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« Reply #15 on: July 31, 2010, 11:15:58 PM » |
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I only go because I need to re-stock my stationary.
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« Reply #16 on: August 01, 2010, 02:06:35 AM » |
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You realise you guys can walk around uni anytime... no-one would know you weren't a uni student... no-one would care.
Just don't come in your school uniform, otherwise you'll look like a wanker.
Open Days are useful in the sense that they expose you to information and options that you probably haven't even thought about yet.
They put ideas on the table for you to toss around, and often open days really help you decide whether you like a university or not.
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« Reply #17 on: August 01, 2010, 02:13:26 AM » |
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You realise you guys can walk around uni anytime... no-one would know you weren't a uni student... no-one would care.
Just don't come in your school uniform, otherwise you'll look like a wanker.
Open Days are useful in the sense that they expose you to information and options that you probably haven't even thought about yet.
They put ideas on the table for you to toss around, and often open days really help you decide whether you like a university or not.
So i guess the only thing that you can't get outside of an open day is the chance to talk to current students about their experiences |
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« Reply #18 on: August 01, 2010, 09:29:19 AM » |
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Instead of lectures, would you get the same info from brochures + talking to students? 30 minutes in a theatre would be hell...
Well, I have planned 4-5 hours of being in theatres out of info sessions and sample lectures and I'm going to spend the rest of the day like talking to students/tutors etc. and visiting colleges  I hope that it will give me more ideas about what the courses are like, outside what's already provided on the brochures. There's not that many extra places to visit, as such as I've been into uni quite a few times already (though not on an open day). |
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« Reply #19 on: August 01, 2010, 10:12:03 AM » |
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So i guess the only thing that you can't get outside of an open day is the chance to talk to current students about their experiences
Well if you email the coordinator of a subject/course they might be able to put you in touch with some current students, but yeah, Open Day makes that process much easier. I never bothered to go, I knew what I wanted from uni so it wasn't that important to me. If you want to spend the day in lectures and walking around the campus then you might as well go, it's not too bad. |
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« Reply #20 on: August 01, 2010, 10:15:13 AM » |
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They are worth going if you haven't seen much of the campus and to get a feel for the uni. It's good to go to potential interstate universities like ANU, for example, if you want to do a course there rather then just accepting an offer and hoping for the best..
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« Reply #21 on: August 01, 2010, 12:51:02 PM » |
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I only go because I need to re-stock my stationary.
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« Reply #22 on: August 01, 2010, 01:09:04 PM » |
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I was going to go to monash but hardly anyone wanted to go because it was like 2 hours to get there and 2 hours to get home..
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« Reply #23 on: August 01, 2010, 02:50:40 PM » |
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I think the sole benefit is to speak to teachers here. The students are only going to give glowing reviews of the university, and most campuses are pretty decent. In any case, it's not like the gates are locked until open day. You could theoretically walk through at any time. Anything else you need to know about the Uni is pretty evident in the booklets your career counsellor would give you and their reputation.
I've only ever been to one (Swinburne 2009).
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« Reply #24 on: August 01, 2010, 03:13:47 PM » |
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You realise you guys can walk around uni anytime... no-one would know you weren't a uni student... no-one would care.
Just don't come in your school uniform, otherwise you'll look like a wanker.
Yes that.  By the way, at UoM last year, they were giving away popcorn, fairy floss and uniquely, Krispy Kreme donuts. If that entices anyone this year. |
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« Reply #25 on: August 01, 2010, 03:27:27 PM » |
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No kk donuts today @ monash... got a pen and some minties. WASTED MY DAY  |
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« Reply #26 on: August 01, 2010, 03:43:36 PM » |
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No kk donuts today @ monash... got a pen and some minties. WASTED MY DAY Lol, anything good at monash today? |
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« Reply #27 on: August 01, 2010, 04:23:16 PM » |
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No kk donuts today @ monash... got a pen and some minties. WASTED MY DAY Lol, anything good at monash today? Well there was a sign saying FREE SAUSAGES... but then the line was about 200 people long. so it wasn't really free... it costed about 2 hours of your time |
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« Reply #28 on: August 01, 2010, 05:10:35 PM » |
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No kk donuts today @ monash... got a pen and some minties. WASTED MY DAY Lol, anything good at monash today? Well there was a sign saying FREE SAUSAGES... but then the line was about 200 people long. so it wasn't really free... it costed about 2 hours of your time The one I went to needed a gold coin donation and the line was pretty empty because we got there early. It was pretty useless. I got a ruler and a pen and another bag to add to my growing collection. |
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« Reply #29 on: August 01, 2010, 05:18:52 PM » |
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Lol yeah, you always end up going home with a bag full of booklets you're never going to touch
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