Questions about ANU

[marbs]

um i think they were bruce, johns, burg, uni-lodge. So i must have missed out on the first three.

[melanie.dee]

yeh well johns apparently you have to have as 1st pref to be considered so there goes that.. why did you put uni lodge 4th?? why not b&g or something, or do you not mind going to unilodge?

[marbs]

I heard some good things about uni lodge, but it did look a bit expensive. I was just surprised i didn't get the first three.

[bubble sunglasses]

"also, does anyone know how mathsy first year eco (ie micro and macro) is? i really really want to do it, but only did up to year 11 maths in vce. i just want to do the basics in eco though, i know for later years you would need maths skills. i'm not terrible or brilliant at maths, pretty average."

 Ask that q on General University Discussion. Also see about prereqs for the specific eco subjects you want to do [and if you don't meet them then see what 'bridging courses' you can do.]

[Eriny]

hey eriny, do you know whether
a) it's hard to get permission to overload in sem 1 in phb, and
b) whether it's hard to juggle an extra subject in sem 1 whilst getting used to everything? i can't fit everything in and my spare subj gap is in sem 2...
also, does anyone know how mathsy first year eco (ie micro and macro) is? i really really want to do it, but only did up to year 11 maths in vce. i just want to do the basics in eco though, i know for later years you would need maths skills. i'm not terrible or brilliant at maths, pretty average.
also x2, do anu actually send you a package with forms for enrolment, or is it just the online thing? because the online thing didn't let me put in my correct birthdate. plus there seem to be some enrolment forms that we need to fill out that are missing...
finally, whilst the colleges give you a basic list of what to bring, any tips for other things that would be good to bring?
going to b&g with all my schoolyard chums, woo. they stuffed early offers for nus kids though. stupid admin.

You can get permission to overload in the first semester, but you need to justify why you want to do it to the head of the Arts and Social Sciences. That is, you need a good reason. It's much easier in the second semester.

Is the workload manageable? It depends. I know someone in phb who did 6 subjects last semester and did it relatively easily, I don't think I'd be able to cope with the workload of more than 5 subjects a semester though. I think you should try out doing 4 subjects in semester one and see how it goes. It was my plan to overload to begin with, but after semester one I thought it was a bad idea. I know it's annoying if there are particular subjects that you want to do, but as a phb student you can get into later year Arts subjects relatively easily without any prerequisites (you just need to email the lecturer for permission).

I don't think micro one is particularly mathsy, but I've never taken it. I think there's some formulas, but that's about it. I think the further you go in econ, the more maths you have to do.

At ANU, you do all of your first year enrollment in person. When you get your pack it should explain everything there. I don't think the online form matters that much. If it has the wrong birth date it should be easy to fix it.

[unknown id]

I received an accommodation offer from Bruce Hall on the 13th 

[beautime]

Hey what's the best self catered accommodation, and what's the worst. Thanks

[Eriny]

^ I would say that B&G would be the best self-catered accommodation. The worst? It depends. Fenner is further away than all the other halls, so it's rather inconveniently placed, but UniLodge is the most expensive and doesn't have much of a college environment. There aren't any tutors or anything. I think I'd prefer Fenner to UniLodge.

[vce01]

anyone get their offers yet? im being considered for UniLodge now

[memka]

Still no offer. Now being considered for UniLodge.

[vce01]

burgmann, ursula and bruce are full apparently. atleast that's what UAS are saying.

[marbs]

yeh uni lodge. Was that bottom for you guys? I think it was in my top 4.

Its looks really nice, the only downside is that it lacks the real college experience what ever that means.

[Eriny]

^ Basically it means that you'll have to make an effort to socialise, rather than having it thrust upon you. Some people would prefer it this way, although personally I kind of need it to be forced otherwise I probably would stay in my room all day. It also means that you have less academic/pastoral support. I think it might be more social this year though, given that lots of students who would prefer a college community are having to go there.

I think it looks kind of nice too, the rooms are well-equipped. It's really close to Manning Clark lecture theatre and an IGA, which is convenient. But yes, 'tis expensive. To me, that's the major drawback and why I'd probably prefer to live somewhere else.

[marbs]

thanks eriny.

I'm not too worried about unilodge.

If for some reason I hate it, is it possible to change to a catered college in second year, or does that rarely happen.

[brendan]

real college experience

wild drunken parties n sex