Week 4

Coming up

Hey Aisha,
Week 4 is coming soon!

Week 1

Welcome

Week 2

Settling

Week 3

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Now

Census

Week 4

Rhythm

Week 5

Reflect

Week 6

You made it

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.

Review my subjects

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.

Up next week

You find your stride.

The big deadlines ease off and it becomes about rhythm. The trick is keeping what worked this fortnight even when nothing is pushing you to. Your first break is closer than it feels.

Preview week 5

Top to do

Read the feedback, not just the grade.

When your first mark lands, the number grabs all the attention. The comments are where the next ten marks actually are. Give them five minutes before you decide how you feel about it.

See my feedback

Week 4 events, made for first-years.

Mon, 16 Mar

Library Level 2

12-1PM

Study skills

Turning feedback into better marks

A practical session on how to read assignment feedback and actually use it: spotting the patterns markers flag, and turning vague comments into a clear plan for the next piece. Bring a marked assignment if you have one back. Run by the Learning and Teaching team.

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Wed, 18 Mar

Hub

6.30-8.30PM

Social

Business Society mid-sem mixer

The Business Society's mid-semester social, now everyone's through census and into their subjects. Free pizza, a few games, and a relaxed way to meet students across BBus, BCom and BProperty. Open to all Business students, no membership needed.

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Thu, 19 Mar

Hub Cafe

5-6pm

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Weekly

First-in-family

First-in-family meetup

The weekly catch-up for first-in-family students, now a steady fixture in everyone's week. Come swap notes over coffee with peers and senior students, and hear how they handled their own first marks. Hosted by the First-in-Family Network. Drop in whenever it suits.

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Fri, 20 Mar

Building G

1-2PM

Academic

Assignment clinic: ACC101 quiz prep

A drop-in clinic ahead of your first ACC101 quiz. Work through practice questions with a tutor and ask about anything from the first few weeks that still hasn't clicked. Walk in Friday knowing exactly what to expect. Hosted by the Accounting teaching team.

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How's week 4 landing for you?

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Every answer is written by UniSC's Student Experience Team. We don't use AI to answer you. Just real humans who've heard it before.

Popular questions:

How do I read my feedback?My mark was lower than I hopedI don't know anyone yetCan I still change subjects?
What's on your mind, Aisha?Ask

A first mark lower than you hoped is the most normal thing in week four. The number tells you where you are now, not where you'll finish, and most first-years lift fastest right after their first round of feedback.

Two things help most: book ten minutes with Sara Kim to go through the comments line by line, and bring the same draft to Friday's assignment clinic before your ACC101 quiz. One honest debrief does more than re-reading the mark twenty times.

Email Sara →Book Student Central →

You're not meant to figure this out alone.

By week four the newness is gone and it's just the work. Whatever's weighing on you, there's still a person who can help.

I'm falling behind in a subject

A few weeks in, a small gap can quietly become a big one. Your tutor would much rather catch it now than at the next assignment.

Email your tutor
Book Academic Skills

I need someone to talk to

Homesickness, anxiety, the weight of starting over.

Book Counselling
Crisis line (24/7)

I can't afford something I need

Textbooks, food, transport, a laptop that works.

Apply for emergency grant
Student Equity Office

I'm not making friends

By now the easy entry points have passed, but they haven't closed. The first-in-family meetup and society events are still the simplest way in.

Browse societies still recruiting
Cohort connect events