Next Year's Plans!

[K888]

but now that I'm in uni I wish I could've taken another 5 gap years haha

Getting slightly off topic, but this is why I didn't take a gap year, and why I won't defer for a year during my degree - I don't think I'd ever go back to uni if I did!
I sometimes wish I did take a gap year, though, because I think it would have helped not only my bank account but also my mental health, and I think having a bit of extra maturity in uni can never go astray.
Like, realistically, why do we pressure ourselves into jumping into tertiary education so quickly? Why don't we take some time to discover a bit more about ourselves, rather than just placing value in how quickly we can do something that may help us get a job?

Uni has changed my perspective so much lol. I used to be that sort of person who was like "nah arts/science/generalist degrees aren't useful why not do something that gives you a really tangible outcome at the end jobs-wise etc etc" but my mind has really been opened this year haha.

I’m hoping to get into Commerce and Science at UNSW next year, or maybe Com and advanced science

What are the merits of advanced science as opposed to normal science? Is it really different, or more just different in name?

[Potatohater]

Currently I'm tossing up between 2 courses to be my 1st preference, right now I have it set as
1. Bachelor of Arts and advanced studies (with my heart set on majoring in geography and theatre/performance) at USyd
I really want to do this course but it's so far away though

2. Bachelor of planning, pathway to master in urban planning and Managment at WSU
Seems interesting, is walking distance away and lands me with secure job oppotipunities but I didn't find the Uni environment as inspiring and there are no avenues to explore performance

I think I'm gonna leave these as my preferences, especially since long travel times didn't put me off highschool (45 - 60+ mins away by bus) but at the same time the closeness of WSU is tempting

[Syndicate]

Really excited about next year

I hope to get into Biomedicine, (otherwise science is my second option) @ UniMelb. ATAR for biomedicine is relatively higher than science, and thanks to SEAS, the ATAR requirement went slightly lower than it was. Travelling will be a pain, but it shouldn't be as bad... (it takes me 50 mins one way - it's still nothing compared to what people claim to say).

EDIT: I forgot to mention, I'll start looking for work as soon as I arrive back from my holidays next year (I am still unsure what sort of job I should be looking for)

[strawberries]

Getting slightly off topic, but this is why I didn't take a gap year, and why I won't defer for a year during my degree - I don't think I'd ever go back to uni if I did!
I sometimes wish I did take a gap year, though, because I think it would have helped not only my bank account but also my mental health, and I think having a bit of extra maturity in uni can never go astray.
Like, realistically, why do we pressure ourselves into jumping into tertiary education so quickly? Why don't we take some time to discover a bit more about ourselves, rather than just placing value in how quickly we can do something that may help us get a job?

Uni has changed my perspective so much lol. I used to be that sort of person who was like "nah arts/science/generalist degrees aren't useful why not do something that gives you a really tangible outcome at the end jobs-wise etc etc" but my mind has really been opened this year haha.
What are the merits of advanced science as opposed to normal science? Is it really different, or more just different in name?

yeah personally I felt that I wasn't "ready" for uni yet. And I'm so glad I took that gap year.
If I went straight from high school to uni I would be thrown into the deep end and not know how to cope
and yeah, towards the end of last year I was like "omg I just so don't want to go to uni anymore cos I cbf"

[clarke54321]

Agreed. I love the idea of this thread   

Next year I'm hoping to do an Arts degree at Melbourne. For me, it seems the ideal course option. I've had so many people criticise  this decision, but I honestly couldn't be happier picking this. It opens up exchange opportunities in Germany, the chance for me to study Philosophy, and extend my interest in Literature.

Outside of Uni, I'd like to find a new part time job. That's also an exciting prospect 

[Coffee]

Agreed. I love the idea of this thread   

Next year I'm hoping to do an Arts degree at Melbourne. For me, it seems the ideal course option. I've had so many people criticise  this decision, but I honestly couldn't be happier picking this. It opens up exchange opportunities in Germany, the chance for me to study Philosophy, and extend my interest in Literature.

Outside of Uni, I'd like to find a new part time job. That's also an exciting prospect 

Did someone say Literature? And Philosophy?

Nothing makes me happier than hearing such a positive attitude towards Arts.

[lyoko]

It's really great reading all these entries - hopefully we all get our first preferences! Woo! Hyped for 2018!

[Henry Kocatekin]

I was hoping for advice please.

So I want to study Medicine. I've applied for UNSW, UON, WSU, Monash, Adelaide.
My Umat means I can still get in, but ATAR...That's debatable. So most Sydney folk have the backup of Medical Science at UNSW and then try for Post Grad. I live down south, (Illawarra (near Wollongong)), so people from here tend to do Pre Med at UOW. Both are three year courses, but not of super interest to me. 91 and 95 ATAR cut offs respectively. (I should get just above 98 (hopefully)). I did find a course I liked... Fast tracked too, which means I'd finish quickly and be able to start postgrad Med (or at least try for it) sooner. It's Paramedics at UTas, Rozelle Campus, Sydney. The ATAR cut off is 75. Is there a problem with doing a course 23 ish below what I'll get?

Any other suggestions GREATLY appreciated.

[Coffee]

The ATAR cut off is 75. Is there a problem with doing a course 23 ish below what I'll get?

Absolutely not. Do what you want to do. The cut off just means its not in as high demand as a course with a higher cut off. There's no such thing as 'wasting' your ATAR either.

[Henry Kocatekin]

Okay. Thank you.

For anyone who has done Post Grad Med, how significant is the advantage of doing a Science Undergrad degree?