eh lolz.
btw; which tafe college in perth is good? i wanna do additional courses.

anyone from RMIT?

You can only type down the EAP homework stuff but all the other exam essays must be handwritten in the examination booklet.

The recommended length of 1500 words is usually too short for a good literature essay and most students will go up to 2500-3000. The length of the literature exam is usually 3 hours.

Trinity really helps you for uni even though the course may be quite intense and tough at times. It is after the all the best (and most expensive) foundation course in australia.... you don't want to pay 20k AUD for nothing, do you? Don't worry too much, I can guarantee that you'll be able to write that much by the time you reach term 4.

By the way, what are you planning to do in university and what subjects are you doing in trinity?

Well..even though I suck in accounting, im taking up accounting in uni.

in trinity, it will be English, History of Ideas, Accounting, Mathematics (either 1 or 2), and 1 more subject...which i havent made up my mind yet.

any suggestions??

Edit: what does academic writing means??

This post has been edited by HyeoshinX: Jan 28 2008, 10:00 PM

The foundation course at trinity takes four terms to complete? That's two years, right? I thought all Australian foundation courses only took a year.

hmm...let me see.... I guess you will benefit from taking both Maths 1 and maths 2 if you like maths. That will make 3 electives but I will suggest that you throw in another elective such as economics. You could always drop one subject if you think you can't handle it, but I think you'd do quite well with accounting, maths 1, maths 2 and economics.

I was aiming for something along the health science stream so I took maths 1, maths 2, chem and physics. When I received my results, I realised that taking 4 electives really paid off since all 4 of them contributed to my best 4 score.

Academic writing is the way universities want their essays to be written. It is mainly researching, building up an argument and writing an essay. You will be expected to use proper English register, grammar..etc and NOT plagiarize. Once again, don't worry...as Trinity will teach you academic writing in EAP and HOI.

No... There are 2 semesters (about 4.5 months each semester) each year and 2 terms in each semester. Thus, it makes 4 semester. You can think of a term as mid-semester.

This post has been edited by zltan: Jan 28 2008, 10:26 PM

Staying in Box Hill is so cheap?

Hmm..taking 4 electives may be too much for me too handle..i'm afraid i wont do well in accounting and maths (i like maths but..and i suck at accounting during secondary school period) and is there like a tuition classes that we can take??

hey..Im going to trinity too.
I am aiming for dentistry so Im going to take maths 1, chem and biology. I don't think i would be able to handle maths 2 and physics, so do you have any suggestions on my 4th electives ?

hyeoshinx when are you leaving to melbourne ?

EDIT : ok I see you are going this wednesday (didn't see the previous post just now), so you are not going to celebrate CNY here ?

This post has been edited by genejere: Jan 29 2008, 12:17 AM

we are allowed 5 subjects..2 core + 3 electives..

im not going to celebrate CNY...

and i'm feeling really sad leaving many friends any family behind (even though i'm staying with my relatives) + scared about studying the subjects i'm taking...

$320 per week is too much, even for a place like UniLodge. You can share (2 person, own room) a very good apartment in Kingsford/Kensington around $250/week, including bills. As a student, you don't need facilities (use UniGym) and the high end security systems are just an overkill.
Rents are generally increasing due to the ever increasing interest rates, hence cost of mortgage. It's a buyers market, so rental properties are being stretched pretty tight.

This post has been edited by chris_c28: Jan 29 2008, 05:38 AM

You will be learning in a university-type environment. For each subject, you'll have 1 lecture and 1 tutorial a week. A tutorial is a smaller group(about 14 students) which enforces what you learn in lectures. Thus, there would be no need for private tuition classes.

You could probably take accounting as a 4th elective. It is quite easy to score and it could help you.

The prerequisite for dentistry is(assuming you take chem, maths 1, bio and accounting):
Subject 1: English
Subject 2: Chemistry
Subject 3: Maths 1, Maths 2 or physics
Subject 4: One other-Biology, Accounting, HOI

Thus, using this combination, you could easily use accounting as your best 4 just in case your bio mark is not very good.


Yup, you are allowed 5 subjects, but some students take up to 6 subjects and get 7 marks in their result slips(including EAP). Since you are not taking any science subject, you will have quite a lot of free periods. So, I guess you will be better off doing another elective. You could always drop one subject after term 1 or 2 if you think you can't cope.

Good luck guys!

Okay, the cheapest room is AUD284 in unilodge.. plus with the charge AUD10 - an exception for the first time, per key card lost (I think I lost mine, or locked myself out about 5 times)
I didn't have any choice because I was under-18, Im staying elsewhere this year but.
I think it would be hard to find a place in Kingsford/Kensington right now since its like peak time for students looking for accommodations.
Im thinking of... Waterloo if Im really desperate.

ok, then i will be taking english, hoi, chemistry, maths 1, biology and accounting then. Would all my classes being fully arranged ? From Monday to Friday 9am-5.30pm ? I hope I have one or two empty periods..Do we have extra classes on Saturday/lunch break ?

This post has been edited by genejere: Jan 29 2008, 01:54 PM

You will have 2 free periods every week if you are taking that combination. You have chem and maths 1 optional extra classes on Saturdays. I recommend that you go for the chemistry class. You also have optional bio and accounting classes, but I'm not sure when since I did not take those subjects.

You should contact your school about the SPM cert ASAP then, just give everything to IDP. Come to Sydney!! XD

Wanna try Uni Adelaide or UWA. I heard UWA engineer graduate is well-sought after graduation due to booming industry in Western Australia.

ok, 2 free periods is good, haha

I think I will go for chemistry and biology extra classes. Thanks for your information.

i will most likely be going to UWA this march, if everything goes well..
any general tips can give me?
i don't even know what to pack.. haha

yeah it's cheap to stay in box hill