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  1. S4Saustralia

    Will having multiple preferences for the same university affect my odds?

    For example, I have two preferences. my first preference is law at ANU, but my second is Arts at ANU. Say I just hit the cut off for law, will they knock me back based on the assumption that I'll probably choose the art degree anyway?
  2. S4Saustralia

    Transferring between universities...will I have to wait to January?

    Will I have to wait until January to find out if I'm successful, or is it likely that my application will be accepted/rejected during an earlier phase?
  3. S4Saustralia

    Offer: Stuck on army barracks, will review/mark/offer advice for any paper. 99.5 atar

    Doing my basic for 28 days, busy during the day but absolutely bored at night. Willing to use my time to mark and offer advice for anyone seeking to submit any essays or exam drafts. Received an atar of 99.5 in 2011, Studying law and arts at USYD. Charging $5 per essay, payable by paypal...
  4. S4Saustralia

    Best resources for self-teaching?

    It's become evident that learning in class is impossible. I have gone through an entire year and class quality/teacher ability has not changed. I cannot waste anymore time, can someone point me in the direction of good resources to learn everything I need to? I've downloaded Chromomatic's...
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    How many pages should my history ex work journal be?

    How many are the markers expecting? How many are other users doing?
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    Can anyone help me understand how Parity Bit Check works?

    Tell me if I am correct: Parity bit check is the 8th bit within a byte. All other bytes are represented with an ascii character, but the 8th bit is used to check whether a byte has been successfully received by counting the number of 1's within the byte. Eg: id the 8th bit knows there should...
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    British Journalist records abuse by Egyptian police

    Article and audio clip on this page. The audio clip is pretty amazing.. Basically, Guardian journalist, Jack Shenker describes 30-40 men being beaten detained in a police van and driven to the desert before the doors are opened and citizens storm out. Apparently its not a one-off incident...
  8. S4Saustralia

    Where can I learn more about studying abroad?

    Is their a requirement to studying in another country? Do I have to be enrolled or completed some university, or can I start studying abroad straight out of High School. How much does the average setup cost? and where can I find some programs or information?
  9. S4Saustralia

    Trends analyst predicts global youth uprising in 2011.

    Linky: Founder of the Trends Research Institute, Gerald Celente, predicts a US youth uprising inspired by the internet. He predicts that individuals will grow discontent with government restrictions and internet journalism will spark a political revolution. Opinions?
  10. S4Saustralia

    What are you guys doing in your work journal?

    I really dont know what to put in there. Any ideas?
  11. S4Saustralia

    To those interested: Global and Australian Wikileak Protests are occuring soon.

    Find your nearest location here Australia Adelaide: Saturday, January 15 · 1:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Victoria Sqaure, Adelaide, Australia Event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153885131325141 Hobart: Saturday, January 15, TBA Location: Information Day, at Franklin Square and...
  12. S4Saustralia

    Greens suggest capping political donations to $1000

    Read article here... TLDR: Greens want to level the political playing field by restricting individual donations to political parties at $1000. Summary: Senator Bob Brown wants to cap donations at $1000 Brown being criticized for accepting Australia's largest donation at $1.6million before...
  13. S4Saustralia

    Chinese parenting compared to Western

    article: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704111504576059713528698754.html?mod=WSJ_hp_us_mostpop_read Does this article sound true for any of the asian students on this board?
  14. S4Saustralia

    RE: "IPT textbook as ebook" ...Anyone know what was contained in this thread?

    link: http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=239527 Does anyone know if the original thread contained a link to download the ipt textbook? Could anyone reproduce this link? thanks
  15. S4Saustralia

    Best book you read in 2010?

    Of all the books I read this year I really enjoyed Orwell's 1984, Joesph Heller's Catch-22 and Noam Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent...1984 was probably the best. Anyone else?
  16. S4Saustralia

    Who supports the Green's initiative to abolish university fees?

    cost taxpayers $23 billion over four years A similar scheme existed in the 1970's under the Whitlam government, but was abolished by the Hawke government in 1989 and replaced with HECS (now HELP) Greens support all citizens receiving a free education, and the nullification of existing fees...
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