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I had an ATAR of 67.90. The course I applied to: Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Business and Commerce at UWS : had a 90+ ATAR.

Even with bonus points (the maximum you can get is 10 or 15 I think, even if you are eligible for all the schemes) my ATAR could not meet the cut off. I got this offer in the June Round 2 offers.
Anyway...congratulation of gaining into that degree even if u have a low ATAR...I am also scared that if I got an bad ATAR I would not be accepted into anything


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Anyway...congratulation of gaining into that degree even if u have a low ATAR...I am also scared that if I got an bad ATAR I would not be accepted into anything


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If it's UWS you'll get in, trust me. What course do you want to do?
 

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Had a friend who got a mystery mark below 30.

Is now starting second sem civ eng at UWS just because he applied.
Hahaha are you serious? That's ridiculous. I'm pretty sure the people who get in with very low ATARs are offered because they need to fill up spots in the course.
 

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Had a friend who got a mystery mark below 30.

Is now starting second sem civ eng at UWS just because he applied.
I think I know why uws is looked down upon.....

Well it is better to have some half-dumbass fill up that one spot in the lecture theatre and give $4K of hecs every semester than to leave that spot empty
 

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I think I know why uws is looked down upon.....

Well it is better to have some half-dumbass fill up that one spot in the lecture theatre and give $4K of hecs every semester than to leave that spot empty
Don't forget it's a total of 10k a semester the uni gets because of government subsidies. students pay 40%, gov pays 60%.
 

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Don't forget it's a total of 10k a semester the uni gets because of government subsidies. students pay 40%, gov pays 60%.
Ohh shit that's right. So in essence if there are say 10 people extra in each course and there are (iirc) "over 100" courses at unsw (according to a brochure I read a few months ago) that means they are making at least $1mill by letting these people in

OP, still not surprised you got in
 

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If it's UWS you'll get in, trust me. What course do you want to do?
I really want to try to involve myself in IT in the banking sector so I was think to do a double degree of ICT Eng/business (finance)

But I am not sure if I can get it or not


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I really want to try to involve myself in IT in the banking sector so I was think to do a double degree of ICT Eng/business (finance)

But I am not sure if I can get it or not
m8; uws will accept you. clearly they accept anyone

then if prestige is something; transfer later on. But don't be like someone i know that wants to just get into unsw so be can say "i go to unsw" but is barely passing everything
 

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What do I do in UWS...they don't have ICT enginnering


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What do I do in UWS...they don't have ICT enginnering
do what ever then transfer to what ever;

but don't be like my dickhead friend/acquaintance:

Currently:
B Science (Chemistry) @UWS
marks: literally a bare pass and umat pending (just wasted $200)

Future plan
B Surgery/Doctor of Medicine @UNSW
 

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Imagine he passed UMAT...[emoji23][emoji23]


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do what ever then transfer to what ever;

but don't be like my dickhead friend/acquaintance:

Currently:
B Science (Chemistry) @UWS
marks: literally a bare pass and umat pending (just wasted $200)

Future plan
B Surgery/Doctor of Medicine @UNSW
Wait what the fuck, his ATAR needs to be 96+ to apply @ UNSW (regardless of GPA)
 

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m8; uws will accept you. clearly they accept anyone

then if prestige is something; transfer later on. But don't be like someone i know that wants to just get into unsw so be can say "i go to unsw" but is barely passing everything
No one says "I go to unsw" for prestige.

do what ever then transfer to what ever;

but don't be like my dickhead friend/acquaintance:

Currently:
B Science (Chemistry) @UWS
marks: literally a bare pass and umat pending (just wasted $200)

Future plan
B Surgery/Doctor of Medicine @UNSW
That's not uncommon. Majority of med science/science kids have that as their number 1 plan.
 

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Wait what the fuck, his ATAR needs to be 96+ to apply @ UNSW (regardless of GPA)
hence the
but he's got no hope in the world.

yes it is kind of bad sitting here talking shit about him but he is making the choice not to study, not taking things seriously, even with over privlidged white people stuff
 

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hence the

but he's got no hope in the world.

yes it is kind of bad sitting here talking shit about him but he is making the choice not to study, not taking things seriously, even with over privlidged white people stuff
damn wtf lol
 

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