Careers
Claire Pech – Careers Advisor
Australian National University
This week we hosted ANU to speak to our students and present on the myriad of studying options that makes the ANU the number one university in the country. Their slides can be accessed here.
ANU timeline is featured below. They open much earlier than the usual UAC process and you have to now apply direct to them.
The application now consists of choosing five courses, providing your accommodation needs and any scholarship requirements. It is like a three-in-one application. This year they will be basing all places on Year 11 grades. This will be excellent for students with strong grades last year. For those who want to rely on their ATAR, they can wait until the end of the year to apply once ATARs are released.
Please note that ANU now requires an extra-curricular component with three of these seven areas:
We were also joined by three Alumni: Sophie Doctor (Class of 2017), studying Finance and IT), Adam Doctor, (Class of 2016), who studied Mathematical Sciences and Ethan Cohen (Class of 2017) studying Design and Philosophy. They all kindly gave up their time to speak via Zoom to our current class of Year 12 about their experiences at ANU, which we were very grateful for.
There is more information on Youtube about life at this vibrant campus. All information about early applications can be found here.
Notices, articles, dates, points of interest
Sydney: Gap Year Virtual Information Session
For anyone interested in taking a GAP year in the Defence forces
9 March 2021
6.30 pm – 8.30 pm
Online
ACU | How to Support your Student with University Choices
For Year 12 parents on supporting student choices
17 March 2021
5.00 pm – 6.00 pm
Online
To register, click here.
Sydney Design School | Info Session
For those interested in pursuing a career in design
15 April 2021
1:00 pm – 1:40 pm
More information can be found here.
A virtual two-day event featuring many industry professionals, diverse industry groups and advisors to answer questions. I would prioritise this in the diary to attend online.
17 May 2021 – 19 May 2021
More information can be found here.
(Reference: MHSCareers, March 2021)