FUCK!!! Demand for University courses SOARS!!!

[costargh]

Demand for university courses on rise
October 25, 2008 12:00am

DEMAND for places at Victorian universities has bounced back, as the economic crisis dries up the jobs market.

Early figures show 70,535 school-leavers and other students, including 2468 foreigners, have applied for uni, TAFE or private courses through the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre -- up 6 per cent on last year.

Monash University got a record number of top picks, while Melbourne's first-preference position dropped after changes adopted under its US-style degree system.

Observers said economic woes would convince more school-leavers to stay in education, but more uni places would need to be funded to prevent mass knock-backs.

Early student bids reveal a rise in applications for courses in engineering, up 19 per cent, IT, up 12 per cent, agriculture and environment, 11 per cent, and creative arts, 9 per cent.

Higher pay promises appear to have lured more budding teachers, up 4 per cent.

The science sector took a further battering and was down 28 per cent.

Society and culture, health, and management and commerce fields attracted the highest interest.

Universities took domestic first-preference bids from 58,847 people. A further 8064 lobbied for TAFE places and 924 applied for private colleges.

Monash's first-preference applications were up 16 per cent to 12,876.

Rival Melbourne's dropped 8 per cent to 9771, after its undergraduate medicine and education courses were discontinued.

Deakin's top-pick requests were up 15 per cent to 8605.

RMIT's rose 13 per cent to 10,207 and Victoria University's were down 5.5 per cent to 3230
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,,24547823-2862,00.html

NO!!! MORE COMPETITION IS BAD... (for my self interest)

[RD]

Nooooo!! This is bad for me too!

[Damo17]

damn, science down that much!!!!

[hard]

less competition is good, isn't it? I mean less people applying means less competition which means greater chance of getting in?

correct me if i'm wrong which i think i am due to what i've just read.

[Damo17]

less competition is good, isn't it? I mean less people applying means less competition which means greater chance of getting in?

correct me if i'm wrong which i think i am due to what i've just read.

It is sort of good, we need more people in the science area which is why it is bad.

[costargh]

But as supply of labour in the science field declines, your wages will increase as your skills will be highly sought after due to the relative shortage.

[Damo17]

But as supply of labour in the science field declines, your wages will increase as your skills will be highly sought after due to the relative shortage.

To me, money isn't really that big a thing. It is just disappointing to see less people are getting into the science area.

[bturville]

But as supply of labour in the science field declines, your wages will increase as your skills will be highly sought after due to the relative shortage.

My thoughts exactly

Plus, last year the bureau of statistics already predicted a increase in life sciences graduate demand in 2010 (when I graduate), so hopefully my chances of getting a job are up even higher now.

[jsimmo]

Ahahaha this is bad for me too - Monash places rise as well as management and IT courses

[/0]

When do they release ENTER reqiurements?

[costargh]

Ahahaha this is bad for me too - Monash places rise as well as management and IT courses

The places haven't risen... yet.

Just the number of first preferences by students.
(Although, I think this is what you meant to say. Just didn't come out right)

If supply of courses doesn't rise in line with increases in demand for courses, then it can be expected that the requirements will increase.

[enwiabe]

19% increase in engineering? Dare I say it... Aerospace Engineering/Science might finally break the 98 ENTER barrier.

[ReVeL]

I wonder how commerce/business applications have been affected.

(Hopes they haven't risen too much)

[costargh]

There are lots of Commerce/Business courses at almost every institution so I wouldn't worry too much. They tend to stay around the same every year.

[mz_luvable_]

NOOO SO DOES THIS MEAN I HAVE HEAPS OF COMPETITION FOR THE BUSINESS FIELD???