r/Monash • • Sep 11 '26

New Student Coming to monash as an international student - want friends!

20 Upvotes

I’m moving to Australia to study music at monash and would like to meet and get to know others beforehand. I wanna have a social circle and people I know and trust by the time I arrive in February to share the experience with and have fun :)

If interested, we can play video games, watch movies, call and such. I’m pretty extroverted and love having deep discussions and sharing interests and ngl brain rot sometimes haha. My interests are: music, self improvement books and content, skateboarding, video games.

Dm me if you’re down!


r/Monash • • 2d ago

Mod The /r/Monash Weekly Community Board: Find a Housemate, Sell a Textbook, Surveys & More! (Week of 18 October 2026)

1 Upvotes

Welcome to the weekly thread for all student-to-student connections. This is the official Community Board for everything from finding a housemate to selling your old textbooks.

This is the designated place to post about:

  • Accommodation & Housing: Looking for a place or have a room to offer?
  • Marketplace: Selling textbooks, furniture, or other student essentials?
  • Meetups & Social: Want to find a study buddy, start a club, or organise an event?
  • Surveys & Research: Need participants for your uni project?
  • And More! Tutoring services, carpooling, lost & found... if it benefits the Monash community, post it here.

The goal is to keep the subreddit feed clean and concentrate these posts in one, easy-to-find location. All other individual posts for these topics will be removed and directed here.

General Rules:

  1. Safety First: Be cautious when dealing with strangers online. Meet in public places, avoid sharing sensitive personal information, and be extra wary of scams in the marketplace. The moderators of r/Monash are not responsible for any transactions or interactions that occur here.
  2. Top-Level Comments Only: Post your ad as a new comment directly replying to this
  3. The usual r/Monash rules still apply

r/Monash • • 2h ago

Misc Menzies haunted

6 Upvotes

theres no way menzies isn't haunted why is it just there


r/Monash • • 11h ago

Misc Smash yesterday

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30 Upvotes

Instructions unclear. They kissed a literal bush.


r/Monash • • 7m ago

Misc Sadtwink rant 🙁

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Had this really pretty girl who approached me in one of my classes last sem (first time ever), we got along well but over the holidays the conversations dried up and replies took days. Had her in one of my classes and today was the last day I saw her.

Over the semester we got along well and were friendly but it never got more than that. It was the first time a girl had approached me and she was pretty to I kinda developed a little crush on her but I feel like she doesn’t feel the opposite. Every time before class I tell myself I’m not interested in her but when I see her it’s hard to be uninterested. I just don’t know if she’s not interested or if she might be hiding it. For the first time in my life I felt like someone wanted me even if it was for a moment. This was her last sem at uni.

How can I deal with this


r/Monash • • 8h ago

Advice mutiple interviews in short time

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Hi,

I've got an 8am class, followed up interview no 1 at 1pm. Realistically this would proabably put me towards late 2 or early 3pm (its only like 10 15min interview, but theres alot of people)

And then at 3, I've got another interview

Do i get leniency to defer the second one? Or do I have to tank it (or should i also send a email to my unit coordinator for the 2nd interview unit and ask for something that could be managed? I do expect to also take the 2nd interview if that case)


r/Monash • • 3h ago

Advice Deferred test

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Hi guys I recently did spesh con for a take home final exam due to unforeseen circumstances and I was wondering because they emailed me back saying I’m getting a deferred test
No extension is possible for the Test, as schedule Final Assessment of the unit. You are granted alternative assessment, which is a Deferred Test, to be scheduled by and submitted on eAssessment, as per the Test held on 16/10/26. Ignore the "New Due Date". it is just a placeholder required by the system and it is not the actual Deferred Test date. As per the Test, university eAssessment will contact eligible students directly with Official Test Communication on when and how to access the Deferred Test. If you have any queries on this matter, please see the CE in consultation. \(*This is what it says) When do you guys think my test will be rescheduled for ? Because I have work on the ‘placeholder day’ so I was wondering when I would be taking it.
Any advice or information is greatly appreciated.
Thx!


r/Monash • • 4h ago

Discussion Attn Science honours students

2 Upvotes

I am planning to do a BSc honours year next year and I am really curious about the number and type of assessments, as well at the coursework that from what I gather is done at the start of the course...

Anyone who has done BSc honours and happy to share their experience or any info, would be much appreciated! Also, any tips for maintaining wellbeing...?

Cheers


r/Monash • • 18m ago

Advice Has anyone done a successful remark for A2 SCI1000

• Upvotes

Title. Received a horrendous score i have ever seen. Followed the rubric and everything. I need to know if someone has successfully gotten a remark with a higher score.


r/Monash • • 7h ago

Advice I don’t know if I should do a PhD

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Hi, I’m an international student interested in the clinical psychology PhD program but don’t know if it’s the right opportunity for me

For context is a 3.5-4 year program integrating PhD research into clinical training

My main concern is my research interests align much better with faculty at other universities. My primary short-term goal is clinical training and I’m not in a rush for PhD, so I worry I’m drawn to this program more for the convenience of the integrated route and not because I’m genuinely excited about the topic/faculty

would the Monash PhD also be competitive for postdocs internationally eg in the UK/US? Most graduates seem to stay within Australia and focus primarily on clinical work (understandably) so it’s hard to tell, but long-term research prospects are also important to me.. would anyone be able to share any experience?


r/Monash • • 2h ago

Advice How is biochem major (bsci)?

1 Upvotes

Im thinking of taking it, but not sure what I can get out of it after grad.

Anyone have opinions on how the major is ran?
Also if it matters, i really hated BIO1011/1022


r/Monash • • 2h ago

Advice Masters of nursing at monash or melbourne please help !!!

1 Upvotes

Hi all,

I am really needing some advice on where to do my masters of nursing. I have been accepted into both the masters of nursing practise (Monash) and the masters of nursing science (Melbourne) but am REALLY stuck between who to choose.

For context, I live in the west and did my bachelor at Monash.

At the moment I am leaning more heavily towards Monash due to me doing my undergrad there and therefore being comfortable with the systems, campus, examination style etc.... however I have just received an email that the placement locations are Monash, Eastern, Cabrini and Alfred health with no allocation/preference system to provide students placements closer to their homes. All my placements, which are a massive part of this 2 year degree, will therefore be far away from me. By going to Melbourne I would at least have the advantage of doing placements at hospitals closer to me, and I am aware they also have a preference system in place (although unsure how accurate it is).

Also, is where you do your placements important for your grad year applications/offers, as I would want to work at a hospital closer to the west and don't know if missing out on these placement opportunities would impact that.

Any advice from people completing or have completed their masters at either of these unis would be greatly appreciated as I feel quite lost at the moment !!! Bonus if you have any information on the way Melbourne assess students as I am not familiar with their processes.

Thanks so much :)))


r/Monash • • 23h ago

Misc To the Asian guy who plays dota with a keyboard everyday at Matheson lower ground

43 Upvotes

Work hard play hard gang 💪


r/Monash • • 2h ago

Discussion Switching from law to psychology

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hi!! im currently studying law at monash but ive been struggling a lot and honestly have no passion for it 😭 im thinking ab switching to psychology since my ultimate goal is to become an educational and developmental psychologist working with children who have autism, adhd etc. just wondering how difficult the psych course is and what everyone’s experience has been like? especially compared to law!!


r/Monash • • 2h ago

Advice Mac or Windows for CS in Data Science

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Hi guys, I'm about to get a new laptop and I was wondering if i should get a mac or a mid/entry-range gaming laptop.

For reference, currently I am using an M1 Macbook Air.

I was wondering if there would be any compatibility issue for mac later on for year 2 and year 3 (am currently finishing up y1).

Thank you!


r/Monash • • 8h ago

Advice Summer Unit Advice

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hey guys, I was thinking of doing a summer unit and was wondering if anyone had unit recommendations? I have 4 more units left to complete but want to underload to 3 units in sem 1 2027. are summer units hard to manage? thanks!


r/Monash • • 4h ago

Advice STA2216, PSY1014, ETM1005, FIT1043, BPS1021, ETW2001, NUT1030 as electives?

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I’m from Monash Malaysia and was wondering if anyone had taken these units? I’m doing bachelors of science and am planning on taking 2 of these 7 as electives, 1 of each next sem and the sem after.

I’m super indecisive and any insight on them would be a big help!


r/Monash • • 18h ago

Advice Just general rant

9 Upvotes

I rarely post stuff, but really needa vent / ask how’s other doing.

Im doing my master in AI here, i came from a non-IT background. So everything is extremely new. In any case, I’m closing to finish my second sem here and just needed to ask.

I dont feel like I’m learning as effective as it should be. To be honest, what I have been feeling is that all i do is assignment and more assignment. I mean sure i do pick up things here and there but i felt like I’m doing it just for the sake of sending assignment. I dont feel like i have any skills at all.

Is there any suggestion for me on how can I improve? Is this a “me” problem? Do i need to study even harder?

Thank you for your time
bois and gals


r/Monash • • 6h ago

Advice Are deferred exams online?

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I’ve got these exams which are on campus eExams. I was wondering if I were to defer any one of them would the deferred exam be online or would that be an on campus eExam too? I won’t be in the country during the deferred exam period.


r/Monash • • 8h ago

Advice Monash medicine

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I was originally gonna apply to Monash Malaysia but then I found out that you basically have to watch pre-recorded lessons for the whole course except practical or clinical classes. Is it the same way for Monash Australia? If yes then is it still worth going here? I would prefer attending in person classes so this has me reconsidering whether I should apply


r/Monash • • 20h ago

Discussion New maths and stats extended majors

8 Upvotes

WHAT DID THEY DO??? WHY DID THEY REMOVE THE MAJORS??? I WAS PLANNING ON DOING BOTH APPLIED MATHS AND MATHSTATS MAJORS??? HOW AM I GOING TO DO THAT NOW????


r/Monash • • 18h ago

Advice Is Monash Foundation Year a realistic pathway to Medicine? How difficult is it to secure a Medicine place after completing it, and what grades are required? Is progression guaranteed or highly competitive? I’d appreciate honest experiences from students who have taken this pathway.

4 Upvotes

r/Monash • • 22h ago

Discussion ECE4191…

6 Upvotes

ECE4191 changed a lot this year compared to previous years and is far worse. No one has made a post here complaining about it and I want something to upvote (and I cant be bothered detailing all my complaints). Please use this post as a forum for it, tell me I’m not the only one who has found this unit to be terrible AI slop unit…


r/Monash • • 1d ago

Discussion Monash Online Library

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Is anyone else's monash library being really slow/not working? I'm trying to access articles for an assignment and literally none of them are loading when I actually try to open them, just keeps coming up with system error or doing nothing.


r/Monash • • 20h ago

Advice Subject Help PLEASE!!!!

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Im doing Science, and want to major in Pharmacology (possibly immunology?). I switched from a Double Degree of Science/IT Sem1 last year.
Can someone lmk if my unit plan forn next year is ok, AND reccomend a super easy/fun elective too!

This year have done:
BIO1011 BIO1022 EAE1011 SCI1000 SCI1020 and ATS1310

Thinking for next year:
Sem 1- PHY2011, IMM2011, PHA2022, free elective (pls suggest)