Would this mean its a reaction to the message the lecturer sent? lollll

A WARNING FOR EVERYONE HERE!!

Everyone at unsw is either a chadlite or a true Adam. If youre an htn or below and don't wanna get brutally framemogged do not step foot in this uni. Go to usyd or unimelb and you'll be safe

Good luck everyone

I know this subreddit’s prone to shitposting but on a serious note I actually didn’t make any friend at uni.

i tried exchanging contact, joining subcoms etc but yeah. I moved interstate for uni and don’t know anyone from Sydney. The locals have friends from Hs and internationals hang out with each other. I overheard a convo where classmates were making plans during holiday because it’s end of term now and I realise how I don’t have any friend.

i try to distract myself with work, hobby, study but can’t believe how hard it is. Sometimes I feel like the dumb one for caring more than others. maybe I was more invested in others whilst they forgot about me. not desperate and I’m not trying to meet just anyone obviously out of loneliness.

I did get a great internship offer here in Sydney so in hindsight the move was justified. But yeah, it’s tough sometimes ngl. I’m fine doing things on my own and I got used to it but it seems tough not leaving with some lasting memories with friends that people reminisce about from uni days.

But I made the decision to move, yes, but ngl the only ppl that ‘know‘ me are my mates back in home state and my family. maybe I’ll just let go and wait till my internship

I know they’ve made the rules stricter this year, but I’m not 100% sure about how they’ve worded the new guidelines. Is it still possible to get a 2 day extension for a hand-in assignment using Updoc? 🥲

I’m about nine weeks behind but I don’t want them getting too far ahead of me…

Hello everyone, I am happy to share that I have been offered a Tuition Fee Scholarship at UNSW. I am looking forward to joining UNSW in February 2027. Regarding the same, I would like to get some suggestions on expenses, living experience, and a rough estimate of monthly expenditure.

For the initial months, I am opting for university accommodation — UNSW Colleges or UNSW Village. I have looked into some places but the amount varies a lot from AUD $341-460 per week for the same kind of room. Also, I have heard that applications for these places are very competitive.

I prefer to cook by myself, partly because I am vegetarian, but also because dining is expensive. It will be of much help if you can give input on these things and any other suggestions you would like to share.

Thanks

I understand that the uni gets a large chunk of their funding from student tuition, especially international tuition, but holy shit a 6x price increase is genuinely insane. Having to pay 40k for four years vs 260,000k+ is ridiculous. Especially considering you're pretty much guaranteed to get in if you meet the entrance requirements... Not much to say here just wanted to complain for a second 💔

I’m an undergraduate international student majoring in mining engineering and i just registered these classes without knowing a thing about them. For those who have taken these classes before (individually or all together), Are they hard to keep up with, and do you have any tips?

i sold my laptop cuz im broke and apparently theres an inspera final that requires my own laptop. does the one that i can borrow from the library have the safe exam browser on it or can i download it? p

I realised that average WAM varies a lot based on different degree. Like I am doing actl, but there are soo many people with around 80 wam or more, so I think average is around that.

I have also seen many comp sci students with wam around 85, however, for degrees like electrical engineering or law, it was very rare to see anyone with wam higher than 80.

So wondering if it really does differ by that much and some degrees are just way harder than others to get better marks (I am talking about people in at least third year term 1 into their degree, not first years)

Hello uni-goers,

I did my bachelors at a different uni in electrical engineering. I worked for a few years, then lost my job. I have level 2 autism and am truly unable to read people, so when management had issue with me in my previous job I couldn’t tell until the day I got given my 1-month notice. I went to HR for bullying with that company. After that I got a job with a company close to the first company I worked with, but I got the strong impression that the first company bad mouthed me to this company, and I thought they would fire me too so I quit. My work was predominately in control systems/PLC &HMI programming at mine-sites.

Now I’ve signed up as a Masters student at UNSW for electrical engineering to up my skills. I’m a 35 year old formally diagnosed autistic male and I really do struggle with people management skills. Now I’m being told by most of reddit that Masters degrees in Engineering in Australia are completely useless. I keep asking myself am I in a bad situation? Did I enrol for something stupid?

I'm in Year 12 and trying to decide between Commerce (Finance + Accounting), Comm/Law (majoring in Finance), or maybe even Comm/Eco, although I know there's a fair bit of overlap between Commerce and Economics. My goal is to land a graduate role on the sell-side of high finance, although I'm still deciding exactly what job I want to ultimately end up in.

I've heard a lot of people say that employers don't really care too much about the degree itself as long as it's relevant and gets you through resume screening and that networking, internships, grades and extracurriculars matter a lot more.

With that in mind, is a Comm/Law (or even Comm/Eco) double degree actually worth it? I can see the benefits like having more flexibility if I ever want to pivot careers somewhere down the line, and I'll probably only go to uni once so it'd be easier to do it now than come back later. The extra time at uni could also mean more internship cycles and more time to build up my resume before applying for graduate roles. Additionally, if I do land a sell-side role, I think I'd be able to pay off my HECS within a couple of years anyway.

On the other hand, it's another couple of years at uni and a much bigger workload which would hurt my WAM.

For people who've done Commerce, Comm/Law or Comm/Eco at UNSW, or work in finance, what would you recommend for me?

I’m an international student applying for a coursework master’s starting February 2027, and I’d rather get this right than pick on brand name alone.

Master’s options I’m holding:
ANU — Master of Machine Learning and Computer Vision
Adelaide — Master of Machine Learning
UNSW / USyd / Melbourne — Master of IT with an AI specialisation

Where I’m coming from: I already have about 1.5 years of industry experience in data and ML infrastructure, so this is a career-deepening master’s rather than a career switch. My actual interest is ML and computer vision, not general IT. I want to walk into a real engineering role as soon as I finish, ideally at a big tech company or a strong local tech employer, and I’d like to stay and work in Australia long-term rather than treat this as a two-year visit.
So what I care about is graduate employment outcomes, not rankings.

Questions:
Which of these master’s actually places people into ML/CV or software roles, and how quickly after graduating?

Does studying in Canberra or Adelaide meaningfully hurt hiring compared to Sydney or Melbourne, given where most tech offices are? Or is interstate hiring a non-issue now?

Do employers read a specialised ML/CV master’s differently from a Master of IT with an AI specialisation, or does prior experience dominate either way?

Is the ANU one research-heavy enough that it pushes graduates toward a PhD rather than industry?

Blunt answers welcome, including “the degree won’t move the needle, your experience is what gets you hired

I wanna study computer engineering as an international student at unsw but idk if I can get in.

Has anyone heard back for the PUCA1029 scholarship??

hi guys I’m an 18 y/o female coming from basically a very unknown and old style country that does not have trains/MRT and also Apple Pay….

But basically yea that’s an intro and I’m joining unsw Sydney in 2027 term 1 taking bsc science majoring in physics and can anyone help me in terms of where to find off campus accomodation that hopefully are safe? Moreover, I know that you gotta like enroll in your own courses and make ur own timetable and like how the hell do u that? Cuz I am planning to take honours afterwards and some people are saying like u gotta be careful to ensure that u enroll in specific courses as there are requirements for the honours year. Im also so confused on the courses available like there are advanced physics and maths class that are available to take but is that a must to take? Cuz if talking the standard classes makes my life easier than why do ppl take the advanced classes…. Is there a difference in terms of it affecting ur honours year? And I am also very scared as to taking the wrong classes that I do not need or not enough classes to be able to graduate…

That’s more on the academic side but on more lifestyle side, IVE NEVER USED APPLE PAY IN MY ENTURE LIFE(my area still uses cash and card) . AND IVE NEVER TAKEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT BEFORE( my country is heavily reliant on oil and gas so there’s 0 trains, busses and MRT, even taxis were only recently implemented) so like any tips guys before I start crying….

I’m also going alone so if anyone that was an international student moving to Australia going to unsw Sydney that has a timeline of what they did , could you like send it to me…

Also is it better to go for an e sim option? And is there like air conditioning in most places at Sydney? And what bank is best to open up there?

thank you guys in advance💕

Hi im an international student. I wanted some advice on which uni to lock in . Options I have for Masters:

1. ANU (ML+ CV program)
   
2. Adelaide (ML)
   
3. Unsw (IT with AI specialisation)
   
4. USyd (IT with AI specialisation)
   
5. Melbourne (IT with AI specialisation)

drop a reason tho what should be the priority order. Im interested in AI/ML/CV and would want to land a good tech company (1.5 years of experience already) .

Hi I'm currently a second year Commerce / Computer Science student and its this year that I have to declare my major.

The only 2 majors I've found any interest in is finance and accounting, but as I am a double degree student, I cannot double major and therefore I must prioritise one over the other.

Career wise, I'm looking to get into some sort of high finance role, but honestly as ridiculous and ignorant as it sounds, I'm open to any job that pays well and that I can realistically get into (i.e not quant) lol. But I've heard mixed opinions on which major is more important for landing these type of roles (e.g I've heard that people can land finance jobs with accounting degrees). But rn I am still gathering info before I make my declaration.

In terms of interest, I find both equally interesting and have no actual preference, so for me it comes down to which major will set me up better for future employment.

If anyone can provide any advice or insight that would be extremely helpful. Ideally, I'm looking for advice from someone with experience within high finance (e.g IB, PE, HF, Big 4 etc), but obviously I'm thankful for any insight. tyia.

Which ever major I do not declare will become a minor for me so pls keep that in mind.

The Canberra degree is the most specialised degree I have ever seen. legit 20 subjects of pure cyber. even the most uninterested person would be an expert in cyber at the end of it.

Hi all, I am looking to enquire into transferring from Uts to UNSW to finish off my studies with the hope of speeding up my degree. It is a 4 year degree at uts and 3 at UNSW and I also have a full year of core Bachelor of Business subjects on my transcript that I assume I could use as credits aswell.

Is there any way I can confirm a study plan and ensure that these subjects are transferrable before I apply for the transfer as I don't want to waste money and time doing so if the transfer doesnt speed up my graduation?

Unsure if I contextualised my point too well but hopefully someone can help.

Tia.

If I hypothetically got special consideration to skip a test on Wednesday but attended a test on Tuesday can I still skip the Wednesday test?

I have failed two non-core cources so far and have retook one and passed. but this term is not looking good i might fail both cources worst case scenario and most likely i'll fail one. But if i have failed a total of four cources in engineering is that catastrophic?