cut-off for B economics (1 Viewer)

[BackCountrySnow]

In 2005 the cutoff for Economics at MQ was 90 something. Now it is around 84..

Does anyone know the reason to this?
has demand for the course decreased or the number of seats avaliable increased?
or both? lol

It just seems stange that the cutoff can change so drastically.

ps. Anyone know the 2006 cut-off??

 

[williamc]

In 2005 the cutoff for Economics at MQ was 90 something. Now it is around 84..

Does anyone know the reason to this?
has demand for the course decreased or the number of seats avaliable increased?
or both? lol

It just seems stange that the cutoff can change so drastically.

ps. Anyone know the 2006 cut-off??

06 cutoff was 85.xx
07 cutoff was 83.15
08 cutoff was lower than that by a point or 2.

If you get a decent UAI don't do the standard B eco, diversfy your options and double degree.

09 cutoff practically should go up this year.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

06 cutoff was 85.xx
07 cutoff was 83.15
08 cutoff was lower than that by a point or 2.

If you get a decent UAI don't do the standard B eco, diversfy your options and double degree.

09 cutoff practically should go up this year.

The 08 cutoff is the cutoff for this year's year12 isn't it??
What sort of doule degrees are there with economics?

Edit: And wtf?

B Applied Finance with B Economics: 87:00
B Applied Finance: 87:95

lawl.
So if you missed out on gettin into applied finance with say, 87:70, you could of instead double degreed with it and eco instead.

 

[Azamakumar]

08 cutoff was for the class of 07 buddy.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

ohok thanks for the info.

back on track though.
Why the sudden drop in cutoff??

 

[pLuvia]

ohok thanks for the info.

back on track though.
Why the sudden drop in cutoff??

More spaces have probably opened up for the course, many of the MQ cut offs have dropped this year

 

[Boxxxhead]

several reasons

1. back then there were desperate students who wanted to do commerce at unsw and usyd. they didnt make it in and considered mq for economics/commerce as they thought it was decent.until they found out you can't do accg subjects in economics degree they thought it was bludgy. the economics degree at mq is considered quite bludgy considering there are only a few core subjects, you'll be doing electives > in fact too many its not really an economics degree. so most ppl will combine economics with another degree as a double degree.

2. there is no double major avaible for economics 3yr degree in economics/econometrics > that sucks big time! while other unis have it !!

3.in fact not many degrees have double major within 3yr single degrees.

4. lots of ppl are on double degrees at mq esp accounting/finance since these econ/comm degrees are second rate other than actuarial. but im sure some of the actuarials here will agree that some of the core subjects are NOT taught well, and have shitty exams. e.g isys123 being one of easiest subjects has difficult content in the final exam which was not and will not be covered in lecture material.> advanced excel formula! this is to lower people's grades with about over 50% of students getting a pass grades, around 50-60.

5.once the uai dropps it will keep dropping, ppl will understand that uai cutoffs are based on supply and demand. since its so low people will understand that's its either shit or not popular. dont do economics unless you are getting good grades.
6. lots of ppl transfer out to usyd and unsw after discovering its more Sh17 than expected.

the internal transfer system was put in place to retain existing students and is questionable whether it is ethical.
there are also some much older students who failed macroeconomics econ110 you will meet in tutorials. another reason why students dislike the uni.

university rankings dropped alot from around 95 to 160 this year.
Dont do economics at mq, some employers employ by soley in university rankings and/or prestigiousness.

So you like B Economics at Macquarie then?

 

[williamc]

Economics is a highly specialised and competitive field.

At macquarie you can't double major (although you can do credit points from other faculty's)

to overcome this you do a double degree and do well in both degree's

Everyone ive spoken to and including myself are loving the degree.

 

[BackCountrySnow]

ok, so what exactly is a double major??
and how does it differ to a double degree??

 

[maka]

Double major: you specialise in 2 different areas within 1 degree

Double degree: you complete 2 separate degrees usually with a single major.

Effectively, a double degree gives you additional scope in the areas you want to study i.e. cores and majors for both degrees.

I would look at a double degree if you want to look at multiple areas.

 

[williamc]

Double degree options of B eco.

-B economics (can major in economic or econometrics) with B applied finance (can only major in applied finance)

or

B business administration(can major in ANYTHING) with B economics (can major in economics or econometrics)

 

[anna12125]

A lot of people say that studying business at Macquarie is good but seeing as i'm a student there now, i can't say the same. Honestly, i'm really starting to dislike the uni so i'm hoping to transfer to the commerce offered at UNSW which takes me 40 minutes to get there in comparison to MQ which takes me 1 - 2 hours.

 

[williamc]

A lot of people say that studying business at Macquarie is good but seeing as i'm a student there now, i can't say the same. Honestly, i'm really starting to dislike the uni so i'm hoping to transfer to the commerce offered at UNSW which takes me 40 minutes to get there in comparison to MQ which takes me 1 - 2 hours.

if you got the UAI for B comm at unsw why the fuck did you go to mq if unsw is closer, plus it is a better uni for commerce.

or are you hoping to get a gun GPA and transfer over.