular activities etc?
I just sent Jenny an email and hopefully something can be worked out

[notveryasian]

Lmao.

This is the timetable I signed up with last Monday (directly from Semester Two Timetable Thread):

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Today I check my uni email for the first time in a few weeks and I see that the 3:15 stream for physics was cancelled a week ago... ok so I have to rearrange my timetable a bit.
I log onto the website and I see that the COMP lecture streams have also been changed... but no notice... And the 1pm physics streams are now full

I cri nao

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Oh wow...that really sucks buddy. You already had a messy timetable and they screwed you over even more. At least you're not alone, I can see a lot of people having the ESD2+physics combination. Perhaps the student centre can help you out. Good luck.

[mahler004]

Has anybody done introduction to computing and/or intro micro?

I suspect my research project will be a bit more work then I was expecting (and I was expecting a bit of work!) so I'm considering doing a first year subject to lighten the load a bit.

[e^1]

Has anybody done introduction to computing and/or intro micro?

I suspect my research project will be a bit more work then I was expecting (and I was expecting a bit of work!) so I'm considering doing a first year subject to lighten the load a bit.

If you've done some programming before (or probably do it regularly during the semester), then that helps a lot. Otherwise the projects maybe time-consuming, I had someone come to me often struggling (suspect she did not program enough)... and then there was this other person who practised Python during holidays, it was a breeze for him.

[daphaneng]

Thanks Daphane
I'm just a bit worried since I applied (probably not 2-3 weeks ago --> bad memory) when the notice came out on the student portal and received nothing while others have received confirmation etc. Do you know if they take everyone who applies? Or do they look at academic merit and extracurricular activities etc?
I just sent Jenny an email and hopefully something can be worked out

From what I recall, they tend to take majority of the applicants. They definitely don't look at academic merit. When I was signing up to be a volunteer in past years - we had to attend a quick 15 minute group interview. It was basically them asking us to point us buildings on maps, testing us on our ability to give out directions, really easy and basic stuff

[daphaneng]

I'll be working at the Student Connect/Careers and Employment stalls, so come say hi!

And I'll be at the Social Media booth!

[notveryasian]

I don't think Intro Micro is a subject that has much worked expected from it....it's a introductory subject and the lecturer recommended around 5 hour of work for the subject per week in order to get on top of things, which is far less than the amount of work that others subjects require.

I definitely recommend it as a breadth, you learn some pretty useful stuff, and the tutors I had in the subject are great. I think in semester 2 however the lecturer isn't Jeff which is a shame because he is quite good.

[mahler004]

If you've done some programming before (or probably do it regularly during the semester), then that helps a lot. Otherwise the projects maybe time-consuming, I had someone come to me often struggling (suspect she did not program enough)... and then there was this other person who practised Python during holidays, it was a breeze for him.

I'm working through the codeacademy exercises for python now (not sure how much I'm actually learning from them though, although it should lighten the load a little,) and it's not too bad. I'm probably going to have to pick up some basic coding at some point if I continue with science (so I'm learning python either way.)

I've coded in BASIC before (not visual basic, BASIC,) but that was in high school on a computer from the 1980s.

I don't think Intro Micro is a subject that has much worked expected from it....it's a introductory subject and the lecturer recommended around 5 hour of work for the subject per week in order to get on top of things, which is far less than the amount of work that others subjects require.

I definitely recommend it as a breadth, you learn some pretty useful stuff, and the tutors I had in the subject are great. I think in semester 2 however the lecturer isn't Jeff which is a shame because he is quite good.

Yeah, that's what I've gleaned from the subject review. 5 hrs/work a week sounds like a luxury, considering some of my science subjects expect more then double that (second/third year subjects, it's your future first years .)

Plus, I should really learn more about economics.