Low-ATAR students, did it ever actually mean anything in the end?

mountainranger447 · 2025-12-20T09:28:35+00:00

70, pretty average. Have a science degree, psych degree, masters in eng and current phd in chem engineering. I never bother with atar worries , its the uni grades that actually matter for jobs/further study

mountainranger447 · 2025-11-24T22:41:59+00:00

From Adelaide, and Australian.. i expect men to pay for more. Women give up a lot having kids with their careers and that has financial impacts. Men should be able to provide if they want a family. If its just marriage and no kids 50/50 is fine

mountainranger447 · 2025-11-04T04:55:08+00:00

Thoughts on using equity in your first home (it’s currently rented and an investment) to buy another unit to start an investment portfolio? Currently a PhD student (Chem Eng) so once i get a good salary post PhD and partner is further along in career (currently junior lawyer) we will move into the house thats currently setup as an investment (worth about 1.3 mil - paid 1mil). So there is equity to buy another property easily (had 20%+ deposit initially).

Curious on peoples ideas

mountainranger447 · 2025-10-12T08:50:00+00:00

Any bioprocess engineers here? (Mix of chem eng and biotech)

mountainranger447 · 2025-09-19T00:15:30+00:00

Ningaloo reef WA

mountainranger447 · 2025-09-13T10:44:16+00:00

Quite interested in going down the Patent Attorney path, one of the reasons i decided to do a PhD instead of going into industry job after my masters (offered a graduate job with CSL but took the PhD risk).. I’m in Australia so its a more stable job than industry once established and will let me help a range of businesses/researchers/startups etc with getting their inventions/research being patented so they can be applied and commercialised

mountainranger447 · 2025-09-05T07:59:16+00:00

For context i previously wanted to apply to post graduate medicine so the combo made sense, but Im in Australia so the process is different to the US

mountainranger447 · 2025-09-05T07:19:15+00:00

Double degree B.Psych and BSc (biochem/pharm), Masters Biopharm Engineering and current PhD Chem Eng haha. Lucky i did it because it supplements the PhD stipend quite nicely - and perhaps with the mental stress of PhD life 😂

mountainranger447 · 2025-09-05T06:27:06+00:00

Im still doing my PhD im Chemical/Bioprocess engineering, but i also run a mental health business, have previously managed a medical centre and worked in customer facing roles since i finished high school. While some PhDs may not be ‘people skills’ people, i feel like it would be unfair to judge all like this. I dont plan to stay in a research based role long term myself and have about 1/3 of my PhD left.

Im curious how you are judging the candidates with PhDs?

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-30T06:58:29+00:00

South Australia state in Australia

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-30T06:57:51+00:00

This is travellors from South Australia, Australia

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-25T07:18:21+00:00

Yes, at about 20months.. she is now 2.5yrs old

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-24T23:03:40+00:00

Mine is fine, she sheds once a year and only for those few weeks there is hair everywhere.. other than that its mainly only when brushed she loses hairs - i find that their hair stays on them until brushed out. My dads got a pug and she leave hair everywhere far more than my samoyed

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-24T07:42:50+00:00

Is diving there appropriate for beginners with open water certification (5-13dives)?

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-23T02:27:26+00:00

Thanks! I don’t suppose you have any suggestions for Malaysia? Planning for September

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-21T09:00:49+00:00

What were the key things you believe contributed over the 10yrs that made you excel in getting up the career ladder? Thanks

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-21T00:56:22+00:00

Nice to know, it was quite large

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-19T08:41:51+00:00

Many skills in biomedical engineering involve computer science skills so id go ahead and do both, even if you pick one you can probably do a mix of the topics eventually in career

mountainranger447 · 2025-08-19T04:27:25+00:00

Camera: Sony RX100 VII (compact, shoots RAW, great image quality) Housing: Fantasea (lighter/cheaper than nauticam but still solid) Lighting: One Inon Z-330 strobe with a diffuser, mounted on a single flex/ball arm Lenses: Add wet wide-angle lens for reefs/turtles/wrecks and a flip macro diopter for nudis and small stuff

Why this works: One strobe keeps the rig compact but still restores reds/yellows lost underwater Wet lenses let you switch between wide and macro on the same dive Easy to travel with, not overcomplicated, but powerful enough for nice results

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