Steps to Uni for Year 10 Students – UAC Booklet
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Careers News 9 June 2020 - Mr David Russell Curriculum Co-ordinator (7-12) | Student Advisor (7-12) Steps to Uni for Year 10 Students – UAC booklet UAC have a booklet designed for Year 10 students to help them in selecting courses for Year 11 and 12 and providing information about future University study after Year 12. To view the booklet, please use the link… https://www.uac.edu.au/assets/documents/year-10/year-10-booklet-2023.pdf In this booklet, the universities and colleges that make offers through UAC have listed the courses they plan to offer in 2023; that is, the degrees and diplomas you’ll be able to study when you leave school. For each course they have also set out, where applicable, details of: − areas of study − prerequisites − assumed knowledge − recommended studies − additional selection criteria. Prerequisites are HSC courses you need to have completed in order to be offered a place in a university course (course prerequisites) or a subject within that course (subject prerequisites). Some institutions assume you have knowledge of specific HSC courses or equivalent when you start your university course. If you haven’t studied the HSC course you can still be selected for the course, but you may have some difficulty coping with your studies. Most institutions offer bridging courses if you have not studied the HSC courses listed as assumed knowledge, but bridging courses are not equivalent to the two-year HSC course and may add significantly to your workload. This booklet also provides general information about HSC courses, how the ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank) is calculated and used for university entry, and why your selection rank for a course might be higher than your ATAR. Some Universities will allow extra points (called adjustment factors) to be added to your ATAR to help you get into some University courses e.g. if you have done well in an HSC course related to the degree you want to do. For example, if your ATAR is 80 but you are allowed to add 5 extra points for a certain degree, then the rank used towards your application for that course would be 85… this is called your “selection rank” for that course because it is the rank that you have towards being selected for the course. The cut-off rank to get into a University course is the lowest selection rank (LSR) that the University will require for students to enrol in that University course. Of the courses that UAC will count towards University admission, they divide the courses into two groups… Category A courses and category B courses…. Category A courses have the academic rigour and depth of knowledge to provide an adequate background for university studies. They can all be used in the ATAR calculation. Category B courses can contribute to the ATAR but no more than 2 units of Category B courses can be included towards the ATAR calculation. Interests, University courses, possible careers and subjects in years 11 and 12 The booklet has a helpful section that links your interest areas with related careers and with University courses and suggests Year 11 and 12 subjects you might choose. This information is on pages 28 to 34 of the booklet … an extract is shown below. Information about University courses The booklet also contains information about various University courses at a large range of Universities. Some of these are shown below for the University of Newcastle. UAC – Let’s Chat Videos UAC have produced a series of short videos called Let’s Chat. Over the next few months, they will be “chatting” to you about applying to uni through UAC, changing course preferences, and what to do if you have been disadvantaged during your final years of school. To access the UAC Let’s Chat videos click here UCAT Information – (Relates to Medicine, Dentistry) The University Clinical Aptitude Test (UCAT ANZ) is an admissions test used by the UCAT ANZ Consortium of universities in Australia and New Zealand for their medical, dental and clinical science degree programmes. The UCAT ANZ replaced the UMAT (Undergraduate Medicine and Health Sciences Admission Test) from 2019 (for university entry in 2020). The test helps universities to select applicants with the most appropriate abilities and professional behaviours required for new doctors and dentists to be successful in their clinical careers. It is used in collaboration with other admissions processes such as interviews and academic qualifications. It is also an opportunity to stand out from other applicants and demonstrate aptitude for a demanding programme of study. The UCAT ANZ is a computer-based test delivered in Pearson VUE test centres throughout Australia, New Zealand and at some overseas locations. Please note that some pathways to medicine / dentistry / clinical sciences will not require the UCAT ANZ. For some applicants a different test may be required. For details candidates should refer to the websites of the universities to which they intend to apply. UCAT Summary and Preparation https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/ UCAT Practice Tests and Resources We advise you to prepare for the UCAT using the free official practice materials which have been developed by the UCAT Consortium. We believe that all everyone should have access to free preparation materials to support their test preparation. The resources and advice below have been produced by ourselves using feedback from previous high-scoring candidates. https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/practice-tests/ UCAT Test Day You must arrive at least 30 minutes before your appointment time to complete the check-in process. If you arrive more than 15 minutes after your appointment time you will not be allowed to take the test and will have to book and pay for a new test appointment on another day, (subject to availability of test appointments). This applies in cases of family emergency, accident, transport problems and security alert as well as forgetfulness and lateness. https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/test-day/ UCAT Test Format The UCAT is a two-hour computer-based test which assesses a range of abilities identified by universities as important to practicing in the fields of medicine / dentistry / clinical sciences. The test consists of five separately timed subtests which each contain a number of questions in a multiple-choice format. Once started the test cannot be paused for a break but before each subtest there is a timed instruction section. Candidates either sit the standard test or apply for an extended version of the test if they are entitled to extra time due to a documented medical condition or disability. https://www.ucat.edu.au/ucat-anz/test-format/ Scholarships for Tertiary Study Institutions Scholarships There are many scholarships that are available to students applying for tertiary institutions. It is helpful to check each institution for the scholarships they offer for example…. University of Newcastle offers many scholarships which are updated during the year for the following year http://www.newcastle.edu.au/scholarships. UNSW has scholarships available: https://scholarships.online.unsw.edu.au/index.html including the UNSW Co-op Program which offers industry training, networking opportunities and generous financial support – visit www.coop.unsw.edu.au for more information. Macquarie university scholarships: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/scholarships-and-financial- support/scholarships UTS scholarships: http://www.uts.edu.au/future-students/scholarships CSU scholarships: https://study.csu.edu.au/get-support/scholarships There are also scholarships provided by organizations such as the Australian College of Nursing http://www.acn.edu.au/scholarships Equity Scholarships (ES) Equity Scholarships assist financially disadvantaged students with the costs associated with higher education. You can apply for an equity scholarship through UAC if you intend to apply for a university course for next year to one or more of the participating institutions. Equity Scholarships through UAC comprise: • Commonwealth Scholarships (CS) for Indigenous students established and funded by the Australian Government. • Institution Equity Scholarships (IES) funded by individual universities. Some IES are funded by donations or sponsorship. Before you apply, download the Equity Scholarships booklet for information about the types of scholarships available at each institution and the eligibility criteria. Note that the booklet is updated each year so check for the most up to date booklet. By submitting just one application through UAC you’ll be considered for all available Equity Scholarships for which you’re eligible at the participating institutions. For more information, visit http://www.uac.edu.au/equity/ Scholarships – Job Jump provides links to information The screen shot below shows the Job Jump page that provides links to various universities about scholarships. To use the links, access the Job Jump program and click “Scholarships” under the “Uni” menu. To login to Job Jump, you will need to create an account using the password ’finches’. The College pays for a subscription to Job Jump so please use it to assist you… https://jobjump.com.au/ Scholarships – Good Universities Guide Listing Scholarships Australia Wide There are currently more than 3000 scholarships available to Australian students, across both the higher education and vocational sectors. Scholarships can cover an array of costs from tuition fees to living and accommodation costs, our advice is to investigate your options early on as the amount of information to get through and applications to fill can be overwhelming. https://www.gooduniversitiesguide.com.au/scholarships Soft Skills in the Workplace Soft skills are the ways you think and behave when you are in the workplace. Bosses, other workers and customers will think you are a considerate person and great to work with if you have good soft skills. Hard skills on the other hand are more the skills that you can measure, like how accurately you cut a piece of wood, how well you can calculate a bill or how carefully you can type and send a message to a customer.