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OK, to get back on topic, it's best to take up an Advanced major and if you find it excessively demanding, drop to a regular major instead. Don't fall into the trap of, "Hey! I got maximum ATAR! So that means I'm not allowed to do a BSc and have to do medicine instead!" Most who choose their uni courses based on ATAR rather than interest tend to regret their decision enormously.
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Yeah according to the GUG, Sydney > CSU
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Just because it looks like Hogwarts.
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Indeed we do. xD
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That was the uniaustralia.com.au website of student opinions, OGAGO! Besides, have you come up with the two words yet?
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No =(
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I just finished my first year of this degree. The main difference is the advanced subjects which are a requirement of this degree.
Advanced subjects differ sometimes in terms of theoretical content, practical requirements or assessment. For example, in my chemistry course, the difference was in the practicals, which were individual (as opposed to group work) and MUCH more interesting.
Advanced physics had the same general theme as the other physics courses however the material we covered was much harder and mostly different. The prac course was quite simiilar between courses. The practical experiments were sometimes different but the assessment was the same for the labs.
In biology, generally the content and the pracs were the same, but advanced students had extra/different assessments and the labs had extra material on top of the regular material.
Maths courses have overlap between the different difficulty levels. The assessments are not the same but you leave having covered similar concepts compared to the regular people. The regular and fundamentals courses are much more theoretical and you get to see much more about 'where things come from'.
I can't say much about any of the other subject areas because I didn't do them, however those are some examples of what makes advanced science different from regular. On top of that is the TSP (whilst they say 99 I know many people who got <99 and were invited). It is a very rewarding experience; I did a group project and made quite a few friends. You can also do individual projects but I'm not doing those because I have to work.
You also need to obtain a credit average. At USyd raw marks are scaled to follow guidelines which specify how many students are allowed to get Credits/Distinctions/High Distinctions. From what I saw in first year, some departments didn't do this for specific subjects, but for their whole subject area. This meant that advanced subjects had greater proportions of C/D/HD grades than the regular version. Don't take this for granted though; you still need to work.
I would say do advanced science. If it's too hard, then just transfer streams to regular science when you feel like it. Honestly, I think you should be challenged in what you do. It's character building and it prepares you for your career when you might be faced with problems that you need to solve on your own. Considering you're going to do vet science I'd say that being challenged is important.
If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them
Advanced subjects differ sometimes in terms of theoretical content, practical requirements or assessment. For example, in my chemistry course, the difference was in the practicals, which were individual (as opposed to group work) and MUCH more interesting.
Advanced physics had the same general theme as the other physics courses however the material we covered was much harder and mostly different. The prac course was quite simiilar between courses. The practical experiments were sometimes different but the assessment was the same for the labs.
In biology, generally the content and the pracs were the same, but advanced students had extra/different assessments and the labs had extra material on top of the regular material.
Maths courses have overlap between the different difficulty levels. The assessments are not the same but you leave having covered similar concepts compared to the regular people. The regular and fundamentals courses are much more theoretical and you get to see much more about 'where things come from'.
I can't say much about any of the other subject areas because I didn't do them, however those are some examples of what makes advanced science different from regular. On top of that is the TSP (whilst they say 99 I know many people who got <99 and were invited). It is a very rewarding experience; I did a group project and made quite a few friends. You can also do individual projects but I'm not doing those because I have to work.
You also need to obtain a credit average. At USyd raw marks are scaled to follow guidelines which specify how many students are allowed to get Credits/Distinctions/High Distinctions. From what I saw in first year, some departments didn't do this for specific subjects, but for their whole subject area. This meant that advanced subjects had greater proportions of C/D/HD grades than the regular version. Don't take this for granted though; you still need to work.
I would say do advanced science. If it's too hard, then just transfer streams to regular science when you feel like it. Honestly, I think you should be challenged in what you do. It's character building and it prepares you for your career when you might be faced with problems that you need to solve on your own. Considering you're going to do vet science I'd say that being challenged is important.
If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them
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Well, go have a think of incredibly uncharacteristic words a young Christian girl would say that start with 'O'...
I think you'll be able to appreciate the magnitude of the awesomeness this girl has. And why I love her so. How I pine and dream of a day in which I can finally hold her in my arms and whisk her away to vast paradises removed from society, where she and I will grow in each other's love and experience on Earth joy that rivals that which Heaven affords... etc.
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jetblack, the topic was kinda solved in the first page...
It kinda deviated from there. Mea culpa.
I think you'll be able to appreciate the magnitude of the awesomeness this girl has. And why I love her so. How I pine and dream of a day in which I can finally hold her in my arms and whisk her away to vast paradises removed from society, where she and I will grow in each other's love and experience on Earth joy that rivals that which Heaven affords... etc.
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jetblack, the topic was kinda solved in the first page...
It kinda deviated from there. Mea culpa.
I just finished my first year of this degree. The main difference is the advanced subjects which are a requirement of this degree.
Advanced subjects differ sometimes in terms of theoretical content, practical requirements or assessment. For example, in my chemistry course, the difference was in the practicals, which were individual (as opposed to group work) and MUCH more interesting.
Advanced physics had the same general theme as the other physics courses however the material we covered was much harder and mostly different. The prac course was quite simiilar between courses. The practical experiments were sometimes different but the assessment was the same for the labs.
In biology, generally the content and the pracs were the same, but advanced students had extra/different assessments and the labs had extra material on top of the regular material.
Maths courses have overlap between the different difficulty levels. The assessments are not the same but you leave having covered similar concepts compared to the regular people. The regular and fundamentals courses are much more theoretical and you get to see much more about 'where things come from'.
I can't say much about any of the other subject areas because I didn't do them, however those are some examples of what makes advanced science different from regular. On top of that is the TSP (whilst they say 99 I know many people who got <99 and were invited). It is a very rewarding experience; I did a group project and made quite a few friends. You can also do individual projects but I'm not doing those because I have to work.
You also need to obtain a credit average. At USyd raw marks are scaled to follow guidelines which specify how many students are allowed to get Credits/Distinctions/High Distinctions. From what I saw in first year, some departments didn't do this for specific subjects, but for their whole subject area. This meant that advanced subjects had greater proportions of C/D/HD grades than the regular version. Don't take this for granted though; you still need to work.
I would say do advanced science. If it's too hard, then just transfer streams to regular science when you feel like it. Honestly, I think you should be challenged in what you do. It's character building and it prepares you for your career when you might be faced with problems that you need to solve on your own. Considering you're going to do vet science I'd say that being challenged is important.
If you have any more questions I'd be happy to answer them
aww i love this. and thanks!!!!!
and how many subjects/majors do you do each year?
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A unit of study is like a year-long subject at school. It usually has a general theme (although first year subjects are more broad). For example, first year chemistry subjects are Chemistry 1A (nuclear chem/quantum/physical chem) and Chemistry 1B (organic and inorganic chem) whereas the third year chemistry subjects include Molecular Spectroscopy and Quantum Theory; Materials Chemistry; and Synthetic Materials Chemistry.
The uni equivalent of "units" in the HSC are "credit points". At USyd a normal subject is worth 6cp, a half-load subject is worth 3cp. A full time student usually does 24cp a semester (i.e. 4 units of study).
In the faculty of science, a major is defined as 24cp in a specific subject area in third year. So if you want to major in chemistry, you would do 4 chemistry units of study (Chemistry has additional practical requirements on top of this). The requirements for each major are specified in the science handbook.
The uni equivalent of "units" in the HSC are "credit points". At USyd a normal subject is worth 6cp, a half-load subject is worth 3cp. A full time student usually does 24cp a semester (i.e. 4 units of study).
In the faculty of science, a major is defined as 24cp in a specific subject area in third year. So if you want to major in chemistry, you would do 4 chemistry units of study (Chemistry has additional practical requirements on top of this). The requirements for each major are specified in the science handbook.
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Hey! And just WHAT is so bad about wagga!!?
Lol I am hopefully going to wagga to do vet this year!
(seriously didn't want to go to sydney.... too many people... shudder)
I take it that you must be a city type person?
Lol I am hopefully going to wagga to do vet this year!
(seriously didn't want to go to sydney.... too many people... shudder)
I take it that you must be a city type person?
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The weather... other than that ppl are pretty cool down there
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I have recently finished an advanced science degree and am graduating in May. In my total honest opinion there is no difference between an advanced science degree and a normal science degree apart from the degree name. You can in fact still pick advanced subjects if you get the requirements of marks necessary. SO ALTHOUGH PEOPLE ON THIS FORUM SAY PICK ADVANCED SCIENCE UNLESS YOU ENJOY IT DON'T BOTHER or REALLY WANT THE ADVANCED TITLE DON'T BOTHER.
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Fair enough
I THINK I will be able to cope with the weather in Wagga (i.e. freezing bloody cold in winter and stinking bloody hot in summer...) as it is at least dry for the most part. Dry heat I can do. Humid... not so much.
(btw got an early round offer for vet thismorning!! woooo!!)
i was going to apply for wagga!! but its ages away, and to apply you had to write essays.Hey! And just WHAT is so bad about wagga!!?
Lol I am hopefully going to wagga to do vet this year!
(seriously didn't want to go to sydney.... too many people... shudder)
I take it that you must be a city type person?
and yeah im a city person.