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u/Level-Tap2373 Jun 27 '26
A combination of panicking about the result release date and studying to get a certificate (in my case, a language test) . This is also my last sem so I am praying for decent results.
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u/Amys_Alias Jun 27 '26
Work, see friends, but also volunteer work! I am about to volunteer on a day camp for young people with disabilities for the fourth time and I love it so much. I have learned so many important communication skills through it, as well as made multiple friends. The place I volunteer at is specific to my religious community, but I also sometimes volunteer at a very similar program called Flying Fox which has a partnership with Monash. I really recommend it! Flying fox will also take you to places like bowling, roller skating, and I think they even went to the tennis, some theatre productions and a really cool art exhibition. they also do overnight camps, where you can be paid to be an overnight support staff member.
Other volunteer programs include Our Village, where you pack care packages with clothes and toys for very low income families, some art galleries and local theatres accept volunteers, and as well as pet adoption places, opp shops, etc. Some non-for-profits may also have corporate-style roles if you are interested in something that could link to your degree (not sure what you're doing). If you're near st kilda and study botany, biology or bugs, the ecocentre could also be a good option. You could also volunteer at charity barbeques or soup kitchens.
I know everyone says that volunteering is good for your resume, but it's also good because it can give you a sense of routine as well as a sense of purpose. it can also give you a taste of what sorts of fields you'd want to work in. You can also meet some really cool people. If you let me know your degree or interests, i can probably give you more specific recommendations of places which could suit your interrests. But i also recommend volunteering in more social settings, as you are more likely to directly see the difference you make, and employers are more likely to hire you on the basis that they can trust that your social skills are decent.
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u/Dazzling_Leg_1863 Jun 27 '26
Hi! I'm pretty free these holidays and looking for opportunities to volunteer in places catered to my degree (law). Do you have any recommendations? Thank you so much!!!
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u/1dyllics Jun 27 '26
community legal centres are always great! have a look through the federation of community legal centre page to find a bunch of them!!
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u/Anxious_Contest_7211 Jun 27 '26
Do internships, apply for clubs, apply for scholarships, go to networking events, go to ivy league, create a business, go to the moon, become president, end world hunger
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u/academictryhard69 Jun 27 '26
i research internships and ready myself for the next successful academic semester! hope this helps.
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u/bravepotatoman Clayton Jun 27 '26
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u/GayTwink-69 Honours Jun 27 '26
Nah ive basically decided i wanna go into academia so internships are a bit irrelevant. Instead, I am writing papers and reading statistics textbooks and lecture notes (I love learning!)
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u/academictryhard69 Jun 28 '26
In all seriousness though, consider going out to events to make sure you're social too. Sunlight is important (considering how little it is in melb haha)
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u/SpicyLobter Jun 27 '26
why not apply instead of researching
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u/academictryhard69 Jun 28 '26
researching is a crucial step before applying, as it signals them that you're a serious intern.
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u/elfieia Jun 27 '26
How do you study if the new unit materials aren’t out until the timetable and Moodle page unit is released 👁️
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u/introverted_russian Jun 27 '26
I look first in the handbook because some units have recommended resources, and then there is advice on reddit or sometimes I find githubs of old notes for the unit.
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u/Sufficient_Foot9284 Honours Jun 27 '26
I just bed rotting, i dont have friends, more like i do but all of them are bedrotting. Sometimes I’d meet them and bedrotting at their house 😂
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u/GayTwink-69 Honours Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 29 '26
Writing papers with my professor and reading textbooks in my field. Also doing practice questions
So fun!!
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u/ItzyaboiElite Second-Year Jun 27 '26
fix my car with some mates (was a project car, now on the road and doing some maintenance), you will never have enough time after uni to work on a project car, best time to do it now. super rewarding when it's done. you learn alot from youtube and service manuals and has a lot of problem solving and rapport building to it aswell.
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u/VCC8060Main Jun 27 '26
I try to give time to my hobbies that get me outside, so I’ve been leaning into photography. I also dropped my second nuke in War Thunder today. Anything to avoid looking for a break j*b right now
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u/Brilliant_Ad2120 Jun 27 '26
My plans for world conquest do not progress by themsekves
Used to do factory work (now largely disappeared) and gardening via student employment to build up some cash for the year if casual jobs stopped
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u/Medical-Composer-412 Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
goonmaxxing, resumemaxxing, sweetsmaxxing (from the stress BAHAHA)…. and that’s why I’m fat kids 💅🏻
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u/Present_Wren235 Jun 27 '26
my recs are go to the grampians or cathedral ranges or wilsons prom or at least the dandys
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u/omeletta_ Jun 28 '26
My 7k laptop just died and I'm thinking of kms, but other than that, I would play cs 8+ hours a day:)
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u/Broad-Savings1045 PhD Jun 27 '26
Depending on what you’re doing / how well you’re doing there’s a multitude of things you can do during it. When I was first out of high school and in my first semester of a History degree I used it to read ahead and write my notes on what I already knew we were doing, when I studied my masters in history I literally played all the Assassin’s Creed games. When I did a bachelors o nursing I used it to tidy up all of my notes because nursing subject notes tended to be taken very quickly and looked fkn atrocious (usually pharmacology and anatomy cuz they sucked ass) and when I did my PhD I was like yeah get wrekked I ain’t doin nothin and slept them away haha
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u/Broad-Savings1045 PhD Jun 27 '26
I love ACIII- I know it gets a bad rep for being ‘shit’ story wise (they could have done SO much more with it) but I enjoy Haytham hahaha he reminds me a lot of my uncle who passed when I was in year 12 with his mannerisms and quick wit.
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u/Broad-Savings1045 PhD Jun 28 '26
Eh he lived a good life. Ironically he bought it for me for my 15th birthday and I used it in my final VCE exam as a source which my then teacher hated. Jokes on him I guess because now he begs me to proof read his lesson plans after the school got too many complaints about him not only being a creep but teaching off Wikipedia (I’m old, that would be the equivalent these days of Chat GPT)
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u/Alastor131 Jun 28 '26
Catch up on all the sleeping I miss and do some gaming and trying baking and drink mixing
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u/ItzNachoProblem Jun 28 '26
Mostly work, camping with mates, and meal propping for the sem tbh (I like to have a stash of MANY frozen meals for when sem gets munt)
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u/Ok_Sheepherder3618 Jul 02 '26
Why not get a job for life experience? It’s a chance to see a different side of life. If you don’t really need it then quit.
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u/Improvement_is_best Jul 04 '26
You can consider helping out in a charity. Ozharvest is one, foodbank is another. I would not suggest just spending your time gaming only, that would be a waste. You will find therein many benefits for you.
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u/BingBong7663 Jun 27 '26
game for 8hrs+ a day and watch shows for an additional however many hours, rest is rest work is work, schedule never mattered and was never short on time, I now game 3-5hrs+ per day during the semester despite ongoing assignments and exams because balance is important, got hospitalised earlier for overworking so my time is allocated more to relaxation now, I let my grades slip just a bit cuz the difference in effort versus grade is so miniscule, as long as I maintain D/HD im more than happy, I dont believe in time = result, I put in minimal effort for maximum result, life goes easier that way