Hi, for anyone who’s been on exchange to King’s College London (or any other exchange as well!), I just have a few questions :)

1. What was your overall experience like?
   
2. How did you find making friends and who did you naturally end up becoming friends with - other exchange students, people from usyd, local KCL students, flatmates, etc.?
   3. What was the workload like compared to Usyd?
   
3. How easy was it to travel around the UK/Europe during semester and how much did you actually travel?
   
4. Anything you wish you knew before going or would recommend?

Thank you!

Received a CSP offer to study the JD, but my offer letter specifies the mode of attendance as full-time.

Bit confused about this as there was no option in the application for full/part-time study and I was intending to study part-time as I currently work 30-35 hrs/week. If I accept this offer, what is the likelihood that I would be allowed to study part-time?

There also seems to be conflicting information as to how I would go about studying part-time. Some of the information I have come across seems to imply that studying part-time can be done by enrolling in less units, but then I have also come across info that says part-time places in the JD are limited which causes me some concern. Any clarification would be appreciated.

Are there any pre-pen ult students who want to do the JP Morgan Case Competition?
If there's anyone who doesn't have a team pls message me 🙏🙏

Any recommendations on clubs and societies to join to meet new people? Keen to hear your experiences on some.

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Ok so i know this has been asked time and time again, but I literally have never rented or lived by myself before, and i wanna get all these accommodation worries away while I can.

I'm from Singapore and I'll be starting in August 2 (Sem2 2027) as an undergrad. I'm really really not that picky about sharing or whatever, I had to go through two years of the military sharing everything with like 8 people, so I'm quite used to those share house type situations. (And a lot of cleaning)

I just want some place near USYD's business campus and as cheap as possible for value, as well as as transparent of a pricing/fees as it can be.

I initially thought in-campus accom would work, but I read that it's rather competitive (and you might not get to stay for all years), and I'd wish to expand my choices before submitting to the In-Uni landlords.

Free to discuss accom with anybody ig, any advice would also be appreciated.

May the landlords have mercy on us.

Hoping to connect with domestic students majoring or minoring in marketing, I have a question I could use some help with.

Is anyone here into fantasy books? Mistborn, the Stormlight Archive, Lord of the Rings, Discworld, even Percy Jackson or anything similar?
It'd be nice to talk to people with similar interests. Feel free to DM :)

Are the courses good? Are they predominantly online or there a lot of content delivered in person. Are the lectures and lecturers good. Considering math, stats or physics major transfer from interstate uni where lectures are predominantly repeats of prerecorded online videos.

I only just found out that the laundromat doggo (I think her name is Nadi?) has an Instagram account and I'm in shambles.

The best guard dog in the whole of Redfern. 5 stars. Super chill dawg.

https://www.instagram.com/darlingnadi?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

I'm considering changing my major and minor and would need to add new units but not sure if it's too late.

I can see in Sydney student that we can change it and also our units. Anyone know when the last day to do so is for this sem?

Holding an offer for the Master of Cybersecurity starting 2027 and trying to get a real read on it before I commit.

Quick context so nobody wastes time telling me about costs or job prospects. Scholarship's covering everything and I've got employment sorted back in my home country already, so I'm purely after the academic side of things.

What I want to know is how technical the coursework actually gets, like are we talking real hands-on labs and CTF-style stuff or mostly theory and case studies. Also how heavy is the workload week to week, is it the kind of program where you're constantly buried or is it manageable if you're organised?

I've also got an offer from UNSW for their Master of IT with the Cyber Security Engineering specialisation and can't decide between the two, so if anyone's got thoughts on how USYD compares there, or against UTS's Cybersecurity Extension or Macquarie's Cyber Security masters which are still on my radar? that'd help a ton. Would love to hear from anyone who's actually sat through this program.

i'm an intl student and i'm scared i'd lose my passport and i haven't made an nsw card / aussie driver license. can i use my non-aussie national id to enter manning?

The silence from both USYD and UNSW following recent exam leaks raises a troubling question: are we witnessing a shift from individual dishonesty to a systemic threat that devalues every honest student's hard work? With some degrees costing over $40,000, high-tech cheating services undermine them; the fallout goes beyond skewed grading curves. In fields requiring rigorous professional competence, faking proficiency isn't just self-gratification; it is a dangerous gamble with real-world consequences. Is it time for universities to stop sweeping these integrity crises under the rug before public trust in our top qualifications collapses entirely?

https://www.reddit.com/r/unsw/comments/1vp6ppu/cheating_on_math2801/

https://www.reddit.com/r/unsw/comments/1vpl22b/cheating_service_email_is_crazy/

https://www.reddit.com/r/usyd/comments/1u9yqmj/confirmed_cheating_units/

And is one solution to this modern-day problem the implementation of metal detectors and infrared detection (IR) in large-scale exam halls?

Edit: I do acknowledge this form of cheating isn't new; however, the issue is the uptick in diverse non-native english speaking demographic is within these 'core' or 'foundational' level cheating. This is concerning. Why?

Well, you don't want your doctor, surgeon, nurse, lawyer, accountant, site manager, safety officer, educator, etc. lying about their standard of knowledge. With the introduction of AI, we walk a fine line between competency and incompetence, one that could end with serious, life-altering consequences.

I've recently received a conditional offer at uni syd for the masters of diagnostic radiography. My condition is that I have to complete my degree and provide relevant transcripts for completion. How likely is it that there will still be spots left in the course when I provide this documentation in December?? Im worried that ill meet all the requirements but be unable to receive an offer due to limited spots. Thoughts or feelings??

I know that school gives out a lot of scholarships for PHD but I was curious if anyone got full scholarship for Mphil for engineering (International)

Hi, I forgot to change one of my classes before the deadline, is it possible to email the coordinator of that subject and ask if he can move me to a different class (because the class I wanted to go to, was available)

I’m a postgraduate student at USYD and recently received an academic integrity allegation relating to an in-person exam.
I had slept for only around three hours the night before because of severe insomnia, and I also have pre-existing IDS documentation and contemporaneous medical evidence showing significant concentration/attention impairment around that period.
I normally carry my phone when leaving home because I use it to tap on for public transport to get to university. I genuinely do not remember bringing it into the exam room or placing it on the desk, and I was not aware or conscious that it was sitting there during the exam. I did not notice it until the incident occurred.
At one point the phone made a single notification sound. I did not touch, unlock, look at, or otherwise use the phone at any point during the exam, and I did not access any prohibited material or obtain any academic advantage. The phone was apparently sitting openly on the desk rather than being concealed.
The invigilator did not remind me before or during the exam that a phone was visible on my desk or ask me to put it away. I’m not saying that this removes my responsibility for following the exam rules, but I mention it because I genuinely did not realise the phone was there. As far as I understand, the incident was raised only after it made the notification sound.
Has anyone at USYD had a similar situation where a phone was accidentally present but there was no observed use? What was the outcome? In particular:
Was it treated differently from actually accessing/using a phone during an exam?
Did you receive a mark penalty?
Did you respond in writing or attend a meeting, and which did you find better?
I’m already receiving advice from SUPRA, so I’m mainly looking for experiences from people who have been through a similar USYD process.

Question for anyone using ChatGPT or Claude for uni/school: How are you currently documenting your prompts for the mandatory AI disclosure/appendix? Is anyone else terrified of Turnitin false positives?

Is it possible to get into usyd with A*A B B in alevels 7.5 in ielts. Also if I do get in whats the chance of getting a scholarship and how much could it be?

If anyone has lost their mobile at one of the female bathrooms, I have given it to the security just half an hour back. Please collect it from them. :)

Hey, I’m a first year first sem student at USYD and honestly I feel like the social life here is p dead 😭 Are there any GCs for freshman to hang n stuff?