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Hey, I did the Tertiary Preparation course at TAFE for 1 year, which is the year 11/12 equivalent. Got a high atar at the end and got into uni. :) Go to your local TAFE and ask about your options (or contact the head of whatever department at Newcastle uni), because I'm not sure if that cert 3...

That is a lot of lectures to miss, but if you're keeping up with the tutorials and assignments, and it doesn't seem like you're falling behind, then it might be okay. When I don't want to watch the whole recorded lecture, I just read through the slides and take notes on the important bits. At...

none of my units are up on iLearn, nor are there any textbooks listed in the co-op... xD

Maybe I've been asleep for the past year and a half I've been at MQ, but did O Week always run the week before classes? Thought it was in the first week :S

If it's a double degree, you get two separate ones (and two graduations I'm guessing). Some unis have combined degrees which seem to be a single degree, like "bachelor of arts/science" is 1 combined degree but "bachelor of arts with bachelor of science" is 2 separate degrees.

Most sciences are very visual. If physics is one of your favourite subjects already, consider that. Engineering seems visual and you'd be doing a lot of math and physics. From my own experience, geology is very visual.

I've only received whole numbers for overall unit marks from Macquarie, so I assume they round up.

That does sound like too much, but technically possible... So each unit has 3-4 things per week? I do know of some units that can have 2 lectures, 1 tute, 1 prac. So maybe you've just got an unfortunate selection of units. But double check that you haven't accidentally enrolled in something...

Between the HSC and starting uni may be a difficult time to change it legally, because it could cause too much confusion with scholarships, Centrelink, UAC, etc. My advice is change your name socially before uni - ie, introduce yourself as the new name, have it on facebook, get used to being...

Yeah, but you need to start somewhere. Your best friends were your acquaintances once. When you have casual friends from your classes who you occasionally hang out with, the next semester when you're choosing your timetable you can organise with those friends to register for at least one other...

Was there a marking criteria which said you had to use footnotes with referencing? I've never used footnotes... But if you've been told to use them, and you haven't, then yeah you're going to lose those marks. If you lost two marks because of it, then the rest of your marks only added up to 48...

Making friends at uni requires more effort than places like school. You have to be more assertive about it and ask someone in your class if they wanna grab some food after, whereas in school you just gradually form friendships by constant close association. My best luck has been on field...

Damn, anyone know if MQ has camps?

If I wasn't enjoying the degree, and thought that I also wouldn't enjoy the job prospects, I would change degrees. You might be more suited to marketing, international studies, journalism, media. But I don't know about the job prospects for those. Talk to an academic/careers advisor?

It's not always that clear-cut. For some religious people, science actually doesn't seem to contradict their beliefs at all. Sometimes religious people are not really following organised religion, or it's more about cultural traditions than belief, or they're secretly questioning their faith...