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How university works
AngelWings:
--- Quote from: MissSmiley on December 19, 2018, 10:33:19 pm ---Hi everyone!
I'm just wondering what to do until first round offers come out, and I don't really know how to prepare for Uni!
Or even should one be preparing for uni? as in for a potential course?
Because each day feels a bit guilty just relaxing if you know what I mean?
What did past people do to until offers came out?
Thanks so much guys! :)
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Definitely agree with Aaron's response. Going to add a couple of points.
I went and found this helpful post as to what you can do right now. I guess it can help you prepare mentally for uni, although rather indirectly.
If you need something to do to prepare for uni, try applying for your TFN (and Youth Allowance*), if you haven't already. You'll need a TFN for HECS, so I guess that counts as uni prep. The holiday season might mean that things get hampered for a bit, but it should kill some time.
*Not really for uni.
cool dawg :
this thread is great :)
Joseph41:
--- Quote from: cool dawg on December 20, 2018, 12:11:50 pm ---this thread is great :)
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Have you just finished Year 12? Let us know if you have any questions at all. :)
P.S. Congrats on your scores!
Sine:
--- Quote from: MissSmiley on December 19, 2018, 10:33:19 pm ---Hi everyone!
I'm just wondering what to do until first round offers come out, and I don't really know how to prepare for Uni!
Or even should one be preparing for uni? as in for a potential course?
Because each day feels a bit guilty just relaxing if you know what I mean?
What did past people do to until offers came out?
Thanks so much guys! :)
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I don't think it's that necessary to be studying for university during the holidays unlike a lot of people would do for highschool. A main concern is that you can't be 100% sure about the content that will be important and assessed (unlike vce where there is a study design) as units can change a lot in a year and also within a year they can change the course by taking other factors into account. Also you don't know how long to spend on certain topics/concepts - so effectively you could just be "wasting" your time. Although imo you can't really say that the time is wasted wasted if you are learning something new and enjoy it - so regardless of whether content is assessed or not it may be valuable to someone individually.
In addition to this your weeks in university have a much more concentrated workload (from my experience - may be different for different courses)so it's really important to go back feeling relaxed and refreshed from your holidays.
informationenthusiast:
compared to vce, is uni generally harder or easier??
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