I go to UNSW (University of New South Wales) in Sydney, and it has over 50,000 students. I have never felt like more of a small town girl than when I first walked on campus. The tour was 2 hours long and included a rest break because campus is that enormous. I have about zero idea how to find any of my classes, even after the tour. One of my classes is in Old Main Building, which is known as the most confusing building on campus. Most students are around 45 minutes late to their first class in that building. Perfect. I think my stress level will decrease immensely by living off campus so I don't have to constantly walk around confused.
They apparently won the award for the best orientation week, and I can see why. Hundreds of tents have been set up of the different clubs and societies on campus. It looks like a huge musical festival or something is on campus. The clubs range from wakeboard club to exotic beer testing club to latin dance club to underwater rugby club-literally EVERYTHING.
The gym is really expensive to join (just like everything else in Australia), about $100 a month. So I have been doing beach walks/runs lately. I was shocked to discover how expensive everything is, between paying for internet, bus passes, food, drinks, it is crazy. No meal is ever less than $20 unfortunately. I guess I will need to learn how to cook!
Apparently it is rude to bring your laptop to class, although it is normal to not wear shoes and call your professor by their first name? I am really curious to see how classes run here. I only have class Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, so a 4 day weekend will be perfect for traveling! It will be strange being in such large lecture halls instead of the small classes of only 30 students at SMU. The grading scale is also interesting. A 50 is passing (equivalent to a C) and an 80 I think is an A- or something like that. The campus also has 2 bars on it, which is another strange difference compared to SMU. The drinking age is 18 here so alcohol is no big deal. People just sit outside at the bar and have beers during the afternoon, so that was weird seeing that walking around campus. Many differences, but necessarily bad ones! It will just take some time getting used to. Excited for classes to start Tuesday, but nervous since I have been out of school for so long. I am most excited for the course I am taking called Indigenous Australians. I will really get a feel for the culture I hope by the end and learn somethings I probably would not have otherwise. Wish me luck!
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