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You don't lose subjects from your law degree by doing a combined degree. You lose subjects from the other degree (eg. arts or commerce). The LLB as a combined degree and the LLB as a graduate degree are identical. However, the LLB combined is slightly different to the JD (which is generally now...

Glad it was helpful. I guess the only thing I should probably mention on reflection is that most of my info pertains to USYD. I don't think it would be very different for other universities, but you never know. There may always be slight tweaks between transfer policies (eg I know USYD makes no...

Yes it's possible (see the other thread you also posted your question in) :) I think the only downside to it is that to transfer you need to get as high a wam as possible, and law can be quite difficult for people - some don't want to risk it dragging down their wam. Also, universities in...

Yes you can, however what you get credit for is up to the university you are transferring to. Eg. They may not recognise all the law subjects you have done, and you may have to repeat (I don't think this is particularly common, but it could happen). Some uni's also have slightly different...

unfortunately i have to agree with this. For USYD you need at least 97+ atar to be in with a chance, and many have not gotten a transfer even with the 97 (ie. they have needed a higher atar). I would go with UNSW if they have better chances then usyd for transferring. However if you don't...

The fee the government is introducing isn't compulsory student unionism. This is because the university is not obliged to give any of the money to the union, and university collects the money (not the union) nor do you become a member of the union by paying the student amenities fee. I expect...

Macquarie is great for ancient history, but not so great for modern history, so it depends on what kind of history OP is looking to do. If OP is interested in lots of different arts areas (such as history, philosophy etc), then I would recommend usyd (especially if it is convenient for...

there's generally a section on the form which says that you have applied for TFN but it hasn't arrived yet (or something like that). As OsKo said, you just need to get the TFN to them before the census date (normally a couple of weeks into semester). 3-4 months seems a bit long to get a...

I agree. Never a good idea. There are lots of other ways to get where you want if you have the motivation. It may take a bit longer, but you can do it. In any case an atar over 90 is fantastic! Definitely no need to even think of repeating hsc. For interest sake, I remember discussing with a...

Little difference apart from the fact that now most graduate law degrees are JD, but as said earlier, in Australia there is little difference between JD and LLB. Employers just look at whether you have a law degree and how you went in it. They don't care how you got to it. To be honest, they...

from anecdotal evidence of law clerkships and graduates at law firms, usyd and unsw students are even in numbers in terms of getting clerkships (and subsequent job offers). As I said earlier, I don't think there is any difference in how employers look at usyd vs unsw law students. In my opinion...

UNSW and USYD law are both great law schools. Both are well recognised, and there is no real difference between how law firms/employers view either one. As for the scholarship - my advice is to not let money change you from whatever your desire is in terms of uni's/degrees. Most of my friends...

Don't repeat yr 12. Not getting into a combined law degree isn't the end of the world. A lot of people do graduate law ie. go and do an undergraduate degree of your choice, get a good wam, and apply for a graduate law degree at unsw if that's where you want to go (ie the JD- juris doctor)...

I can't really help on choosing commerce/law over science/law as I did arts rather than commerce. I personally think that for the other degree to law you should pick something you are interested/like. I take the view that the law degree is the one that 'is good for me/will get me a job' and my...

It depends on the university - and I don't know about the specifics of uts or mac transfers, but I know at usyd there is no distinction made between external and internal transfer to law - ie. everyone competes against each other equally whether they are at usyd or not. It is purely done on wam...

Law/Science is uncommon, but it doesn't mean its useless, or that you shouldnt do it. My question for you in asking about job prospects - are you seeking jobs that will use both of your degrees? because... If you want to be a lawyer, you need a law degree. It doesn't really matter what your...

I've spent 5 years at uni with no group assignments :) (i did mainly history, a language, and law). It really depends on the subjects. As someone mentioned earlier - commerce seems to have group assignments in many subjects (but they like 20% or such of the course).

Faculty website. Law introduced it a couple of years ago and it got a bit of attention within the law student body. Law faculty has to be relatively clear on these things as law students in general get very finicky about anything to do with scaling/bellcurving/anything that affects their marks...

Depends on the faculty. Each may have their own distributions etc (some may not even have any set out). In law - No more than 40% can get D's or HD's. HD's between 3-10%. Minimum 10% D's must be awarded.

The last Thursday of exam period. From talking to people, all law results came out today. The law faculty in the past two years or so has really it on top of releasing final marks in decent time. They must set an internal deadline for all subject so that they are released all at same time...