xxtiaxchelseaxx said:
I'm really unsure as to whether I should law at uws or accounting at macquarie. I like macquarie because it has a better name and the course will probably be less demanding but law is what I've always wanted to and apparently I can get in on ten marks less due to a new subject bonus scheme.
So is anyone doing law at uws? Is it hard/ a lot of work?.
if you want to do law, do law. If you don't really want to do accounting no matter how easy it is tehre is a big chance you won't be happy with it.
I'm currently a 3rd year 2nd semester student.
The law degree and the teachers are of no lesser quality than other unis... our course is for example very similar to UNSW... but in general, a law degree is a law degree in NSW. Everywhere you'll do roughly the same core units. Although UWS has a smaller choice of electives than some unis, you can do a cross institutional study so if there's something that you really want to do that won't be a problem.
Keep in mind that if you are going in on a first year out of high school UAC entry basis you'll need to do a combined law degree at UWS so you can do Law and Accounting combined and then if you do find that the law is too m uch work, transfer to straight accounting.
As far as workload - yes law is more work compared the business degrees. I'm doing the HR/IR major in a B Business and for example, this semester i am finding that the tim eit takes me to do the 3 business units equates to the one law unit. However this is because this particular law unit is time consuming - not all are. Particularly in first year the workload isn't THAT much more than teh business ones. It's only when you g et ot the later years that it is a lot more.
As far as stigma regarding UWS - if you want to go into law to work for a top level corporate firm in commercial or other non-private legal areas - don't come to UWS because if you're worried about work load i get a feeling that the extra effort you'd need to be putting in to ensure you have marks to put yourself up there with other unis' students might be a bit much.
But, if you don't have aspirations (as most people realistically do not) of becoming the next CEO of Mallesons or Minters or the like, there is no problem with UWS. Of course you'll need to do well to be competitive but thats the same as at every uni
Eg, i'm a third year student and i've already landed jobs in the Public Sector, in a large Private firm and currently for a Private lawyer.
One thing you may want to consider is the possibility that you'll need to go to Campbelltown, particularly when it comes to choosing electives, as you'll find that even though you're enrolled at Parramatta, you may need to go to Campbelltown if you really want to do certain electives.
