My friend who studys Software Engineering at UQ lives in Union College... his room is a shoebox. Although those double rooms are pretty nice. I'm not planning to live on campus but coming from a regional town he says its a great way to make friends (he says that basically the only people he knows in his course are from his college.) A lot of students live in a college the first year, and then move into a house or apartment with friends they've made in their college...Slide Rule said:I'm going for Union College
Hmm, really? I quite liked it.thunderdax said:Did you go to the chemical engineering lecture at Newcastle open day? Because that really put me off engineering at Newcastle. Its UNSW for me now but I have no idea what my preferences are yet. I'll probably decide at the last minute.
Dumsum, USYD has a much better science faculty. I suggest you do some more researchDumsum said:snip
its not just a matter of proximity to a mine...Emma-Jayde said:UNSW is in the one place I want to avoid if at all possible.
Newcastle used to be a mining town, so the facilities at UNCLE for mining and chemical engineering are supposed to be better than UNSW.
I went to the first one. The start was alright, but when we went down to the labs I soon lost interest because the guy was just showing us computers and stuff like that.Emma-Jayde said:Hmm, really? I quite liked it.
Did you go to the first or the repeat lecture?
Bar maths, usyd is better for science. The UNSW dean said that.Trefoil said:UNSW certainly has its weaknesses, and USyd its strengths, but generalisations are inappropriate, not to mention wrong (such as in this case).
For what Dumsum is interested in (nano, engineering & maths), UNSW is far superior, far superior, and equal.
Oh, hey, I went to the first one too. You must have gone with the other guy, we didn't get to see the computers. He showed us some of the equipment and explained what it was used for and how it worked.thunderdax said:I went to the first one. The start was alright, but when we went down to the labs I soon lost interest because the guy was just showing us computers and stuff like that.
I think my first choice will be B Science/B Engineering @ USyd.
You'd have to drag me kicking and screaming into Sydney. I can't stand the place.er123456 said:its not just a matter of proximity to a mine...
UNSW = better reputation = attracts better lecturers
+ it has got more resources than UNEWCASTLE
Btw, if you want to do mining engineering, be prepared to spend ur life in the middle of nowhere =)
Yeah the castle is awesome! i would do music solely based on the coolness of the castle.Emma-Jayde said:Actually, the only thing I like about it is the conservatorium, and I'm not doing music, so it doesn't count.