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    Semester I Timetable (2006)

    So I go to check if my timetable is available and am greeted with this message - "Your timetable has difficult clashes and needs to be allocated by a timetable advisor. See the Student Centre." Goddamn.
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    how do i change subjects?

    New email: "Progress has been made and Web Enrolment Variations are expected to be available from 10.00 am tomorrow (Thursday). Unfortunately, necessary upgrades to the University's Computer Centre power supply will mean that all systems will be unavailable for 12 hours from 6am to 6pm on...
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    how do i change subjects?

    Well the timetabling server won't be open until the beginning of O-week...i.e. 1st March, so there will be time to sort things out before lectures commence on the 6th. Bear in mind that this information about the 1st March came from USyd adminstration...always take anything they say with a...
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    how do i change subjects?

    I went to uni today for card lamination and was told the online enrolment variations facility won't be available until the 1st March. To answer your question specifically...no..no email yet.
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    Semester II Exam Results (2005)

    FRNC 2702 The Second French Revolution 81.0 Distinction....wow first time I have checked since end of semester. My suggestion to you guys is to get a job....it takes away the available time to worry over exam results coming out. Worked for me :) Have fun
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    Parlons-nous le francais ici!

    Bonjour tlm, Someone asked earlier about that bizarre 'ne' that appears occassionally in french constructions, and since we had a discussion about it in linguistics last week I can tell you what I know! Apparently its called a pleonasm, which simply means a redundant/pointless word. These...
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    What are you currently Reading?

    The Great Gatsby -- F. Scott Fitzgerald
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    Good French phrases for writing?

    Salut Sugar, If you are writing to a friend/family you could start with the following: I'm thinking here of a more personal letter... openings - cher/chère Merci de ta dernière lettre (thankyou for your last letter) Tes nouvelles m'ont fait plaisir. (I was glad to hear of your news)...
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    FRNC2303 Advanced French Language 3 85.0 High Distinction it was worth the wait! :D yaaaaaaay
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    I give up. Results still not available for french...
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    Well StudentAdmin is working again...and I still have a result not available! Anyone else still waiting on something? :vcross:
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    Some subjects have an exam review day where you can view your exam paper and obviously marks would be on it. I think for participation you could just email the coordinator and ask. I did that and they were happy to oblige.
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    http://policy.rms.usyd.edu.au/00000ag.pdf page 21-23 :D Even more galling is the fact the uni has a policy aimed at 'minimising the delays in transmission of results to students'. Ha. Grr.
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    This assumes the people who run our university are competent individuals who can be bothered to do things on time. We all know what ass-u-ming does. I wonder how far I would get if I rang up on the day an assignment was due and said 'hmm yeah its looking like an uncertainty today, maybe...
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    Semester 1 results (2005)

    What a crock....I love how a confirmed certainty can become unlikely in the space of half a day. They are just lazy. 1Time you'll need to be sedated over the weekend you poor thing :(
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