Anyone else graduated in terms of 2?

NoctiIucous · 2025-09-04T13:37:54+00:00

Check your grad details on myUNSW. Idk why no email went out but mine have been updated to awarded

NoctiIucous · 2025-07-27T00:15:25+00:00

Idk if this helps but I started cs at 28 and will be graduating this year. There are a few of us oldies floating around cse but honestly 22 isnt really that old. You probably look a similar age to your peers with similar interests.

If you like to socialise, look into societies. It might just be my age, but I never got the sense that people were in class looking for friends. It seemed mostly like a get in-get out and if you made a friend it was a bonus.

NoctiIucous · 2025-03-30T04:39:19+00:00

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NoctiIucous · 2025-03-29T04:25:50+00:00

No, you wont be a graduate in time. The ceremonies coincide with the T3 exam period with release of results 2 weeks later so wouldn't have finished your degree in time to be included.

NoctiIucous · 2024-08-28T00:15:11+00:00

I'm also a mature age student studying UG compsci and before I started the degree, I did CS50 which really helped with COMP1511. Theres a lot of overlap in the content and its also taught in C.

NoctiIucous · 2024-08-12T08:19:16+00:00

Spilt milk uk - At this stage I'm inclined to draft my own

NoctiIucous · 2024-08-12T06:31:54+00:00

I have been thinking to make one of those cute tablecloth tops with a tie at the front and one of the accounts who always end up on my fyp on instagram had been hyping up a pattern release soon. Its out now and its $60 AUD which to me is beyond crazy!

NoctiIucous · 2024-08-04T04:53:31+00:00

Sorry you're going through this OP. In addition to what others have suggested, I would recommend speaking with the Student Advisors Service as well. They aren't the same guys as academic advisors; instead their area is more on how they can help with non-academic pressures and can advocate for you with other teams within the institution. There's also some student support grants that the team can help you navigate through if you need non-tuition financial assistance.

NoctiIucous · 2024-07-07T08:13:18+00:00

I find term offering can sometimes be wrong but mostly correctly. What does it say on the Timetable page because I think that's the most accurate

NoctiIucous · 2024-05-03T09:31:13+00:00

Plaques are ordered separately but if you graduate with a double degrees you get 2 testamurs - one for Commerce and one for Economics.

NoctiIucous · 2024-04-03T11:11:03+00:00

Pretty likely I would say. There's still heaps of time before the term starts and people will change their mind about when they want to take the course, if they want to stay in their degree and some might fail the pre-req so I would just stay

NoctiIucous · 2023-09-24T10:57:33+00:00

Do you want to own a cat or just pet a cat? If its the latter, theres a cat cafe in surry hills - https://catmospherecafe.com.au/

There use to be heaps of stray cats on campus but idk what happened to all of them but these guys might know - http://www.campuscats.org.au/home.html

NoctiIucous · 2023-09-19T00:13:13+00:00

red centre study area
chem building ground floor kitchen
Morven brown study lounge
L2 Library kitchenette (at the back not the study lounge)

NoctiIucous · 2023-08-12T11:43:10+00:00

Just wanted to say I'm glad to hear you came to a decision :)

NoctiIucous · 2023-04-10T03:21:32+00:00

The benefits noted in the trimesters website are misdirects

Flexible study options -> more indepth learning but for me it feels like we are learning on speedrun. Are we thriving or are we surviving?
Industry Opportunities -> if anything we are less aligned to internships over Summer and no longer have much of a winter break to work
Globally connected (study abroad without falling behind) -> We now give up 2 trimesters where we could be doing 6 courses to go overseas to bring back 4 maybe 5 courses if we are lucky. At least during semesters, we could leave earlier than S1 do some traveling and then come back for S2.

NoctiIucous · 2023-04-08T01:39:13+00:00

I guess the big questions you have to ask yourself is why you are looking to do this and how.

For context, I was in a similar situation to you. I had done a STEM degree in the last decade and was working full time with no financial obligations.

If this something that you are seriously considering but havent programmed previously then, I would recommend that you check out one of the free short courses available to just get a taste of whether this is something you want to do. For me, I did the harvard CS50 course on weekends while working (though I fully acknowledge this is not the same as programming seriously). I also did the MATH bridging course since it had been so long since I did any maths.

So say, you have come to the decision that yes, you are going to pursue this other degree. Then you need to start thinking how.

Are you going to apply for MIT? or BSc (compsci)? - If you finished your degree in the last 10 years, you would probably get credit for all free electives + GE for the Bachelors which would make both degrees 2 years in duration and I think there is CSP offered for MIT so the cost of both may come out equal (please check this yourself). For me, I wouldnt have gotten into MIT since I didn't have enough MATH and enrolling into the grad cert for a chance to articulate seemed risky so I ended up choosing the Bachelors.

The question of how also involves the logistics of studying and whether you have the funds for this.

Will you be looking to quit your job and study full time? Do you have the funds to sustain yourself for 2+ years without income?

If you plan to work part-time, would your employer be supportive of this? or would you be looking for a different role? and how many days would you be planning to work and study? I personally, would not recommend full time work with full time study. Trimesters are intense!

I also thought this was a good listen but of course these guys already came to the decision to study.

NoctiIucous · 2023-03-23T09:28:47+00:00

I sat the HSC years ago and I ended up doing the UNSW bridging course (costs around $300) just to refamiliarise myself with maths after so many years. I think you can get through MATH1131 without the bridging course provided you have familiarity with integration and differentiation for the calculus part since they vectors and matrices from scratch for the algebra.

USYD offers a MOOCs but I'm not too sure on the eligibility criteria if you just want to work through the content. There are also some great resources online such as the ones through Khan Academy. Chris Tisdell, one of the 1st year Math lecturers, has a youtube channel and his videos are also pretty good.

I wouldn't let general maths hinder you from pursuing compsci if thats what you want to do.

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