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    IT Degree or Computer Science ??

    This isn't really true for computing, because there isn't really a widely known and accepted definition for computer science. For some universities, the computer science degree is just a catch-all for people who want to do computing but aren't prepared to take the more rigorous software...
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    COMP1911 or 1917?

    Tim Lambert will be the lecturer for COMP1917 12s1. I'm not sure who will be taking COMP1911, but there's a good chance that it will be Angela Finlayson again. I won't speak for the difficulty of COMP1917 against COMP1911, but I will say that COMP1917 is undoubtedly the more interesting course...
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    COMP1911 vs COMP1917 - Maths Major

    You can do fine in COMP1917 without prior programming experience, it's dependant on the person. If you're finding it's too difficult into the semester, you can always drop down after the first few weeks. I've definitely heard good things about Alain Blair. As a maths major, you might be...
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    IT/ Comp Sci / Software Engineering

    In Sydney, your foremost choice for a computing degree worth anything is UNSW, with Sydney being the least offensive alternative. Note that your choice of degree program enrolled isn't usually important, since you can always change your degree and not waste too much time since there's...
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    Do you lose marks for having 2 related texts?

    Nothing is "going on with those supervisors". From your story, all they did was repeat the question. Your idiotic tone makes it seem like James Ruse is involved in some kind of HSC insider trading, and you try to hide your fantastical accusations behind the "supervisor" strawman. Saying "hence"...
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    2009 UMAT Official Results (No Spam)

    Don't play the victim here. You're already getting a significant concession because of you 'being rural', and it's not like it's impossible to get preparation without going to a 'prep type thing'. Don't blame the government for your stupidity. I didn't do any preparation, I got: 60, 69, 62 =...
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    NSW to dump UAI! New Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR)

    Re: NSW to dump UAI! Don't worry, if you still haven't gotten it, then with your reading comprehension skills you won't be out of asterisk and this won't have any effect on you.
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