b economics vs b com (1 Viewer)

[aditya]

I've realised that im not gonna get high enough for b com, but i think b eco is within range... could you guys please advise on the relative diffuculty in switching from b eco to bcom once the required marks have been achieved? ( not conerned about subjects)

Also how hard is it to change from a distinction average in b economics, to a b law/com course????

and another thing, im interested in finance, and i saw that uni mac have a applid finance/bcom combiend course? is this better than majoring in finance in a bcom course at unsw? and why??

thank you so much!

 

[Minai]

Provided u get a UAI for economics, you should be able to transfer to commerce with a mid-credit average (as an absolute minimum) - but I'd try to aim for distinction average, simply because competition will be tougher every year

About the switch to law - with a distinction average in economics, you have almost no chance of getting into law (simply because I tried that and failed, with a UAI of 95.25 and a Distinction average in 1st yr B.Ec - again, it gets tougher every year)

about the mac v unsw - its up to you to decide, go to the open days and find out what the prospects are like for each course
I'd say UNSW, because it has a much better rep for its commerce faculty here, and internationally, and also, a finance major here is only 3 years, whereas the macq degree is 4

 

[aditya]

really! no chance?!

damn.. thast rpetty steep...

so wat if ugot a uai of say 97.5 and distinction? then?

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by aditya
really! no chance?!

damn.. thast rpetty steep...

so wat if ugot a uai of say 97.5 and distinction? then?

well obviously that'll give u more chance (almost certainly - depending on the other applicants)
I'm just going by what you said before, from B.Ec (assuming your UAI was lower than the commerce cutoff)

 

[aditya]

so to clarify.... 97.5 uai, distinction avg in bcom = almost certainly to b law?

 

[mraverage]

nothing is certain but youd have a good chance... but u have heaps of time to trials and hsc so if u work harder...

 

[i-color]

i dunno whether a 97UAI and a distinction average would DEFINITELY get you into law...when i went to open day, the woman said it was pretty difficult unless you at least go high D average. Cos there are many people who jut miss out on law and get high D in first year who are going to try to compete into law.

 

[Frigid]

Originally posted by i-color
Cos there are many people who jut miss out on law and get high D in first year who are going to try to compete into law.

those stupid uai 99 ppl with their HD averages!!!

its so fricking hard getting HD average! >.<

 

[aditya]

Originally posted by mraverage
nothing is certain but youd have a good chance... but u have heaps of time to trials and hsc so if u work harder...

HAHAHAHAH!!!!

I think I could've if i tried HEAPS hard at the start of the year.. but its waaaay too late for 99.35....

anyway- i feel if i work hard i can get 97, but i dunt think i will work hard... so im setting my eyes on the b ecnomics =)

thanks for your help...

i think working hard in uni will be easier than at shcool, because simply i love ecnomics/commerce =)

anyway

thanks guys (Y) and girls

 

[aditya]

by the way... wats the likelihood of the beco course rising abouve 94 :$ and the bcom course coming down to 95.5? :$

hehe

no seriosuly =|

 

[ohne]

Originally posted by aditya
by the way... wats the likelihood of the beco course rising abouve 94 :$ and the bcom course coming down to 95.5? :$

hehe

no seriosuly =|

Unlikely. The number of economics graduates has been falling for many years and the number of business/commerce graduates has been rising. This seems unlikely to change.

 

[addz]

Originally posted by aditya
i think working hard in uni will be easier than at shcool, because simply i love ecnomics/commerce =)

at uni its not that easy to get really high marks..unless you put the effort in..
sure first year eco/comm subj's arent that hard but i guess you need to invest the time into making sure you know most of it..but i guess it helps if you have an interest in it to actually enjoy what your learning..

like, i like eco and micro aint too bad and i dont study that much for it...but for some of my friends its different coz they've never touched any comm subjects b4 at high school so its a totally new thing..
same with law...i liked legal studies...but its pretty fukin hard to get good marks in law..well maybe thats just me

 

[Minai]

Originally posted by i-color
i dunno whether a 97UAI and a distinction average would DEFINITELY get you into law...when i went to open day, the woman said it was pretty difficult unless you at least go high D average. Cos there are many people who jut miss out on law and get high D in first year who are going to try to compete into law.

Yes its not definite - but the last couple of years it has been
I mean, the Non recent school leaver rankings for UNSW law have been around 95.8 (in 2003 anyway), which means if you have a UAI of 96 and a Distinction average, you'd be in

 

[Exeter]

lol my friend said i should get top marks, and then try to transfer in law, and if i get it, drop it on the last minute so ppl miss out
ahaha so evil

 

[addz]

cant they still "replace" you??

 

[aditya]

yes obviously ur friends a retard and shouldnt ever be mentioned again...

 

[Exeter]

my friend got an extremely high uai and is currently in a cadetship program that you want to get in and was only saying that as a joke
also calling someone a retard as a derogotary term is incredibly rude, so i'd watch what you before you mouth off again

 

[aditya]

was a figure of speech... and u should associate ur stories to relevent forums? random...

and i didnt mean it that seriously.. as uve made it out to be... i was also joking

tahnks everyone alot for your help!

 

[Shawny]

man
with all the gay fuking exams for commerce being a bitch so far
transfering is gonna be hard

 

[:: ck ::]

can u transfer into commerce from eco ... if u wanna do actuary

as in transfer to first yr commerce agn =.="

i haf no idea wut i wanna do if i cant get into actuary at mac or unsw...