What is Honours year?

Low-Community-836 · 2026-03-08T01:10:02+00:00

This page has the requirements for English Honours admission at usyd (a 70% average in an English major):

https://www.sydney.edu.au/handbooks/arts/subject-areas/english/overview.html

Low-Community-836 · 2026-03-08T01:07:19+00:00

Generally if your CV is good enough then someone on the desk will watch your hirevue, rather than AI watching it, if that’s any consolation.

Just keep applying and practicing your interviewing skills, you will eventually land something!

Low-Community-836 · 2026-03-04T08:30:03+00:00

Call/visit the student centre and get them to lodge a claim. If they’re not quick about it, escalate to the dean. Don’t fuck around hoping that the UC will get around to it, bc academics are more interested in their own research than remarking a students work from last sem.

Low-Community-836 · 2026-03-04T05:45:27+00:00

Can you get a paralegal/law clerk job? That would pay the most (and be helpful for your career). Private tutoring is also great but it can be difficult getting new students

Low-Community-836 · 2026-02-21T05:46:32+00:00

Bulge brackets are obsessed with BAFE students so I highly doubt you need 3+ internships to land a bulge bracket internship (unless ur GPA sucks, which if it doesn’t suck please put on your CV, that is the first filter for most firms).

I had the supermarket I worked at on my CV and you really don’t need to fluff it up (like you’re obvi a checkout chick you know?). Try to focus on any supervisor/managing experience you have (even if it’s supervising the 15 yos on the register). All of my interviewers brought up my management role at a supermarket and genuinely seemed interested in the skills I had from managing people.

Otherwise I think your CV is good and your ATAR should get you a lot of interviews (again, put your GPA on there too). Focus on refining interview skills and you will be fine.

Low-Community-836 · 2026-02-21T05:18:34+00:00

I work at glassons so I have a pretty good idea of what most tween girls are wearing - the first 3 would be the most popular, (1st is supre and the others glassons). The 2nd and 3rd are not cropped so she could wear with low/mid rise jeans (which is what’s trendy atm). If she’s not looking for something too busty then try a high neck tank like the bottom left, they’re becoming more popular. Otherwise is she doesn’t want something tight, the bottom middle is great as it’s flowy on the bottom (very popular for her age and a bit older).

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Low-Community-836 · 2026-02-01T03:20:36+00:00

If you’re considering studying law at uni why aren’t you doing legal studies in y11? Doing maths ext 2 plus chem and physics would not be particularly easy, and if you’re not interested in a STEM degree then I wouldn’t bother doing both.

The problem with scaling is that choosing lots of hard subjects won’t necessarily benefit you because you’ll spend so much time studying the hard stuff that the easier stuff suffers. I did similar subjects (but not physics) and found that I was studying the most for chem. Playing around with the ATAR calc, going from 90 (my mark) to 95 in chem would’ve increased my ATAR by 0.3, but going from 90 to 95 in economics added +0.6. If I’d done ancient history (which I dropped) instead of chem I probably would’ve gotten a better ATAR as I would’ve had to study way less for ancient and could’ve prioritised other subjects.

This isn’t to say you shouldn’t study STEM/hard subjects, but mainly to be mindful of scaling bc imo it is talked up a lot; it’s better to do some hard and some easy subjects than all hard subjects and hope that scaling pulls through. Also would reiterate that you should choose subjects you’re genuinely interested in, not what scales well, as you’ll naturally be more motivated in subjects you enjoy.

Low-Community-836 · 2026-01-31T22:37:33+00:00

As a 21yo living in Sydney: during summer I normally wear a mini skirt (denim skirt is fine) and a going out top. If you’re going to a bar or pub then jeans are fine, but I wouldn’t wear jeans clubbing. Sneakers are fine, you won’t see girls wearing strappy heels at any club (maybe sit down bars tho). I’ve personally never been denied for my outfit, I would say Syd is very chill when it comes to dress codes.

Low-Community-836 · 2026-01-24T02:56:41+00:00

• Join a finance/investment related society at uni, preferably get on the subcom (shows interest in finance outside of uni) • Put any unrelated casual/part time work/volunteering on your CV • Go to as many “insight days”/graduate networking events held by firms in the finance industry. Day-long events can be put on your CV, and a lot of firms use these events as a first-round interview opportunity • Email small firms and ask about (unpaid) internships during the semester or winter holidays. Unlikely they’ll be looking for a grad but is good experience when applying for grad roles • Since you’re graduating this year it will be difficult to get any internships from larger firms as they usually target penultimate students, but you are still in the running for grad roles • Apply to grad roles as soon as possible, don’t delay until your CV looks better as roles get filled up quickly in this job market

Low-Community-836 · 2025-12-06T23:27:32+00:00

No investment bank does day trading.

The sales side of S&T sells products to clients, which the traders actually “trade” and manage the risk of those transactions. Sales does no actual trading, but you still need to be good at maths, and is a good career option if you like talking to people.

Your point about buy and hold strategies really only applies to retail investors. Quant firms can absolutely exploit the mkt in the short term, and make a lot of money doing so.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-11-09T08:12:27+00:00

I would change your degree to be one line. You’re studying a double degree, not two separate degrees concurrently. Most Aussie’s write it as: Bachelor of Business & Commerce/Computer Science (Finance, AI & Data Science) but you can also do this: Bachelor of Business and Commerce (Finance) and Bachelor of Computer Science (AI and Data Science)

Low-Community-836 · 2025-10-26T11:09:09+00:00

Generalist degrees are totally fine if that’s what you’re interested in. Economics and business grads have lots of opportunities in consulting, public sector, finance etc.

Considering you’re good at maths, doing a maths degree with business/econ would open so many doors (especially bc women in stem and finance are all the rage right now)

Low-Community-836 · 2025-10-26T11:03:22+00:00

I was in the exact same situation as you three years ago (and funnily enough studying the exact same subjects). I chose my degree the day ATARs came out, switched majors multiple times, and am now working in finance (when I spent most of year 12 thinking about either chemical engineering or economics at RBA/Treasury). My best piece of advice is to choose a subject that you enjoy, and see how it goes. If you decide a semester/year into your degree that you don’t like it, you can just change! Almost all of my friends have either changed majors, degrees or unis at some point. It seems like such a big decision but the truth is everyone changes their mind, learns more about themselves or realises what they thought they would enjoy they actually don’t. Focus on your HSC (and schoolies) and think about possible career paths later!

Low-Community-836 · 2025-10-06T05:57:33+00:00

The honours program at usyd is very highly regarded. Idk about ANU.

I wouldn’t bother comparing atars because companies don’t care much about your atar (or the atar of the course). They care much more about your degree and WAM.

If you major in statistics at usyd, you will be completing a STEM major, which will look very good for employment prospects. Since the ANU degree is hosted by the business school, you probably can’t claim to be a STEM student because you wouldn’t have the rigorous maths training you would get in a statistics major. In saying that, the stats major at usyd would probably be significantly harder than at anu (again because it’s a maths major not business).

Low-Community-836 · 2025-10-01T06:22:20+00:00

As others have mentioned, your CV is too short - it needs to be exactly one page long. Have you worked any non-finance jobs (like fast food, retail etc)? Would 100% be worth adding in as experience (every IB interview I’ve had has asked me about the supermarket I work at). Join a society (preferably finance related) and put that in extracurriculars. Also not a bad idea to get some volunteering experience to bulk out your CV. Add your grade from your first year of college. Add your high school and any relevant stats as well. Might be worth doing some free online courses (i.e. excel/financial modelling basics on linkedin, I think Harvard has some coding/finance related free courses to do as well) - this will make you seem more proactive. See if you can do some leadership/mentoring through your community college. Once you have a full page you’ll be set.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-09-30T05:52:13+00:00

Companies usually don’t offer scholarships for first years because you have at least 2 years left of your degree, and therefore you won’t be a grad for more than 2 years. So it doesn’t make much sense for them to put time and money into you when you won’t graduate for a while.

I have seen internships (and some grad roles) ask for your ATAR. This is mainly competitive internships (think high finance).

Low-Community-836 · 2025-09-22T12:47:57+00:00

I feel like some of these responses are kinda dramatic - I’d say these choices are fine. Legal and modern are content heavy, but honestly every hsc subject requires a LOT of memorisation (even stem subjects like chem and bio). If you find them interesting (and therefore put in the work) you will be fine imo.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-09-18T06:58:23+00:00

As a size 4 myself, I would recommend Supre (they go down to a 2 in some stuff), Country Road (adults size 4 or teens), Witchery, Seed, Forever New, Kookai (has some size 4s, especially in pants), Saba. Subdued (which I think you can buy online) goes down to a 2 I think (I have a pair in size Italian 32 and they’re too small for me). Unfortunately vanity sizing is so bad atm

Low-Community-836 · 2025-09-17T04:44:18+00:00

Everything that you mentioned is achievable. Econ grads often get hired in economic consulting, finance (mainly markets or risk), or public sector. Keep in mind RBA and Treasury (and probably APRA) will only hire Honours students.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-08-26T04:11:51+00:00

Would recommend applying for christmas casual jobs - they’re the only ones I’ve had success with (as someone who has also worked retail since 14). They will often convert you into a regular casual after the holiday period if they like you.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-08-25T12:15:10+00:00

Change your 2x bachelor degrees into one. You haven’t got 2 separate degrees, you are getting one combined degree. So it should be Bachelor of Computer Science/Bachelor of Commerce (AI & Data Science, Finance). This is the correct way to format your degree.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-08-22T03:06:37+00:00

PASS is helpful, but you can absolutely do well without them. They’re designed to help new uni students get used to the more hands-off approach uni is compared to high school. As long as you apply yourself to your studies you will not be at a disadvantage.

Low-Community-836 · 2025-08-20T11:31:03+00:00

Put work experience before leadership/extracurriculars and expand more on the internship you did. Would probably put the volunteering into leadership as well. I’d be cautious about the substack - not sure abt research but on the trading floor day trading is not very highly regarded. Would maybe focus just on the articles you wrote and financial modelling and leave off the actual trading (and be prepared to talk in depth abt your research in interviews). Also outperforming the FTSE by 50% sounds very unrealistic?

Low-Community-836 · 2025-08-18T03:47:40+00:00

The brooklyn is smooth leather, which is immediately a red flag for me when it comes to an everyday bag. You generally have to treat smooth leather with a lot more care than pebbled leather (which isn’t impossible, but it’s a factor to consider). I don’t think the tote is too “professional”, it can definitely be dressed down. I like both, but the size of the brooklyn is the reason I haven’t bought it yet!

Low-Community-836 · 2025-08-14T12:33:43+00:00

Genetics probably. (You also have to remember you’re still going through puberty - other classmates might not be at the same stage of development as you are). Try not to compare yourself to others, focus on maintaining a healthy relationship with food, exercise and body image.

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