What you wish you knew before starting UNI (2 Viewers)
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Queenroot
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i answered a very familiar thread today
read that
and read my gguide to UNSW if you plan on going there
read that
and read my gguide to UNSW if you plan on going there
Queenroot
I complete the Squar3
I'm assuming you also have specific questions why not just ask
strawberrye
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Be very self-disciplined, your results can slip faster than you can realise if you enjoy the freedom of uni too much, and make meaningful friends-don't force friendships in first year
Don't fully focus yourself on uni as its a means to an end.
If you dont plan to graduate in the top 5 of your class you should be networking within your industry and constantly looking for experience. If not you'll struggle.
If you dont plan to graduate in the top 5 of your class you should be networking within your industry and constantly looking for experience. If not you'll struggle.
Also if you want to go into business or IT look into after school traineeships now as youre too late for cadetships and coops.
KingOfActing
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I wish I didn't stress as much @ HSC, total waste of energy 
Mathew587
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what bs is this... I thought you didn't even study that much during HSC. like you seemed to have spent half the year chilling and sleeping according to your timetable somewhere on BoS...I wish I didn't stress as much @ HSC, total waste of energy
KingOfActing
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Just because I wasn't studying doesn't mean I wasn't stressing
It wasn't so much stressing over marks and studying, it was more like "oh shit I gotta get into uni and my life is about to change completely and wtf i don't know how to handle this"protip: life isn't ending and hsc is very forgettable
Squar3root
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I wish there were options other than uni and if it was a bit more flexiable
yeh it's called tafe lmao
Squar3root
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yeah like tafe, full time work, trade, military, gap year, etc
sida1049
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Read the degree rules and restrictions religiously.
I ended up having to take 3 extra senior Arts units due to me accidentally not reading a particular word in my degree rules. But a lot of people suffer hell of a lot more from not properly taking the time to read.
I ended up having to take 3 extra senior Arts units due to me accidentally not reading a particular word in my degree rules. But a lot of people suffer hell of a lot more from not properly taking the time to read.
RenegadeMx
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be prepared to be a smoker/alcoholic/druggo to succeed
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What is this degree rules and restrictions? Where do you find it?
KingOfActing
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At UNSW you just check the handbook, it has all the information, not sure about other unis
I wish I knew that taking physics as an elective is the dumbest decision ever and I should not have done it
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Sometime in the first year, may be wise to get career's advice for structuring your program of study so that you don't have to end up taking an extra semester or two.
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that buying cosmetic surgery is more useful than a degree ever could be
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looking like plastic aint gonna get u a job m8
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Most people will normally worry about job availabilities once they graduate (especially if you're in science), but this advice is mainly for education students. Do not worry AT ALL because from the placements you'll be doing during your undergraduate and maybe postgraduate if you continue, it will not be hard to find a job. If you still want to get experience elsewhere then volunteer on campus or wherever you want, but don't worry too much about buffing your resume when it'll actually be filled without you even realising.