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I play down everything- its the way i like to do it. I did it for uni this semester and ending up getting HD's. Sure, yea i use to ace some tests in high school but as i noted- bottom 200 school. Were talking RELATIVE performance to the state- i had no idea how i was compared to...

exactly. quoting statistics of past friends is frivalous at best. 1) different year, different tests. 2) Their not YOU 3) How can u be 100 percent certain you won't fuck up. You havnt even done trials yet, ur ranks could change dramatically as can confidence. The actual HSC puts many...

I guess the only pressure now lies on you- i told myself all year that i would go shit, lucky to push 70 and that i would be estatic with anything over 80. I was also dux, 1st in every subject out of 150+ ppl and ended up pulling a 98 UAI. The point, a surprise can be nice. Expecting it, that...

im also a little lost- i thought only lawyers (someone with a JD/LLB) could undertake studies in law at the masters level. To a non-lawyer, what use is this? I mean can they give legal advice at the end to the same degree as a lawyer but only within the parameters of commercial law? (and lets...

thanks Affinity ur posts/links were very helpful- yea im only in first year, never done any finance subjects or anything so i admit i know very little. Lots to read!

basic arithmetic- why do banks take engineers/skiled mathematicians then for trader roles. I mean i keep reading bout these strong quantitative skills but i need a benchmark. Im in comm(majoring in eco or finance)/ law and i keep scrambling around with my eelctives to cram in as much math as...

Affinity- yea of course i get that completely- people think the word finance= million dollar salary. I think wat i need (and im prob not alone- had a terrible careers advicer and it can be a confusing field) is a real run down on the Investment Banker's ACTUAL role. As in, i know that within...

not that money is the onli factor, but i would say that for at least 90 percent of ppl it is the driving force beind them working- u can work long crappy hours in a low end job and just scrape up enough to put food on the table or u can sell ur soul to an IB, hate the hours as well but retire at...

Without a doubt strong qantitative skills are important- all the major IB's say that on their gradOptions page- however specifically what mathematics is prerequisite knowledge? As in, do u hav to KNOW advanced financial calculus or just have the ABILITY to learn it and are taught on the job...

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Whilst what you are saying is true, you make a fairly large generalisation by saying that lawyers dont know 'anything' about advanced calculus. Whilst the majority of lawyers may come from humanities background, obviously to become a lawyer they need a reasonably high level of intelligence and...

quite possibly yes- adds to their skill set. Plus, could make a grad fairly employable in one of the major bans etc with such strong problem solving and quant skills. I have read once from a lawyer who said he had to use advanced calculus in a case he was doing- something to do with a physics...

If your a little shy towards practical design maybe leaning towards mathematical applications in finance could be rewarding for you. Especially if you love maths as you say you do (and assuming you have a lot of ability) a degree like Mathematics and finance or adv. maths may well interest you-...

True. I take it some specialised legal fields are complemented nicely- u mention medsci i imagine that could only be advantageous to a practioner in medical law/malpractice and maths/phsyics/engineering can be useful for people in patent law where they need to understand the science behind an...

I wasnt being pretentious with this comment- more or less saying that even in a degree which is percieved as having good career prospects, unless i get the marks i too could end up at the end with a useless degree. While science may have a lower demand for jobs in some areas, if you love it the...

Slightly irrelevant but i was wondering if lawyers ever use mathematics (other then basic arithmetic etc). The general stereotype is that law is a written/english based career (and for the most part it is) but i was wondering if there are any applications/uses of advanced mathematics in law...

Re: Early Entry for 2009 anyone? That was an extremely sincere and genuinely nice reply- a rare sight on these forums!

Most likely- they've all been well worth it as well :) Im guessing you can't surf????

meh i guess its highly trivial anyway i couldn't give a shit if the guy thinks im a moron, most days of the week id probably agree with him

Im doing commerce/law i also weap for the future- at the moment im tossing up between Woolies or Coles however Aldi certainly does appear to be a lucrative contender.