Thanks for the reply! I need to know a rough description of the difficulty of overloading. I realize that it can differ greatly from one student to another, but there has got to be a yardstick I can depend on as an estimate. For these people you know, how did they find it? E.g:

-Is it possible to score 5 distinctions in a semester, provided you put in major effort? (ie. minimal leisure activities, minimum of 5 hours a day of revision). Is this only possible for *extremely* talented and intelligent students?
-Would very early preparation make the above achievable, ie hardcore revision right when the semester starts?
-How hectic is it, in regards to really score during an overload semester? Is dividing time in your life an absolutely pain?
-Effects on mental health, stamina and fatigue?

These are the questions I can think of at the moment. Thank you!

what job did u get in usa?
im planning to spend the year end holiday for this, and then start my year 3 in caulfield campus

whats the procedure to review my exam paper? i have a sneaking suspicion that my lecturer didnt add in my first assignment marks... delivered it in the wrong box hence why theres a possibility he forgot... just need to make sure

is Psychology units a good choice for elective? @@

email the lecturer or ask the course management office.but so far till the last sem,i just email lecturer and they will set a time.if have to deal with course management office,will take some time

In theory it is very possible to get D in all 5 if the subjects do not involve group projects/assignments. It may be more beneficial to take a summer class instead.

im enrollin for bbuscom july intake. anyadvice or preparation i can take? im boooreeed.

get your authcate done if you know how to do it,read up on the unit guides on what each unit is roughly about

Yes it is very possible since Distinctions are not that hard to get, and it is not restricted to very talented students.
Hardcore preparation is not needed. However, I would suggest constant preparation so that you don't fall behind.
Again, how hard the overload process is depends on the units you are taking. Taking five 3rd year units differ greatly from taking five 2nd year units.
Most of my frens still managed to have leisure time

any textbooks available/needed and anywhere to recommend to get them?

textbooks are available in the bookstore in the campus or you could get the used ones from the seniors.for biz stats if you are taking the textbook is not necessary,for other unit textbook is quite important

islamic banking ah? wow!
so bad im not majoring finance..
islamic sounds hard for me lol..
any other suggestions?

starbucks barista -> starbucks trainer/lead -> starbucks trainer/lead+bar cook ^^^

i heard that monash is going to have the starbuck cafe there, does any1 know where it is located, i only see the american coffee

1. 1st year unit.. many would say money and caps is much harder than this
2. no super math genius necessary - only one or two formulas for the whole sem.. d hiba calculation.. quite simple and straightforward
3. more on diagrams and understanding of theory (written essays) than calculations
4. i forgot to bring calculator in the exam but its ok because the exam is 95% written..only half a question based on calculations
5. but its ok i got a D for it
6. its not religion class, dun get islamophobic over the name.. its just another system to complement the jewish banking system aka conventional banking

there are others but quite challenging or they're core units.. psy1011 the basic psychology 100% objective, 100Q.. but.. u will wish it was subjective.. or the intro to management (core), then int'l business mgw2351 (not bad), intro to e-business (quite a lot of frens took but personally not my thing ), then accounting B (if ur acc major its required), and not too sure if they still do intro to marketing mkw1120 in summer nowadays.

For accounting A, it was super popular to register a place in summer if you feel that u wont pass it on the first try (for july intake), in oct 2008, the waiting list was an A4 paper long

---

Added on July 11, 2011, 3:50 amPsy 1011 (psycho 1A) needs some reading (textbook + couple more would be good, as the questions are not direct) and time commitments (dun skip labs more than once without good reasons, otherwise will impact ur attendance record which is a hurdle requirement). It has a couple of classes on history (who said what, who proposed what) about the early founders of psychology though, so if u guys absolutely hate history and additional reading - may wanna reconsider

---

Added on July 11, 2011, 3:52 amUsed ones are available, but check the bookshop, sometimes new edition comes out. Primetime for used book sellers is the 2nd week of classes. Sometimes sunway college bookstore may be cheaper, so shop around.

This post has been edited by ceo684: Jul 11 2011, 03:53 AM

Well, I'm going to take summer class, but they only offer one subject relevant to my majors so I will still need to overload to graduate in time.

Thank you! So I need to be careful not to overload on all 5 3rd year subjects and I should be fine, right? What were your friends' majors? I'm planning to go Management/Business Law, and although I'm quite interested in these, I'm afraid I might not have what it takes to overload. Time division shouldn't be too hard right, and your friends didn't end up all tired and stuff every week?

Yeah that's right, try not to do all 3rd units or you'll just end up pressurizing yourself.
Most of them are majoring in Accounting & Finance.
As I said, they just put in a little extra effort but still managed to have time to go out for drinks and stuff

Grats guys,
I'm not from MOnash, VU instead. Your friendly neighborhood. Just got my results yesterday. Officially graduated.

Thanks, Monya. I think I'll go for an overload with a mix of year 2 and year 3 subjects then. I hope this will work, and wish me luck!

And congratulations, yezhacolic!

Wokay, all the best!