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I've had tutorials that supposedly starts in week 1 according to the system, but actually don't.

Are you doing advanced studies? If so, and you wish to do an honours, then the fourth year of your degree will become your honours year. I'm not really sure what the interface looks like for you, but generally, your honours subject area is a subset of your majors. If the interface doesn't allow...

The skills you pick up from actuarial studies/IT are much more transferable than those from an optometry degree. If you get bored of being an actuary or realise halfway into your degree that the actuary path isn't for you, completing that degree can still net you jobs in quantatitive roles...

That, but I also found that when I did this to a course, even tho I set aside time each week to study the course, I simply had less retention of lecture content

Lectures are generally not compulsory. A lot of students end up not attending any lectures (even tutorials) after the first few weeks. Theoretically, it is true that a student should be able to catch up on lecture content at home and do just as well. However, the fact of the matter is that...

I've always felt that the thing I disliked the most about 4U was precisely that it was very rote-learny. My mistake. If by aptitude you really do mean one's a priori ability to do something, then I'm going to have to strongly disagree (oh boy) with this essentialist view. I will firmly assert...

Yes, definitely. Or a mix of both of course, where the student can recognise familiarities with previous problems as well as new, unfamiliar aspects. Theoretically, it is possible someone with no background in mathematics, initiate an exploration of maths from the most elementary skills all...

I largely agree with you, but I've noticed we commonly work with different understandings of the terms we're using. I only really disagree with your representation of what I'm saying. As previously mentioned, I not at all believe that a problem can only be solved by rote learning. Proper...

Okay I think this is our primary source of confusion. I was talking about memorised approaches (see below). I actually have never heard of LIATE before. I solved that integral through trial-and-error ("brute force", as I think of it) in my head since there I could see only two real ways to go...

I understand what you're saying, that there is a strategy to integration that good students use. My point is simply that this strategy is a form of memorisation, and is directly the result of rote-learning a library of integrals and techniques. The reason why you and I recognise immediately what...

If you're not really interested in commerce and don't really plan on entering the usual commerce related jobs, don't waste your time and money taking up double degree with commerce - you'll regret it very quickly. For a comp sci/IT student, I also don't think that an additional commerce degree...

This is a fair point, and I agree. My point was that to be successful at integrating is to be successful at rote-learning by acquiring a library of integrals and techniques through sheer brute-forced practice, and it's rather inaccurate to say that integration success comes from deliberated...

I agree with you. With English imo being the best example here: the act of memorising an essay and regurgitating it for an exam is rote-learning, but the initial conception and construction of that essay itself requires a level of critical thinking and understanding on the part of the student...

When done so in order to pass an exam, is this not rote-learning? I can no longer recall even the most basic of concepts from chemistry... I vaguely remember a man by the name of Avagardro (is that how you spell his name?), something about his constant, something something number of...

I believe you're asking something like studying B. Economics vs majoring in economics under another degree. The difference comes down to your choice of major. In the latter degree, you're studying an economics major. In B. Economics, you might not actually major in economics (e.g. you could...

Yes definitely, this is another opportunity cost to consider. To summarise my understanding of B X/B Adv Studies (e.g. for OP), it's a 4 year degree requiring two majors, and to choose one of the following options: The coursework route: you have to take up some number of advanced (4000-level)...

Oh! I thought it was $5k one-off. I retract my previous argument!

I'm actually very glad to hear this! You're the first person to tell me that it helped after all these years. And to know that you're planning to go on to do some kind of a literature major is amazing! Yeah, exactly. It really just comes down to the specifics, which vary from from person to...

That's true, but the choice here isn't X vs X + $5k; the opportunity cost of taking that $5k is that you get a narrower range of choice over units and possibly miss out on those that you would have really enjoyed/benefited from. Also, I totally forgot to mention this, but if OP ends up pursuing...

In my opinion, unless if you really need it, $5k really isn't much in the long run (uni fees/debt will probably exceed $35k). I think you should definitely pick on whichever uni that offers the selection of units you want, and based on the structure of your degree (e.g. what kind of compulsory...