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I had a mid semester exam that I missed due to illness, I got spec con approved and am taking my exam this week. The Mid sem was already graded and when they released the grades the email stated that people who got special consideration approved are not permitted to view the exam paper and if they do they will get 0 automatically.

Today I was going through the canvas opening all the files under the mid semester exam modules and opened a file titled Midsem Review. I wasn’t thinking and was just going through the entirety of the module to go through all the practice/ study materials. When I opened it I realized that this was this semesters exam. I closed it immediately but google says that teachers can see who opened what. Am I going to get 0 for this exam?? Should i email my tutor preemptively explaining what happened? Google says that teachers can also see time stamps (I think) so could they see that I closed the tab immediately? I seriously didn’t realise what I was doing, the module is filled with files labeled practice and review and also past papers form last year and I was just browsing through the content to study. What should I do??

I have seen some posts inquiring into whether or not Sydney will be reintroducing interviews as part of the MD admissions process, but I’m wondering:

In the next several years or so, will Sydney remove the GPA hurdle (currently a credit average) and instead weight GPA? That is to say, will GPA become more important, and will MD applicants ever need super high academic results from their undergraduate degree for entry?

I’m wondering as I’ll be starting an Arts undergrad at Sydney, but I’m not sure if I should choose slightly ‘easier’ subjects such as English or History over something a little more rigorous like Philosophy (which is what I really want to do).

Thanks guys

I used to enjoy coming onto university campus. I enjoyed appreciating the architectural beauty of the buildings and I am studying what I am passionate about (psychology). However, my life took a turn over the course of the last month where I became attached to a student I met on campus. Our relationship became increasingly toxic, and then abusive. I have blocked him across all social medias now, but now when I walk through campus, I am going to remember meeting him here or talking with him there, and it disturbs me. It makes me very upset, and the entire atmosphere at campus has become tainted for me now

I graduated this month and one thing I honestly didn't expect was how different everything feels once you're actually out of uni. While you're studying, it's really easy to think that getting the degree is the main thing and that you'll figure out the rest later. But now that I'm actually looking at jobs, I'm noticing how many people graduate without much practical experience, projects they can actually talk about, or connections in the industries they want to get into.

I started thinking about this after my internship at Tesla. I met people from very different backgrounds and career paths, and one thing that stuck with me was hearing some people say that "we got it easy." At first I didn't think much of it, but afterwards I kept thinking about what that actually means for someone who doesn't have those opportunities or connections.

It made me wonder whether universities are doing enough to help students understand the actual job market before they graduate. Not just career workshops or CV reviews, but actually giving students opportunities to work on real projects, meet professionals, attend industry events and build connections while they're still studying.

One of my friends and I have been thinking about potentially starting something around this, basically a university society where the whole point is helping students get closer to the real market before they graduate.

I'm still figuring out whether this is actually a good idea though. If you were still at uni, would something like this actually be useful to you, or would you just ignore it like every other career society?

Hey guys! I’m a transfer student thinking about majoring in Economics under a Bachelor of Arts degree. I was wondering if the Economics major at USYD requires a lot of math. I’m not very good with numbers, but I’m better at writing and analyzing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

hey guys, I’m just wondering if anyone had other experiences transferring credits from UOW to Sydney - preferably in econ/comm/business?
usyd is my dream uni so I’m aiming to be able to transfer there for 2028.

thanks in advance!!