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[Genericname2365]

Hey, so Principles of Neuroscience is listed as a potential breadth option for Arts but has ''2 semesters Biology at 1st year, or 1st year of the Bachelor of Biomedicine'' listed as prerequisites. Since these prerequisites can obviously not be met in an Arts degree is it actually possible to take it as a breadth subject? My major is psychology so I had been looking at this subject as a possible 3rd year breadth.
https://handbook.unimelb.edu.au/view/2015/NEUR30003#breadthId
 

[spectroscopy]

Did you apply for SEAS but most importantly, are you eligible for Access Melbourne, the entry score will come down to 88.0. If not, i think you need to get 93 or above to be competitive. A majority of the 24% are the ones who get in with Access Melbourne.

If you have no seas, or something like a kwong lee dow guaranteed entry (im pretty sure kld doesnt even apply for comm b/c kld min atar for any course is 95 which is = to comm clearly in) you cant get in without a 95. ive known kids with high 94's not get in.

[Jaydude01]

Have a couple of  questions about graduate applications that I would appreciate help with:

.I've finished an undergraduate degree but obviously final results haven't come out yet, do I mark my previous study as not completed?

.When asked to upload transcripts would the unofficial transcript that you can get emailed suffice? i don't have an official transcript and applications close tomorrow so I'm kind of panicking right now.

Thanks in advance.

[TheDragonBorn]

I have some questions.
 The entrance requirement of Masters of Engineering program in 2013 was 65% in the last two years. This was changed at the end of last year to include all three years into WAM. For those applying for Graduate Engineering for 2016 will they take WAM of final two years or all three years.
I ask this because my results from first year are quite bad, due to some circumstances I had (not covered by access Melbourne). My WAM for all three years is around 63, where as my WAM for final two years is around 70, so I am not sure If I will get into the Masters program, cause they changed this just last year.

[Pup]

I'm about to graduate from my Biomed degree and i received a sanction which is described as "You have breached the tenure requirements of your scholarship. Payments will be held until all issues are resolved".  Does anyone know what this means? I know that I'm  on the Access Melbourne Scholarship.

[chabooski]

Hi there, I'm currently looking at potential postgrad courses that I might do were I to go to Melbourne Uni and I'm just wondering what's the likelihood of getting CSP or HECS-help for post grad? I wouldn't say I'm at a significant financial disadvantage, but I know that I wouldn't be able to pay the fees upfront. What options are there?

Thanks!

[lolwat709]

I would like to ask if it is still possible to enter or be considered for Bachelor of Science with an ATAR of 77.  I have am eligible for access melbourne due to financial disadvantage but missed the cutoff by 1 ATAR. Should I still leave it as a preference?

[Chang Feng]

hello, so i was wondering what subjects and course would be best to choose from Monash universities' business department, so i can get as much credit as possible when transferring to melb uni commerce 1st year second semester or 2nd year, wishing to major in finance or actuarial studies or less likely maybe accounting in commerce at melb uni, not to sure with the major yet).

Thanks.

[Deshouka]

Hello,

I am thinking of doing doctor of optometry under the guaranteed entry scheme. Just to make sure, does this mean I can do pick any electives/subjects I desire, as long as my WAM  is at least 75% and do biomedicine/science?

Thanks for your time. 

[Alter]

Hello.

When are offers made for the Access Melbourne Scholarship and approximately what ATAR would be competitive enough to have a shot at obtaining one? I fall under 2-3 relevant SEAS categories (financial, rural, difficult circumstances), so does this improve my chances over someone else?

[alchemy]

By doing the Actuarial Studies course, will it equip me with the skills and requirements in order to obtain a career as an Investment Banker in the future? Or would majoring in Finance be more suitable for this?

[96n_n]

I would like to ask if it is still possible to enter or be considered for Bachelor of Science with an ATAR of 77.  I have am eligible for access melbourne due to financial disadvantage but missed the cutoff by 1 ATAR. Should I still leave it as a preference?

I'm pretty sure that the cut-off for Bachelor of Science with SEAS is strictly 78.00. However, it won't hurt to have it in your preferences. If you're sure you still want to do Bachelor of Science at Melbourne Uni, you could always transfer given you have a high enough wam.

[Deshouka]

Hello.

When are offers made for the Access Melbourne Scholarship and approximately what ATAR would be competitive enough to have a shot at obtaining one? I fall under 2-3 relevant SEAS categories (financial, rural, difficult circumstances), so does this improve my chances over someone else?

Hey, I received an offer from Melb Uni on the 15th December. It was by email. My atar was 99+ but apparently my one includes a tuition fee exemption

[Stevensmay]

By doing the Actuarial Studies course, will it equip me with the skills and requirements in order to obtain a career as an Investment Banker in the future? Or would majoring in Finance be more suitable for this?

As far as I can tell (from friends), actuarial will set you up more to do insurance, risk analysis etc. I've also heard that actuarial is the hardest of all the Commerce majors with a very high drop out rate, so even though you can do IB from actuarial you may not want to.

Important to note is that when you graduate from unimelb (or any uni really) you aren't officially an actuary as you are required to work for a certain numbers of months and then take another test. From memory it can be around 7 years from starting undergrad until you are actually fully qualified.

Actuarial is very maths (well, it's pretty much all maths to be honest) whereas finance not so much. Finance will cover some more directly applicable subjects (derivative securities etc) but you may be able to take them in the actuarial major anyway.

Either will work but it depends on why you were wanting to do actuarial and then pivot to IB after graduation.

In summary, actuarial is maths and risk, finance is Investments, Derivative Securities etc. It really depends on what part of IB you were wanting to go in to.

[Alter]

Hey, I received an offer from Melb Uni on the 15th December. It was by email. My atar was 99+ but apparently my one includes a tuition fee exemption

Thanks for the response. Do you know the ATARs of any other people who obtained this scholarship? Congrats, by the way!