Unimelb EXAM TIMETABLES 2011 Semester 2 =D

[Russ]

2 weeks of swotvac? 2 chances!

[simpak]

They would only extend swotvac if they shorten the break.  See, the thing is, our timetable may be 'out of whack' but then I don't understand why friends at LaTrobe can still finish later than I will.  And then some friends who do Arts subjects with very small cohorts have their final exams in their last lecture time slot in the lecture hall, ie in just a couple of weeks time. 

Those LaTrobe friends seem to be pulling the short straw every semester.

Edit: and even universities like RMIT with their 'actual' mid sem break after week six are comparably bad.  Most RMIT friends I have spoken to finish around the 11th and I finish the 15th.  I know many of us will finish much later than the 15th, but still.

It's not like we're still at uni until December or anything /shudder/

[Russ]

My mate in biomed at Deakin finishes in 9 days

[simpak]

BUT THAT'S DEAKIN.  It's not us that's odd in that case, it is somehow always them.  They have the strangest semesters.

[Gloamglozer]

BUT THAT'S DEAKIN.  It's not us that's odd in that case, it is somehow always them.  They have the strangest semesters.

I know, yeah?  I mean, what the hell is a trimester?  I've never heard of such blasphemy!

[simpak]

BUT THAT'S DEAKIN.  It's not us that's odd in that case, it is somehow always them.  They have the strangest semesters.

I know, yeah?  I mean, what the hell is a trimester?  I've never heard of such blasphemy!

It does make it easier to exchange with Berkeley, but what other possible advantages could a trimester system have?

[SamiJ]

BUT THAT'S DEAKIN.  It's not us that's odd in that case, it is somehow always them.  They have the strangest semesters.

I know, yeah?  I mean, what the hell is a trimester?  I've never heard of such blasphemy!

It does make it easier to exchange with Berkeley, but what other possible advantages could a trimester system have?

Acclerated course. That's what they are doing with optometry, 3 years instead of 7 at melbourne or even 5 anywhere else

[Russ]

Optometry isn't 7 years at UoM, it's 4

Isn't Deakin's 3rd trimester optional? I heard that from my mate, he's going to Europe instead

[SamiJ]

Well after the undergrad and post grad it's 7 all up.
Not for optometry, they use all three. For other things yes, apparently it is

[schmalex]

Self and Other and Intermediate Macroeconomics, both on November 10th at 2.15pm. Only two exams, and they're on at the same time.

[simpak]

I would rather take the 7 year option and have more time off/be less stressed by condensing everything.  Bludge around at uni as long as it lasts, no matter the literal cost.  You know how it is.

Do not see much appeal in accelerating your course.  A girl at my work was talking about why she wants to do the Melbourne JD (not currently a Melbourne student) and she was like 'what really appeals to me is that you can condense it into 2.5 years' and I didn't say anything but I was thinking: that really isn't wise, because you pay less and do it in a shorter space of time, but as a consequence your course is very stressful and squishy and this is part of the reason they do not recommend it.  Plus, you gain like six months, so what?

But it's okay, she won't get in anyway.  I'm delightful.

[mikee65]

^ Muhaha you're evil. Now rememeber pre-clinical years in the MD have been condensed to one and there is no option, obviously the emphasis is on clnical skills but one year..?

[simpak]

Yeah but that condensing is because we're meant to 'know stuff already' (lel).

[Russ]

They should really be doing clinical from day 1, but there's still conceptual "pre" stuff taught during years 2-4

[Sah123]

14th, 15th, and the 18th.
:| Pretty disgusting if you ask me!