Claire Pech – Careers Advisor

Kathryn Taylor from Turning Point Consulting met with Year 12 this week, to share insights and ideas with students. This talk covered everything from university choices, to making sure students were doing their investigations, to what to look for next, whether to GAP or not and if not – then how to still take a break. She encouraged students not to sit on the couch for a year as it gets so boring. GAP years can still be taken with ideas such as:

• Discovering NSW and beyond
• Travelling around Australia
• Heading to New Zealand 
• Driving a combi van around for these discoveries
• Being productive and maybe working, volunteering or doing shorter courses 

Kathryn also emphasised – as I do so often – the zig zag approach. That may mean starting in one area/university/course/faculty and realising that it wasn’t a suitable choice and therefore moving to different degree/course/university/group. Kathryn is a big believer in having a plan and, even if the plan you are on doesn’t work out well, that is fine as long as there is another plan to move on to. I like this idea as there is security in planning – even if we have no guarantees that it is for the best.

Sydney University news and webinars

• ARTiculate Talk Series: Health Economics Online, Tuesday 20 July 2021 4.00 pm – 4.45 pm
• Become a Dalyell Scholar Online, Wednesday 23 June 2021 4.00 pm – 4.30 pm 
• July auditions for Sydney Conservatorium of Music Registrations close Sunday 27 June 2021

TAFE information sessions

From Monday 21 June 2021 9.00 am – Friday 25 June 2021 8.30 pm: TAFE campuses and online information sessions will be held throughout this week. Find out exact session times here for individual campuses and learn about the skill building sessions at these vibrant campuses.

UAC Sessions

UAC is running a range of interesting topics for parents and students to join in webinar format.

• Mental Health and the HSC – Thursday 15 July 2021, 6.00 pm register here
• Communications and Media – Wednesday 21 July 2021, 6.00 pm register here
• Educational Access Scheme – Thursday 22 July 2021, 6.00 pm register here
• Social Science and Arts – Wednesday 28 July 2021, 6.00 pm register here

Miscellaneous

• What type of engineer should I become? Do the engineering quiz here to find out more.
• Open Day Season is nearly here. Find out which days you are going to attend here