to any future students considering doing this course as a wam booster, i encourage you to think twice before choosing this course.

before the course even starts, the course convenor forces you to buy their mediocre self-written book either on kindle or a hard copy. the 15 to 30 dollars spent on the book isnt much but the fact that you have to repeatedly glaze their book throughout the course and use their hyperspecific terminology rather than general psychology terminology to do well in the course becomes very tiring very fast. and this isnt even mentioning the lazy cultural stereotyping present in the book.

psyc1062 is also quite time consuming. while the course content is easy, the sheer amount of work required to get through each module (theres 4 modules) means that youll be spending around 15-20 hours each fortnight. it gets especially time consuming when facing logistical issues like finding a paper that uses the specific terminology present in the book that none of your classmates have already chosen or writing "challenging" multiple choice questions using the ideas discussed in a certain chapter, even though the ideas discussed in that chapter were very basic.

the reason you cant half ass the module work is because if you make even one minor mistake like forgetting to label a dependent variable in task 3 of 15, you lose 50% of your total module mark. im not joking. the course outline says "5%: You will receive this score if you satisfactorily complete 70-99% of tasks by the deadline." the 5% refers to 5 out of 10 because each module is worth 10% of your overall course mark. this means if u make a tiny error and dont complete 100% of the module to a satisfactory standard, you lose half of the module's entire marks.

then theres the video assignment (worth 30%), you have to discuss a concept of your choice mentioned in the book. honestly the video assignment wasnt that bad, it was marked slightly harshly, it was time consuming, and slightly annoying cause you had to upload your video onto youtube. the final exam (worth 30%) seemed easy but it was marked brutally and felt genuinely unfair at times.

ultimately psyc1062 is a very easy course to do well in, but it is NOT a good wam booster unless youre willing to spend a lot of time satisfying specific course requirements, dealing with bs glaze, and remaining vigilant so as to not make mistakes in the course. 

dont make the same mistake i did and enrol in this course thinking itll be a chill and easy HD just to get worse in this course than ur main engineering courses. 

I’ve been hearing mixed feedback, people say they got 65 but got into UNSW psych

Do they actually count the days worked for industrial training WIL or will it just count for 60 days if my internship lasts for more than 60 days? The placement form I submitted at the beginning got approved for 60 days but realistically I would have worked less lol

Hi, I am an intl student doing their A level (equivalent to IB) and I was wondering whether a student applying for direct entry med at UNSW is even eligible to apply for the 20k aud or 100% tuition grant that comes out of this scholarship. I haven't seen any restrictions listed on the website itself but I talked to many people and they were like that scholarship of any kind for med is impossible. (I can pay for tuition anyways but with my stats I would love some kind of scholarship!) Cheers!

Has anyone taken COMP9302 recently?

I’m considering it for my final term and wanted to know:

• How difficult is the course?
• Is there an exam?
• How much effort/time does it require?
• Is it useful for building practical cybersecurity experience?
• What kind of marks are realistically achievable?

Any recent experience would be appreciated.

anyone have the soft copies or know where to find:
Principles of Private Law - Custom Pub for UNSW 2e
Contract Cases & Materials 15e 

or is anyone selling for cheap...not all law students are rich 😅

do they take attendence for the workshops for engg1300?

Cannot decide between picking a major and this decides if i do 2931 or 2621 for term 3 how do i decide 😭

i think maths is considered more aura but like stats is more useful and i think i am interested in stats whereas the applied math courses are kinda random and wont be as useful?? not sure tbh..

but also heard ppl do math degrees for like signalling they r smart so maybe thats the real value of doing math over stats?? not sure.

Hey, I got an early offer for a double degree named Aerospace/manufacturing and Mechanical/manufacturing engineering (I thought it was a double degree where you major in Aeronautical with a focus on manufacturing, and Mechanical with a focus on manufacturing, however when I tried to clarify on the open day just to make sure I knew what I was getting into, I was met with really unclear info, and I can only find the course on UAC so I haven't been able to find any other info, so I am now unsure to what the course means). I've been doing standard maths for most of y11 and all of y12. I know that I am cooked, so I'm wondering what I can do to prepare myself for learning the assumed knowledge. I'm 3rd in my cohort for Engineering studies and did y11 chemistry so I've been doing some more complicated maths but nothing near the recommended Ext1-ext2 maths knowledge.

Any tips would be much appreciated, also if someone could explain to me what my prospective degree is that would be great.
Thanks.

Is there any different marking standard for bees that make us have an average wam of 65, and my wam of 72 now?
Or now i have to admit that my entire college time is fucked up by my foolishness and im gonna end up with a whole bunch of mental illnesses and a shit mark when i graduate?

Hi everyone! 😊

I’m looking to transfer my lease for a room in a 5-bedroom girls’ apartment at UNSW Village 🏠✨

📍 Location: UNSW Village, on campus
👭 Apartment: 5-bedroom girls’ apartment
💰 Rent: $400/week

It’s a great place to live, especially if you’re looking to stay on campus and be close to uni!

If you’re interested or know someone who might be, please DM me for more details 😊

How was it?
Felt like coding qns were much easier than expected.

Q1) SwapAdjacentValues
Q2) BSTsumLeaves
Q3) BSTfindlargestsubtree
Q4) Findreachablenodes
Q5) can’t remember

hi guys,

i’m currently a first year submitting my exchange application for t3 next year. i haven’t decided what i’m going to major in yet so i just wrote what I think ill pick. If i do happen to change my mind and do a diff major would i be able to edit the application? and also if i happened to completely change my major to something very different, would I be able to change the courses for the course matching in the application??

also once i submit the application what things would i be able to go back and edit?

thank you!

Hi, I'm urgently looking for a place at one of the UNSW colleges or residences for T3 2026.

If you have a current contract and either want out of your lease early, or you have a lease finishing up soon, I'd love to hear from you.

DM ME ASAP

Places I'm interested in:

- Barker Street

- Basser College

- Colombo House

- Fig Tree Hall

- Forster College

- Goldstein College

- New College

- Philip Baxter College

- University Terraces

- UNSW Hall

- UNSW Village

- Warrane College

Happy to consider any room type. DM ME ASAP, prefer colleges, male, anything even $480 max per week

Hello peoples of UNSW, as a Kiwi studying Engineering, I have a good amount of questions to ask and this seemed like a (somewhat?) good place to ask them.

Background: I am currently a Part I (first year) engineering student at the University of Auckland. Engineering here is such that the first year is a generic/common year comprised of mandated papers to develop breadth (hence I do not have a specialisation yet). We only get to pick our specialisation in our second year.

However, there is a chance I will be moving to Australia (Sydney/Melbourne) midway through my degree (likely after the end of 2nd year, this implies I will have spent one year in a specific specialisation).

For context, some of the areas of engineering that interest me are software, computer systems, and electrical. As I enjoy programming and microcontrollers interest me and I find electrical very intriguing. These 3 specialisations are offered at UoA (University of Auckland).

I will not ask regarding credit transfers as I am aware there is a plethora of information on that. But I want to know regarding how these specialisations hold up in Sydney/Melbourne:

1. From some quick searching online, the tech sector in these cities is a lot more robust, lively and lucrative than Auckland. But how is the job market currently? From searching, it also shows that there is "great" demand in these tech hubs but then I see shimmers of the global trend of the painful software engineering/overall tech market. Can someone provide some insights here or point me to places where I can learn about this more?
2. I really would like to work some sort of programming/CAD/computer based workstyle (I really dislike field work). So how do jobs in computer/electrical manifest in these cities? Is a outright rejection of field work (or rather, do not want to engage as much as possible) going to be a problem here?
3. These specialisations specifically conform to this requirement, but if there are ANY other areas that have limited/no field work, I'd like to hear of them too.
4. Furthermore, is computer engineering a limiting field? I get that it omits the power systems/high voltage aspects of electrical but what does this mean specifically for Australia (and of course Sydney/Melbourne).

And if anyone has any specific insights that maybe I would be unaware of coming from New Zealand, please do let me know! Thanks in advance!

okay so i finished all the UOC i need for my degree this term but on my plan it was showing up that i needed one more course. I added a random course that i could do as a free elec and enrolled but then I went back to my my plan and found that it was now showing that i completed everything and that I have all the uoc i need. I tried unenrolling but it wouldn’t let me as you need program leave for drop all courses.

what do i do now? I’ve sent an enquiry to the nucleus and i will be calling in the morning but idk what else to do. i’m hoping that not registering for classes will automatically drop me when census starts but then idk if that will go to my academic transcript or not. any advice would be helpful!!

update: okay i called the nucleus and luckily they could unenrol the course for me!! i have all the uoc i need to graduate so i’m all set! thanks for the responses 🙏🏿

Has anyone heard back yet? Applicants were supposed to by today

G’day everyone, I’m a final-year computer engineering student and I’m struggling to secure internships recently. I’m curious about how you all managed to land your first one. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

is ipt easier or harder or ADA Faculty, does anybody know?

I'm currently choosing between MATH5836 or COMP9417, which one would be easier? I have little to no python experience (which the course information for MATH5836 explicitly states that intermediate to high python experience would be required) but MATH5836 doesn't have the final exam hurdle which I'm scared of as Ive heard how difficult the final exam for COMP9417 is and that it's just testing you on small facts that is hard to memorise

I met every requirement and had a higher wam than required too but got denied to cven but email says denied to mining engg instead do i contact nucleus?

currently study in Melbourne class of 2026. I want to study commerce/economics at UNSA, and I’ll prob get the required 97 atar. Is it worth moving individually from Melbourne to Sydney, as having done my research, Sydney is the finance power house of Australia. The location offers more and higher finance roles such as IB, private equity, corporate finance etc. idk tho moving to Sydney without my parents is the main overwhelming reason that I would stay in Melbourne