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The "ANU represent" thread
humph:
--- Quote from: Eriny on February 14, 2008, 10:22:31 am ---Yay! An ANU thread! :D
I move in on Saturday and I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon.
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driving up? my parent's car was completely full when we drove up last year...
stayed at my granddad's place in Cook (suburb in the 'berra) over the holidays, and it took two car trips to move all my stuff back into college.
humph:
--- Quote from: memka on February 14, 2008, 01:51:13 pm ---I'm considering going to ANU next year.
The idea of living so far from home is kinda scary though.
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meh, you'd be surprised how little of a deal it is (especially when you're staying at a college = surrounded by friends 24/7). i really don't get homesick all that often.
lishan515:
Hi I am thinking possibly of going to ANU next year
at the moment I am thinking, arts, PhB (Hons) -arts, or arts/law
What does the PhB (hons) arts actually involve? How many students are usually chosen for the program? Is it primarily directed at people who wish to become academics? What is arts at anu like?
How are the general facilities of the university?
In terms of colleges which ones are the better ones and for what reasons? Are there any that you would completely avoid?
I know ANU has a brilliant reputation, so I am sure its programs are fantastic, however I need to convince myself that I actually want to go there. I am therefore open to persuasion.
Thankyou
memka:
--- Quote from: humphdogg on February 14, 2008, 03:42:23 pm ---meh, you'd be surprised how little of a deal it is (especially when you're staying at a college = surrounded by friends 24/7). i really don't get homesick all that often.
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I don't think I'd miss my family that much lol.
It's more I've never been to Canberra and know no one there.
I wouldn't know my way round or anything.
Plus I'd have to go make all new friends and I'm not the most outgoing person.
Eriny:
--- Quote from: humphdogg on February 14, 2008, 03:41:37 pm ---
--- Quote from: Eriny on February 14, 2008, 10:22:31 am ---Yay! An ANU thread! :D
I move in on Saturday and I'm leaving tomorrow afternoon.
--- End quote ---
driving up? my parent's car was completely full when we drove up last year...
stayed at my granddad's place in Cook (suburb in the 'berra) over the holidays, and it took two car trips to move all my stuff back into college.
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That makes me feel much better. At last count I have 6 bags and 2 suitcases and I'm also going to take my computer.
And yep, I'm driving with my mum and brother, and we're planning to spend tomorrow night in Aubury.
--- Quote from: lishan515 on February 14, 2008, 05:02:25 pm ---What does the PhB (hons) arts actually involve? How many students are usually chosen for the program? Is it primarily directed at people who wish to become academics? What is arts at anu like?
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There's lots of information here:http://arts.anu.edu.au/programs/ug/PhB/index.asp
As far as I've been able to muster, it's like an arts degree except it's more advanced and research based. It sounds like fun to me, so hopefully it will be!
I think it was something like 20 people chosen a year, 10 straight from high school.
And yeah, it is aimed towards those who want to do academia (which is what I'm hoping to do) but I'm sure it would be useful to just have the letters "PhB" after your name when applying to any job.
--- Quote from: lishan515 on February 14, 2008, 05:02:25 pm ---How are the general facilities of the university?
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I don't know yet. I'll post pictures after I get there if you want.
--- Quote from: lishan515 on February 14, 2008, 05:02:25 pm ---In terms of colleges which ones are the better ones and for what reasons? Are there any that you would completely avoid?
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Again, I can't really tell you, although life at each college would be similar, I imagine. The biggest choice, I think, is determining whether you'll go catered or self-catered. If you're catered, you don't have to worry about cooking meals, but some people want to cook for themselves.
--- Quote from: memka on February 14, 2008, 06:18:21 pm ---
--- Quote from: humphdogg on February 14, 2008, 03:42:23 pm ---meh, you'd be surprised how little of a deal it is (especially when you're staying at a college = surrounded by friends 24/7). i really don't get homesick all that often.
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I don't think I'd miss my family that much lol.
It's more I've never been to Canberra and know no one there.
I wouldn't know my way round or anything.
Plus I'd have to go make all new friends and I'm not the most outgoing person.
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I'm not the most outgoing person either, but it's a big uni, there's likely to be people there that have similar interests to you. I also don't know my way around Canberra, although I've been looking at bus timetables and google maps and it actually seems kind of foolproof now (although it'll probably be a different story once I'm there).
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