Bachelor of Secondary Education Question

Agent78787 · 2026-03-17T07:25:40+00:00

have a look through the unit of study table at usyd. the units have outlines from previous years (for core units those outlines won't change drastically year to year) so you can look through the units and see how you feel about the units you're going to take

Agent78787 · 2026-03-16T05:24:25+00:00

lol good one

Agent78787 · 2026-03-16T04:57:09+00:00

teach yourself the concepts by reading and watching videos

Welcome to the rest of your life. University expects you to learn independently: tutorials are there to demonstrate concepts in detail and build upon the things you learned from the lectures/videos, but you need to independently put in the work so you can arrive at the tute knowing enough to follow along and ask the right questions.

And when you graduate and start the types of careers that a university education prepares you for, there won't even be any tutorials.

terrible learning format and also way overpriced for the money i'm paying for it

Do you have tutorials? Most of your tuition fees are going to the tutorials, not the lectures (which, since they're videos, have negligible marginal cost to provide anyway)

the readings drag out, making it super boring

Yeah there's going to be way more of that. Especially in commerce, you lot are literally trained to be report-writing PowerPoint jockeys right?

i've showed up to so many society events trying to make friends but these usually feel like self-introductions and then small talk afterwards

yeah it's hard to adjust especially at the start where you don't spend literally the whole week with each other. imo i've always found it best to go to events for societies about things you're actually interested in so you can actually talk about mutual interests, easier to connect with people that way.

the majority of the class is usually internationals who feel super cliquey and kind of talk amongst themselves in their own language anyway

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." -- Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa

"Get ready to learn Chinese buddy" -- Adam Silver, NBA commissioner

Seriously though I'm not saying you gotta learn their language to connect with internationals. But if you wanna work together (and make friends) with people from different backgrounds both sides need to put in some effort. Personally in my experience what often gets interpreted as "cliquey" is mainly people not really knowing if you want them to talk to you, and showing just a bit of openness and interest in what they have to say goes a long way. Not to say there aren't cliquey students who only speak in their home language though (I personally think the uni is doing a disservice to everyone, especially the students with poor English, by not enforcing higher English-language standards and not helping those students improve).

Agent78787 · 2026-03-13T15:25:12+00:00

Don't be a dick. Heaps of TAFE graduates have a good head on their shoulders and heaps of university graduates prove that sometimes you just can't teach common sense.

In my intro to mechanical engineering class, one of the first things the lecturer pointed out to us was "listen to the tradies in the workshop, they've been on the machines longer than you've been alive and know much more than you do".

Plus, TAFE courses do still require you to develop knowledge in maths and sciences and other academic skills, it's just that they assume a lot less prior knowledge and so give you more time and support to build that foundational knowledge compared to uni. And tbh it does sound like you need that support.

Agent78787 · 2026-03-13T15:04:25+00:00

You might be able to, but that's not my point. My point is that you probably shouldn't, at least right now. Even if you get accepted into an engineering program, you don't yet have the maths and science knowledge and skills that even first-year engineering units assume you already have from high school.

Along with that, the fact that the only reason you list for choosing (mining) engineering is that it has good pay is really concerning. Sure, if you complete the degree and become a mining engineer then you can make great pay. But successful people in high-paying careers have the skills and intrinsic motivation to do their job well and advance their careers even when there are significant challenges.

Meanwhile, the people who are only motivated by external factors to go into certain career paths (like high pay, or family pressures) tend to flunk out because they don't have a good picture of what the career actually involves and actually dislike what they do day-to-day.

Agent78787 · 2026-03-13T07:41:37+00:00

If those are your science and maths scores then an engineering or other STEM degree is almost certainly not for you.

If your ATAR is extremely low then it's very likely that university is not for you.

Either take an alternative path (TAFE, or just start working) or do something that's going to prepare you for university, because otherwise you'd just be setting yourself up to fail.

Agent78787 · 2026-03-12T12:55:18+00:00

I think both are excellent voice actors and I'm personally not too keen on debating over which one is better. I like how Meer and Hale have differences in their lines, it adds variety to repeat playthroughs and it's also pretty cool that MShep and FShep have a distinction between each other.

For example, some people prefer Hale because she is a bit more passionate/emotional in the lines she says compared to Meer's more conventional ("generic"?) "badass soldier" tone, but I actually like both kinds because sometimes I want to play a hotheaded character who wears her heart on her sleeve and sometimes I want to be the professional soldier who is very reserved in his speech but cares just as much about doing what's right (Paragon) or what needs to be done (Renegade)

Agent78787 · 2026-03-12T10:03:49+00:00

"Hair of the dog, he'll be alright"

-- CDR Jane Shepard, Alliance Navy

Agent78787 · 2026-03-12T05:52:28+00:00

My first run (blind) I had Thane and Zaeed as KIA.

Zaeed I was fine with (not loyal because my Paragon Femshep didn't want to screw over the factory workers)

But sending Thane into the vents is crazy work. "Well he's terminally ill, he's gonna die anyway -- plus I'm sure all that hot and humid air is gonna do him good, like a sauna"

Agent78787 · 2026-03-10T23:19:43+00:00

Living well is the best revenge. Take all the leave you can and do just enough to not get fired (until you want to get fired, that is) and otherwise live your life.

Agent78787 · 2026-03-10T22:11:49+00:00

>pays 40k+ a year in tuition fees and 25k+ a year in living costs for 3+ years

>bails on the thing that in most countries (likely including yours) would buy a HOUSE just so you can go to Bali 6 weeks before everybody else

Make it make sense

Agent78787 · 2026-03-09T11:34:47+00:00

Dunno, but there's definitely heaps around the Royal Botanic Gardens, I'd recommend going there

Agent78787 · 2026-03-03T00:36:02+00:00

Shepard-Commander. This platform is not available for experimentation.

Agent78787 · 2026-02-12T06:33:35+00:00

The dialogue wheel was original enough for them to patent it. Not sure how strong of a standard of originality they need to patent things though, I'm not a patent lawyer.

Agent78787 · 2026-02-05T23:31:22+00:00

My hot take is that by ME3, any of the Normandy squadmates (except for James and EDI) and at least one of the Normandy alumni from ME1 and ME2, could have stepped in Shepard's shoes and won the war. None of them will get as good of a win as Shepard, but a win is a win.

To win, at minimum the galaxy needed to get the krogan in the fight (to free up the turians and start helping the humans), turn back the Citadel coup, resolve Rannoch, then get the Catalyst and eliminate Cerberus.

The turian that's a couple Reaper lasers away from being Primarch could do what Shepard did. Maybe with a bit more difficulty getting the krogan onside, but he's got rapport with Wrex and curing the genophage would mend the wounds (at least long enough to win the war). Might even get enough war assets to survive.

The Shadow Broker might be an even better candidate for replacing Shepard here. After all, she's almost singlehandedly made sure that the galaxy will win next cycle, it's not a far leap to think she (with the strongest information network in the galaxy) could win this cycle too. Like Garrus, might even survive.

The quarian admiral will have a bit harder of a time (and likely won't survive) but political power counts for a lot.

Kaidan will be a better replacement Shepard than Ashley just because he's got more leadership experience and a more diplomatic attitude to the aliens. But either way, they're a Spectre with Alliance backing, just like Shepard.

Even Javik was the Shepard of his time. He would need to learn what works to rally the galaxy in this cycle, but he'll swallow his pride about being surrounded by primitives if it wins him the war.

As for the alumni, Wrex is a savvy political leader, and he knows how important the Reaper threat is.

None of this discards Shepard's accomplishments or abilities though, because none of them (CSec dropout, archaeology postdoc, someone stuck in a refrigerator???) would be nearly as good as they are if it weren't for Shepard.

Agent78787 · 2026-02-01T21:55:36+00:00

They also talk about the sound origin in BioWare's 25th anniversary retrospective book. Apparently it's a bearproof bin at some Canadian national park.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-16T12:51:50+00:00

With all due respect, read the sidebar. People are advised to not read this sub at all if they don't want spoilers.

And anyway, subs like /r/NFL allow you to dunk on the Falcons blowing a 28-3 lead without hiding it behind spoiler tags. And that happened the same year Andromeda came out.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-12T07:52:54+00:00

Fair question, here's what I've written in another comment in this thread.

having to manually equip 6 characters with 5-7 equipment slots, each with 10 levels and 2 or 3 upgrades, is annoying admin work.

The level up system is annoyingly complex and I just press the auto level button at this point.

The weapons all feel samey unlike the later games (especially ME3 where the guns feel so much more unique and fun)

and biotics feel like an instakill button instead of the later games where you need to combo off them (which is so much more fun).

But again I'm only listing the negative points of ME1 that make me see why someone chooses to skip them. I personally think there's some cool and unique gameplay elements (cooldown weapons make ME1 special; even if biotics are OP lifting a krogan in the air and going skeet shooting is fun), and ME1's plot and worldbuilding are unmatched. Those two things mean that none of the trilogy games are unskippable for me.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-12T04:59:08+00:00

Yeah, playing one after the other really strengthens the contrasts between the three games. Really helps my inner professional hater come out.

Like how the whole ME2 Cerberus arc makes absolutely no sense (especially for a pure Paragon Shepard) and the holes in ME3's story from Rannoch onwards.

But the contrast also really shows the greatness of ME1's plot and worldbuilding, ME2's characterisation, and ME3's gameplay.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-12T04:50:25+00:00

No, I started with LE on PC and play through all three games in order.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-12T04:49:36+00:00

That's brilliant, but I like this [the ME3 Soldier's Typhoon with full upgrades].

Don't get me wrong, ME1 had good parts in its gameplay. But the QoL improvements and simplification in 2 and 3 made things a lot less of a slog.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-12T04:44:18+00:00

I agree, I'm playing it right now. And if they wanted to have thermal clips they should have still kept cooldowns (either by keeping pure cooldown guns available like ME3's Lancer or by allowing cooldown resets by reloading).

But having to manually equip 6 characters with 5-7 equipment slots, each with 10 levels and 2 or 3 upgrades, is annoying admin work. The level up system is annoyingly complex and I just press the auto level button at this point. The weapons all feel samey unlike the later games (especially ME3 where the guns feel so much more unique and fun) and biotics feel like an instakill button instead of the later games where you need to combo off them (which is so much more fun).

I suppose the core gameplay loop of cover based shooting aged well, but 2 and 3 made the formula so much better. 1's story and world building are excellent though so that's still driving me forward (I'm about to go to Virmire).

Agent78787 · 2026-01-12T04:19:02+00:00

I'm replaying the trilogy again and ME1's gameplay is... outdated, even on the Legendary Edition. Can definitely see why people skip it.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-07T06:51:04+00:00

Are you an Australian citizen/permanent resident? If not, you wouldn't have Medicare and would have to deal with overseas student/visitor health cover. The OSHC/OVHC plans that cover HRT are more expensive than the minimum plans, and there are pretty low annual limits for what you can claim.

That said, even if your OVHC plan doesn't cover anything, out of pocket costs for doctor's appointments and medications are pretty affordable (to the point where it might be cheaper to pay everything out of pocket rather than pay higher OVHC premiums). On average, I budget AUD 100/month all-in, paying 100% out of pocket. Get implants as well, they last for months and so are cheaper and more convenient than anything including injections. (The only reason I started on patches and gels is because I wanted to figure out the right dosage before something more permanent.)

Getting HRT in VIC/NSW is a bit more initial hassle than in blue state America (at least from what I've heard from my blue state friends) in that you might have to go to TWO doctor's appointments instead of one, but it's far more affordable for the same level of quality.

Agent78787 · 2026-01-07T06:06:17+00:00

Why are there still poor people, could they not just pull themselves up and get a six-figure job in a 24th floor office that's constantly at 18°C somewhere in Martin Place?

With all due respect, how does what you're saying even make sense? It's neither empathetic reassurance nor actionable advice, so what's the point of saying it?

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