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Class of 2021 General Discussion
Joseph41:
--- Quote from: Ereh on October 16, 2019, 09:08:16 am ---Hello,
I知 also graduating as part of the class of 2021 in Queensland. Honestly, year 11 and 12 seem pretty daunting to me, as they seem to have a way higher workload than year 10.
I知 going to be taking Literature, Maths Methods, Maths Specialist, Physics, Chinese and Modern History. Initially, I thought of taking Chemistry (as a pre-requisite for Medicine) but found that it wasn稚 for me. Now, I知 struggling to find a uni course of interest so my subjects are a bit all over the place. We値l see how it goes.
Pleasure to meet you all!
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Great to have you here! :)
It's great to think about, but try not to stress too much about uni degrees and the like. You still have a lot of time to find something you're interested in and passionate about, and even if you don't, no stress! I didn't know what I wanted to do even right at the end of Year 12, and even through uni itself. It'll all work out.
How are you finding your subjects so far?
Ereh:
Thanks for the wise words, Joseph41!
I知 actually quite excited about my subjects; its great to (mostly) be able to choose the courses I can study during my senior years. Though the external exams for some subjects, such as Chinese (my third language), seem slightly daunting, I think all the preparation from this year will serve us well.
Just wondering:
What subjects did you take in high school? Would you recommend taking uni course/s in high school?
JerryMouse2019:
Hello Ereh,
You should only take uni courses while you are at school if you can handle the extra work load and considering the fact that we don't know exactly how much harder year 11 and 12 will be currently it wouldn't be a good idea to do so. Though if you can handle the extra workload and if you are interested in it then you should go for it. I'd also like to point out that some scholarships at some universities may not apply to you if you did the uni courses at school program. Also if you have no idea of what career you want, then have you tried doing any career quizzes by any chance? If not then have a go at these ones below:
https://match-my-skills.qut.edu.au/
https://joboutlook.gov.au/CareerQuiz
https://myfuture.edu.au/
Also if you didn't know already, if you want to find out which uni gives you the best experience in terms of your chosen career field or degree then check out these websites. They use official survey data taken from students annually to rank universities in terms of teaching quality, learning resources, learner engagement, student retention rate, graduate salary etc. These surveys are conducted by the government annually.
https://www.qilt.edu.au/
https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/university-ratings-rankings (This website uses the QILT data and ranks the universities accordingly and it awards 5 star ratings to those that are in the top 20 percent)
I hope you find these websites helpful.
Thanks for replying,
Kind Regards
JerryMouse2019
stewartw20:
Thanks so much for this vital information JerryMouse2019!
This is SO HELPFUL!!!
Joseph41:
--- Quote from: Ereh on October 16, 2019, 05:00:39 pm ---Just wondering:
What subjects did you take in high school? Would you recommend taking uni course/s in high school?
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A bit of a range! I had an English subject, a maths subject (General), a science subject (Psychology, if you want to count it as a science), a creative arts subject, and a couple of humanities. Certainly not subjects that scaled up overall!
Uni courses - good question. I didn't do one myself, and have no regrets about that. If in your position, I probably wouldn't personally, but that's absolutely not to say that you shouldn't. Does your school have a careers counsellor or anything along those lines? :)
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