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I didn't have any formal experience in accounting but I'd done a lot of things here & there and I guess doing Commerce helped get the job as well.

The pay is fantastic. They are also paying my HECS and textbook fees which is a great bonus.

No, I completely agree.

I don't think you can get a UAI if you haven't officially completed the HSC.

Wow ... there are some accounting subjects during summer session. I wonder why UNSW keep saying there's no summer sessions for Commerce ( ? )

I'm doing 3. I'm really worried about it because the general feedback I'm getting is that I won't cope so I thought it'd be nice to speak to people in the same boat as myself or people who have experienced the same thing before. Btw, Hi Minai.

Yes the latter group is what this is targetting at :)

I've been told by David Jones that Christmas and the month of March are peak hiring periods.

I do accounts for a bank.

Thanks. No, I don't mind if people ask. I'm happy to give any info I can.

What does she have a PhD in?

I'm doing accounts payable for a bank. I'm doing it to basically gain experience and be able to apply whatever I learn at uni to what I'm doing and other operations in financial control.

Hahaha what's that quote about in your sig??

There's Grace Bros/David Jones. And the guy stores... Man 2 Man, Roger David etc.

That really varies. It depends on what sector we're talking about here. For instance, the medical sector is less fussed with where you get your degree from as compared to maybe commerce. Also it very much depends on the employers. I know that where I work ... my going to UNSW is seen as a...

You're right. You have to have 4 subjects as the minimum. That's why I saw no point in doing 4u english... no point when I had to do an extra subject anyway :p

Yeah it's pretty cool how they keep your place for a year or whatever.

Haha amen! :p

What? I'm working full time this year so I can't really have my cake & eat it too unfortunately :p Decided to give Soft Eng a rest till next year.

Works fine for me