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as a former straight a student in hs I feel like I’m flopping

It was my first assignment, and the three assignments in total make up 30% of the entire grade. I used to be a 95+ atar student and Idk if this is normal or I have fallen behind.

Happy Tuesday!

I was wondering if anyone knows: when you complete an honours year, is your honours WAM displayed separate to your Bachelor's WAM?

fairly interested in honours, but don't want to sabotage myself by getting a buns WAM and ruining my employability (although, I have heard the general perception that a finance honours is not so much an improvement for employability anyways ?)

Cheers!

hey! is anyone else doing the uzh summer school? looking for classmates/travel buddies:)

Hey everyone,

I graduated from UniMelb with Biomed Honours recently. I’m an international student and I’m honestly hitting a breaking point. I’ve been applying for Research Assistant roles since July, sent countless cold emails, and just keep getting rejected because I "don't have enough research experience" (even with the Honours year).

I’ve got a lot of casual experience in events and administration, but it feels like that doesn't count for anything in the science world. My visa gives me a 2-year window and 1 year is already nearly gone. I’m aiming to find any relevant work by July, but I feel like I’m shouting into a void.

Has anyone else successfully transitioned out of the "lab or bust" mindset? Are there specific Melbourne companies or roles that value the Biomed degree + Admin skills? I’m starting to feel like my degree was a waste and I’m really struggling. Any advice is appreciated.

My niece is moving to Melbourne for a job at the University. It seems like there isn’t an option for accommodation at the university itself. Can anyone recommend which suburbs or neighbouring suburbs to look for rentals at?

Thinking in terms of safety, ease of public transport, and price/general availability. She’ll be looking for a place to rent with her spouse. Would love to hear the locals’ personal opinions and experiences. Thank you!

i didn’t take eco in high school but so far i’m enjoying micro (granted it’s week 5). should i take macro next sem? is it difficult? if so how difficult in comparison to micro?

Hey all I’m looking for a French speaker (male or female) who would be interested in doing a voice over for a commercial video shoot. Paid obviously. It’s a really exciting project so feel free to reach out!

Considering it for my breadth subject this winter break, would love some insights :)

hello! i’m an international student and abt to enter umel soon! I was thinking of taking chem engineering, i went thro trinity college taking bio chem and math 1 as my subjects, i don’t like bio (i figured it out too late) and i prefer Chemistry and maths even tho my scores are average. i‘m just worried that since i didn’t take physics in trinity, i might fail for physics in umel, i used to take physics in highschool but I’m worried it might be too different…i need advices on what should i do..please help!

Hey guys,

I got an accommodation offer from Little Hall residence recently, and my offer will lapse on 12th of april. I am currently enrolled to an Exchange program but have not applied to visa yet. In order to complete my accommodation agreement, i must pay 2008 Aud. I am considering the case that i get my visa application refused, and do not get a refund.

In the agreement, it says: If you will not be commencing as a student at The University of Melbourne, you may terminate this Agreement in accordance with this Clause 7.

Would they consider the visa refusal as an reasonable excuse for not commencing and refund the security deposit?

I asked the residence but got this answer: Please refer to clause 7 (Commencing Student Cover) of the agreement for details on what happens with your contract and security deposit in the case that you are unable to attend the University. As there is a strict cut-off date, we recommend applying for your visa as soon as possible to allow for possibly lengthy processing times.

But in clause 7.4 the agreement says: 7.4.2 provide satisfactory evidence to the University that:

7.4.2.1 your University of Melbourne course application has not

been successful; or

7.4.2.2 your University of Melbourne course offer has been

withdrawn; or

7.4.2.3 you have successfully declined your University of

Melbourne course offer.

Otherwise, this Agreement will continue and not be terminated.

None of these cover the case that i am enrolled but not able to attend the university due to visa refusal. I do not know what to do, if i do not accept would i get another offer in May or June? I know this is a long post but it is a little bit complicated and not covered in agreement so i need your help.

Hi!

Just hoping to confirm my interpretation of the following approved exchange plan, IE, that this will be counted as my economics level 3 elective subject?

Asking here as i need to pay the exchange fees monday but there's a 15 business day global learning team wait ATM :)

https://preview.redd.it/96l0j2wzygug1.png?width=1108&format=png&auto=webp&s=69cf7a54d76b4676607612fa3931a59e5b202eac

Thanks!