From someone who's just done 1 semester of a biology major, here's a tip:
AVOID BIOS1301: Ecology, Sustainability and Environmental Science LIKE THE PLAGUE.
In fact, this very interestingly-worded description sums it up:
Try BABS1201: Molecules, Cells and Genes. It's a good...
zomg, you totally did!!!! Thanks!
In fact, this just made history. This is the first time I have had anything more than the default amount of rep, on any Internet forum, ever.
Does he need to carry an oxygen tank with him all the time?
(...to breathe at such high altitude?)
EDIT: OK, now seriously. I just pulled out a tape measure, and it wouldn't even stand up that high.
Are you for serious?
...and if so, how are you two even related? :p
EDIT...
:spzz:
Statements like that are the whole reason that smiley was even invented, imo.
(The only thing worse would be 'Imagine, 8 weeks of JUST SPORT').
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that's crazy.
It's also really stupid that they're only telling you this now. Even if you didn't read the handbook as closely as they expect, surely they must realise students make mistakes all the time? Especially first years?
(and let's not even begin to talk about the mess that is the...
But...they're science courses. They wouldn't count as gen eds anyway, right? (and all my science electives are already filled up)
And besides, I just have this feeling me and physics wouldn't get along too well :o
UNSW has decided to put a prerequisite (that was not there before) on a course I wanted to do as a GenEd, which I was kinda looking foward to. Now I can't do that course.
:(
damn.
You know, just after I made this thread, I was thinking "I bet no one will reply and this will just look incredibly sad and pathetic, and then Omium will make the same thread and it will be a raging success."
...
ITT: post amusing/interesting things you have overheard other people saying at uni (like 'overheard' in mX)
Overheard just outside the BiBlio food place:
Girl to her friend (in outraged, indignant tones):
"God, they’re f*cking dumbnuts over there. I ordered a salad, right, and all they put in...