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How the hell do you paraphrase. Like genuinely.

I've got an essay to submit in like 2 days and am almost done, but I'm terrified of being accused of academic misconduct or something like that. I've written it entirely myself, and haven't used AI but like what if I'm shite at my paraphrasing and it gets flagged??? Also we can't use turn it in until we submit, and then we can resubmit it?

What do I do to make sure I haven't accidentally plagiarised 💔💔

Just whining.

Also, you're not actually whispering if you've got headphones on.

Also, PDA ain't for the study areas.

I'm not kidding. I have money. I need a break from all these assignments.

I’ve seen several complaints regarding 2401 (and rightly so), but nothing for the supposed equivalent 1401 course. Any ideas on why this might be?
Is 2401 trying to cover significantly more material?
It’s it done intentionally to discourage non Computer Science students from considering changing degrees?
Is it a “weed out” course?

im just curious 😂, have anyone ever spotted them at night?

Has anyone figured out what exactly McCusker looks for in internship applications?

I’ve applied 4 times now and never even got a response. My WAM is around 69, and I personally know students with 78+ WAMs who also didn’t get selected. At the same time, I also know people who’ve failed units and still got into McCusker internships.

What confuses me more is that I’d say my resume is reasonably strong as well the projects, experience, volunteering, etc. so I’m genuinely curious what the selection criteria is actually based on.

Is it more about volunteering experience, personal statements, networking, luck, timing, or something else entirely?

Also, not trying to sound harsh at all, but I’ve noticed a lot more girls around me getting McCusker placements compared to boys, so I was wondering if diversity or demographic factors play any role in the process?

Would really appreciate insight from anyone who has gotten in before, or especially anyone who has worked with or understands the McCusker selection process.

For reference, I am predicted to get a 99.5 ATAR and want to do engineering, and saw that I could do a double with Bphil. I was wondering why its so exclusive and what real application/benefit it has

To the P-plate driver of the blue 2019 Toyota Corola with registration 1GUB250 who was having trouble parking at the front of the Business School today: if you did indeed hit that neighbouring black car (based on the sound of collision and the damage I believe I observed on the black car), you didn't exchange particulars with the other driver and may have committed an offence. This incident has been reported to security for further investigation.

disrespectfully, if you’re one of the people that leave your stuff at the monitors on the postgrad floor then proceed to leave and not come back for multiple hours, what are you even doing? i was sitting on the postgrad floor now for 7 hours at the monitors, all 3 monitors around me had peoples stuff at them and not a single person had been back there in the last 3 hours?

the amount of people that come up to them to check if people are on them and they’re not being used… but have these peoples stuff all over their desk to save the seat that they don’t seem to be coming back to sit on.

like what are you actually doing to warrant taking up one of the few monitors when you’re not even using it i just do not understand?

hey guys, is our LMS down because it uses Canvas which has been hacked or is there some other issue?

Anyone ever take this unit? Thoughts? Is it hard? And how many tutorials to attend every week?

Words can’t describe the agony of this unit. The lectures have literally 0 cross relevance to the labs or the tests.

The projects are irrelevant to any form of content, it’s just work for the sake of doing work. Just finished all my other assignments and thought I had a second of breath to step outside and enjoy my life.

Then got hit by a semi truck. 4000 word coding assignment.

The lecturers are brain numbingly boring, need to take adderall to start this
Don’t know how we’re going to make it through this exam

Spent most of today studying on the postgrad floor and swear half the monitors were occupied by abandoned water bottles and hoodies instead of actual students. Some desks sat untouched for HOURS while people kept walking around trying to find somewhere to work. I get taking a coffee break, but at some point it just becomes claiming territory.

Hey guys, wanted to bring your notice to something that happened on the 5th of May around 7:42 pm. My friend and I were walking on the sideway opposite Matilda Bay and we were hit by a white car that drove right outside of UWA. We were slightly bruised and fell on the floor, but luckily not too hurt. Everything happened really fast and we were quite shocked. Unfortunately we weren't able to get a photo of the license plate. However, the driver didn't bother to get out of the car to check on us, they just drove away immediately. I just wanted to convey that this is not acceptable and the importance of being careful. If there is any further action we could take, any help would be appreciated. Thank you so much for reading!

it's near the final exam so I have to spend a lot of time in campus... Is there any recommendations for grabbing some food or snacks? Better within 20 bucks. Because im now poor af.🥀🥀

hi, does anyone know whether failing more than 4 units in a course will expel you from your current degree or from uwa entirely?

i was having a major depressive episode in 2024 and ended up failing 3/4 units and in the next semester i failed another. this semester has been particularly stressful as i have had to pick up two jobs in order to pay my rent on time and ended up not being able to show up as much as i'd like for a group project heavy unit. i'm really scared i'll end up failing as that's what seems like will happen for me as my group mates are making little to no effort to include me.

in the worst case scenario where i fail this unit is there a possibility of me swapping to a different degree instead of my current one? anyone have advice?

Please stay away from St Catherine’s college. Having personally lived there for 2 years and experiencing behaviour that is blatantly racist, my advice would be to look for other options. Unihall, trinity and Tommy more are way more cheaper ,and more inclusive. I understand that everyone can have different experiences, but apart from my own, I’ve had about 7 Indian friends who have experienced the same. After a certain point it’s not coincidence, it becomes a pattern of behaviour.

It began the way it usually does, subtly , staff treating you and talking to you differently than they would with white students, not offering Indian students the same opportunities as a white student. Then it got progressively worse, with senior staff being blatantly racist. I’ve had someone in a real position of authority at college tell me , “how can like you ,achieve something like that( I had gotten my results for the semester and achieved a WAM of 85). I made a formal complaint and thought it would be investigated at least, but no action was taken, it wasn’t even addressed. This certain someone has been known to be openly racist , especially towards indians( not to other Asians , or blacks) and in my opinion shouldn’t hold this position in an institution that is affiliated with the university.

Now this isn’t my first time experiencing racism, countless times I’ve had high/drunk mfs scream at me on the streets of cbd, threaten me and tell me to go back to my dirty country. I laugh it off and move on with my life, as it’s pointless to argue with someone so daft , as this country has been built on the backs of migrants. But when someone in a position of authority, in a position of power , could say something like that , it makes you question your entire life or your decision to leave everything behind(your friends, your family, your comfort) and travel across an ocean to start a new life here. This isn’t the only bad experience I’ve had, there have been many, but I don’t wanna get into that right now. Now I’m out 60 thousand dollars (620 a week)over 2 years , which is a ridiculous waste of money for this experience , which has been nothing sort of traumatic, the college might preach ideals of diversity and inclusion, do promotions on social media with pictures and videos of their international students, but this is the reality of it. They don’t give a fuck about any of the students, all they care about is money, it is just a business to them. Let me just say not everyone here is racist, I have met some really kind, good people , but the people who run this place, who hold all the power, share these views. I chose to live here because of convenience and comfort, if I could go back in time , I would never make this choice again.

How much are yall working right now and do you take off days coming towards the exam? For example maybe take the week off before they start or something ?