simonloo said:
Those Yellowshirts (bless their hearts) told me that combined law at unsw sees first years study only 12 hours per week (but a tonne of readings i know).
They recommended that I organise my timetable as soon as possible.
What I want to know is, what's a 'good' timetable look like?
Do you find it better to spread the hours across the 5 days? Or bunch them up and have free days?
Also, since I'm doing intl studies/law, are there any classes/any lecturers that you recommend me to choose/avoid?
Thanks!
I dont do your degree but here is my input anyway.
Make your timetable as soon as possible. I can't tell you how pissed my gf gets when she doesnt get her law classes because her appointment was set later than others or that the class she wanted was specifically reserved for post-grad students (they sort of get priority in regards to their timetables). Law is a small faculty and you're all doing the same thing first year so the more convenient classes are gonna get filled out quickly.
As for timetables in my opinion, there are 2 good kinds.
The first is a timetable that has you only going to university for 2-3 days. Cramming all your classes in the same days is great because you dont have to be at university for those other days. The bad news is that when you are at university, its gonna be like a high school day where you'll probably be there early or leave quite late.
The second is a timetable that has your tutorials put later on the in the week. The reason this is good is due to any assignments or exams you'll come across. The later on your class is during a week, the more time you have to get that uni work done before the deadline. The bad news is that you can only bludge so many tutorials so you'll probably be at uni at odd hours.
That's it from me. Someone who actually does your degree(s) can tell you more.
