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VCA
Bachelor of by Caitlyn Brennan

COMMERCE by Ben Ma Congratulations on being accepted into one of Australia’s top performance institutions! Whether it
was through audition or portfolio entry, it’s not easy to get into VCA, so VCYAY FOR YOU KID! You will
experience university quite differently to your fellow collegians; participating in practical and theory
subjects in VCA’s state of the art facilities and studios, having loooooong contact hours, becoming best
Limited subject choice. Very few contact fine. (Provided you put in the time and effort friends with your small cohorts, and being able to do all this and more in Melbourne’s Arts Precinct!
to learn the content.) You’ll be surrounded by companies including Melbourne Theatre Company, the Australian Ballet, the
hours. Long walks to The Spot. These are NGV, the Melbourne Recital Centre, the Arts Centre, the Malthouse Theatre, Chunky Move and many
the symptoms of a Commerce student. It’s Both ECON10004 (Introductory more, so you can be sure there is creativity in the air down in Southbank!
a bit of a ride, but I’ll give you a few veteran Microeconomics) and ECON10003 Trams: Also make sure you share with College when
tips. If you completed Year 12 Economics, (Introductory Macroeconomics) Being down at Southbank can be a bit of a pain, you have performances, open rehearsals and
you will probably already understand a are content-heavy. Prepare yourself. but fear not! There are two options when it showings of your work! We love to come and
fair bit of content for Microeconomics, Year 12 Economics will be helpful for comes to getting to VCA; catching the tram from support each other, so make sure to put it on
Macroeconomics, Accounting Reports Microeconomics, but Macroeconomics goes the Morrah St stop down Elizabeth St, or catching the calendar near the JCR and post on the
and Analysis, and Introductory Financial much deeper into the field of (you guessed it from the Melbourne Uni stop down Swanston Facebook page so we can come along!
Accounting. Good. This will be helpful. it) macroeconomics, so get ready for more St. It’s faster to catch the Swanston St trams
theories and graphs. in the morning, as you don’t have to get off and Ordering lunch + dinner:

Should you do ACCT10001 (Accounting walk from Flinders Street (and you can normally Being at VCA sometimes means missing out on
Reports and Analysis), you might have the When it comes to exams, all commerce get a seat on the trams as Melbourne Uni is one lunches or dinners - but don’t worry! Prepacked
opportunity to be graced by the presence of subjects are fairly content-heavy, and will of the first stops), however the walk is sometimes lunches and late dinners can be ordered so you
nice some summer mornings! It takes around
the God-King himself: Noel Boys. You will be involve much rote-learning. Make sure you 10 mins to walk through Melbourne Uni, and 20 don’t miss out. To order your lunch or dinner,
go to the JCH intranet site (mobile.jch.unimelb.
in awe at how amazing this being is, and the understand the theories and equations from mins to catch the tram from Melbourne Uni to edu.au) and click on either the order lunch or
vastness of his accounting knowledge. class. Personally, I repeated the past exams VCA. dinner options. Your ordered lunch or dinner will
Nothing much to be said about this particular over and over until I had a decently high then be waiting for you in the JCR fridge. If you
subject, other than to watch yourself; I mark, and also made summary notes for the Coming back from VCA, you have the option have any problems, chat to the Gen Rep who
thought I was set for the exam, especially subjects; though you might prefer a different to either tram up Swanston St and walk back can help you out. You have to put an order in for
after all the studying I had done. Despite my strategy. through the Uni, or walk back up to Elizabeth each day, so I would recommend setting aside
self-confidence, I was utterly shattered by the Street and catch the number 19 tram. This is the a time each week (perhaps on the weekend)
grade I received. There are also a plethora of clubs to join, best option to get home, especially if you have where you order them all at once. And don’t
specially for Commerce students. a class finishing late at night (and when it’s dark forget to take some pieces of fruit from the fruit
I personally thought FNCE10002 (Principles in winter), as there is less walking alone. Walking bowl for snacks before you go!
from the Elizabeth St stop
of Finance) was cool, but this appears to Have fun. to VCA takes around 10-15 mins, and catching College support:
have been a very unpopular opinion. This the tram from Elizabeth St to Morrah St will take Make sure you take advantage of the support
subject requires quite a bit of time to fully about 20 mins. which College offers you. Although you may
grasp, especially some of the theories not have tutes each evening with the tutors, the
included. However, I’m sure your megaminds My first year goals VCA + College: tutors are still willing to help you - whether it’s
will be able to do this, no problemo. Living at College basically means you have the by reading through an essay, offering advice, or
BEST OF BOTH WORLDS, with two very tight knit simply looking over your work! Also make sure
ECON10005 (Quantitative Methods 1) groups of friends. Try to take advantage of all you approach Bee and Ms. Welsford if you’re
was pretty straightforward. All you need to that College offers you even with your heavy VCA struggling with anything or need any help, that’s
look out for is the fact that there are 2 group schedule, and try to experience as much as you what they are there for!
can!
assignments in this subject; as long as you
don’t suffer from the very common ‘Useless Overall, if I was to give you one piece of advice, it would be to make the most of all that you have
Group Members’ syndrome, you should be with living at College and getting to study at VCA. Being at VCA will be challenging physically and
emotionally, as well as extremely overwhelming - so don’t be afraid to talk to College tutors or staff for
help, and make sure you ask your friends for help when you need it too :)). Good luck with VCA! Give it
your all, and enjoy a vegan focaccia from Lionels café for me xx

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