Should I try to get into Commerce for Late Round? (1 Viewer)

[ATZ]

Ok so I got 94.20 for my UAI and it just never occurred to me to put down Commmerce at UNSW as my first preference because I thought i wouldn't get in anyway. So i've picked Economics as first pref and received an offer...which is good.

What I've been considering is taking Eco for the first yr (i heard eco n comm have same subjects for 1st yr) and then try getting a transfer in yr 2 into Commerce.
The question is: Is there any point in changing my preferences now to try and get a late round offer into Comm? And I should definitely accept the Economics offer right now correct??

Sorry i am totally clueless and I don't even know what the cut off for Commerce is in 2005, I've just heard that the cutoffs have dropped signifcantly this year.
I mean in 2003 it was 95.50, 2004 was 96, I just didn't even think of bothering to choose it as first pref, is there any point to now?

Thanx for ur help, ppl

btw, BOS rocks man...ive had an account here for like a yr but it neva got activated lol...so i've only created a new one now...thanx BOS u got me into the Comm faculty at UNSW

 

[Kenny-C]

Well the UNSW Commerce cutoff was 95.00 which meant u neva would of made it into UNSW anyway...

Also its almost impossible to get into UNSW in the late round because at the moment there are no vacancies and even if people pull out and they accept people in the late round... the uai usually goes up even more in the late round...

you may have a chance in USYD commerce though

 

[ATZ]

So what's the cut off for Commerce at USYD atm??
And would getting a transfer from Eco to Comm in the 2nd yr at UNSW be hard?

 

[rainonmay]

The cutoff for commerce @ USYD is 94.20 it might be difficult to get a late round offer but u never kno...

 

[ATZ]

Ok one more question...If they don't offer me Comm at either UNSW or USYD but i do get an offer to Economics for USYD...
wat r ur opinions??Eco better at UNSW or USYD??
i know eco dropped by like 3 whole points this yr and uysd has a higher cutoff for ECO now...

 

[5c]

hey ATZ im on da same boat as u> EXACTLY da same.. i also got 94.2 and put down ECo @UNSW first and wanting to try da late round offers for USYD /UNSW commerce. but i mite be more on da side of staying at UNSW and try and transfer.
sorry i didnt help much cuz im confused myself.

 

[Minai]

Stay at UNSW - the Faculty here is the best in the Asia/Pacific, don't worry about cutoffs.

Anyway, change preferences anyway and see what happens.

It is fairly easy to transfer after 1st year to commerce if you've achieved a distinction average (with your UAI it should be almost guarenteed)

 

[Sumthing]

how hard is it to get a D av? is it 85?

 

[Exeter]

only 75
not too hard especially in first year

 

[deviation]

but transferring from UNSW=> UNSW is the same as transferring from Maq=>UNSW.. u get no exemptions. It is all done thru UAC...

 

[5c]

so is it harder thru UAC?
is it da same process as year 12 students?
so around june/july, we buy da UAC guide and apply like dat?

 

[IronMike]

I'd say internal transfer is easier.
Also D average isn't that difficult in first year if you put in the yards.

 

[mr_shittles]

Yeah it is harder through UAC depending on the circumstances.
For USyd, internal transfers can be facilitated independent of the UAC and USyd tends to look more favourably upon current USyd students than other students. But NewSouth dont have an internal transfer system so it all goes through UAC, which means that your potential competition also includes high school students.

I'm not sure how reliable my info is, but please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Dirt Poor]

but transferring from UNSW=> UNSW is the same as transferring from Maq=>UNSW.. u get no exemptions. It is all done thru UAC...

You get no exemptions? Wrong. If you've studied all the core courses in the B Economics degree at UNSW they will not make you study them all again the following year when you transfer to B Commerce.

You will get full credit for your studies and can have the confidence that upon transferring to B Commerce you will have been taught the same as everyone else in the degree (unlike if you go switching universities).

Stick with UNSW. That one year of study in a B Eco will mean nothing after you transfer to B Commerce and have completed your degree there.

 

[aditya]

i rekn usyd has better econometrics.... if u compare subjects... itll be obvious to u as well... it goes waay deeper preparing u beter for those tight situations

 

[ace]

I'd say internal transfer is easier.
Also D average isn't that difficult in first year if you put in the yards.

However internal transfer at University of New South Wales was overhauled last year. Now it is all handled via UAC. UAC sucks, so yeah, be careful.

 

[ATZ]

Man i dont want think of all these problems...and this is before i even get in to uni...

Ok so it comes down to this...i wanna do Commerce...preferably at UNSW...
If I receive a Late Round Offer for Commerce at Usyd...should i take it or stick it out with Economics at UNSW for the 1st year?

And why did Eco drop by 3 whole points at unsw?

 

[daiana]

my friend says that first yr commerce core subject lecturers are pretty crap at usyd, but 2nd and 3rd yr are much better as they do become specialised.

uai's fall because of demand and supply.

if i were u, i'd stay at unsw. but it also depends on what majors you're considering.

 

[ATZ]

greaaaaatt...i just got a late round offer for Commerce at Usyd...

Eco at Unsw or Comm at Usyd?...This is considering i do want to end up completing Comm at Unsw

 

[§eraphim]

do BEc at unsw. all ur subjects get credited for sure. plus familiar campus, friends, etc. anywayz, transferring seems easy for non-hsc students - just get a D average and ull be in.