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Things I Wish I Knew: Avoid common mistakes and disastrous consequences

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  • Clayton
  • Free Event
  • On Campus
  • Orientation
  • Seminar
Things I Wish I Knew Seminar
DATE:

Thursday 06 March 2025

TIME:

1pm - 2pm

VENUE:

Graduate Hub (Seminar Room 2, Building 89, 21 Sports Walk), Clayton Campus

Tickets

$0.00 (Student)
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While all of us wish when starting a Masters that nothing will go wrong, that is often not the case. Sometimes you will encounter problems and issues you do not expect, and a speedy and appropriate response can make the difference between relief and disaster.

With stories based on real-life student experiences, MGA student advocates Sarah and Ying will run you through some of the most common unexpected situations faced by Masters students and give you the tools to manage and respond to the unexpected. Prevent small obstacles from derailing your hard-work and progress, and help not only yourselves but your friends around you.

Sarah is a student advocate who has worked at MGA since 2015, and in advocacy since 2017. She also studied her Master degree at Monash and remembers all too well the highs and lows of being a graduate student! Sarah has assisted hundreds of students with all sorts of problems - big and small - and she's keen to share her knowledge to help you all.

Pizza will be served at the session. 

Registrations will open 2 weeks before event date.

THIS EVENT ALIGNS WITH THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS OF:

The MGA is proud to be the first student association in Australia to be certified carbon neutral by Climate Active.

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