I haven't actually started university yet, but I'm a class of 2012 graduate who intends to begin university next year, so I'll answer it anyway:
To those studying uni, what is the purpose of your study?
In order from most important to least important:
1. To gain qualifications
2. To increase my knowledge
3. To meet new people and experience the "uni life"
4. To take a break from full time work
What are you studying and how are your studies going?
I will be studying Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne and it will be going very well, thank you.
Why have you chosen to undertake university study as opposed to other career pathways (e.g. tafe, working fulltime etc)?
Because all the good jobs either require university or are more likely to be given to university graduates. Also, I don't see myself as much of a TAFE sort of a person, and I am working full-time this year but I feel as if I need a few years break to experience other things first before I settle down with a full-time job. Also, I feel as if I am capable of handling the workloads of university, so it would be a waste for me to miss out when there are so many people who want to go to university but can't quite make the cut.
What is the purpose of your life?
Ultimately, I want to help people. I want to make this community a better place for everyone. To the scum of the world, I want to talk to them, understand their situation and offer them advice on how to become better people, even if it costs me time and money. To the innocent victims, I want to offer them protection and help so that they can have a peace of mind and not have to live as if they have just survived an apocalypse. To all else, I want to ensure that they remain in a satisfactory position and do not have to live in fear every day. I don't have the power to change the world on my own, but I'm hoping that my future job gives me the power to make some sort of a difference, and I can only hope that others who also have this power will unite together to make the world a better place.
What do you hope to achieve in 15-20 years time? Where do you see your life heading?
I want to join the AFP (Australian Federal Police). I want to travel around Australia, perhaps overseas too, and deal with huge issues. I can't stop everything on my own (I will leave petty things like road safety and graffiti to the state police), but I want to stop as many national and large-scale crimes as possible, and help those who have been involved in such circumstances (victims or perpetrators, they are all suffering on the inside and they all need help). It is not my aim to punish people, to arrest people or to become power-hungry. It is my aim to increase the well-being of everyone and to encourage people not to commit crimes in the first place (since prevention is better than cure).
When did you figure out that you wanted to do the course your doing now?
Fairly recently, actually. I always knew what job I wanted to do, but I was never quite sure how to get there. I had a vague plan about going to university, but I was never sure on the specific course that I wanted to do until a few months ago.
Are you happy with the direction your life is heading now?
I'm starting to become more content with my situation. I was pretty upset at first when I saw my ATAR score, my study scores and worst of all, my literature score, but I am starting to come to terms with that and working towards my future. If this year is a success for me (saving up money, getting job experience and getting into university next year), then my life will be on track, right where it needs to be. It all depends on how well I do this year: in TAFE, in work, in everything.
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