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jm1234567890
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I am also a memeber and I DO NOT recomend it unless you go to some of the melbourne unis where they acctually kinda active.
stalk_if_u_dare
cheese hater
The say what now??
Golden Key?? What is it?
(oh the joys of asking stupid questions)
Golden Key?? What is it?
(oh the joys of asking stupid questions)
clairegirl
the name's Anne!
i am and i think its worth it
but thats mainly coz im going on exchange and they give out 1000 dollar scholarships
but thats mainly coz im going on exchange and they give out 1000 dollar scholarships
sikeveo
back after sem2
What marks are required?
santaslayer
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sexy marks?sikeveo said:
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xeuyrawp
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kalli said:
poloktim
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I'm a member, but only because my parents forced me to be. I figured it'd be $90 spent on spamming my email inbox with useless bullshit. I was just told that wasn't the case, but I insisted that's what it was.
I was right.
True story, ask jm1234567890. He was there when I became a member (and when he became one too).
I was right.
True story, ask jm1234567890. He was there when I became a member (and when he became one too).
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xeuyrawp
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I think it's one of those things that you have to be really excited and active about (as well as joining an area that has a lot of events on).poloktim said:
I mean, it'd be really useful for people like aspiring lawyers who need to have huge amounts of networking.
That being said, I haven't joined them - apparently the Macquarie one is pretty useless, the only real function they have is a yearly 'drinks dinner' or something.
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xeuyrawp
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At this stage (ie retail and more medial office jobs), if someone put that on a cv I'd throw it out and move onto people who would rather put in more info about actual experience and knowledge, not something as fickle and indeterminate as university rankings.Demandred said:
Getting a decent job, keeping it for a long time, excelling in it and then getting a top reference > golden key bullshit any day. And don't tell me you're one of those people that have a resume longer than a couple of pages
Actually, getting into a decent soccer team, keeping at it, and winning a few competitions > golden key bullshit. I'd rather work with someone who has life skills than someone who thinks putting 'Golden Key society' over 'Hobbies: Karate, reading, etc' is better. Then again, I might have just worked with some very impressive people who have very unimpressive academic records...
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xeuyrawp
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I agree. The premise behind the society seems warped.Vahl3 said:
They encourage academic achievement, but the GKS website talks about networking and how it's a great way to get ahead.
It seems so exclusive that someone who is in the top 16% misses out on a great way to get ahead when there are so many factors involved in uni marks. Shouldn't they encourage everyone to get ahead? It's all good to promote academic excellence, but it seems like intellectual snobbery to me...
At least things like the Masons and Rotary are open to anyone that decides to commit to something larger and better than themselves.
Vahl
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Yeah I agree: it suggests that academic achievement is the only record of individual worth. That this is not so is unalienable and clear to anyone.PwarYuex said:
Also: I have suspicions about these 'elite' societies - actually preventing achievement through propagating a sense of superiority, and creating opportunities for some at the expense of others.