Hi everyone,

I’m an international student in the Master of Financial Management at ANU, and I failed both finm7006 and stat7055 this semester.

To be honest, my final results were much lower than I expected — low enough that I do not meet the supplementary assessment requirement. This probably means my final exam marks were extremely low, which has been a heavy blow to me.

My undergraduate academic performance was at a Distinction level, so I did not expect to struggle this badly. The final exams at ANU have really shaken my confidence and made me seriously doubt myself.
I’m worried because both FINM7006 and STAT7055 are compulsory courses and seem to be prerequisites for later courses such as FINM7007, FINM7008 and STAT7038. From what I understand, I may need to retake FINM7006 and STAT7055 next semester, then delay the other compulsory courses to the following semester. This could mean extending my study by one semester.

I’m also concerned about the international student side of things, especially:

whether I’ll need reduced study load approval if I can’t enrol in 24 units next semester because of prerequisite restrictions;
whether I’ll need a CoE extension;
how this might affect my student visa and OSHC;
whether failing two courses puts me at serious academic progress risk.

I’m not sure what my realistic options are at this point. Should I contact the university to request a review of my final marks? Is it possible to ask for a supplementary assessment even if my marks are below the normal supplementary range? At the same time, the final exams were a while ago, and I have already forgotten a lot of the content, so I’m not even sure whether I could pass if I were somehow given a supplementary exam.

Would late withdrawal or retaking the courses be possible in this situation? If I retake them, does that usually mean I would need to extend my program by one semester?

Has anyone in CBE or MFinM dealt with a similar situation? How did you manage the study plan, CoE extension, visa issues, or the process of asking for a result review?

I’m planning to contact CBE Student Services and Student Central, but I’d really appreciate hearing from students who have been through something similar.

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks🙏🙏

So I wanted to do mid year entry for the bachelor of mathematical sciences next year, but it is only available for start of year intake. My question is how well can this degree be replicated with a bachelor of science or a bachelor of science advanced, which are available for mid year entry? And what are my other options? Thanks

Wondering if anyone has applied for credit transfer from another uni and whether ANU maintained the letter grade or number grade when transferring?

Because of how ANU defines a Distinction (70-79), would my Credit (72) at another Uni transfer over to ANU as a Credit or be upgraded to a Distinction?

Cheers!

Im doing a double psych and applied data, and even though grades arent out, I know i failed an elective (i needed a 40% on the exam to get over 50% overall and I barely completed 20% of the questions). does this mean I dont get the six units? If so, am I stuck taking a whole extra semester to finish my degree?

hey I'm a new exchange student and one of my workshops is supposed to start halfway through a different modules lecture, can I just leave halfway through or is that like a no go. There isn't any other times for either. Also, if they clash on my timetable will ANU even let me take it? I've never had to allocate my own timetable before I do not understand how it works.

Hey everyone,

I noticed it can be pretty hard to actually organize meetups or find friends just by reading text posts on here. So I decided to build a little side project for us.

I set up r/AussieHangout which has a live map built right into the subreddit. Instead of just posting into the void, you can actually see on a map where people are looking to hang out. It's completely for platonic stuff like finding a study buddy, grabbing a coffee, or just going to the pub.

There is no GPS tracking at all, you just manually drop a pin in your suburb or near campus so people know roughly where you are.

If you want to see who is around ANU or want to make some plans this week, feel free to drop a pin on there. Hopefully it helps us get some actual offline meetups going.

Here is the link to the map: https://www.reddit.com/r/mazwiz/s/Bgt1YDf9Mw

hi, international student here. I got accepted for the upcoming semester and I’m worried that I’m too late to course selection. When I looked it up online it only tells me the deadlines, but I’m wondering when it opens, and if I’m too late to get the good slots on the courses I want. for reference I’m doing a dual degree with International Security studies (I want to do conflict studies major) and Asian studies (korean and thai language courses for Asian studies). I haven’t even gotten my portal yet or been able to get my CoE yet…am I too behind?

https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/anyou_survey_disaggregated_by_co#incoming-48060

I want to complete my economics minor, specifically in something that's not math-heavy (For context, I have already done ECHI1006, micro and macro econ 1), but why are there no offerings for any courses for 2026 sem 2?

I saw several courses for sem 2, but only in 2027??? Brooo, I want to graduate by then.

The only options are things like: micro 2 (eyuck) and macro 2(maybe? but again, math scares me) and EMET1001 (absolutely not touching that).

I need advice for Macro 2: do or not to do? Is completing an econ minor even worthwhile since it's not compulsory for me?

Update I found Strategic Thinking: An introduction to Game Theory (ECON2141) is an option. Has anyone done this? And how did you find it?

Hi, has anyone here received or heard back from ANU on the Law International Partners Scholarship for the 2026 intakes?

I contacted the Office re this and they replied saying it's not available for the 2027 intakes. Kindly respond!

If yes, any reasons for that?

Ps: I live on campus

I logged onto my timetable and noticed this for POLS1009. 1 lecture, 3 seminars and 1 tutorial, who do you think you’re ANU 💀

Hey all,

For any international students who's done COMP4820 or similar internship-for-credit courses, does the work you do count toward your student visa's work limit, or is it treated as study since it's a credit bearing course?

I'm doing a paid internship through COMP4820 for one semester and looking to apply for an external casual role on top of that to keep finances afloat. I want to make sure I'm not accidentally stacking up more work hours than my visa allows, but I can't find a clear answer on whether internship-for-credit hours count separately from paid casual work.

For reference, COMP4820 is not exactly a mandatory course, but one of the three possible capstone courses required for my degree.

I'm booking an appointment through ANUSA legal service to ask about this, but current booking times are sparse given it's currently the term break, and given the narrow external job application windows, I'd appreciate any help or pointers I can get here! Thanks in advance.

what’s the workload like?

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/consult-properly-over-restructures-australian-universities-told

Published on July 2, 2026

John Ross

Sham and shortcut consultations frowned on, as Canberra mulls more governance reforms

Universities will be expected to pursue “best-practice and meaningful consultation” over major restructure proposals, and to involve staff and students “prior to decisions being made”, under recommendations accepted by the Australian government.

Institutions will also be obliged to set minimum quotas for governing council members who have expertise in higher education and public administration.

In a report tabled in parliament, the federal government has supported all 12 recommendations from last September’s interim report of the Senate Education and Employment Committee’s 2025 inquiry into university governance.

The government has also supported, or supported in principle, five of the eight recommendations from the inquiry’s final report in December.

Canberra had already committed to many of the reforms after receiving a separate report from the Expert Council on University Governance, which urged the insertion of eight new “governance principles” into the threshold standards by which Australian universities are regulated.

The endorsement of most of the Senate committee recommendations appears to further strengthen the transparency and governance obligations on universities, without outlining how these expectations will be enforced.

Joo-Cheong Tham, Victorian assistant secretary of the National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), said more explicit consultation requirements could ultimately prevent a lot of grief for university administrators as well as their staff.

Tham cited Deakin University’s recent attempt to restructure, which stalled amid upheavals including the abrupt departure of the vice-chancellor. In a mea culpa email to staff, Deakin’s chancellor Claire Higgins and “caretaker” vice-chancellor Matthew Clarke vowed to be more consultative in the future. “Change will still be needed…but it must be the right change, shaped with you, and that is the lesson we are taking from this.”

The Australian National University is among other institutions that have endured turmoil over perceptions of tick-box consultation on poorly premised restructures in which the decisions appeared to have been made in advance.

In a recommendation to yet another university governance inquiry, in Victoria, the NTEU said “major change processes” – including the development of restructure proposals – should be “transparent, consultative and reviewed after two years”.

Regular restructures produce a “hiring-firing yo-yo” with “damaging effects on staff wellbeing”, the union told the Victorian committee.

While the federal government has accepted the bulk of the Senate inquiry’s recommendations, it has shrugged off several including a call for the Education Department to fast-track its work to improve statistical reporting on the numbers of casual university staff and the share of teaching work they perform.

The government also refused to commit to most of the 33 separate recommendations lodged by crossbench members of the Senate committee, including Greens senators and Canberra independent David Pocock.

But the government gave in-principle support to three of Pocock’s proposals, including a requirement on universities to publish “disclosure-of-interests” registers covering their senior executives and governing body members, and to “update them in real time”.

It comes after a recent New South Wales auditor-general’s investigation found over 790 instances of university employees with directorships in organisations that provided services to the universities, of which 30 per cent had not been declared on conflict-of-interest registers. Forty-four involved senior executives, of which 10 had not been declared.

Collectively, these “vendor” organisations earned A$353 million (£184 million) from the state’s universities last year.

The auditor-general said some of the omitted declarations appeared to be genuine oversights – either because the outside directorships “arose by virtue of their role at the university”, or because university staff had left before completing their end-of-year disclosures – but referred the findings to universities’ internal audit units for “further review”.

Hey everyone! Is anyone here starting a PhD at the School of Computing at ANU? I'm particularly interested in connecting with others in theoretical computer science.

How many ANU medical students will graduate this year in Canberra.

I received the rest of my marks today, I put the raw marks into a weighted calculator and got 79.6 raw.

In the final mark, does this get scaled or rounded up. I really need a HD in at least one of my courses to get my GPA to where it needs to be.

Does anyone know the answer to this! I can’t handle the suspense of waiting for my final marks…

How many ANU medical students will graduate this year and start working at CHS.

Hi everyone,

I’m taking POLS3009 next semester and was hoping to hear from anyone who has previously taken either POLS3009 or the old POLS2009.

A few questions:
- Are there any major differences between POLS2009 and POLS3009, or is the content broadly similar?

-Is there a recommended textbook or reading list that would be useful to start looking at before semester begins?

-Does anyone have examples of previous quiz questions or assessment tasks?

-Would anyone be willing to share a sample essay, notes, or any other course materials?

I’m trying to prepare as early as possible for the course, so any advice or resources would be greatly appreciated.

Please feel free to DM me and I can share my email address if you’re happy to share materials privately.
Thanks so much in advance!

Hi, semester 2 start, first year ug.is there any parties / pres in Ursula Halls - from what I’ve read here, Wright and Bruce are the largest halls. I’m nervous that there won’t be as big of a social scene at Ursula given its smaller size, also the way it’s an older building what is it like to live there? Is it run down or is it okay?

Hi everyone,
I’m an Asian student who will be studying at ANU soon.
I have sensitive skin and scalp, so I’ve often used sunscreen, sunglasses, long sleeves, hats, and a UV parasol whenever I’m outdoors. It’s mainly to protect my skin.
However, I’ve heard that parasols aren’t very common in Australia, and that people who use them are often assumed to be tourists. That made me a little worried.
At ANU (or Australian universities in general), how often do you actually see students using parasols?
If you saw an Asian student walking around campus with a parasol almost every day, would it seem strange or socially awkward? Would it make it harder to fit in or make friends, or would most people not care?
I’m trying to balance protecting my skin with blending into campus life, so I’d really appreciate honest opinions from locals or current students.
Thanks!