Week 1
Complete
Hey Aisha,
Welcome to UniSC!
84% of last semester's first-years said week 1 felt overwhelming. By week 6, 92% said it was 'manageable.' You'll get there too.
What matters this week
Census date is in 9 days
It's the last day you can drop a subject without paying for it or having it show up on your record. If one of your subjects already feels like the wrong call, this is the window to change it cleanly.
Get your due dates in one place
Now that assessments are appearing, pull every due date into one spot. Your phone calendar is fine. It's the one small habit that separates a calm semester from a panicked one.
Week 1 events, made for first-years.
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How's your first week landing for you?
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Census is March 21 — you've got 9 days. If you drop after that, you pay HECS for the subject anyway, so this is the call to make this week.
Three things worth doing first: talk to Sara Kim (your BUS101 tutor sees students wobble at this point all the time), check the academic load policy (you may be able to drop to part-time without losing your scholarship), and book 15 min with Student Central to walk through your options.
You're not meant to figure this out alone.
Whatever's heavy this week, there's a person here who's heard it before. Pick what's closest and we'll route you somewhere useful.
I'm falling behind in a subject
If a subject's slipping, your tutor would rather hear it early than at the next assignment.