How was your experience at USYD? (2 Viewers)

[MysteryMoon]

I'm interested to know about how your experience went since your first day there.

 

[Librah]

You see a bunch of people leaving 1 space gaps between seats in lectures because they afraid to sit next to people.

 

[MysteryMoon]

You see a bunch of people leaving 1 space gaps between seats in lectures because they afraid to sit next to people.

lol really? Are your classes usually small or is the room just big?

 

[Silly Sausage]

hot grills EVERYWHERE

 

[teridax]

hot grills EVERYWHERE

fuck, i thought that said hot girls

 

[Silly Sausage]

fuck, i thought that said hot girls

 

[Flop21]

You see a bunch of people leaving 1 space gaps between seats in lectures because they afraid to sit next to people.

lol seriously? or are you exaggerating?

I was thinking that I'd be sitting next to whoever looks friendly and introduce myself ASAP.

 

[buriza]

lol seriously? or are you exaggerating?

I was thinking that I'd be sitting next to whoever looks friendly and introduce myself ASAP.

not from usyd but in second year and it's still like that for my lectures

 

[Squar3root]

You see a bunch of people leaving 1 space gaps between seats in lectures because they afraid to sit next to people.

that's ever uni

still happens in 2nd year

 

[MysteryMoon]

So would you say that the uni has a nice atmosphere? Good lecturers?

 

[astroman]

lots of hippies

 

[Blue Suede]

So would you say that the uni has a nice atmosphere? Good lecturers?

Absolutely USyd has a nice atmosphere. Lots of great open spaces and friendly people and good environment to study in. Lecturers vary. I've had some absolutely wonderful ones, and some painfully average ones. You can't generalise an entire university based on something like lecturers, who are all individuals, and thereby create individual atmospheres in their lectures/tutes.

 

[MysteryMoon]

Absolutely USyd has a nice atmosphere. Lots of great open spaces and friendly people and good environment to study in. Lecturers vary. I've had some absolutely wonderful ones, and some painfully average ones. You can't generalise an entire university based on something like lecturers, who are all individuals, and thereby create individual atmospheres in their lectures/tutes.

Thanks for replying ^^ It seems like a great university. I'm planning to go to either USYD or UTS but I'm curious as to what they are each like. I've heard different things from my older friends so I wanna hear opinions from here.

 

[obliviousninja]

Consider unsw

 

[Blue Suede]

Thanks for replying ^^ It seems like a great university. I'm planning to go to either USYD or UTS but I'm curious as to what they are each like. I've heard different things from my older friends so I wanna hear opinions from here.

Have you tried visiting each? And on a day other than Open Day? That will help give you a feel for the atmosphere. And if you sneak into a big lecture, they won't know you're not a uni student.


edit: I'm a massive usyd fangirl. And to be perfectly honest, I now work full time at the uni as well as studying there at night, so while I recognise it has some issues, I really have predominantly good things to say about it.

 

[MysteryMoon]

Have you tried visiting each? And on a day other than Open Day? That will help give you a feel for the atmosphere. And if you sneak into a big lecture, they won't know you're not a uni student.


edit: I'm a massive usyd fangirl. And to be perfectly honest, I now work full time at the uni as well as studying there at night, so while I recognise it has some issues, I really have predominantly good things to say about it.

Wow, really? Maybe I should try it sometime xD
Although the lecturers don't call rolls in classes, right?

 

[MysteryMoon]

Consider unsw

I actually wanted to go to UNSW at first, but the ATAR cut-offs for particular courses that I wanted to do there were pretty high compared to USYD and UTS, and it seems impossible for me to have a really high ATAR xD

 

[Blue Suede]

Wow, really? Maybe I should try it sometime xD
Although the lecturers don't call rolls in classes, right?

Don't call rolls in lectures. You've got hundreds of people in there and they're often not compulsory (some people prefer to listen to recordings of lectures) so don't bother taking a roll.

 

[Amleops]

lol seriously? or are you exaggerating?

I was thinking that I'd be sitting next to whoever looks friendly and introduce myself ASAP.

Not an exaggeration unfortunately; most people I come across in lectures and tutorials keep to themselves, or converse with the friends they already have.

That being said, while some people may not appreciate it, I certainly would if somebody broke the ice and initiated conversation with me. So go ahead, you've got nothing to lose .