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as of 2008 usyd upgraded the flexible entry scheme to allow a certain number of people to get in below the cutoff if they did well in relevant hsc subjects. but it only applies to certain degrees, not to the highly competitive ones like commerce...

ooh, subway! although there are actually 2 subways within walking distance of uni, but having it on campus would be pretty awesome nonetheless. do we know when usyd central will be opening?

i stand corrected. but nonetheless i'm reasonably sure that there's an academic board policy mandating scaling at some level. not that i can be bothered looking it up.

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread i thought this week's honi was really good. apart from the crossword. rafy, have you decided what govt units youre doing next sem?

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread i thought this week's honi was really good. apart from the crossword. rafy, have you decided what govt units youre doing next sem?

yes, all units have marks scaled or whatever the technical term is to conform to academic board requirements.

rabbitohs continue to suck hard. 38-10 to the raiders, bit embarassing.

they give you plenty of warning about everything they want you to do, yes. they don't specifically tell you to change lanes, but if you have to change lanes to turn right or something then they'll tell you where to turn quite a bit beforehand. and just turn up with your car. when you turn up...

doubt it. i reckon 10th-12th at this stage although they have the capacity to improve a bit. theyre struggling this year with the loss of a number of key players but theyre not at the level of epic shitness that would have them right down at the bottom of the ladder.

liberalism in the broad sense just means that you support individual freedom (from the latin 'libertas'). but as basically everyone would profess to supporting individual freedom, although different people have different views on what exactly this means, it's not that useful a term for...

hey waf/anyone else who's involved in campaigning, roughly how much do the candidates spend on their campaigns? (and where does all the money come from?)

Re: Draft Exam Timetable (Sem 1, 08) finalised timetable is now out. seat numbers and stuff dont come out until next thursday though.

bec, doug, bateman, alex, courtney. of course the usual chain of withdrawals, disqualifications and whatever meant that there were only six candidates for five positions, so the whole thing was just an obscene waste of money and paper, as normal.

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread yes, as of next year. the new degree will be called bachelor of international and global studies. just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread yes, as of next year. the new degree will be called bachelor of international and global studies. just rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread wow, perseus is actually working properly and speedily. this must be some kind of record.

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread wow, perseus is actually working properly and speedily. this must be some kind of record.

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread my tutor is emily christian. i should be able to get the stupid thing done, but i'm already sick of the subject matter and am having trouble getting my head around the huge masses of scholarship that surround each of the authors. this weekend is going to be really...

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread my tutor is emily christian. i should be able to get the stupid thing done, but i'm already sick of the subject matter and am having trouble getting my head around the huge masses of scholarship that surround each of the authors. this weekend is going to be really...

Re: Semester 1 Chatter Thread nope, no idea. i haven't even looked at it. and the anhs essay is pure hell. i have no clue what to argue.