Hey folks,
Well, it is only a week or so until uni starts up again. After evaluating my experience in semester 1, here are some things I will be working on to improve my overall life at uni:
1. Summary notes every week
I realised while making 100+ flash cards for Psychology in the week before the exam that it would be better to do this kind of thing as I go. Lesson learnt. :P
2. More club events!
Last semester I was so disappointed that I had signed up for lectures (one which wasn't recorded) during Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes, which I didn't realise were the most popular times for club events! I missed the M-ASS Burgerque :(. Furthermore, I missed every week of French Club which I was SO looking forward to attending, and a few of my friends were loving attending the events each week. However, this semester I have arranged my timetable to have these times free!
I also spontaneously signed up for the Yoga Club just then. I'd love to get into yoga and meditation. Hello, relaxing semester!
3. Improve my writing skills
I am taking part in a workshop during the break to learn some new tips. I will also put more effort into planning my essays and stay OFF social media while completing them! :P
4. Catch up with friends more often
Uni is pretty busy in first semester, but now that I am feeling a bit more experienced with it (and have organised a timetable with proper breaks this time) I'm going to try to catch up with friends as much as I can.
5. Embrace new opportunities
Just say YES to anything that comes my way! I've joined a couple of committees and am loving it so far. I would really enjoy doing more things like this at uni.
Thanks for reading!
Best wishes for the semester ahead, everyone.
What are your plans for semester 2?
- Bella :)
It was a crazy, heavy semester,
with an intense workload.
We all laughed,
we all got frustrated,
but we all survived,
with a celebratory dance and bevs.
Semester One
Nicely summarised about our first semester, right? Hahaha.
Here's my mini reviews on each of the subjects I took in Semester One!
CORE SUBJECTS
Music Performance 1
Syllabus required in each year
First Year: Scales and Arpeggios, with two pieces (Pianists: Sonata by Scarlatti and an Etude by Chopin)
At least 6 attendance (this includes performances) in Concert Class
45 minute lesson
120 minute in a recital (Concert Class)
120 minute seminar in your chosen major instrument
(at least 80% attendance to pass Music Performance by attending Instrumental Class)
What I liked about Music Performance 1?
Masterclasses, many opportunities to perform, professors/guest artists/instrumental teachers speaking, everything
All classes was great! I enjoyed all my classes, even though I fell asleep at a couple of stages, or simply doing my ML assignment during Instrumental Class. All of my classes made me challenge myself to perform with their expectations, and etc, and it was simply rewarding at the end. I loved the advice, and their knowledge of music they spoke in my instrumental classes. I really learnt a lot, and I applied them in my practises. Even though I was taking a nap in my instrumental classes, simply because 6AM till 6PM does use a lot of energy, it was delightful to listen when I was taking a nap. Hahahhahha.
My piano teacher gave me a lot of things to take on in my practises, which was great! I learnt a lot from my piano teacher in the last few months, and I can't wait on what I'll learn more in the future! Even though, there's one stage when I really felt frustrated and wanting to break down at one stage, it really challenged me to work harder. I know I'll have one of these moments next semester. So, I know it will be alright in the future any ways.
Concert classes gave me a lot of perspective on each instruments I observed and watched. I enjoyed listening, and writing comments about the performers, which made me aware of what I should do in the future, if I had to play these type of pieces. Looking up to the older years performing is what makes me inspire to work hard, or wanting to perform someday with a chamber group, or a duo/duet in the near future. So, it was an enjoyable class to relax!
What I didn't like about Music Performance 1?
Nothing
I don't think there's nothing I want to change. They have a really great curriculum going on for music students. I loved the challenge, and I've learnt so much from each classes. So, I'd say well done. I don't think I'll ever transfer in the future. Hahaha. Even though I had struggles, as first years were bombarded with assignments, expectations, pressure, and so on, I thought it was perfectly okay for that to occur. I know that sounds sad, but there will be no course that will be perfectly easy. It's always an obstacle, a marathon, I'd think.
Rate: 4/5
Writing About Music: Australian Issues
Sort of a fortnightly assignments
Research assignment
Hour and a half tutorial
At least 80% attendance to Pass
I'm not going to say that much about WAM. So here's a few thoughts about it:
- I have a love and hate relationship, simply because it was bearing to go through sometimes.
- Doesn't relate to what we do in performing, but it's nice to know about Australian music for a change
- I feel that the con should still continue this subject, as some musicians are not aware of Australian music
- It's weird (in some historic moments), but somewhat interesting to know about Australian music
- Favourite moment - learning about Melba, writing an analysis about Down Under by Men at Work, and getting a chocolate for having 100% attendance. Getting chocolate for having perfect attendance made me slightly satisfied that I attended all of my WAM classes. Hahahaha.
Rate: 3.5/5
Music Language 1
Weekly assignments
Two tests (listening test, and two sections smashed into one hour)
60 minute tutorial, 2 x 60 minute lectures (Tues and Thurs)
At least 80% attendance in your tutorials
What I liked about ML?
Learning how to actually compose, doing music theory and actually cooperating lectures into assignments.
Doing things is what makes me learn, and it's pretty good. It makes me wish I should've studied VCE Music Performance instead of VET, if PE wasn't out of the way back in high school.
My lecturer
My lecturer was my weekly giggles. There's one time my lecturer was accompanying himself by singing a Prelude, Suite No.1 in G by Bach. Oh my god. It was the best thing I've witnessed in one of my ML lectures. I came out of the lecture theatre crying, because I laughed a tad too hard.
Tutorials felt like it was really quick with time!
Asking questions, then explaining what we actually need to do for our assignments is so helpful! Then, ding! Tutorial is finished. It goes by pretty quickly. During our tutorials, our tutors were always happy to help students to understand their assignments. After tutorial, it's like a light bulb has flashed brightly in my mind.
"I FINALLY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO DO FOR OUR ML ASSIGNMENT! LET'S DO IT NOWWW!!!"
^ This was basically me every single week after ML tutorials.
What I didn't like about ML?
Weekly assignments
Four to five hours of doing a ML assignment. Nope. It takes me about double the required time for assignments for me. Majority of the assignments were difficult, and time consuming. But that's okay.
Fast paced lectures and assignments
The first few weeks was a little crazy. We had to learn some topics in a week for our first assignment. It was a little intense, and hard. But, as weeks go by, you get used to the fast paced workload and classes, and what you actually need to address in your assignments. At first, I didn't know what I was doing. I was highlighting things that my analysis turned into a colourful art work. Hahaha. It's kind of like a trail and error when attempting your ML assignments, which is nice to learn as you go.
What I wished I could've done before taking ML?
Taking up theory exams/classes during the summer holidays
I wish the con provided a theory program for those who actually didn't do any theory, or did the first two grades of theory like Monash does, as I heard. Even though, I recognise the musical terms, and such, I didn't know how to explain it. All my music theory knowledge was gone into the back of my memory after I went to high school. So, my connections to musical knowledge was weak. Hahaha. This is why I suck at general knowledge in my AMEB Exams. Hahahahaha.
Rate: 3.5 ~ 4/5
Art of Piano Teaching
Two Oral Presentations
Maximum one thousand word essay
At least 80% of attendance to Pass
Readings is a must to do when being given one
Two hour seminar, every late arvo Tuesdays (4:15 till 6:15PM)
This subject was compulsory for first year pianists, as the con wants us to be exposed to other potential pathways we might occur in the future. A few of us already head into this sort of pathway after we took this subject, which is pretty good as it was effective. It was handy to start of with, but as weeks goes on, it felt like it was a total bulgy subject. Sit there for two hours, listening for the first couple of weeks, then you can go home. First couple of weeks I was engaged, and willing to listen. Then, as more assignments popped up later on in the semester, or something that needs to be done on my laptop, I just did it during my seminar, as attendance is important to pass. So, pretty much the second half of the semester, I was basically multitasking. Hahaha. We have a break in between, to allow people to get mentally ready for their oral assignments in the second half of the seminar.
Week 1 to 3 was listening for two hours
Week 4 to 12 was listening for one hour, and the other hour was assessing each presentation.
Oh it was great finishing the day a little early later on in the semester, but when your turn (presentation time) is up a week time, people would stay back and observe how it is assessed, and how people presented their ideas.
Oral Assignments were a pain. Let's just put that out. At least I got up, present, done. Pass. Score! Our seminar always give every one a pass, as long as they present, and hand in their essay on time, which is why I said, "easy to pass, but not easy to get a very good mark."
What I liked about this subject was that I learnt some things that I could incorporate into my practising and teaching.
I was being aware of what I should do, what I shouldn't do when I'm teaching piano lessons, and what I should or shouldn't do during when I practise. It's a good subject to take. But as I said, as times goes on, sometimes you do your assignments in class, because there's that one subject, such as Music Language assignments, has a lot of work to do. Hahaha.
What I actually learnt during Art of Piano Teaching?
"COGNITIVE SCHEMES."
Every seminar, "cognitive schemes", or "you have to use your mind, not your muscle memory" kind of thing. It's very emphasised in our seminars. I think I made a million under lines under the term, 'cognitive schemes', because my seminar really, really mentions about 'cognitive schemes'. Hahaha. My seminar connects psychology and music together, which was pretty nice to hear, such as "inhibition", and such terms as "long-term memory".
What I disliked about the subject?
Let's just say that my seminar decides to announce who got the top marks at the end of marking assignments, instead of only discussing what we should actually improve next time. It wasn't my cup of tea. Okay, end of story! That sentence explains what I feel/think. Next review!
Rate: 4/5
Reason for that rating? It's actually useful for teaching students piano
BREADTH SUBJECT
Mind, Brain and Behaviour 1
One two thousand word essay
Hundred and twenty multiple choice exam
80% attendance for tutorials to Pass
Readings is a must when it has been emphasised for homework
No textbooks required
3 X 60 minute lectures (Tue - Thurs) with a 120 minute tutorial
At least five points of REP (Research Experience Program)
What I liked about MBB1?
LECTURE SLIDES IN ADVANCED - the holy grail of uni
Lecture slides help a lot in my studying. I always print them, read it on the train, and I highlight or take down extra notes. I love it. It makes my life so much easier. However, Sensation and Perception wasn't my cup of tea as nothing made sense to me. I knew it was about vision and perception, but you have to be there, as the lecturer only talks freely in each slide, and doesn't put slides in advanced. I'll talk about it in another topic down below.
It was interesting, as every thing was fascinating. Even the lecturers were entertaining!
All lecturers were entertaining, and they made me giggle, while they inspire us to learn about MBB1. Stephan (Learning and Cognitive lecturer) was a worth it lecture to go to! Even though I knew my stuff on memory and learning, I didn't want to miss his good stories, and how he explains it SO SIMPLE. His lecture is so funny, that I even laughed my ass off when I was travelling on public transport. Apparently, he was mention on the confessions page. If you took this subject this semester, you know what I mean. HAHAHAHA.
The flexibility of going to early/late lectures is the best!
Can't make it to the early lecture last minute, because you need to hand in your assignment on the day?
*cough, cough. Music Language assignments, or WAM*
No need to fear, late lectures shall be your best friend!
Even though, they suggest to head into your scheduled lectures, it will be weighted out later on in the semester. Late lectures is empty, as it is the end of the day, and some people just wants to go home early. I only skip lectures on Wednesdays, if I really need help in my ML assignments with my friends, or on Thursdays (skipping the early lecture), when I have a concert class performance.
What was odd about MBB1?
REP (Research Experience Program)
At first I thought, "this will be fun", but actually I found it odd later on. The thing about REPs is to do them ASAP, or else you'll be screwed at the end of semester (workload gets higher). I managed to finish them during mid-semester break, which was awesome. Then, I found myself doing more Research Experiments that doesn't get credited to REP, because I needed the money. Hahahahaha.
Anyways, basically this is to get us to experience what happens when conducting research and experiments. It was alright, as I two of my REPs was mostly surveys, then my last REP was a combination of both (survey and experiment). Doing surveys was a buggar sometimes, but hey, it's simple and easy. However, doing the experiment was a little odd, as I was involved with another student, who is doing their REP in MBB1 too. It was a little odd, as I didn't know the person, but hey, we're all here to get our REPs over and done with. That's probably one thing we had in common; getting our damn REPs over and done with. Hahahahaha.
What I didn't like about MBB1?
Sensation and Perception lectures
Even though S&P lecturer had a nice, taste in music, I didn't understand a thing my lecturer said. It was hard to understand, and it was all over the place. S&P lectures it was interesting. However, all the information that was discussed was confusing, and a little bit hard to get around with. The extra notes (commentary) helped to get a basic understanding of what the lecturer was trying to say, but I felt like I didn't have a deep understanding of S&P. When exam day came, I was thinking, "im'ma wing this, and go with common sense".
TOPICS?
BEHAVIOURAL NEUROSCIENCE
It's all about the brain. Literally.
Great lecture and notes
Interesting
Intense, and there's a lot to know
It's all about the brain. Literally.
SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
It's all about vision and perception, and how you perceive things in general
Confusing lectures
Notes are okay
Hard to understand in lectures
Can get drowsy
Nice lecturer with a nice taste in music
LEARNING AND COGNITION
It's all about memory, learning and how you think about things (thoughts, choices, etc)
ONE OF MY FAVOURITE LECTURES so far
INTERESTING
GREAT, SIMPLE NOTES
MAKES ME EXCITED TO GO TO THESE LECTURES
QUANTITATIVE METHODS
Four words. Stats and research processes
Helpful tutor to guide you these bad boys
It's not too bad, once you get used to it
Rate: 3.5 ~ 4/5
I hope your break is going well so far! I'll see you till my next blog post!
- Nic
Hi all, here are some quick reviews of each subject I did in semester 1 :)
Mind, Brain, and Behaviour 1 (Psychology)
Why did I choose it? Well, I need it to major in Psychology... but also psychology = life. I love it. I found this subject a little more difficult than I expected. It was very science-heavy in that there was a lot to understand and remember about interactions in the brain and the human visual and auditory system. However, it was really enjoyable and I liked the frequency of the lectures (3 a week) and the tutorials were fun.
In terms of assignments, there was only one - reflecting on how the world changed as the sun set, and reflecting on The Kaleidoscopic Turn exhibition at the NGV (you should all check it out). I know right, this is an assignment!? It was a lot of fun, and I was stoked to receive an H1 for it! You also have to participate in other people's research experiments for a minimum of three hours, which is interesting. There is an exam too. I'm looking forward to next semester MBB, as it will cover things like personality and cognitive psychology, which are the areas of Psychology I'm more interested in.
Reason (Arts Foundation)
Why did I choose it? In an Arts degree, you have to choose at least one out of 6 Arts Foundation subjects. The main idea is to cover essential skills one will need to flourish in an arts degree. I've sort of gathered that each subject you can choose from has a theme relating to an arts discipline - eg. Reason is philosophy, Language = linguistics, Power = sociology/politics etc.
In Reason, you get to go through a timeline of Philosophy, and learn the art of argument and questioning. I found it very enjoyable overall, although some of the concepts a bit hard to wrap my head around. But in philosophy - that's all part of the fun!
In terms of assignments, there are two and a take-home exam. The biggest assignment is a 2000 word essay. This was actually my favourite assignment as I was confident with my work and had plenty of time to get it done. The take-home exam - not so much. I thought the topic was a lot more difficult for me to relate to and prepare something on than the second essay topic, and we only had three days to get it finished (two and a half for me, because I had my Psych exam on the Monday!). I was really stressed about it, but I've already got my mark back and luckily did pretty well :) Overall, I really enjoyed this arts foundation and everyone in my tute said it was their favourite tute of sem 1.
French 5 (Languages)
Why did I choose it? I've studied French all throughout high school, and I want to become fluent. I think the language is beautiful.
I found this subject really challenging, I think after having a break from French study in between Year 12 and uni, it was hard to get back into it. The class, at this level, is taught in French! That can be hard sometimes, because if you want to ask a question, you have to ask it in French. For me, reading/listening to French is easier than forming my own sentences.
However, I feel like my French has improved SO MUCH in the last 12 weeks. I had an amazing tutor, and formed some great friendships with others in my class. It was a really fun class to attend despite the difficulty for me. I also think I just didn't believe in myself enough!
In terms of assessment, there are many small tests/presentations/debates throughout the semester, and an in-class exam at the end worth 30%. I like this style of assessment, as each assessment is only a small amount of your mark, so you don't have to worry too much if you don't do so well on one of them.
Principles of Business Law (Breadth)
Why did I choose it? I thought it sounded really interesting - and I'm thinking of applying for the Juris Doctor course after my Arts degree. I found this subject a good introduction to some legal concepts.
You get to learn about contract law, consumer law, tort law and agency. I found all the information really useful in the sense that it was applicable to my everyday life.
Assessment? There are two multiple-choice, open book tests throughout semester, worth 10% each, and an exam worth 80%. Looking back on my mark, I wish I had studied more for my exam for this. Oh well, I'll know for next semester!
This first semester at uni has really been a learning curve for me. Now I know what areas I have to work on, and am ready for semester 2.
-Bella :)
Exams
The time to pray for at least a pass in your exams
The time to cram terribly
The time to procrastinate during S'WOT VAC by accident
In my first semester I only had two exams (Mind, Brain and Behaviour 1 and Technical Exam), two tests (Music Language) and essays (Writing About Music: Australian Issues and Art of Piano Teaching). It's not so bad, as you may think it is. But actually, I found it pretty intense by the amount of studying I had to do for these subjects.
Mind, Brain and Behaviour 1
For our end of semester exam, we had a three hours exam with 120 multiple choice questions. Not so bad eh? But actually, we had to revise a whole, chunk of knowledge and facts by these following topics: Behavioural Neuroscience, Sensation and Perception, Learning and Cognition and Quantitative Methods. Our exam venue was at the Royal Melbourne Exhibition, which was a "pretty place to fail". I'm just joking, but we all make jokes from that venue.
Experiencing a new, exam venue/area was not too bad for me. If you're a person who can adapt to new places easily, you'll be just fine. There was thousands of students there, ranging from First Years to Graduate Diploma students. I think there was approximately three thousand students, waiting to take their exams. It was crazy to see how many students actually study MBB1, which it was one of the things I enjoyed experiencing (well, it was interesting, yet slightly overwhelmed). As I arrive at my venue, I saw A LOT of students cramming, including me. But I was simply double checking I know my stuff anyways. I know my stuff. However, Sensation and Perception was not my cup of tea. The lectures weren't that clear, and the notes were alright for me to get a general understanding. To be honest, the only question I probably got right was, "one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish". The other questions in S&P, I try to associate what I learnt in VCE Psychology Unit 1 and 2 into S&P, or I picked the answers simply by common sense. Other subjects in the exam was pretty alright. My strongest was Learning and Cognition, Behavioural Neuroscience, while my weakness was Quantitative Methods and Sensation and Perception. The reason why L&C and BN was my strongest was because I studied VCE Psychology Unit 1 to 4. So, it wasn't so bad when I studied for my exams.
Studying for MBB1 was simple. I was only doing multiple choice practise questions and revising the notes that I had written from my lectures. I didn't watch the lectures, because I thought it would be a waste of time for me, and also what I needed to do doing S'WOT VAC. The only time I studied intensively was a week before my exams, as I revised throughout my first semester. Same goes to my other subjects, but I'll go into detail later on.
Seating arrangements was simple. I just walk to my allocated numbered seat, and I sat and waited for instructions. Sitting in a huge venue, with thousands of students was a new experience for me; I came from a small school, and my Year 12 cohort was approximately sixty students. Yes, I was a little overwhelmed by sitting around with thousands of students, but I got over it, as I was at the second front rows. Boy, I was extremely grateful that I was placed there.
During my exam, I made a plan on what I should do when it was writing time, which was:
- Complete questions that seems easy for me
- Going through the topics that I know the best
- If that doesn't work, I simply attempt doing the subjects that I'm weak at
- If I'm not sure of the questions, I'd leave it, and come back to it again
So, it's kind of like finishing questions that I know the best. Then, I start the paper again by doing the left over questions, repeat the paper again for the leftover questions. Felt like I was wasting my time, but I did what was right for me.
When I got towards the last 10 minutes, I was simply crapping myself theoretically; I still haven't finished Sensation and Perception. So, I quickly shaded the answers that seems like the 'correct answer'. Oh boy, I was in a mess. I knew we had all the time in the world for MBB1 exam. But I guess I was just focused on the time, questions and thinking about the 'correct answers'. Again, it felt like it was another lesson on free will when choosing the 'right answer' for multiple choice.
Result: Pass - WOOHOO!
Music Performance 1
Technical exam, which contains cramming
ALL AMEB scales, arpeggios [major, minor, diminished 7ths and dominant 7ths] (including 1st and 2nd position for only major and minor), country motion, double octaves, with two pieces which were Scarlatti Sonata and Chopin Etude
Exam Venue - Heinze Room, MCM
"What a pretty combination for a heavy workload for first years. Wonderful. SO pretty! Hahahahah haaaaa."
Technical exam was like another AMEB practical exam for me. So, it was relatively comfortable for me to set my mind into it; examiners announcing scales, arpeggios, and all that jazz; wearing performance attire, I play what they asked me to, and then finally, my pieces. I found it odd that they asked me whether I'd like to either play firstly my pieces, or scales or arpeggios. Of course, it's going to be scales and arpeggios first. It would be slightly be odd if you start your pieces first without warming up on a new unadapted piano. When the examiners asked particular scales and arpeggios, I was surprised that the examiners were really nice to speak really slowly (slower than an AMEB examiner would speak) and clearly, twice. No AMEB examiner would EVER do that. AMEB examiners would say it once, and that's it.
During my technical exam, I felt like scales and arpeggios took ages! It was probably, I don't know, seven to ten minutes of them asking me scales and arpeggios. It was a really long list of them asking me anything. I had slips here, and there, but I knew my stuff anyways. I knew that I'll be having slips in my scales and arpeggios in my exam, and my lessons, and that I'll be playing my pieces fine. No matter how hard I worked in my scales and arpeggios, I STILL HAVE SLIPS OR UNEVENNESS at some point. Sometimes, I ask myself, "NICOLE, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY HOURS WE WORK ON SCALES AND ARPEGGIOS? WHY HAVEN'T WE, YOU KNOW, MASTER THEM? OR SOMETHING TO PLEASE OUR PIANO TEACHER/EXAMINERS?" Yes, I felt like I was pressured a lot by my piano teacher to get it right, and myself, because I don't really want to get a little pep talk from my piano teacher about how scales and arpeggios is important for the exam, and how every mistake deducts your score. Even though, I am glad my piano teacher tells me the truth about how technical exams are, I still had a sense of pressure from my piano teacher and myself.
Performing my pieces passed by quickly, I may say. Time went so fast. It's normal for pieces to be fast forwarding time quickly for me.
Studying, practising, and performing the same two pieces, and scales and arpeggios for twelve weeks can be boring at one stage. But, when new feedback comes around, it's like you're spending hours with it until you get it right.
Results: H3. Good start actually! I was so close to getting a H2B. I guess that's my next goal - to get at least a H2B in Music Performance!
Music Language 1
Contains weekly assignments and two intense tests (listening, and two sections done in an hour)
Weekly assignments [80%]
TEST 1 (60 minutes) [10%]: Listening
TEST 2 (60 minutes of writing, 10 minutes of reading time) [10%]: Chorale composition and analysis
Exam venue: ERC, Charles Pearson Lecture Building
Waiting before the door opens was sort of nerve-racking. Getting in was like going into a haunted train ride. Sitting in the lecture was a free choice on where we would like to sit, which was nice. Doing the test is what freaked every one out. After the test, every body wanted to go home, or eat lunch.
Listening test wasn't too bad. However, studying for it is sort of challenging. To be honest, I should've started this earlier, and kept it consistent each week. What I should've did was download ALL of the listening pieces into my iPod that is on the listening test. I synced all of the pieces during Week 11. Should've done that ages ago... :\
Recognising the name of the piece is a little difficult for me. But I knew what they sound like from the moment they play the piece. So, during the test I had a tip of the tongue phenomenon, which was REALLY annoying when I knew the piece, but not its name. I started studying for its names during Week 10. Again, I should've started studying them ages ago.
In the listening test, there's only 9 pieces out of 60 that would appear in your listening test. So, it's a little hard to predict on which pieces will appear.
Writing test was, oh dear lord, REALLY INTENSE. Four to five hours of doing the analysis and composition assignments throughout the semester, to a half hour of doing so in the test. What even? I didn't get to finish my analysis section. I tried. Composition was a disaster. I was filling in random notes in the last fifteen minutes of our test, because I was working on it for forty-five minutes, which is a no, no! Fifteen minutes on analysis was simply not enough time for me to write what I needed to write. So, I suggest to break the time you have equally, rather than finishing it halfway.
After the exam, I felt like I wanted to go home, sleep, and probably be sad in bed about how terrible I did in my test. I didn't practise after I did my test, I was mentally exhausted. Hahaha. Plus, I had Netball training that night. Boy, I was really quiet, and kept to myself. I was simply sad about my day, and trying not to be bleh towards my teammates.
Results: Pass. BOY, I WAS SO HAPPY!
Art of Piano Teaching
Two Oral Assignments and a thousand word essay
Simple to pass, hard to get a good mark (according to the older years)
Writing that essay was nice, yet slightly frustrating sometimes. But, I managed to put it my ideas in dot points that accumulated into a thousand words. Boom done. I did a essay topic about what would it be like if I taught this piece towards my student. So, it wasn't so bad. But difficult for me to express what I wanted to talk about in my essay. As in the past, I have difficulties expressing my thoughts and ideas on paper. When I wrote it down, grammar, expression and every thing was every where; it didn't make sense at all! Luckily, I had a volunteer in the past helping how to conquer my difficulties in expressing my ideas on paper. I was sure glad I had that volunteer! Otherwise, I wouldn't be here if I didn't had help from tutors and teachers!
Results: H2B. HAHAHAHAAHA. A lot of 'improvising' was said in my essay. Hahahaha.
Writing About Music: Australian Issues
Fortnightly assignments, and a research essay (thousand words maximum)
The last assignment (research essay) was really interesting to do! I finally get to learn things! During some of the classes, it wasn't very intriguing for me, or others in fact, that it was seemingly meaningless for us. Though, we learnt Australian Music, we probably never would even discuss Australian music ever again in the future. However, it was nice to explore our musical knowledge anyways.
I did my research essay on how Melba contributed to the development of Opera in Australia. It was very time consuming on researching the right sources, and writing up to at least nine hundred words. But at the end, it wasn't so bad after all. I actually enjoyed learning about Melba. I'm glad we had a chance to have that independence in researching, and writing about one of the chosen topics. I somewhat felt a sense of satisfaction in completing that research essay!
Results: Pass. HAHAHHHAHA. Just of what I've been expecting of my past results.
Summary?
- I'm basically proud of myself that I passed based on my difficulties of expressing my thoughts and ideas on paper with grammar issues in the past, learning new music knowledge, and dealing with a high workload for my first semester
- I learnt a heap of things on what worked, what didn't work - I'll be mentioning this in my next posts
- It's not so bad when you are doing the exam
What am I doing now?
- Basically enjoying my damn break
- I recently got back into practising a lot
- I have a lot of bruises, particularly from Netball.
- Keeping myself busy, and now I'm simply probably practising away this week.
- Slowly getting back into my sleeping habit. Hahhahha
Hope you're enjoying your break so far!
- Nic
Hey all!
I've been lucky enough to attend quite a few uni events this semester, and I think they are a great way to catch up with friends and meet new people :)
My favourite event I attended would have to be the Paint and Glow party, run by M-ASS (the arts student society here at the University of Melbourne - I've heard it's the biggest student society in the state!) Basically, you go in white clothes, and cover yourself in paint that glows in the dark. I went with a great group of friends which made it 100x better! I actually kept the top I wore, which is covered in paint now. But it looks awesome.
Another highlight, as one of our other bloggers has mentioned, was the evening at Luna Park. So many rides! So much fun! Many hot chips consumed!
Other events included:
- Campus Tour in O Week (super helpful!)
- Clubs and Societies day in O Week (I joined 10+ clubs. Hahaha)
- Destination Melbourne (I've made a whole post about this - check out the 'Transition' tag)
- Many BBQs - free food is awesome
And more!
I feel really lucky to have been able to go to these events. Always keep a look out on Facebook for upcoming events - you can subscribe to events from a particular society by choosing this option from their Facebook page.
Remember, it's okay not to go too! I think this is a really important point mentioned in the last post by one of our other bloggers - if you can't make it, don't worry! There are always events more accessible to you, club events when you're already at uni for the day, and there are many cafes on campus where you can go for a coffee or tea with friends :)
See you in my next review!
- Bella :)
When I was waiting for my examiners to call me into the examination room, I was focused on giving myself one motivating speech then there was this question I asked myself, "HOW THE HECK DID I GET THIS FAR?".
"You can do this Nicole. You've worked so hard for this."
"YES I CAN DO THIS! Oh my god. How on Earth did we get here? Wait, no. How the heck did I get this far? What is the meaning of life? What is the meaning of my purpose?"
"Okay, you're getting a little crazy"
"We're a whacky bunch, aren't we?"
"FOCUS NICOLE!"
Looking back from Week 1 was like yesterday. Semester One finished like a click. All the assignments and work made the days, and weeks go by quicker than I expected to be. All the friends I made, turned out to be one of my best mates I had in a while, but the past friendships will always hang on tight with me like a they were my long, lost siblings. I remember that I was going to burn out at any day during my first half of Semester one, because of my late, busy schedules. I remember that one friend made me realise that I should relax, and give myself a break. I remember all the downs that made me realise how I grew stronger, and that all the bad became a blur at one stage. But what I mostly do remember is what I achieved, and what made me grow a little.
Summary of what I faced in uni so far
- Organising schedules
- Assignments
- Massive workload
- Following expectations
- Having two different piano teachers
How I solved my problems
- Talking about my problems/issues/worries
- Making choices/decisions on what's right for me - listening to my instincts and making a logical decision for myself
- Getting help from my friends and tutor
- Listening/playing music
- Organisation in my schedules/studying
- Pushing myself to finish something
Things that I haven't explained fully in my past blog posts
My reasons why I had two piano teachers?
- I studied my AMEB Grade 7 pieces since the start of Year Twelve, until end of April
- Switching teacher's feedback on my AMEB studies from my past piano teacher to my current piano teacher would be a disaster (in my perspective)
- Feedback from my current piano teacher would make me confused, as I had extensive feedback from my past piano teacher
- My current piano teacher only works on our technical/recital exams from Uni, not AMEB. However, in your end of year exam, you can work continue on your AMEB studies, but not the technical side to it. There's no time with that in a forty-five minute lesson.
- I split AMEB studies towards my past piano teacher, and technical pieces from Uni towards my current piano teacher
- Even though, I was frustrated at one point, following two different expectations from two different piano teachers, I knew it was the best for me.
Destination Melbourne
- As explained by one of our bloggers, Destination Melbourne is one helpful first year camp that goes for three days! They give out helpful information about services that's out there for struggling students, coping with all sorts of things you can list of (in a nutshell), advice about uni in general, student exchange programs, and plenty more.
- This is suitable for those who doesn't want to mingle around with booze, or 100% frat in your face everywhere you go. So, it's a chill, friendly first year camp! I heard some crazy things from majority first year camps which makes me think, "I don't think my parents would not be proud me, if I went to one of those camps. DM is more than enough for me."
- There will be fun events that includes scavenger hunt around the city and uni, singstar all night long, tunnel ball with watermelons and oranges, and more!
- My experience overall was pretty good, even though I accidentally fell asleep at one stage in one of the seminars we had; many of us stayed up late until midnight, or even worse - had an all nighter for kicks. Hahaha.
- THERE WERE NOT MANY MUSOS IN DM, WHICH MADE ME SAD A LITTLE. No music reps, just one student who was doing the same course as me. That's what I get for being in music. Hahahahaha. I was hoping for a first year music camp, but there wasn't one, which made me disappointed. Hahahahaha. However, I met lots of people from other faculties from DM that made me glad that I'm friends with them. Having many connections from various of faculties is a great thing to have in the future. :)
- There will be fun events that includes scavenger hunt around the city and uni, singstar all night long, tunnel ball with watermelons and oranges, and more! One of the events that I weirdly enjoyed (when I look back from now), was the orange challenge. Even though it was VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, breaking the frat rule 100%, we all felt a sense of comfort towards each other after we did that horrid, most embarrassing activities of all. Hahaha. The most fun that I ever had in DM was doing the scavenger hunts!
- Accommodation was at one of the colleges at uni, which was great to experience if you're thinking of staying in college!
VCESS
- One of the things I never regret doing in Year 12. It's a summer school, where you get to learn all of your VCE Subjects with passionate, great tutors, while you get to have fun at the same time!
- Great for those who wants a balance in studying, and having fun with new friends, or who find other lectures expensive.
- Things you should do when you're in VCESS: play french snap and VCESS Uno, play card games at one point, taking advantage of helping tutors in your study break! But most importantly, PLAY FRENCH SNAP AND VCESS UNO. It's a must to do things in VCESS that holds on with you forever.
Mentoring Program for First Years
- It's a program where mentors guide first years surviving their first semester of uni! It's great program to do, and they give out great advice and direction in your studies, and university life.
- Unfortunately, there wasn't any mentors who were studying music, which was slightly unhelpful when I talked about what I'm going through in my music course with my mentor. However, my mentor gave me reviews on some of the subjects my mentor did for music, which was useful. Throughout my experiences with my mentor, I really wished I had a mentor who studies music, which makes me want to apply DM, and UoM's Mentoring Program as a music representative leader. THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE MUSIC STUDENTS APPLYING TO THESE PROGRAMS.
- There's also fun events that the Mentoring Program presidents organised, which I couldn't go because of studying reasons.
- With my mentor, we went though these questions from transition, to how I'm liking university so far, and problems with studying and etc. It was sure great to go through these questions again when we meet up. It's like evaluating yourself with someone. Haha.
My sprained ankle?
- So, remember how I told you guys I sprained my ankle in my first week of uni? It has made a tremendous recovery that I don't need to go to any more physio appointments anymore. Woohoo!
O'Week Macaques and Shenanigans
- O'Week is where you sign up all the clubs/societies you want, you get free things, watch some awesome events, and meet new people!
- First day of O'Week is when you meet you with your faculty, and play those classic ice breaker games. But not in our facility! All we did was playing a game of ninja, and bang! after we introduced ourselves. Hahaha. A family that plays together, stays together. Hahaha. After that, we had a tour around campus that is important to us, music students.
I seriously remember meeting my friends from my faculty. Oh how we were all awkward on the first day, and look at us now! We're all one big, happy family. Haha!
- Second day was orientation day. For us music students, it was mandatory to go to our orientation classes. We were given an explanation on our syllabus for Semester 1 Music Performance, curriculum for our core subjects, and a nice free BBQ from our music society. So, second day of O'Week is pretty important for us.
- Third and forth day was clubs/societies. Mind you, it was PACKED, because who doesn't want free stuff? I remember one of the billboards said, "brace yourselves, FIRST YEARS ARE RAIDING UNI NOW." Oh how that cracked me up laughing. Hahahaha.
My advice for applying clubs/societies is think about which clubs you have time for in your first semester, don't get pressured into joining a club/society, know which clubs you REALLY want to join, and don't join because they a free BBQ and booze going on. I spent $30 on clubs/societies, and I only went to events in two clubs/societies, which was Flare and Music Student Society. I tried going to other events that my chosen club/societies organised, but they were out of my schedule unfortunately. Studying comes first, fun comes later.
- There will be 'historical walks' aka pub crawls, but I didn't really go because I'm not a drinker.
- There will be parties (which I didn't go), and there will be a one huge event (where I did go, which was 'Night at Luna Park' - TOTALLY WORTH IT).
Did I burn out in my first Semester of Uni by my 12 hour, full on schedule each day?
- I almost did, until a friend came into my life and said, "I think you need a break. Seriously." After hanging out, living my life a little, I was totally refreshed after I had a break when things get tough. I wish I told them how much they changed my life after that.
- Sometimes, there's days when I can't take uni anymore, and I go to one of the cubicles in the toilets, sobbing silently, or just needed time to be alone and take a deep breath. This was during that time when I was frustrated and stressed about uni one time, which was mentioned in one of my blog posts.
Releasing your tears in public, is what I fear the most now when I'm in Uni. Crying in school was one of the safest places you can do. But now, it's not the best place to release your inner emotions in uni, or in public. Hahaha.
- What helped me get through my full on schedule was having instant hot drinks. It was one of my nice, small rewards throughout my day. Next semester, I have Teh Tarik (Milk Tea), good quality hot chocolates, lattes, you name it! I have them all stocked up in my kitchen, and I'll be feeling satisfied next semester every day. Haha!
- There are some days when I totally smashed it with a blitz; I went through the day like a champ! It was the most greatest feeling ever. Hahaha
Did I go out partying?
- Oh yes, I did, and only one actually. Hahaha. Music Students Society (MSS) organised a disco at the end of Semester 1, which made me SUPER excited to attend to. I didn't regret going to this event. Hahaha! We had about 30 people there, which made the dance floor have more space to go crazy. Haha! There were glow sticks, 80s, 90s and 2000s music that everybody loves hearing, and good drinks. Best part of that night is when Macarena and the Nutbush went on the dance floor. Gotta love Nutbush and Macarena. <3
- Partying isn't everything if you fear of missing out. Sure you miss the fun, and all, but studying comes first. Seriously, there's better things to do than to drink and partying every week. My mum always remind me that my siblings didn't go to parties all the time during uni, because they didn't really need to, or didn't feel like it. So, it made me think that it's okay to not go to parties. You is you. Them is them. Besides, you don't miss out on what they did anyways.
I think I should leave it there for now. I'll be covering my experience with exams, and how I studied for my subjects, and a mini review of each of my subjects throughout our Semester Break. Ciao for later!
- Nicole
Music suggestion for this post, for dealing with stress?
I should really put this song on my iPod when I have known this song for many years. Haha!
Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
Music suggestion for remembering the fun days?
Best Days of My Life by American Authors
During VCESS 2014, this song was played on the last day of VCE Summer School. There were many good times hold behind this song. <3
Hey readers!
So, my first 'mini-review' post about undergrad uni life is about the transport. As part of the Kwong Lee Dow Young Scholars program, I'd already had some practice making my way to and from uni, which was good. BUT I have learnt to make the most of my travelling time.
It takes me about and hour and a half to get to uni. I don't mind the long travel as it has always been my dream to attend The University of Melbourne! I've found that when catching a tram from Melbourne Central, as opposed to Flinders Street, it's time to play the balance game, perched precariously on the edge of the step and hoping you don't fall out at Queensberry St... haha! Here are some tips about using public transport I've discovered.
1. Do your readings on the train
This is a great way to use the time you are going to spend sitting down with nothing to do, and it prepares you brain to tackle subjects from the reading in class that day! If there's enough room, you could do some work too.
2. Find a great book, and read it
Self-explanatory... the train is actually a great place to relax.
3. Use PTV journey planner!
It's on the PTV website - you just put in where you will start and end, and it does the rest for you to find the quickest journey. It also lets you see when there are delays, replacement buses etc.
4. Explore the city
Just in case you ever need to catch a different tram line, such as if Swanston St is closed for an event, it's good to know the layout of the city to work out other ways to get to uni!
That's all for this post!
Good luck with your transport in sem 2, hoping for minimal delays and maximum productivity in the form of doing your readings on the train!
Bella :)
I recently finished registering my timetable, and so far, it has gone my way. Woohoo! I'm a little worried on Mondays, as it is full of tutorials back-to-back. But it's fine! They finish five minutes before the actual time. So, I have plenty of time to power walk to my next class. Hahaha.
As a music student, it's probably different for us, compared to the other faculties... maybe. We have already scheduled lectures in our timetable, as we have only have one time slot for each of our lectures. So, I didn't have to worry about it this morning. But for all of the other subjects, I do have to focus that one bit in the morning. I'm still awake, even though I should go back to sleep; I'm still drowsy, and still in my PJs. Hahaha. I wish I took a screenshot of what my timetable looked like before I registered, but I was focused on registering my Psychology Lectures and Tutorials firstly.
What I always register first is my breadth subject. The reason why for this is because there's thousands of students doing that breadth subject. Therefore, my priorities were firstly registering my breadth subject, which is MBB2 (Mind, Brain and Behaviour 2). Registering is easy. You click 'change', then you click the time slots that you want on the timetabling web. There's millions of time slots you can register. So, make sure you double check if you selected the right one. Then lastly, I register my music subjects. In the con, there's a 150 first year music students, so I don't really worry about it too much on registering my music subjects. Unlike Science, and the others, they would have to stress a lot on timetabling day (thousands of students from their faculty trying to register). :\
Next semester's timetable is different than I thought it would be; I couldn't schedule the same time slots like Semester 1. So, I have to have my subjects back-to-back to make room for work, and have a day off. Mmm... sweet back-to-back timetable. This is what my timetable looks like...
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1HpuJ1uehTSlhv4MCUToP-Z_9w8WuOwJYu4JEI3KvfeM/edit?usp=sharing
But actually it's going to be like this...
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1_Rw-xqW6sj6Ynt5C4aBtHI_cCVwfmeLuXzu7p5geVuQ/edit?usp=sharing
Purple - Practising
Red - Music Performance 2
Black - Work
Green - Level 2 Subject (Tutorial) [Alexander Technique]
Pink - Aural Studies
Yellow - Mind, Brain and Behaviour 2
Light Blue - Baroque and Classical Studies
So, as you can see, it's jam packed with practising mostly, and it's crammed! Hahaha.
Music students - less contact hours, but hours of practising, and trying to study as well. Hahahahaha.
Practising is going to be different this time. I expect that I have to focus more than Semester 1, as I need to use my time wisely now. Two hours is not enough. Three is enough for me. Therefore, it's going to be a challenge in getting my expected practising hours up. Oh well.
For those who are stressing, and needed something to relate to, this is what I was thinking before, during, and after registering my classes:
8:00AM - wakes up from a stressing dream about being late about registering my classes
"OH my god. What's the time? Oh..."
*Goes back to sleep, while ignoring my cat knocking at my door*
8:40AM - Alarm rings
"SNOOZE"
8:50AM - Alarm rings again
"Fineeeee, I'll get up"
8:50AM until onwards
"Waitingg. OH 9AM! *Refresh*"
*Click change to edit my timetable*
"Uhh... did I click the right time slots?"
*scrolls up*
"Yes I did. DONE."
"Should I change my time slots?"
"NO. YOU MADE YOUR CHOICE. NO CHANGIES. Drowsy you is not good at making decisions"
"Okay." *clicks class*
Friend: Hey, do you want to go in [this slot for tutorials]
Me thinking: Please don't make me change my mind about my timetable please. Hahaha. Today, is not the day to get influenced by any body. God, it's like another lecture on Free Will from MBB1 all over again. Sorry buddy, not going to change it. Hahaha.
*After 10 minutes of registering*
"DONNEEEE. Go back to sleep?"
"My beautiful back-to-back timetable. So beautiful. :") HAHHAA"
*Friends messaging me about questions on timetables and subjects*
"I wanna go back to sleep please, but I want to be a good, helping friend, so why not?"
"Google and Handbook is your best friend"
"Student notices about registering is on the Student portal"
"Sometimes assuming about timetabling is probably the right thing to do."
"I'm happy to help you in how to register, but there's a how to tutorial on how to register your subjects. Hahhahaa"
*After a good half hour, or 45 minutes of discussing their issues about timetabling*
"I can finally go back to sleep. Wait... maybe I should do some blogging about timetabling."
*Writes blog for another 45 minutes?*
"Okay, done. Oh dear, look at the time. Eh. Whatever, I'll take a 30 minute nap. Goodnight world!"
Alrighty, I can finally go back to sleep. Goodnight, and have fun in registering your classes!
- Nicole
Music suggestion for this post for those who...
have clashes - "Forget You by Cee Lo Green"
have nice, looking, successfully scheduled timetables - "U Can't Touch This by MC Hammer"
were stressing about timetabling - "Under Pressure by Queen"
are still registering their timetables - "Benny Hill by The Edwin Davids Jazz Band"
Hey everyone! Yesterday I had my last exam for business law! Which means today I'm free! Yaaaaaay! I have been waiting for this day for so long... my last exam was pretty late (I think it was the second last day of the exam period), so I have been sitting sadly studying for a week or so while all my other friends had finished their exams already, so I feel my freedom is well deserved. Except business law was a great subject (I recommend it as breadth!) so I didn't mind the late exam really. It just gave me more time to study!
The only setback was that on my exam timetable it said 'Start time 8:30, Reading Time 0 minutes' so we all thought we would just start writing at 8:30. Then the supervisors said we couldn't go in and start until 8:45, because we had no reading time, so I thought we had lost 15 mins of our exam! Then at 10am I was wondering why they hadn't told us the exam was over, then they said it was finishing at 10:15. We hadn't lost 15 mins after all - I had panicked for nothing. Haha! Oh well, I'll know for next time. I usually finish multi-choice exams quite quickly anyway though, as I'm a fast reader, I had lots of practice reading pretty much 24/7 in primary school when I wasn't at school, dancing, eating or sleeping. Hahaha! This is good most of the time, but it can be easy to misread questions if you skim over one word! Always check guys.
Yesterday I had a really fun afternoon exploring the city and Docklands with two friends after my exam. We had a really nice lunch and chat and watched funny videos. It was definitely a fantastic way to start my winter break.
You will be seeing lots of posts from me over the winter break, as I'm thinking of doing 'mini-reviews' on a few aspects of university life, since semester one is over, and that's what you're all here for, to learn about the life of a first year. So I really hope you all enjoy those. Sorry for the excessive exclamation marks and commas in this post - I am just really excited for the holidays!!!
See ya for now,
Bella :)
Hello! Hope you have all organised your potential timetable for tomorrow! Here's some things I've put together for those worried fellas out there. :)
FIRST YEAR, BACHELOR OF MUSIC STUDENTS
- Music Performance 2 is the same as Music Performance 1 (scheduling of our seminars, and private lessons)
- Please check the handbook for your contact hours of that particular subject, and the amounts of lectures and tutorials you'll be having
- Handbook is your best friend
- Aural Studies tutorials should be based on what time slot you have chosen. From what I saw in our handbook for our subject, it looks like it is not based by our test results from that evil musicianship test we took in for our audition.
- Applied Skills Elective Subject selection - look through it throughly. Make sure you feel that the assessments is good for you, and classes and ect.
- Baroque and Classical Lectures (Lecture 1 and 2) is one after another every Thursday morning, because Melbourne Uni is that super for not scheduling it together as one. So, please don't be confused. Hahaha.
- History Subjects - it is highly suggested to go from order. For example, Baroque & Classical Music -> 19th Century -> Impressionist and Postmodernism.
I personally think it is a good idea, and the right logical decision to go from order. You don't want to be switching historical periods every year. Hahaha. Your brain needs a structured plan sometimes. If you hate Baroque & Classical, I feel you. But I think it will be a good idea to explore your repertoire in your Bachelor Degree. Make the most out of it. :)
- Piano Duo and Duet for first years is a no from the selection panel. It's mostly prioritised towards second to forth years. But there's no harm in trying. It's very rare for first year pianists to be studying an ensemble. So, the chance is least likely to be getting in. Sorry pianists. I know it's sad. I'm disappointed too. Oh well, second year it is.
- Chamber Music - very rare that first years would get in. We would have to get special permission to be taking Chamber Music as first years. So, it's a definite no go for us unfortunately. :(
- I heard ensembles is hard to get in for first years. MAN, that's sad actually! Hahaha.
However! There is no harm in auditioning... excluding Chamber Music. Hahahaha... haaaaa :\
- Didn't get into an ensemble, and you dislike Choir for whatever reason? Maybe do Alexander Technique to increase your knowledge in performing, and practising, or some other subject for fun. Hahaha :)
- Try to avoid scheduling your classes with your private lesson. If you have a clash, then let your teacher know as soon as possible!
- Remember to make time with your practises! 3 hours is a good amount of time practising.
WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IN SEMESTER TWO?
Selected History Subject
Applied Skills Elective Subject
Breadth Subject
Aural Studies
Music Performance 2 (Concert Class, Instrumental Class, and Private Lesson with your teacher)
GENERAL FAQ/TIPS ON TIMETABLING
- How do I even organise my timetable?
Handbook. Refer to Handbook. Simply search... [subject code] [uni melb.] boom, done.
Writing out on paper is the best... with pencil.
- Google is your best friend
- Handbook is your best friend
- Try not to be influenced by what your friends are doing. Remember, it's your degree, therefore you should do what you gotta do in achieving what you want out from your degree.
- You can try to schedule into the same classes with your friends, but remember first year is the year to mingle! So, don't be shy in making new friends. Also, it's your timetable, do what works for you and your brain. Timetabling is suppose to be for you, and what works for you. If you have your friends in your scheduled timetable, that's a bonus. :)
- Don't be discouraged in it would be a hard subject for you. You never know if it's going to be easy for you. If it's an intense subject, and you enjoy learning the content, keep doing it in your second semester! :)
- If you're having troubles in picking a breadth/applied skills subject, select on a subject that captures your attention the most, or exploring your pathways (referring to my previous blog post about choosing your Applied Skills Electives/Breadth Subjects)
- If the handbook doesn't answer your questions/thoughts, probably read it again carefully. Then, you can ask your friends/community if you have more questions/concerns.
- If you're planning to cram all of your subjects to get a day off, please make sure you have a lunch break, or a break to walk to your next class! Having breaks is a rewarding thing to have in your timetable! Plus, you can study, or socialise in your break too!
- Dates and times for timetabling is on the student portal -> notices
- I suggest researching your subjects throughly before timetabling. If you change your mind later on in your second half of your semester, rescheduling your timetable would be chaotic and stressful.
- Please remember to enrol your subjects for Semester Two, and double check for the correct selected subjects!
- Follow 13 MELB Twitter for updates about class registration
- Limit your access to one session. Attempting to simultaneously log in with multiple devices and browsers will slow down system access for you and others.
- Avoid refreshing the page. Refreshing will cause further delays, as you will be taken to the back of the processing queue.
- First come, first serve deal - so be there on time to get the best for your timetables!
- Refer to your Study Plan! It helps a lot in what you want to study in each year!
These tips is pretty much using common sense. But hey, it's nice to be reminded, right?
Music for when your timetabling tomorrow morning? Benny Hill by The Edwin Davids Jazz Band
You'll love this one. ;)
Have fun scheduling your timetables at 9AM tomorrow!
- Nicole
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