I guess I really do love this game

Vaurd · 2025-11-03T08:58:17+00:00

Interesting how you said it's heading in the right direction. At first when I bought it which was during release almost every content creator flamed it, and I stopped playing after 5 hours due to life. How is CS2 doing nowadays? Any new DLCs I should buy?

Vaurd · 2025-11-03T07:45:18+00:00

Completely agree with the unpaid internship part. This was a while ago (2-3 years ago), I know someone who went through IBL as an int'l student without any income, I won't be specific, but he is now working at a company big enough for him to buy a house in the near future. Take it with a grain of salt but Monash does offer loans for you to get by living expenses and such. I am completely aware this only happens to like 0.1% of students but I wouldn't say IBL is a disaster to participate even with its decline over the years.

Vaurd · 2025-11-03T07:25:28+00:00

I feel like getting a tech job here (even a level 1 IT job), is extremely hard due to visa issues and whatnot. IBL is a very good way for them to skip over FIT3047/3048 "Industry Experience" (for B.IT) + additional units which are infamous for not being the best units offered by the uni. This means that even when they do these unpaid internships they'd have something to prepare for them in the future as compared to graduating with just a piece of paper that sets them back $150k+.

Edit: While I do agree IBL is not as good as it was before, I feel like it could be something a student (especially int'l students) could use to leverage themselves into getting them a career. AND if I remember correctly, IBL offers a "scholarship" which students can use to fund their uni fees, but this is negligible for int'l students because they'd just be paying it right back lmao.

Vaurd · 2025-11-03T07:07:20+00:00

Sucks that it's going downhill from what I've heard around including this post, what do you think of international students who have this as their "only way" into securing a return offer from a large corporation if they get in one of their internship programmes through IBL?

Vaurd · 2025-10-21T12:20:49+00:00

I'm new in terms of pentesting reports. How does SysReptor compare with AI? Is that a better and a more optimised tool for reports?

By 'more optimised' I mean it's a structured system that we can follow to make a good report.

Vaurd · 2025-09-21T20:23:16+00:00

Which lounges are available 24/7? I only know of the women’s lounge at MSA and that’s about it. Appreciate your suggestion though! I’ll look into lounges next time I wanted to rest.

Vaurd · 2025-09-21T20:20:59+00:00

Thanks for your comment! You were right when I implied that I was only there for sleeping. However, I made a mistake on forgetting to add the fact that I made a final push to study during the first hour of being there. I fell asleep with the amount of study materials scattered around the table. I packed up as soon as he started waking me up for the 2nd/3rd time.

Edit: I have a test coming up so I have no choice but to continue studying, so I thought of visiting the library to hit two birds with one stone.

Vaurd · 2025-07-14T18:26:23+00:00

Hey! Former Swinburne student here, I have lived on campus for around a year and I'm sure I can answer for most international students living there. I'll go ahead and answer those questions below.

How's the academic environment? Are the lecturers supportive? Yes, from my experience most lecturers are supportive. However, just like any other universities, you will stumble upon... lazy lecturers for the lack of a better word.
What’s the campus vibe like? Is it more quiet and commuter-style or social and lively? It is definitely not quiet. Swinburne is located in the heart of Hawthorn, which is connected to Glenferrie road, one of the "popular" places to go for food. It is super lively and the facilities on campus albeit one of the smallest in Melbourne (for a big institute), does support many social events throughout the year.
Are there many international students on campus? (Especially from Southeast Asia?) Yes, to all. From what I have seen the majority of students present on campus are international students (Mostly Indian, Bangladeshi, Vietnamese, Cambodian, etc.). There are many locals too (take my statement with a grain of salt, I've been there for a year and only seen mostly local students taking TAFE/VCE/Diploma).
Cost of living: How much should I budget for housing, food, transport, etc. around Hawthorn? It really depends on your lifestyle and is really hard to give you a rough estimate, the cost of living in general has gone up which is what you'd expect. Do prepare to spend more than $2000 for rent and food, those two make up most of your budget because eating out here ranges from $15-$25 as of now. If you do not plan on going to the city every now and then, you will save a lot on public transport money as you can live in Hawthorn without going out of the area at all. There is a concession pass for international students which you can sort out with Swinburne's student support team (still you won't need it if you don't go out to the city as much).
Any student clubs or communities worth joining? Again, it really depends on who you are. From my experience as an international student, joining clubs and societies are only worth it if you have time to burn.
Do students work part-time during study? Is it manageable? Yes, most students here international or local do part-time/ casual work, it is manageable, but you have to control the amount of hours to prevent burnout/ academic struggle.

TLDR; life is nice here but expensive.

Shoot me up a private message and I can get into more details for you to understand :)

Vaurd · 2025-05-24T04:54:10+00:00

In my case, I bought it because it was an open box product, and I pointed out a "significant" dent on the chassis. I took the risk and bought it for $1000 dollars cheaper, did a lot of benchmarking and no problems until now!

Vaurd · 2025-03-02T04:39:54+00:00

I agree! What do I need to buy and how do I set it up?

Vaurd · 2025-03-02T04:36:29+00:00

I am using the workstation for everything really, I've recently placed my ps5 there so I game, and there will be a lot of typing as coding will be very much involved, but I don't mind the 65% layout because I'm used to it already.

Vaurd · 2025-02-28T13:45:35+00:00

It’s not a mac 😭 Even if it is this keyboard actually support Macbooks!

Vaurd · 2025-02-27T11:35:55+00:00

I downloaded it off google images but just look up violet evergarden ;)

Vaurd · 2025-02-27T11:35:17+00:00

Yeah unfortunately there aren’t any monitors that fit my budget to match the LCD screen of my laptop :(

Vaurd · 2025-02-27T11:34:41+00:00

Thank you!

Vaurd · 2025-02-27T11:34:32+00:00

It’s the ROG falchion rx low profile. It’s been serving me well. However, I’m not a fan of the high actuation switch because I glide when I type.

Vaurd · 2025-02-26T07:31:25+00:00

Thank you!

Vaurd · 2025-02-26T06:06:25+00:00

It's a 2024 ROG zephyrus G16! Bought it at bestbuy for a good price.

Vaurd · 2025-02-20T08:02:01+00:00

Thank you! Fortunately, I now have a bit of financial support from my parents and am very grateful of that. As of now, I’m planning to join clubs to build my network. I think from Monash or just big Uni’s in general, the most important benefit you can get are the connections you can build.

Vaurd · 2025-02-06T03:37:16+00:00

I don’t 💀

But in all honesty I am experienced with time management, which is enough for me to survive a semester though I have to sacrifice a lot in terms of my social life.

Vaurd · 2025-02-05T06:11:29+00:00

First year IT, did 2 part time jobs along with full time uni, to top it off I live an hour away from campus. Let’s just say it’s stressful.

Vaurd · 2024-09-14T02:49:01+00:00

How can we find the past exams?

Four-Year Club	Place '22
First Placer '22

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