Who's applying for uni next year?

C'mon ladies, I want to know if you're applying and whther you're now also going to have to endure the long wait until January for the main round offers. I am looking for hands to hold when January rolls around!

Who's applied and for what course?

Sushee I will hold hands!

I have applied for BA of Mid for the 2nd year running and this time I am in for a chance with early round offers having finalised all of my applications already.

Come on - it is our year coming up !!!

I'm going back to uni next year, back to my Bachelor of Health Science (Naturopathy). Will probably only do 2 subjects a semester as I work full time & we're planning on starting IVF next year as well. I need to make sure the subjects in which I deal with chemicals are done in first sememster.

Excellent news! It's nervewracking this waiting. I am hoping for all our sakes that we'll be successful come January. Do you have to wait for an offer though. Schaz? Or is it straight in for you? I too have put in my application already (can you tell I'm keen?) and now the wait until first round offers seems miles away.

Schaz, I am going to be working full time too and will be trying to clear two units per semester part time for now as well. 5 of the first year units can be done externally too so that's probably how I'll go to start with.

I've applied for BPsych at Curtin Uni. I have been told I'm a real good chance, but I am still crapping myself worrying I won't get in. So will hold your hand Relle, for sure!

Sushee
One thing I found with doing external subjects is that you need to be so organised (with the ability to find a minimum of 10 hours per subject per week)! I prefer going to a lecture. But in saying that, one of my girlfriends is about to graduate from her bachelor's degree and she's done the whole thing externally.

Schaz,

I know! My DH did his post grad externally and he was very disciplined with going to Uni for 2-3 hourly blocks 5 times a week, and he's drumming into me that I need to get into that sort of routine from the get-go. I too worry about staying organised but with going back to work after 2 years off, I don't think work would be happy with me requesting study leave as soon as I walk in the door! Lol! I'm only working 4 days a week though, so I still have one full day with Charlie, so I won't feel like I'm neglecting my family!

Sushee that is so fantastic that you are in with a great chance.

Me on the other hand, last year there was 5000 applicants for 250 places :( . I have done my Doula training since though and started a Dip in Childbirth Education, but still it is sooooo competitive. I will have my first disapointment in November I am sure.

Schaz, I would love to do externally, but I am also worried about being motivated.

Goodluck to all of us!!! hehehehe

I have applied for a bachelor of nursing. I also applied for Midwifery, though I am not expecting to get since its so competitive. I have to do STAT as I dont have TER/UAI to use, so booked my STAT for october. Hoping I get into something!

I am currently enrolled in a Master of Educational Leadership program and will be enrolling in it again next year (provided I pass this year :p). Hmmm, I am supposed to be writing an assignment now actually, but this is so much more fun.

WTG Karina and get back to work Starfish! Lol! Karina, I did my STAT in August. Wanted to know how I did before I applied! Good luck for October, I hadn't sat an exam in donkey's years, so it was pretty scarey leading up to it, but it wasn't so bad in the end.

Relle, do you guys get first round offers in November? No way! Our first round offers are online on the 17th of January! Well, I'll be hoping for good news for you come November then. I reckon you can do it, my sweet!

Sushee, how did you find the STAT? I have looked at some of the practice questions available on the internet. Is it pretty much the same as those? They dont look too difficult. Just logic and things like that, not all that different to those online IQ quizes. I havent done an exam in a while either! Last exam I did was HSC exams in year 12. I've been to TAFE since school, but we didnt do exams at TAFE.

good luck everyone!! Hurry up and arrive january so I can find out!!!

Karina,

it was similar to the practise questions, but a tad more difficult IMO. Or maybe it was the pressure of trying to make sure you finish it within the time given, I'm not sure. I honestly thought I'd stuffed it up, though, but I ended up doing better than expected. Just give it your best shot, I'm sure you'll do great!

I thought I had stuffed the Stat as well when I sat it last year.

I got 74.4 for my Stat and I still have no idea whether that actually is a good score or not! lol I know my stat was above the cut off for the apps that Unisa looked at, but no idea with the Vic unis.

Karina Goodluck with your App, what unis have you applied for?

Sushee, yeah hun, some unis and some courses do early round offers, so I thought I would get in before all of the schoolies get their scores.

But I am still - bring on Jan!!!!

I sat the STAT in 2000. I did a prep course first though as I didn't do year 11 or 12, so I had never really done essays or sat exams. The prep course was very beneficial. I got into the course I wanted, and am working towards my degree now (and have been since 2001!!). I am hoping to get in to do a post grad diploma after my degree, which will lead to a masters.

Good luck everyone!

Way to go JoMarie! What are you studying?

I did have a think bout the STAT prep course but didn't get round to it, and fortunately did well enough anyway. I may have been a little less nervous perhaps, on the day, had I done a prep course.

Relle is that STAT score you posted your TER equivalent score? I calculated my TER equivlent score and I more than meet the historic cut offs for psych. Does that mean I'll probably get my first preference though?

Hi Relle
I am studying a Bachelor of Social Science - Communiye Studies and Psychology. The post grad diploma is in Counselling and the Masters in Counselling.

ooo I've got to pick your brain JoMarie! My 4th preference is Community Studies (after all the Bpsych courses n each WA uni) and a BA in Pysch and Counselling my 5th preference.

Relle, i applied for UniSA, for external study.
I wanted to apply for UTS (sydney) so I could study on campus, but the logistics of it are too tricky.
Did you apply for the B Mid at unisa or at a uni in Melb? I think ACU has it?

Jo, how much longer do you have on your degree?

My understanding of the STAT score(from the explnation in the info they sent me) is that is its a percentile ranking, so if you get 74.4 then you did better than 74.4% of the other poeople who also did the test. Is that how it works or did I just make it up?

I got my STAT booklet with the practice questions and they really dont seem all that difficult. I hope I do well. I'm soooo keen to get into uni and I'll probably be so shattered if I dont.

Karina - That was my percentile ranking, but still would love to actually know where they had me stand with the intake iykwim.
I applied for the BA mid at ACU, Monash and BA Mid/nurs at Deakin. I did apply to Unisa last year to study externally, but I decided not to this year while Angus is still so young, I didn't want to have to leave him for a few days at a time to go to SA for the pracs.

JoMarie - wow that sounds really interesting! My sister did psychology and did her Masters etc.

Sushee - how did you work out the TER equivalent huni????? I would love to do that if you can tell me how.

Relle,

when I got my STAT results, it was divided into scores for Verbal, Quantitative (both multiple choice) and Written English. And beside each score was the percentile achieved in comparison to other candidates (so something like your score was better than 90% of all candidates). I then went online to theTISC webpage (Tertiary Instituitions Service Centre) and they had a calculator there where I plugged in all my scores and it gave me a TER equilavent!

How were your STAT test scores presented?

I didn't have to do the written english, mine was as follows:

Verbal Score 161 Percentile Rank 76.7
Quantitive Score 160 Percentile Rank 69.2
Overall Score 160 percentile 74.4

Is that website for Vic as well hun?

I think it is, but I do know that they can't calculate your TER equivalent score without your Written English score, so maybe it is your overall score for your MC component that you use after all.

I guess when you have two components (Written and MC) they must work out the average between the two to serve as your TER score perhaps? Coz my TER score is between those two scores. I didn't even think that it might be worked out that way as I only had my own scores so didn't see a correlation until now! :) D'er.

Cool - thanks Sushee. I just tried to log into that calculator and my computer kept seizing up, so no luck there.

I am going to go crazy by Jan!

oh hell yeah, me too! I keep checking this thread and wondering if everyone's feeling like the time is draaaagging! My MIL, who works at the Health Science faculty at Curtin Uni, reckons it'll be fine, to stop worrying, but I won't be happy until I see that offer in black and white.

Karina - I have 7 more units to do on the bachelor degree, then will apply for the post grad diploma. It will depend on how many units I do at a time as to how long it will take me. At the moment, I am only doing 1 unit, but next semester, I may do 2. Good luck with your STAT!!

Sushee - my sister is doing a BA in counselling and psych (double major) at ECU. I love Community Studies as it isthe area I want to work in when I have finished (community counsellor for women with PND, anxiety, abuse etc). I find ECU to be fantastic for mature age students. I did some units at Curtin a while back, but didn't like the way they structured it. I find ECU to be more practical and the tutors and lecturers are very easy to get in touch with etc.

I also plan to do keep working in the area as well, so that I am balancing out my theoretical knowledge with practical experience. I am currently on the board of a community legal centre that works with refugees, so I am gaining a lot of practical experience there. This is also great when applying for jobs in the future!

JoMarie,

one of my preferences is BA Psych and Counselling. :) But Curtin is close to where I live, and the pysch and community studies courses at ECU are out of the Joondalup campus! That did play a part n my decision, I admit. My DH did his post grad in Curtin, and my MIL works there, so it already feels like a home away from home. Hopefully it will work for me!

I don't know yet what I wish to do - clinical, occupational etc, and figure once I'm doing the course I'll have time to make up my mind. At the moment, I'm interested in Juvenile Justice as well, and put Psych, Justice and Criminology (ECU) as my 2nd preference. But TBH until I actually am doing the modules and getting familiar with the field, I know I won't make a firm decision on which direction to take.

Hi gals, I'm applying for the masters in advance nursing, i am doing a subject towards it at work, neonatal/paediatric cardiology and will be applying to do the paediatric intensive care course next year which will give me another credit point towards my masters. so am thinking about starting 2nd semester next year, unless i can find some good research material sooner. so have already started studying this year but plan on upping the ante next year.

good luck to all applying to undergraduate courses, finger crossed for you all.
beckles

Just found this thread - and just in time

Im waiting to hear if i have got into study Bachelor of early Childhood studies

Very excited - i completed my diploma 10 years ago and felt like a bit more knoweldge

I want to study, but have not yet applied for a Master of e-Forensics and Enterprise Security.
Its eligble for FEE-HELP and I'd probably be applying.
Apparently the course fees (but not repayments) are tax deductable if work related (mine would be) - does anyone know how this works?

I did hear that if your course is work related you can claim the fees back on tax, and joked with my boss that surely psychology can be considered work related if you're a team leader, but apparently HR doesn't think so! Lol! Your course sounds amazing, Rachel.

Lou, how exciting! Another person angonising over the wait for an offer. In your case, it should definately be considered work-related, surely?

I have just applied to do a Bachelor of Nursing via distance ed, after procrastinating and thinking about it for ages. I have been thinking for ages that I would study again when the 'time is right' and then today I just thought the time is never going to be right, so I might as well just apply and be done with it. Part of me is worried about studying again after being 'just a mum' for so long...like, will I have the motivation to study, will I be able to handle it? Then the other part of me thinks I should just stop over-thinking everything and get stuck in. Well I took the first step today by applying, and now I will just have to put it out of my mind until next year so I don't keep agonising over it!

I am thinking about studying for a conveyancing licence through distance ed with Macquarie uni some time next year.

When do applications for semester 2 start?

I'm pretty clueless on this stuff, I've never studied at uni, only TAFE.

How hard do you think it would be to study with a little bub at home? I figure it must be easier than working part time, being a part time SAHM and studying part time which is why I'm thinking about starting while I'm on mat leave. Most of the work is done at home with a few compulsory days at uni per semester.

I don't imagine it would be a very demanding course - definitely not up there with psychology or nursing!

Something I should probably look into soon...

oohhhh how exciting! the group is growing!

Goodluck to everyone!

Well done on applying Loula.

Rayray - that sounds fascinating!

Bon - I actually think you have more motivation when you are a Mum, you get so used to having a big workload and you know you have to make your time count iykwim so you really apply yourself rather than waste your time. Well at least that is what I have found so far.

Go for it Willow!

Willow,

I am not sure how it works in other states but here in WA application for mid year entry are through the individual unis, so there are more flexible pathways to entry, such as work experience. I know that applications for first semester are still open, but incurs a late fee from after the 28th of Sept. You should definitely look into it, my sweet. I know it seems daunting with a baby on the way but if it gets too much you can always defer a semester here and there.

It does seem a bit daunting Sushee! I know mentally I wouldn't be ready to start until bub is a bit older.

I might jump onto their website and check it out. I actually have a really good friend who completed this course last year so will talk to her about it too, she's away at the moment.

The other thing is I'm not 100% sure I'd put it to practical use? I've worked in the legal environment for 9 years now and must admit, conveyancing is not my favourite area!! LOL. But I'm thinking it will be good to have in a few years when we are hoping to move up the coast and employment opportunities aren't as good as they are here in Sydney. It could also mean starting my own business and/or working from home so it's definitely something worth looking into.

With choosing my course, I have to admit I actually decided on what I wanted to do, opposed to what I thought I could use. Not terribly practical but I wanted to do something that interested me so I would see it through IYKWIM. I don't think that by the time I complete my course (4 year course but doing it part-time - so 8 -12 years?) I'll be looking to change career. Is there anything else you're interested in, Willow, that might give you practical skills to work from home anyway?

Not that I have thought of yet Sushee!!

I have thought about doing law in the past but at this point in my life (or any point thus far really! LOL) it's too big a commitment for me to make. That's always been my problem, I'm not willing to make the commitment that studying requires.

The thing with the conveyancing course is it's short term, only 2 years to complete part time (well it's not really part time, it's run through the Open Learning Centre of Macquarie) although I'm thinking of only doing one unit per semester to start with - this is mainly for financial reasons. The positive of doing it next year while I'm on maternity leave is that I'll be able to balance my time better but the negative is with me not working, we can probably only afford for me to do one unit per semester.

I've just been on their website and applications for Semester 1 don't close until January so I've got plenty of time to think about it.

I would love to do law too, but its such a long course and there is so much reading!
I have been checking out the masters I want to do, and none of the subjects start until next year so it'll be probably at least feb til I would start.
In the meantime I'm trying to get a job closer to the area I want to work in (IT forensics) well I can dream can't I? :)

I've just sat the STAT today! Stupid people strted it late. It was alright. Some of the questions were quite tricky but overall it wasnt tooo bad. I dont think I did that well though. I'm terrible at the english questions! I was so distracted by the end of it though because I hadnt fed in a few hours and my left boob was strting to leak!!! Apparently thy send the results in a couple of weeks.