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had my first law lecture and tutorial yesterday and I rlly don't think this degree is for me? if anyone has done a similar transfer how was the process like? I'm thinking of maybe majoring in math or stats in either a science or advanced studies degree instead. I'm planning to work in finance, and I am a lot stronger in math than English so tbh idek why I did law
 

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Advanced Studies is lowk useless. You're better off doing what I assume is a Comm/Sci double degree? You can do honours (if applicable) after that asw. Advanced Studies is USYD's weird version of that from what I've heard. I am also doing an advanced studies course but I have different reasons for doing so.
 

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had my first law lecture and tutorial yesterday and I rlly don't think this degree is for me? if anyone has done a similar transfer how was the process like? I'm thinking of maybe majoring in math or stats in either a science or advanced studies degree instead. I'm planning to work in finance, and I am a lot stronger in math than English so tbh idek why I did law
Honestly, foundations is nothing like the rest of your law degree. It's a matter for you whether you don't think the degree is for you, and why you did it in the first place. If you have an early sign that you don't want to do it, it's a long and very hard degree, better to quite now rather than later. Foundations of Law is very theoretical and wishy washy and doesn't even count to your actual law WAM. It's more focused on developing very basic skills such as learning to read cases and statute and contextual understanding of the separation of powers and historical background etc. I would wait until Torts next semester to get a better feel for what a law degree will be like, because they're very different types of learning. The remainder of your law subjects other than ethics and jurisprudence will have basically no theoretical waffle and will just be problem questions basically, which is closer to what practice is actually like.

If you have absolutely no interest or passion in law, drop it. They make you do it as a double because the drop out rate is high. You can drop the law component easily, or otherwise look for a transfer internally or externally.
 

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I'm pretty sure in Advanced Studies you just learn their (the woke lecturers') reasons on why you should become a left wing extremist.
 

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Advanced Studies is lowk useless. You're better off doing what I assume is a Comm/Sci double degree? You can do honours (if applicable) after that asw. Advanced Studies is USYD's weird version of that from what I've heard. I am also doing an advanced studies course but I have different reasons for doing so.
yeah im still enrolled in law n comm as of now but have dropped laws1025 and picked up math1601 instead. ill apply to comm/sci in may for sem2 intake. however this means i have missed oneof the math tutes - will this go towards my attendance or no
 

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Honestly, foundations is nothing like the rest of your law degree. It's a matter for you whether you don't think the degree is for you, and why you did it in the first place. If you have an early sign that you don't want to do it, it's a long and very hard degree, better to quite now rather than later. Foundations of Law is very theoretical and wishy washy and doesn't even count to your actual law WAM. It's more focused on developing very basic skills such as learning to read cases and statute and contextual understanding of the separation of powers and historical background etc. I would wait until Torts next semester to get a better feel for what a law degree will be like, because they're very different types of learning. The remainder of your law subjects other than ethics and jurisprudence will have basically no theoretical waffle and will just be problem questions basically, which is closer to what practice is actually like.

If you have absolutely no interest or passion in law, drop it. They make you do it as a double because the drop out rate is high. You can drop the law component easily, or otherwise look for a transfer internally or externally.
yeah law is honestly not my typa degree im definitely switching
 

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yeah im still enrolled in law n comm as of now but have dropped laws1025 and picked up math1601 instead. ill apply to comm/sci in may for sem2 intake. however this means i have missed oneof the math tutes - will this go towards my attendance or no
I think it's worth emailing the unit coordinator. I would assume yes as it is a tutorial, but keep in mind that most units only require at least 80 or 90% attendance, so missing 1 or 2 is fine. - But double check that and email the unit coord.
 

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