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STUDENT4:
hi, this is probs the wrong section(move in a few days please) to post this but considering all of you are commerce people, you guys are the only opinions that i want.

My ATAR isnt going to go in my favour and wondering does it really matter what UNI campus you go to? Because i intially wanted to go to deiken commerce law at burwood with is 92 but since i am probs going to get like 80 ATAR now, should i just go to the other campus which is only 72, like does it matter?

I-Banking:
Honestly...yes.
For high competition jobs like legal practice and banking etc. recruiters are only going to take people at the top of their class for 'target schools' e.g. Melbourne, Sydney, UNSW, ANU.

That's not to say you have no chance getting a job as a lawyer if you do not go to a 'target schools' but you would be an absolute exception if you did. You would need straight HDs.

This is all assuming you want to be a lawyer of course...for other professions, the university you go to means a lot less, your scores are more important.
But, in conclusion, if you went to deakin or this other campus, I would be surprised if you got a position with a good legal firm after finishing

STUDENT4:
thanks that was really helpful :)

so if i want to become a solicitor not a lawyer would it matter that much about uni?
and also, does the campus(not uni) matter? and would you recommend just going to monash and business(law) and try transfering :S

I-Banking:
yeah well a solicitor is a lawyer...so yes.
I mean, a top university isn't strictly required, but it will give you a good crack at the 30% admission rate of legal uni students into legal practice. If you received very high marks at Deakin and networked effectively (friends, family, random calls), you still have a chance, but still it is low.

As for the campus thing, if they are both Uni Deakin campus', I don't understand how there is different admission rates for the same degree... make sure they are the exact same degree.
If they are the same, then I really don't think it matters which campus you are at, from an employer's point of view.

I-Banking:
as for your question about transferring..
A law degree is typically 4 years (without a double degree).
If you are really set on becoming a lawyer and there's nothing else you want to do, then yes I would recommend going to Monash and doing a related degree to start off with and then transferring after 1 year (or even the first semester). It would only add on an extra 6-12 months, but uni is awesome anyway. Monash is very highly respected by law firms in Victoria and Australia and is probably more progressive than even Melbourne. In my opinion, in 2 or 3 years, Monash will be the number on University for Law in Victoria...so yes it is a very good option.
To transfer, make sure you get a reasonable ATAR and maintain good results in the first part of the Business degree

Hope this advice hasn't changed your life too drastically but to be honest, unless you become some sort of law prodigy at Deakin, you won't get recruited straight out of uni...which is what you will want...

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