Ahh nice. I heard international relations is very dry though. On the other hand, it's rewarding. Politics probably doesn't seem so bad though. And yes, you should really distinguish yourself from those who do the typical commerce majors like accounting/finance by perhaps doing a double degree, doing more extracurriculars and such. Also, you learn a lot more if you do majors in different fields and makes you more unique. Plus it also opens your options.
As for your options, they would seem pretty favorable if you were to think of working overseas, in which in both of our cases, we may plan to work in multinational co-operations
Although to an employer, it's more important that you do well in whatever you do. So doing so many fields and getting a mediocre mark is worse than a person who does majors in a particular field and does very well at them.
YAY *HUGS*
How to sign up? Well here's the FB page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/unswkpopsoc/
Also to be an official member, you gotta pay an annual membership fee of $5 if you're an ARC member. But if I were to be president, I would abolish the fee and make more people sign up for kpopsoc (Y)
To be honest, I'm rather iffy on the Politics minor. It is important to know each country's political system and how it affects their relations with other countries, but to be honest, I find the entire subject rather bland. I have some interest in it, but it's not a burning, fiery interest. *sigh*
Extracurriculars! I'm definitely going to do some volunteer work, an internship, summer vacation jobs, etc. I want to explore each and every possibility that'll help expand my resume. I'm already looking for part time jobs, but the number of hours that I have to work are limited, and transportation is expensive, so my search isn't going as well as I'd like it to. Ah well, things will improve with time.
At first, I was thinking of working in Sydney after graduating, but now I'm thinking over that thought. Living in Sydney just seems so, well, inconvenient, from what I've experienced so far. Transportation is expensive and confusing. Shops close way too early. And shipping is expensive, even if you ship locally. (Er, hope I'm using the right terminology.) I grew up in Hong Kong, where you can get anywhere within an hour, no matter how far away from the city you live, so experiencing this inconvenience just feels... strange. Perhaps I'm better off in a place like New York, Tokyo, Seoul, etc. Places with skyscrapers, 24/7 stores, etc. But I'll experience the Australian life for a while longer before cementing my decision into stone.
As for doing well with whatever I choose - I'll do my best!
Why do you have to pay an annual membership fee? My friends in other universities (in other countries) say that they've never had to pay for any club membership fee before. I find it rather strange that in UNSW, you normally have to pay an annual membership fee.
Also, since I'm going to all three days of O-Week, I might just sign up there. You're not going to test me on how well I know my K-POP, are you? I've only been converted for a year. I just know my Miss A, Super Junior, Shinee, Nu'Est, FT Island, Sistar, TVXQ/DBSK, JYJ, Younha, etc. (Is that good enough? ;D)
but more (less) srsly, arts is nice because it balances out the female/male ratios.
Like... Maths is like... 85 guys, 15 girls
English is like... 30 guys, 170 girls
it all evens out - percentage-wise
If my graduating class were to split between English and Maths, it would be like this:
Maths: 6 guys, 5 girls
English: Everyone else.
90% of us would totally pick English over Maths, haha. And maybe 75% of us wouldn't be in either. (I say 75%, because there's a number of people that actually do want to learn English in university. To improve their proficiency in it.)