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Friday, 6 June 2014

Why I Chose Dalhousie University

As you probably know by now, I will be studying at Dalhousie University in Canada. It was a decision that I spent hours making, but so far, I'm very happy with it (seems a bit premature, doesn't it?).

Believe it or not, I was originally headed to the UK. I spent a year there on a Gap Year after I finished school, and I was desperate to go back and spend some more time there. If anyone wants any information of doing a Gap Year, I'd be more than happy to do some posts on it - it is a fantastic opportunity that I would highly recommend.

In a series of unfortunate events (if you can forgive the Lemony Snicket reference), it turned out that my plans of returning to the UK would not be possible. At extremely short notice, I had to go back and choose another University that I wanted like to attend. I fell in love with Dalhousie from the first Google Search. Feel free to go and do a quick Google Image Search - I'll wait...

Choosing My Timetable

Well, I've finally done it! I chose the subjects I'll be studying in Canada.

For me, this was relatively painless, as I am fortunate enough to have "elective" units - basically, I can study anything and it will count towards my IT degree.

I've been studying solely IT for a year and a half now, so it seemed like a good time to branch out. And when I say branch out, I really mean it; I won't be doing any IT subjects. This is not at all because I didn't want to, more that the subjects that I would've chosen to study weren't available in the Fall Semester. Oh well, I'll definitely be getting some variety into my life!

 I have to study 5 subjects in Canada to receive credit points for my degree (four Australian subjects). Without any further ado, the subjects I'll be studying in the Fall Semester:

Tuesday, 13 May 2014

Welcome to My Blog!

Hi! My name is Beth, and in case you haven't read the About Me page, I thought I would introduce myself. I'm a 20-something from Australia, studying a Bachelor of Information Technology - the equivalent of Computer Science in most other parts of the world.

Around a year ago, I decided that I wanted to go on exchange - fortunately for me, I can apply to do this through my University. I originally had my heart set on the UK, but that didn't pan out as I had hoped. I then turned my sights to Canada, and settled on Dalhousie University, located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.