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    When do Grads actually start work?

    I'm planning a holiday for some time in January of next year, but I hear that grad jobs generally start in January. Can anyone tell me roughly when most places have their grads start? Is it toward the end of January or right at the start? Specifically for Commerce-related jobs. Because, you...
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    Which degree is of more worth for quant analyst job?

    Which is of more worth if I want to get into a quant analyst type job?: B. Economics (Econometrics / Finance) at UNSW or a B. Science (Financial Maths and Stats / Pharmacology) at USyd Does it even matter? I can't decide if I want to continue my Economics degree or change to science where I...
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    Transfering to B.Sci - UNSW or USyd? Decent careers?

    Yeah, I'm also curious as to what they majored in. I'd like to end up working in a bank with a Science degree. That'd be great. Also Templar, you mentioned USyd's Financial Maths major is having some problems. Do you know what sort of problems? Is it just because it's a new major so no one...
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    Transfering to B.Sci - UNSW or USyd? Decent careers?

    So I plan on transferring from UNSW Economics to B.Sci at either UNSW or USyd. I can't decide which uni to choose. I like UNSW, but if I go to USyd, will that give me a fresh start or will my current GPA still stand? I assume there's not much difference in the degrees aside from that. Also...
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    Transfer to Commerce/Science?

    I'm currently doing B. Economics and having doubts about what I want to do. I've always been torn between economics and science, and now I'm thinking I should have taken a Science degree. I still like Economics, but I don't find it as interesting as I'd find Science, hence my credit average due...
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    general UNSW chit-chat

    As opposed to normal?
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    To combine with Arts, or not to combine with Arts.

    Right now I'm doing B. Eco and considering switching to Eco./Arts next year. My reason for this is purely to satisfy my interest in pursuing arsty subjects to add a little variety to my life and indulge in literary pleasures...but the extra 2 years puts a bit of a downer on it. In terms of...
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    Timetables

    I've managed to work it down to 3 days (not including the lone accounting lecture on a fourth day). And yes, the first-come-first-serve method is a good one. I was just angry at myself for not realising everyone got in so fast. :\ The real world is not like high school? My dreams have been...
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    Off-campus accomodation

    Sooo exam time is fast approaching and due to the fact I live in lalaland I have chosen to stay in a hotel in the Randwick/Kensington area for a night. Has anyone stayed there before? Heard any word on the street? I'm thinking of places like Addison Hotel or Parade Lodge or similar. So what...
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    Timetables

    So the whole enrollment thing was available as of 2 days ago...and already all the good lectures are taken. A QMA lecture from 5-6pm on a thursday night, meaning that I wont get home until 8pm at the earliest, if I'm lucky? I don't very well think so! :mad: Most of them aren't even full but...
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