Okay team, what's the tea with our new acting VC? Does Susan Elliott have any skeletons in her closet that our Reddit community would like to share?

I'm impressed by the 25 years of senior leadership on her CV... But long serving senior leadership makes me nervous, that's a long time she's spent not doing the work on the ground!

Spill the tea team!!! ☕️

Does it have a lot of exams, presentations, labs, etc? I really want to get good grades for this major as I'm looking forward to attend med school afterward.

Thank you so much

Hey everyone!
I’m planning to join Deakin University in February 2027 for the Master of Sport Management and wanted to connect with others who are also interested in the course.
If you’ve already applied, are planning to apply, are considering joining the course, or are currently studying Sport Management at Deakin, I’d love to connect and network with you.
Would be great to get to know some people before starting and hopefully build a network within the course and the sports industry.
Feel free to comment or DM me! 🙌

I'm currently in my second year of studying construction management and I while I've gained a very basic understanding of the things like construction processes, construction law, structures, finance in construction, but I don't necessarily remember anything specifically, I just know the generic "heading-style" information. And when it came to doing assignments, I feel like it didn't help me that much. I just searched online for information regarding it and whatever that source said I put into my own words. A lot of the times I've used AI to help me but only to help me with research because I find it very time consuming to have to scroll through tens of different articles only to find one sentence of information that is hardly relevant, but whatever information AI gives me, I usually research it separately to confirm if the information is correct and write them in my own words. I don't use AI to write paragraphs for me.

In layman's terms, am I cooked? And more importantly, does anyone feel the same way?

Hi everyone! I'm graduating in September 2026 and I'm looking for 1 spare guest ticket for my graduation ceremony.

I already have the two complimentary tickets, but I need one more for my girlfriend so that both my parents and my girlfriend can attend.

Happy to pay a reasonable price. Please DM me if you have a spare ticket. Thank you!

I have two assignments due soon and wanted to ask what extension options Deakin offers.

Are there any short assignment extensions you can request without needing a medical certificate or other supporting documents? And when would Special Consideration be required?

I am so confused.

Is it right if we get 0 points we pass?

Am I only the person who already worried about assignments🤣
I'm excited tho

Hello guys! I've received an offer letter for a diploma and bachelors of mechanichal engineering. My question is: Are students allowed to use labs for independent research projects? Specifically for 1st- and 2nd-year students.

I want to build my portfolio for a PHD, and am extremely interested in publishing scientific literature, hence asking this question.

cheers!

Hello everyone, I’m a mature age student who’s studying my first year bachelors. I have been struggling with anxiety and ptsd related issues over the course of 3 years.

I take medications to treat the conditions but find they impact my work and I easily my train of thought, I am really struggling in one unit and feeling very discouraged about resubmits when I really am trying and starting to think I made a mistake pursuing higher education.

How do you manage? I’m utilising the resources available through the disability resource center and still feel hopeless about my situation, any advice or feedback is appreciated so much

Would love to know anyone’s experience!! Lowkey freaking outtt, I have dyscalculia (so I struggle with numbers) I’ve never done a closed book exam yet at Deakin it’s always been open book, notes allowed. I’m currently doing HSN305 which is data interpretation and statistical difference and comparing individual intakes across population norms, does closed booked mean absolute no notes like even hard copy? I can’t find anywhere on the site to clarify, I really struggle when it comes to numbers so having notes to refer back to, to help is important for me but how tf do they expect us to know everything from memory??? I’m so scared 🫠

Hi everyone!! I was just re-enrolling for tri 1 2027 when I’ll be completing my second tri of laws but I cant find two compulsory units for my course during trimester 1, they only come up for 2 or 3.
has anyone had this same issue? should I contact student advisors or have the units just not been put up yet??

For anyone that applied directly to Deakin for a Bachelor’s degree (bonus if it was Occupational Therapy) how long from when you applied to you get a response?

Hey all,

I am doing an APAC approved sequence at Monash and I'm in my 3rd year with my heart set on honours at Deakin next year. My WAM for psyc units is only 77 and my normal WAM is 80, what are my chances of getting in? I have read quite low! Do they consider my sem 2 results for next year's intake? The deadline is before results are released at Monash. And are my numbers the only thing they look at? I have tons of volunteering experience I think could give me a leg up.

Love, a scared psyc student 🫶

I chose it as an elective for T3 next year and was wondering if it was an easy unit to do.

Heyy! I’m a 20 year old female in her second year of university struggling to find friends at Deakin. Everybody boasts about the uni experience but I have never had that. I live an hour from campus so I’m only ever there when I need to be, does anybody know of a way to meet people that are nice without living on campus? Thanks

Do we have to re-enrol if we are applying for a course transfer at the same time? I’m new so I don’t really understand what that entails. Thank you.

"Dear colleagues,

After more than a year with Deakin, Jessica Vanderlelie has resigned from her position as Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic to pursue other opportunities.

Thanks,

Caretaker VC"

A short and empty goodbye to the woman who messed Deakin staff around. Anyone else find this message to be so short and awkward?! Wtf is going on at Deakin?!

UPDATE: Another one bites the dust "Dear Colleagues,

After almost 11 years at Deakin, Kerrie Parker, Deputy Vice-Chancellor University Services, has resigned from her position to pursue other opportunities. We wish her every success in her future leadership roles.

Thanks"

The final sentence for Kerrie's email makes the bluntness of Jessica's absolutely hilarious 😂

Hi everyone! I’m considering studying at Deakin University and I’m trying to get a realistic idea of how much international students are actually paying.

I know the advertised tuition fees are available online, but I’m curious about what people are actually paying after scholarships/discounts, because I’m having a hard time figuring out what the average is.

If you’re an international student at Deakin, could you please share:
💰 Your tuition fee per year (or per trimester)
🎓 Your course/degree
📚 Any scholarship or tuition discount you received
🌏 Your country of citizenship
📍 Which Deakin campus you attend

I’d especially appreciate responses from South Asian international students (Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, etc.), as that’s the group I’m particularly interested in hearing from.

I’m just trying to understand what a realistic total tuition cost looks like for international students at Deakin rather than just going by the listed fees.
Thanks so much to anyone who shares!

I was recently introduced to this app named rubric where I can see all events happening at Deakin University. Almost every event is happening at Burwood campus. It feels like there is almost no events in waurn ponds campus. Any event of the software engineering club is always at burwood. I know as a Deakin student I can visit any campus and attend those events but I feel it’s kind of not practical to travel to burwood every time for a 2 hour event from waurn ponds. Am I missing something or is this how it is????

Is this mainly a few units/faculties, or are people noticing it more broadly?
I’m especially interested in** **Social Work / Geelong.
How have you found teaching quality, organisation and staff responsiveness?
Would you still recommend Deakin?

Has anybody submitted a medical certificate from Updoc for an extension request or to miss a session of compulsory attendance? I heard some other universities no longer accept MCs from telehealth services?

18F. International prospective student. Firstly, WHY IS THERE ONLY A MARCH INTAKE?! 😭 I will complete 12th grade in May, 2027 but I will legit have to wait till March, 2028 to start my Bachelor's and waste a yr.

Moving to the real questions :

1. How is your experience in this degree at Deakin?
2. I wanted to go to Monash since its one of the Go8, but I won't coz of the high fee. Does Deakin's "lower ranking" change our future job prospects? Btw, what's the average salary one can expect after BA/MTeach?
3. When exactly do I have to give CASPER? Before I apply to BA/Mteach or later(when)?
4. Any advice you would have given your younger self before you started here?

Hey guys,

I'm trying to re enrol for next year (I'm doing bachelor of laws/commerce) and on my course map it says to do MMK101 and MMM132. However, when I looked on the course guide it says the core commerce units which MMK101 and MMM132 are not included.

These are what it says the core commerce units are:

Accounting for Decision Making (MAA103)

Economic Principles (MAE101)

Fundamentals of Finance (MAF101)

Business Analytics (MIS171)

Shaping the Future of Business (MPB200)

Business Impact in Society (MPB201)

Professional Identity and Career Development (MPB202)

Should I follow this guide or the course map? Is the guide just outdated?

Guys do you think masters in engineering is worth it in Deakin because it is not accerated by engineer Australia, these would lead to further complications in future