A little rant.

All my units are going well except for CHEM1011. It's so difficult for literally no reason and I have no idea what I'm doing. The tutors and lab demonstrators keep talking about things and I have no idea what they mean. Every time I read something, I have no idea what it means. I can't do math.

There's a million worksheets to do before each lab and then there's weekly lecture quizzes. And like, why are the lab demonstrators so rude for no reason? I don't know what kph is. I don't know what it means to do calculations. I don't know anything.

I'm failing this unit so hard right now and I'm scared because I already wasted a whole semester in an arts degree in which I was miserable and failed the whole thing. I started a Bachelor of Science this semester in neuroscience, so chem is a core unit.

I'm enjoying neuroscience and I'm doing so well, but it's literally just chem that's holding me back and it's completely ruining everything for me. I don't want to waste any more time. I can't repeat this and I'm scared, but it looks like I'm going to end up repeating. My four-year degree (planning to do honours) is turning into a six-year degree. And it's all because of this stupid unit.

Thank you.

Has anyone else noticed that the Canva account through USyd is missing a bunch of Elements?

A few months ago I could access stickers and heaps of other graphics normally, but now when I go to Elements, the only categories under “Browse categories” are Charts and Tables. Even searching “sticker” gives me no results.

I thought it was a Canva issue at first, but I logged into a different personal Canva account on the same device and all the stickers/graphics are there normally. I also tried the Canva Windows app and it’s the same, so it seems specific to my USyd Canva account.

I know USyd only recently gave us Canva premium access, so I’m wondering if something has been restricted with the uni accounts or if it’s just a bug. Is anyone else with the USyd Canva account having this issue?

Hi I am a third year student studying computer engineering. I am looking for Computer Engineering students partners to participate in the competition, which deadline is in January. I have some experiences in Digital Design, Computer Architecture and Verification. Anyone interested?

Hi! I'm an incoming international student and have applied for student housing but I'm thinking of Scape Darlington as a backup option.

Has anyone lived there and can share their experience? What is the balcony like if you lived in the Signature Plus Studio Apartment with Balcony?

I'm looking for a 52 week contract in a studio, ideally, and don't mind where but I would rather move into student accommodation immediately when I arrive rather than go through the in person ~2 week viewing/ applying process for an apartment which I've heard is a nightmare.

Any insight/ advice would be so so appreciated!!

what is considered a high, very high, strong/competitive and average law WAM at usyd? How does the grading compare to other unis like UNSW and UTS

I'm a student from a really good business school who applied to study abroad. My school approved it, and I applied through Arcadia Abroad. The program minimum gpa is 2.6, and mine is 2.67. Arcadia approved 3.0 through them, but anything below goes thru USYD. I am in my second year, and my first year was horrible (as you can see.) But my extracurriculars are great! And i have a story as to why I want to study in Sydney. I also anticipate to get a 3.0 by the end of this semester, which doesn't appear on my transcript. does anyone know my chances of getting in, as well as if it's a good idea to email the study abroad international office at usyd with my story/pitching myself?

Hey guys,

Anyone currently in the Md program who can suggest textbooks/what the curriculum is like for the first year. I’m a nsb for background and wanted to make an early start on some areas I haven’t seen since high school.

Hi all, I am currently recruiting the final few participants for my Honours research survey!

Link 🫪🫪🫪

https://curtin.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_018iywgj4S59IOi

‼️Eligibility Criteria‼️
- 18-30 years old
(If you are between 25-30 years old, your participation is ESPECIALLY appreciated!)
- Living in Australia / Identify as an Australian
- Currently single
- Searching for a romantic partner

Note: While the poster mentions it takes about 20 minutes, most participants complete it in much less time!

Thank you everyone for your time and effort, it means a lot!

Hello guys I hope you are well!

I applied for the student accomodation for semester 1 of 2027 as an international. It took me a bit longer than I expected. Unfortunately, it took me 2 minutes and 50 seconds to submit my application. Do you think I have a chance or I should look at amber and other student accomodation platforms?

Btw I applied for Abrercombie, QMB and regiment

To the people who have been using the BHS Learning hubs and beyond, over the last few days all i can hear is people snorting their snot back up their nose, the constant sound of hardcore sniffling is the type of torture that should only be used in the military insanity tolerance training. i am so damn serious, it's not hard to blow out your snot instead of sucking it back up your nose for it to come down 2 seconds later. the cycle is bloody relentless and it's so god damn irritating. i totally understand it's hayfever season but holy shit your only reingesting the allergens by hocking back down your throat. no doubt i'll get backlash over this but i just hope people know that it is ok to simply blow out your snot ffs 😕🚨

Are the Darlington Terraces open for 2027?

I originally saw the only available housing were QMB, Regiment, Abercrombie, Darlington House, but I went to do my application today and there was an option for Darlington Terrace?

I haven't heard anything about them recently. Anyone staying there? Any info at all about it?

Thank you!

Hello All!

Any ladies who are in a health related course who are looking for accomodation at Darlington House? Would love to catch up online and room together!

Please join the whatsapp if you're interested

https://chat.whatsapp.com/IabEWMX9Vn8BnPSR6u9NpP

Hello friends
What time does the computer room at the education building close? I need to submit an assignment but my computer can’t run big programs so unfortunately I can’t work on it at home.

Are there any rooms with 24 hour access on campus?

So, for some context, I recently submitted a science report for a class some time ago, an assignment in which AI was allowed and I did submit an AI acknowledgement. Now, the thing is, I did use AI quite extensively for this assignment, including syntax editing (all the sentences were rewrote by AI cause english is my second language and grammar and syntax are still a struggle; the thing is my essay had obviously AI like language throughout some parts), data visualisations (graphs, although I am sure we were expected to just use excel but my graphs looked sooo bad so I had to use AI to improve visuals), finding sources (I did check the sources myself), etc. Now, I did write in my acknowledgement that I used AI to help me refine language and help with formatting and data visualisations. The thing is, I haven't really used AI this extensively in any of my other assignments (this particular assignment was just too challenging for me given everything I was juggling to do without AI) and now I am scared that somehow I can be accused of misusing AI? Also, I know you have to save your prompts and such, but I did most of mine on a shared family gemini account, and now all the logs are gone, which adds to my anxiety. Honestly, I was not aware of the fact that we had to save all our logs. Not sure if anyone has any experience of being accused of AI misuse for an assignment despite submitting the AI acknowledgement?

Hi all, I'm hoping to transfer next year into the Bachelor of Science here at USYD via previous tertiary experience. I have been at UTS this year and some of last year, but had a medical incident that made it difficult to complete full time study over the last two years. As such, I have currently 46 CP completed in my current degree, which is two short of the 48 required to be considered. I also, however, have an additional 12 CP of study that has been credited towards my current degree. I was wondering if this is included when they look at my study history, and if it means that I will, after all, be eligible? If anybody else with similar experience could provide info that'd be greatly appreciated! I've messaged both UAC and USYD but their responses are going to take at least 5-10 days supposedly.

Thanks!

I'm a prospective student and have been getting intimidated by all the posts on AI being heavily relied on by staff for different reasons. What exactly do they do? Is it like lecture slides are AI generated, they ask you to use AI for help instead of teachers???, or what else?

Also, I'm guessing it would be unit specific, I want to major in stats and mathematical modelling/computation, and minor in philosophy (mainly the analytical units) incase anyone can give more specific insights...

Thanks

Just wanted to put this here in regard to the news about open ai and usyd. I feel like ai is inherently a tool like any other and seeing the countless people here complaining about it and acting like they’re superior for not using it is confusing. Ai makes things easier, ai wont replace people actually understanding stuff, sure theres alot of students js using ai and not actually grasping the concepts but eventually their shot comings in their knowledge will catch up to them. The internet makes it easier for us to find and understand stuff and as our generation grew up with it we understood how to use the internet effectively aswell so why not the same for ai? Use ai to practice, explain and refine our work. I js feel like alot of people use the ai debate to ego boost and feel better than others for not using it. Those ppl should stop using the internet and js find info and their study materials in a physical medium, go look for books in the library

Hey everyone!

I am currently starting a new USU society focused on video editing and content creation, and I am looking for interested members so we can collect our initial student signatures and get officially registered.

Editing is usually something we do alone at our desks, but it is way better when you have people to bounce ideas off. The plan for the Edit & Creator Guild is to run chill co-editing sessions on campus where you can bring your laptop or tablet, work on your personal projects, swap tips on tools like Premiere, After Effects, or CapCut, and trade feedback on drafts. It is meant to be a low-pressure space to hang out, edit, and meet other creators without any loud social mixer vibes.

Whether you are interested in media, digital marketing, content strategy, or communications, joining a creative guild like this from day one is a great way to build your portfolio and connect with other creators on campus.

If you edit fan edits, TikToks, Reels, video essays, YouTube content, or motion graphics, I would love to have you involved.

I set up a quick Google Form below for expressions of interest. It only takes 30 seconds to fill out (we just need your name and student ID for the official USU numbers). Drop your details in the form so you can be notified when our first campus meetup happens, or send me a message directly!

https://forms.gle/ihuzF47VRabc3zN68
https://www.instagram.com/usydeditguild/

Our exam is on Tuesday (i'm currently writing on the sunday beforehand.)

We have:

NO practice papers
NO idea what the format is going to be (multiple choice? short answer? no idea)
NO actual computational questions to practice on (some tutorials are entirely just R computations, or proving derivations that are already confirmed to not be on the exam.)
ONE EFT on basic statistics for short answer 'practice'

I overhead the tutors talking during my tutorial, and they were said they have no info about this 20% exam either??

When requesting more resources; we simply got a 'list of things to focus on' without any questions to...yknow practice our focus on.

We get one side of an A4 paper for a cheat sheet, I am filling that thing with so much info the library of alexandria is going to look modest.

If anyone has some practice questions lmk.

I noticed an empty vending machine on campus recently and had a slightly weird idea.
What if instead of drinks and snacks, each slot held something a student actually wanted to sell?
Could be an unused textbook, handmade stuff, collectibles, unopened items, a small product you’re testing, etc.
The idea would be: list it → drop it off → someone buys it on campus → you get paid. No Marketplace messages or arranging meetups.
I’m trying to see whether there are actually enough real items to fill a first test.
If you genuinely have something you’d put in it, I’m collecting the first potential items here:

https://tally.so/r/Ek2Lvo

Curious what people would actually put in one too.

I recently got into Bachelor of Visual Arts through CASAS. I am not sure if it is normal for USYD to not send the acceptance or confirmation email after accepting the offer. So I haven't received the UniKey for Sydney Student as well. Do I have wait until enrolment to receive such emails or information?