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    How hard is the first year of Engineering

    Yep contact hours are around 24 hours per week for a first year. That's not including time to do your online quizzes, assignments and study. The labs take up a good chunk of the contact hours. Probably best to try and keep up each week although I know people who just cram during the study week...
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    making friends

    Your close uni friends are usually the ones where you are all in the same classes together as opposed to those you see maybe one class a week. In engineering, you are in the same tutorials/labs/lectures with the same people for the first 3 years which definitely helps.
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    making friends

    Join some clubs.
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    What type of Engineering should I do?

    mechatronics/electrical.
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    The Ship has sailed, my friends!

    I was in your position. What about your tutes? That's where you can talk to those in your course a bit more.
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    elec eng

    Just wondering in which field of electrical engineering are UNSW grads more renown for? e.g power, signals etc etc.
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    what do employers look for?

    I've seen this a few times here but can anyone shed any light if an employer will look at which uni you went to? Or do they moreso look at what grades you got and your personality? Cheers.
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    Questions on a scholarship interview (phone interview)

    what have you done that would demonstrate leadership qualities? why did you choose this degree? what do you think an engineer does (if you are doing engineering) who has influenced you in your life apart from your parents? cant remember the rest sorry but good luck.
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    Electrical Engineering

    Nope.
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    Electrical Engineering

    Not too sure about later years but so far first year doesnt have anything from Motors and Generators. I don't think we've done anything that goes into Motors and Generators a whole lot.
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    Answers to Accommodation/Colleges questions at UNSW

    I got an interview for New College soon, what questions are usually asked?
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    should i buy a laptop for uni ?

    yes. well for electrical you need to do a programming subject so a laptop is handy.
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    some engineering questions

    Im doing electrical at UOW first year: ext 1 is assumed knowledge so as long as you do your homework and take notes in lectures and keep up with the work it shouldnt be that bad. but this is only first year thus far im sure it will get harder. Uni depends on you, all courses are relatively...
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    Engineering UOW --> UNSW

    So if I was to transfer from UOW to UNSW in electrical engineering, are the courses similar enough that I can just keep on going 2nd year at UNSW without catching up? I.e I can transfer most of my credit points over?? I think thats what I meant.
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