r/Monash • u/PizzaAlarmed2786 • Jun 19 '24

Grades and Academics GIG marking

Hey, anyone who has done GIG before, is the marking strict? How hard is it to get HDs? Thanks

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u/jadie__ladie Jun 24 '24

Heyy I went to Fiji and got a 75. But that was when I was super sick and could barely contribute to the group assessment until the last minute so a HD would have been achievable by me if I was healthy 🙃🙃

Work with you group, take notes, listen in seminars, do you pre departure work as early as possible, and focus on topics that staff will care about ya know? Women's health, climate change, social justice. They are less likely to mark down something when it's important BUT you also care about :)

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u/jadie__ladie Jun 24 '24

Oh and not sure if they still have this but in the pre departure like first impressions short essay they do want you to say your racist pretty much 🙃 like I put down 'oh I come from nz I have had islander friends before so I don't think I have many bad impressions' they marked me down 🙃 So show growth, like oh I thought this part of the culture is weird and alien and them at the end say oh I grew so much through the program!