Transfer Q's

[Lazarus]

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Well, considering he's already posted the cut-off he was told, any damage that was going to occur has been done (USYD expressed concerns about them being distributed).

I was told the 2004 Main Round cut-off was 96.65. He's right about the 2003 Main Round cut-off though.

Originally posted by Minai
And seriously, universities and prospective students can't exactly expect that advice given by 2nd or 3rd year students should be taken with greater seriousness than official advice from the institutions themselves...even though most of them don't know what they are talking about anyway

I agree with you, and I think their concern is unreasonable. But that's really beside the point; they have expressed some concern, and I have to respect that. I'm happy to continue advising... I suppose we should just be more liberal with suggestions that students contact universities directly for clarifications. That should keep everyone happy.

[SoCal]

Originally posted by Minai
No worries,
well, again, I can't exactly say with any certainty, but the person you talked to said it was "slightly" higher, right?

I think her words were "a little bit higher", so yeah.

[Minai]

Originally posted by Lazarus
I agree with you, and I think their concern is unreasonable. But that's really beside the point; they have expressed some concern, and I have to respect that. I'm happy to continue advising... I suppose we should just be more liberal with suggestions that students contact universities directly for clarifications. That should keep everyone happy.

I suppose, if they have genuine concerns.
Maybe we should discuss some guidelines on advice?

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by Minai
I suppose, if they have genuine concerns.
Maybe we should discuss some guidelines on advice?

Mmm... yet another thing to do. :P I'll get back to you soon. In the meantime, don't feel as though you need to restrain yourself.

[santaslayer]

hey laz u do law dont u?.....what did u think of first year law? ie. did u think it was hard?

[santaslayer]

Originally posted by Minai
a GPA of 6.5 or over equates to a selection rank of 99.5
there is a document about this floating around somewhere

u mean in this site? can someone plz possibly point me in the right direction to the file /thread plz?

[Lazarus]

Originally posted by santaslayer
hey laz u do law dont u?.....what did u think of first year law? ie. did u think it was hard?

If you're good with problem solving and critical thinking, it's not impossibly difficult. I found the most challenging obstacle in first-year to be the fact that I'd never done anything like it before.

Originally posted by santaslayer
u mean in this site? can someone plz possibly point me in the right direction to the file /thread plz?

http://www.scu.edu.au/admin/stuadmin...lace/find7.pdf

[santaslayer]

so laz im assuming u killed it right?...lol

[golfstick]

Originally posted by Minai
As a guide, the Non recent school leaver rank for Law at Sydney Uni this year was 96.50 - this means that one's UAI and GPA must average out to 96.50. (note, a GPA of 6.0..distinction average..equates to a selection rank of 96). So if a student had a UAI of 97 and a GPA of 6.0, they would just make the cutoff to transfer

Minai, a quick question. I got a UAI of 97.40 and am doing Bcom/LLB at macq. I want to transfer to either UNSW or Usyd. With macq's different GPA system (only going up to 4), how does it work then? I'm not doomed from the start am I? I also heard that at macq, an HD doesn't help your GPA any more than a D, which would be sooo irritating...

argh i think i should see what the macq people say (can't expect you to know the workings of macq!)

[Minai]

Originally posted by golfstick
Minai, a quick question. I got a UAI of 97.40 and am doing Bcom/LLB at macq. I want to transfer to either UNSW or Usyd. With macq's different GPA system (only going up to 4), how does it work then? I'm not doomed from the start am I? I also heard that at macq, an HD doesn't help your GPA any more than a D, which would be sooo irritating...

argh i think i should see what the macq people say (can't expect you to know the workings of macq!)

Actually, the MACQ system is only used for internal transfer's
if you transfer to another uni, you'll be using the UAC system, as detailed in the document that Laz has posted above (from the SCU site)

[golfstick]

sweet. cheers.

[boredofschool]

what's the process for transfering unis?? do I have to meet special requirements or something??

[boredofschool]

uhhh...you'll probably have to apply as a mature age student where they don't look at your UAI...

[freaking_out]

well i'll guess that they'll look at your marks, uai and stuff...and if thats good u can get in!

[hipsta_jess]

contact the faculty of the institution which you wish to attend, they will be able to tell you of any special requirements
you will need to apply as a non recent school leaver through UAC in august/september
they usually look at a combination of your UAI and first years converted gpa
for example, if you had a D average, that equates to a 96 UAI (i think)...and if you had a UAI of 80, this is what they do
(96+80)/2
=88

if this is above the NRSL cutoff, and there are no additional criterea, you will get into your course.

ps, minai explained this to me, so maybe if you want clarification, he would be a good place to start