Volume 24 Issue 28 09 Sep 2016 6 Elul 5776

Careers

Claire Pech

Claire Pech

Open Day Season

It has been great hearing the feedback from many of the students who have been to an open day. From what I have heard students who have gone directly to lectures and talks from the departments they are interested in have had some really key learning elements. This is where most of the learning takes place and also when decisions are made.

I hope students can share this knowledge around and discuss this with their peers. It is always interesting for me to hear that what one student loved (e.g. the new B Sociology and Film Production degree at Notre Dame) another student didn’t like at all. 

Some of the positive feedback I heard was:

  • Loving the city feel of the UTS campus
  • Enjoying the vibrancy and campus unity at ANU in Canberra
  • Loving the green, beautiful, studious feel of University of Sydney
  • Enjoying the International Studies and Global Studies talks at UTS
  • Finding out more about Engineering at ANU especially the more rounded Systems Engineering degree they do
  • Enjoying the smaller sized classrooms of Notre Dame
  • Finding it so easy to get to UNSW
  • Loving the Engineering talks and hearing from the Business faculty at UNSW
  • Hearing the new initiatives from UTS and what makes them so cutting edge.

The list goes on. Discuss some of these at home and what you enjoyed.

Don’t under-estimate the feel you got at a University and whether it felt right for you. Also couple this with the course that you like the sound of, have investigated, have read about and done your research on. Just because your cousin didn’t like a topic at University doesn’t mean the department is rubbish, as they are not you!

Overseas US Talks

NYU on the Common Application, Mon 12 September, at Ascham, for Years 10-12. This will be held at Barnet Lecture Theatre in the Centre for the Sciences at 6pm. Please register to attend at www.trybooking.com/226456. There will be another session on Tuesday 20 September, for Harvard Admissions at the same location from 5:30pm.  Please register to attend at: www.trybooking.com/226957

UNSW: Portfolio Entry Art and Design

The Portfolio entry for UNSW Art and Design closes 30 September 2016 for Semester 1 2017. Students should submit a portfolio if they believe they will fall within ten points of the ATAR cut off for their desired course. Further information on where a portfolio is not accepted and what to include can be found by following the link below.

https://www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/future-students/portfolio-entry https://www.artdesign.unsw.edu.au/whats-on/events/2015-portfolio-entry-workshops

Macquarie University Taster Day

This is for Years 11 and 12 students and will be held on Tuesday 27 September from 10am – 3pm @ Macquarie University, North Ryde. Get a taste of what a day in the life of a Macquarie science, medical science or human sciences student is really like. 

http://www.cvent.com/events/taster-day-science-medical-and-human-sciences/event-summary-0183dbd2dd054d3080678d421d2410f7.aspx

The 10 Happiest Jobs of 2016 from CareerFAQs (a very interesting critique on the happiness index for jobs)

http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/news/news-and-views/the-10-happiest-jobs-in-2016