Is anybody turned off by the Melbourne Model?

[vexx]

but wouldnt someone who got over 99 in highschool be capable of getting a 75% average anyways?

Hellllll no.

well depends what they are doing, if the person got 99 with mainly a focus on an area of study, and then got to do that at uni then a 75+ is definitely possible.
75+ is possible for pretty much anyone in the right degree just depends on willingness to work.

[AzureBlue]

Did you mean breadth of experience, not depth?

Yeah, sort of - basically, there have much more experience in different areas than those who just do straight undergrad law.

[IntoTheNewWorld]

Did you mean breadth of experience, not depth?

Yeah, sort of - basically, there have much more experience in different areas than those who just do straight undergrad law.

Who does straight undergrad law anyway lol. Most Monash people do doubles anyway~

[AzureBlue]

Yeah, but postgraduate law is for people who have already experienced undergrad AND thought it through and thus are there because they really want to do law.
Double degrees aren't that bad... but MELBOURNE UNI IS AWESOME

[IntoTheNewWorld]

Yeah, but postgraduate law is for people who have already experienced undergrad AND thought it through and thus are there because they really want to do law.
Double degrees aren't that bad... but MELBOURNE UNI IS AWESOME

lol UoM marketing is indeed powerful.

Yeah I've been sucked in too fml.

[Noblesse]

I'm fairly sure the Melbourne Model saved us from the global financial crisis.

[AzureBlue]

lol UoM marketing is indeed powerful.
Yeah I've been sucked in too fml.

Definitely. And the lecturers and tutors are so good. But I think that the Melbourne Model actually kind of suits me, because I have many areas of interest - including actuarial, law, economics and maths and I could study subjects from all these areas (focusing on actuarial and law though).

[Russ]

Breadth subjects won't really give you a depth of information in multiple areas. I've heard the same speech about it half a dozen times now and the tagline is "know something about everything [breadth] and everything about something [major]". Especially if you're aiming to major in actuarial, where you won't even get the opportunity to do six breadth.

And of course the melbourne model saved us from the GFC, it's injecting hundreds of thousands of dollars into the economy by extending course length!

[AzureBlue]

Well you still get a few economics, accounting and statistical/financial maths subjects along with the actuarial subjects...

[TyErd]

they scrapped bachelor of engineering coz of the melbourne model which i dont like, now I have to get a 90+ to get into bachelor of science just so i can do engineering which sucks balls coz bachelor of engineering last year was like 85. So im off to rmit.

[98.40_for_sure]

they scrapped bachelor of engineering coz of the melbourne model which i dont like, now I have to get a 90+ to get into bachelor of science just so i can do engineering which sucks balls coz bachelor of engineering last year was like 85. So im off to rmit.

What about monash? monash eng > melb eng anyway

[Russ]

I always thought it was either monash or melb for engineering, since those were the two most popular degrees amongst employers.

[Dmytro]

Absolutely.

[TyErd]

they scrapped bachelor of engineering coz of the melbourne model which i dont like, now I have to get a 90+ to get into bachelor of science just so i can do engineering which sucks balls coz bachelor of engineering last year was like 85. So im off to rmit.

What about monash? monash eng > melb eng anyway

i need like 93 which i wont get for monash and also i live too far away from there. 3 and a half hours transport everyday would become a massive pain.

[Gloamglozer]

Anyway, I'll be staying at uni for at least 7 years, then after that, another 2 after some work experience. That totals 9, but I reckon that's okay It's only a year longer than what it would take in a double degree and I need actuarial accreditation and the like, so it might actually be necessary. Thus, all things considered, I think that the Melbourne Model may not be such a bad idea.

Just a question.  Have you planned what will happen when you consume all your Student Learning Entitlement (SLE)?

I always thought it was either monash or melb for engineering, since those were the two most popular degrees amongst employers.

Actually, RMIT's engineering is up there as well and I think Swinburne is starting to get up there as well.