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  1. alstah

    What GOVT units to do?

    Any ideas for Government units to complete? I'd like some personal imput, because the course descriptions aren't great. I'm talking about senior units (already did World Pol and doing geopol this sem.) I'm thinking about units with the USSC, which count towards the Govt+IR major. What GOVT...
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    How to drop a subject before the census date?

    I picked Introductory Logic this sem, and it's horrible. lol. Census date is on the last day of August so I have about 2 weeks. How do I go about dropping it before the census date? Thanks! :)
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    Which philosophy units to study in sem 2?

    My choices are: -Intro Logic - Critical Thinking -Philosophy of Happiness - Society, Knowledge and Self. I can only pick 2 from the above. I'm limited to these are Intro Logic and Society are junior units, whilst Critical Thinking and Philosophy of Happiness - while being senior units...
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    If you don't meet unit of study entry requirements...

    I want to major in Philosophy and International relations on my Arts side of my double degree. This semester for international relations I did 6 junior credit points. Next semester I'm looking to do a unit of study at the United States Study Centre - Intro to US Politics, which counts as a GOVT...
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    Plans for Easter break?

    Woo...mid semester! 5% through my university life xD lol Anyone have any plans for the break? Hmm...where do I start? 1.Complete and annotate all my readings for Law and Arts. 2.Read, analyse and annotate Law assignment 3. Research and write World Politics assignment 4. Draft the script...
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    Explosion at Chemistry building?

    http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/national/man-injured-in-university-lab-fire/story-e6frea8c-1226268394095 http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8417519/man-burnt-in-sydney-uni-laboratory-fire Looks pretty bad, hopefully the student will be alright.
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    Harvard Law exchange

    Alright, so I saw that for Combined Law students at USyd, in the fourth year they may be able to do a faculty specific exchange at Harvard Law School. How many students from Sydney Law actually go on this exchange? What type of grades are necessary for this and is selection based purely on...
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    SOPA and PIPA

    Wikipedia Protest Blackout to SOPA+PIPA 18/01/2012: "Imagine a World Without Free Knowledge - For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building the largest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the U.S. Congress is considering legislation that could fatally damage the free and...
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    Is the difficulty of the course taken into account?

    Hi, I was wondering if the difficulty of the course (e.g. Commerce v Arts) is taken into account when transferring to say, Combined Law. I'm pretty passionate about studying Law, but I only got 99.15 and I pretty much wanted to do it at USyd (preferably) or UNSW, so I'm now unsure of what...
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    Will Sydney follow Melbourne and change the LLB to the JD?

    Melbourne University replaced its undergraduate LLB program a couple of years ago to the postgraduate Juris Doctor (JD) program. So to study law at Melbourne University, you would need a bachelor degree and you would have to sit the LSAT exam. What are the chances that Sydney University will do...
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    Crime essay - Please rate it?

    Thanks for taking the time to read it. Please tell me mark you think it will get out of 15, and what I should change, add or remove to improve. I really appreciate this! Assess the effectiveness of the criminal investigation process as a means of achieving justice (15 marks) The criminal...
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    Please rate my Legal Studies response?

    Give it a mark out of 15 and tell me what's good and what's not. Thanks! I would appreciate some constructive criticism as well :) To what extent do penalties imposed during the sentencing process achieve justice for victims, offenders and society? (15 marks) ---- To a considerable...
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    Extension English: Chances the question asks for 3 prescribed texts?

    They could go "With reference to THREE prescribed texts and ONE related". What are the chances of this. Ever happened before? What would you do?
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    What if the HSC gets leaked?

    Say the English exam gets leaked and the Board finds out after we do paper 2. What happens? Can they make us resit the exam?
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    What is the HSC mark for a raw of 100/105 for English Advanced?

    Would it be around 97-98 HSC exam mark?
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    The name of this forum should be changed to HUMAN RIGHTS, as per the NEW SYLLABUS...

    Law and society isn't part of the new syllabus anymore. Change the name of this forum to Human Rights
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    Benefits of completing a combined law degree?

    If i don't get into USYD or UNSW law, I'm planning to study law at UTS. But I was thinking, should I just do an LLB or should I combine it? I know UTS lets you do an LLB in 4 years, if I choose this, will I be at any disadvantage when considered for employment? I don't want to do Arts...
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    Estimate my ATAR, please?

    English (Advanced) - 1/43 (98 in CSSA) English Extension 1 - 1/14 (50/50 in CSSA) Legal Studies - 2/28 Ancient History - 2/27 Mathematics - 9/67 (105/120 in CSSA) Mathematics Extension 1 - 16/27 (67/84 in CSSA) Studies of Religion 1 - HSC mark of 49/50 (completed in 2010) 2010 School Rank...
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    Raw mark in 2u math for 95+ HSC mark?

    Would 105/120 in 2u math be a 95 HSC mark? I know it depends on the cohort and the difficulty of the paper, but would that be a reasonable raw mark to aim towards to achieve a 95 HSC mark? Thanks
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    What raw mark do you need for a band 6 in Advanced English?

    I got 98/105 in the CSSA trials for English. What HSC mark would that be? Also, what is the cut off for a band 6 in Adv Eng? My teacher said u needed 82/105 to get a band 6 in Eng Adv. Is this right? Thanks
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