I am currently doing four units while trying to maintain a thirty hour work week at my retail job to pay rent. My grades are starting to suffer and I am constantly exhausted trying to keep up with lecture recordings. Has anyone made the switch to doing just two units a semester and did it significantly improve your mental health or just drag out the pain of university?
I caught a proper nasty bug last week and applied for a forty-eight hour deferral on my major report with a medical certificate attached. The portal status has been sitting on pending review for four days now and the assignment is literally due tonight. Do the unit coordinators actually check the system notes or am I going to get slammed with a late penalty?
I cannot understand why we are forced to waste time and tuition money on a generic, fluff unit like QUT You. It has zero practical relevance to my actual degree, the modules feel like they were written for middle school students, and the marking feels completely arbitrary
I’m still a student and trying to get a realistic idea of what changes once you’re actually working on road. What parts of the job still catch you off guard even after you’ve got experience?
I’m at QUT and have been watching a lot of YouTube channels and listening to podcasts to help the concepts stick. Does anyone have any specific Aussie focused resources that align well with our university curriculum and QAS CPGs?
I am mostly terrified of forgetting everything I learned in the sim lab the moment I actually have a patient in the back of the truck
I’ve had pretty mixed results with it tbh. The career services side seems good for resume checks, LinkedIn advice, interview prep and all that, but most people I know who got solid internships mostly did it themselves through networking, cold applying, or just spamming applications everywhere. Feels like QUT gives you a few tools and job boards but you still have to put in all the work yourself. Has anyone here actually landed a really good internship directly through QUT support or uni connections?
I’m struggling with the Math in Finance 101 unit this year. I was told it would just need decent numeracy skills, but some of the formulas feel way more advanced than expected. I’m not sure if it’s worth paying for a private tutor
I am a first year and I have a 9 AM lecture tomorrow that is also being recorded for Canvas. I am struggling to find the motivation to trek into campus just to sit in a half-empty hall
I’m moving into my second-year finance subjects and honestly, the jump looks a bit intimidating. First year was a lot of broad theory and group projects, but now that the math and Excel modeling are ramping up, I feel like I'm actually starting my degree. For those who've done it, is it a massive spike in weekly hours or just a shift in how much you have to focus?
GP Library Level 3 is okay, but I feel like I'm in a fishbowl. Does anyone have a secret low traffic spot they’re willing to gatekeep slightly less?