It's worth pointing out that one of the main reasons UWS is the "worst for social life" is due to how many campuses there are, many offering the same courses. Makes it very difficult for clubs/societies to function.
Yep… starting a club that you want to span a few campuses is actually fucking impossible (well, close to it).
That's why med social life is good at UWS. The course is offered at one campus and a lot of the people are like ~crazy go-getters~ and stuff.
I went to the open day for UWS, UTS and USYD.
UWS (Campbelltown): Bad, it didn't feel like a university to me. Rather like a college. People were smoking, drinking... I was surrounded by hobos.
USYD: I liked it, but it felt too formal. I mean, like it was hard to talk to anyone... and everyone was shy and quite. Felt awkard.
UTS: Best of the three (not being bias). From my personal experience, this was the best open day for me. I spoke to an ex-student for ~30 mins about the course. People were so friendly and started commuicating the moment I set foot into the tower building lol
UNSW: My mate goes there and says that the social life is just as good.
not ~literal~ hobos
Also, I've only drank at UWS like 6/7 times!!1!
In first sem at USyd I drank pretty much every day.
#campbelltown
(Also, shy and quiet? That wasn't my impression of USyd at all. I guess it depends who you talk to
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Really dont see how social life comes in. Surely you pick the university which is best for the degree you want to study?
Nup
I need social life too
I think a lot of people do
If you're going to be somewhere for 3-7 years you want to make it fun!
Yeah not racist at all. why the fuck would you care if there's "er mah gerd too many asians." Welcome to the 21st century asian parenting where they'll belt you until you get into a good uni. Asians are everywhere in every single uni in the world. Time to get used to it buddy.
hah UNSW bleak and lacking life. Guess somebody never heard of UNSW hosting the biggest uni parties in sydney. You know why everybody looks bleak and shit during the day? because they're actually trying to get shit done, then they drink it all off at the unibar.
Of course people are going to be busy reading books and try to relax while at uni. Nigga i'm on break when i'm on break, aint no time to make friends or some shit. Pretty much EVERY school has people hanging out with their same social/cultural groups. Seems like somebody has been reading too many diversity brochures where a asian kids, black kid, arab, white boy and some cantidentifyrace girl hangs out all together having a jolly time.
I have white friends at UNSW. I have Asian friends. I have brown friends. I have all sorts of friends. It's what YOU make of it.
so you're not going to the top 2 schools of this state just because of those reasons and one of the top schools in the world because 1. too many asians and 2. someone was happy about their physics grade?
You'll be sad when you go to Macquarie and UTS where there's even more asians.
i think he meant he felt unwelcome by some of the cultural/Asian groups there
Which is understandable since there are so many societies devoted towards nationality there that other people aren't really welcomed to join
And I don't think there's a WhiteSoc
I don't think anyone would join it if there was one anyway
But imagine it the other way around if Asians were made to feel unwelcome and stuff by a society it would be "white Australia all over again" and stuff.
So I don't see how being the other way is helpful.
I personally, like the buildings better at USyd, the location was better (still not gr8 for me), and there was less focus on racial clubs which I thought was good because I like to make friends with everyone, not just the white kids, which is what I would've felt pressured to do a UNSW.
(And MacQ and UTS don't have this much of a cultural barrier)
Also, my friend group in med at UWS has me (first fleet white and a little Austrian/Jew), a girl who is Chilean/white Australian, a girl who is Vietnamese Australian, a girl who is Indian Australian, and a guy who is Arab Australian.
That's pretty much the brochure. Lol
But even some of my friends who are different races started hinting to me how they preferred hanging with their own race before we started going to uni and they chose UNSW and I was like :/
Also, the physics thing I think he meant to write "accelled" and he just hates puns. Lol
Thoughts on UOW in terms of social life, diversity, friendliness and courses? I'm considering going there for Bachelor of Arts/Laws. :O
don't do it