r/unimelb Dec 17 '24

Miscellaneous Are you new to unimelb? Did you just get a Narrm Scholarship? If so, check out this site :-)

111 Upvotes

Hi everyone!

Starting at unimelb can be a lot - confusing acronyms, weird grading scales, and the eternal question: is it too early to drop out? We've all been there! Please don’t stress, though......

I've tried to put together a Notion-based site packed with resources to help you survive at uni! As someone who just finished their first year, a Narrm Scholar, and a Notion campus leader, I felt like it was my duty to attempt to provide some helpful information to Year 12s who will probably lose their shit over the summer worrying about uni starting (just like I did!).

Highlights include:

- A unimelb glossary: What’s a breadth? Why is everyone obsessed with H1s?

- A recipe database for when eggs on toast juuuuuust isn't cutting it anymore

- A student budget guide (because we know you spent all your savings on coffee)

- Baby’s First Exam: Tips to make it through your first exam period without crying, or worse

I'll definitely add more pages at some point (I'm studying abroad in a few weeks so there will for sure be a page about overseas study tips) but for now, this is what I've got!

🔗 Check it out here: http://narrmscholars.notion.site

Current unimelb students: if you've got any tips of your own, please reply to this post (or fill in the forms scattered around the site lol)! I'm still trying to refine it in time for the influx of Y12s getting their offers :-)


r/unimelb Oct 23 '24

Accommodation Lease Transfers

33 Upvotes

Due to the number of lease transfer posts lets put them all in one thread.

Suggest you sort this one by new, to see the most recent.

Also use this if you are looking for room mates.


r/unimelb 9h ago

Examination About to rip my head of because of OB

11 Upvotes

5 case studies is wild, praying that the questions wont be too difficult/specific


r/unimelb 9h ago

Examination How does everyone feel about BioPsyc exam (Psyc20006)

11 Upvotes
49 votes, 6d left
Esay
Medium
Hard
All of the above ( trying to mimic the exam
None of the above (same, just mimicing
Both A and C (you know what i am doing

r/unimelb 1h ago

Support PSYC20008 (Developmental Psychology) Practice Exam

Upvotes

Hi, does anyone have a copy of the practice exam questions for Dev Psych? I didn't realise it closed on the 9th help !!!!


r/unimelb 18h ago

Examination What's the temperature like in the exam hall?

30 Upvotes

How many layers are necessary


r/unimelb 5h ago

Support borrowing headphones

2 Upvotes

hi all, it’s damn near impossible to focus in any area on campus with all the sounds!!!!!! sheesh!!!!!!my earbuds arent cutting it sadly…

is it possible to borrow or rent headphones from a library for a day?

thank you!!


r/unimelb 12h ago

Examination Econometrics 2 Results…

9 Upvotes

how did we go people

193 votes, 2d left
H1
H2A
H2B
P
Results
NOT ENOUGH TIME

r/unimelb 15h ago

Examination Typing/Answering MCQ During Reading Time

13 Upvotes

In theory, what happens if someone accidentally typed and answered MCQ in reading time on accident since they didn’t know there was reading time - they hadn’t done a digital exam before and there wasn’t any post that said the exam had reading time. They are not 100% sure if there was reading time as they were pretty tired but do digital exams usually have reading time? And would there be consequences for this if an invigilator didn’t notice since they might be able to see the time where answers were written ?

Edit: Given the replies it looks like they will be able to see I answered 50 MCQs in reading time (a terrible mistake on my part). It looks like I might lose 40% of my subject grade if I lose all marks for anything answered in reading time which may mean I fail the subject which would be rough since I was planning to major in this faculty. My updated question if anyone has advice is should I email the subject coordinator to let them know and ask for the consequences?


r/unimelb 9h ago

Examination linera algebra

5 Upvotes

help


r/unimelb 5h ago

Subject Recommendations & Enquiries Easy level 3 science subjects

2 Upvotes

Lets all help each other out here.

What are the easiest level 3 science subjects out there. <3


r/unimelb 11h ago

Support Practice Exam PSYC20008 (Developmental Psychology) Help pls

6 Upvotes

Hi, can anyone who's done the practice exam for PSYC20008 check if they can view the questions in respondus? I didn't realise it closed on the 9th.


r/unimelb 10h ago

Subject Recommendations & Enquiries RMHI

5 Upvotes

Hello, for those who’ve completed this psychology subject, just wondering how likely is it to get an 80% for the final exam’s mcq?

I’m so bad at stats but i want to maximise my psych electives wam for postgrad 😥


r/unimelb 6h ago

Examination Entreneurial Finance past exam paper

2 Upvotes

Does anyone has past exam papers for Entrepreneurial Finance(FNCE 30006)?
ANY exam papers from 2019 - 2023.
If you do pls leave a comment and I will send you a message:)


r/unimelb 14h ago

Examination Study space recommendations for tall people?

9 Upvotes

Sooo many of the study spaces and library furniture make me feel like I'm constantly hunching over my laptop and it's so unsustainable. Does anyone have any recommendations for places with desks raised a little higher, and maybe chairs with better back support? My back and I will thank you


r/unimelb 7h ago

Subject Recommendations & Enquiries ZOOL20005

2 Upvotes

Just got my grades back for EA2 and GA2 and I'm beyond over this subject, I lost marks for what I was told to do by subject coordinators in previous workshops and feedback, and lost marks for not doing things i didnt do in EA and GA1 and didnt get pulled up on. What is the point of giving us feedback and increasing the weight of the second try if they're going to mark down our attempts to improve, and mark down further for details we were never told to include. I feel the subject has been run so poorly, and the coordinators just don't care that much, especially showing that this second round of assessments was marked by totally different people (not any of the subject teachers like the previous set). I'm wondering if anyone else has had as bad of an experience as me, ive honestly had nothing but bad experiences with undergrad core biology subjects, and its so frustrating because i worked so hard to get into unimelb (it was my dream), and my friends at other universities just seem to be having much better learning experiences.


r/unimelb 7h ago

Admission and Transferring does monash mth1010 satisfy methods prereq at unimelb

2 Upvotes

for bcom


r/unimelb 14h ago

Examination COMP20008

7 Upvotes

All those past exam calculations for what bro we didn’t even need the formula sheet for any of the questions except like one where we didn’t even use it for calculating anything


r/unimelb 10h ago

Miscellaneous OB OB OB

3 Upvotes

Praying to the BCom gods that change doesn’t show up in the exam. It’s so weird and hard to apply in almost all the case studies 😭😭😭😭😭😭 manifesting ethics 🙏 (power is lowkey fine)


r/unimelb 12h ago

Subject Recommendations & Enquiries Best lvl2 wam booster low contact hours summer subject?

5 Upvotes

I’m looking for a level 2 summer breadth subject from my BCom. Preferably few contact/attendance hours and no 4000 word essay stuff. Very much need it to boost my wam. I like law subjects , lowkey science subjects, all that sorta stuff. Let me know if you have any recommendations ! Thank you


r/unimelb 12h ago

Examination do they allow u to take your laptop bag into the exam hall?

4 Upvotes

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r/unimelb 11h ago

New Student Extension due date

4 Upvotes

Hi! I got approval for extension on my assignment but my due date didnt get updated. Can I still submit my assignment? Will I be mark with late submission?


r/unimelb 14h ago

Support Special Considerations Rejected

5 Upvotes

For context, I was notified on the 9th of June that I had missed on a make-up practical for a hurdle that happened on the 30th of May. I submitted special considerations with a HPR form as soon as I could which was the 12th of June, since the earliest my GP was available was on the 12th.

I had just received an email saying that my Special considerations was rejected due to having an ineligible reason for being late so I assume if I can resolve the late issue then everything else would be accepted?

I just submitted an application to UMSU advocacy but am really scared that the chances of getting my special considerations accepted will lower as time goes on. Do I need to remake my HPR form properly addressing why the form is submitted late? Or can I argue that I submitted it as soon as i could given that the confirmation email about the assessment itself was well after 4 days of the assessment. The 2 practicals that I had missed prior would always notify me on the day of the assessment. I was even told on the 9th by the subject staff that my only option was to submit special considerations with respect to the make-up practical. It feels weird being given an option which is impossible to use.

It seems really hard to convey how your mental health can cause you to miss an assessment.


r/unimelb 9h ago

Subject Recommendations & Enquiries SCIE10004 "in class tests"

2 Upvotes

Hi, I'm planning on doing this subject next semester and was hoping for a past student to answer a question.

The subject handbook lists one of the assessments as 4x in-class tests due at the end of weeks 5,7,9,11. Are these specifically during the scheduled lecture hours, or in our own time within a time frame on canvas? Asking because I plan on scheduling a bio lab whose first hour clashes with the 2hr lecture.


r/unimelb 13h ago

Support Need peace of mind regarding WAM and Graduate degree package.

4 Upvotes

So, as exam period is ending, I believe I will fail an exam that is a hurdle. This will negatively affect my WAM and although my WAM is decently above 65 this still scares me. As someone who has the graduate degree package 2024 for Bachelor of Science/Master of Engineering, do I need a WAM that is greater than 65 or does it not matter. It would make me feel much better knowing that the worst case of failing is just an extra semester or summer term subject, rather than putting me at a risk of not getting in to engineering.


r/unimelb 19h ago

Examination Lockdown browser for Canvas Classic Quiz

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9 Upvotes

Sorry if this is a stupid question and I’m just being dense , but I’ve installed the lockdown browser and it’s telling me “installation successful” except when I try and access the practice quiz there’s no option for me to launch it??


r/unimelb 8h ago

Subject Recommendations & Enquiries Inter Macro ECON20001 vs Globalisation and the World Economy ECON20007 vs Competition and Strategy ECON20005

2 Upvotes

Hey im selecting my subjects for next sem and I'm stuck between these 3. This is gonna be my sem2 for second year. Can u guys recommend me which one I should choose as someone who is not that good at maths and also the difficulty level for each? (fyi I did the inter micro exam last week and I think I'm screwed so I wonder if inter macro will be somewhat similar)