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Career Advisers News
Term 4, 2017
University of
Sydney ends
uncertainty
with fixed ATAR
The University of Sydney has
introduced a fixed ATAR so students
can have greater transparency and
certainty when choosing courses.
We have introduced fixed ATARs this approach,” Professor Tyrone The University will continue to offer
for most of our courses, to Carlin, Deputy Vice-Chancellor alternative admissions pathways
simplify the application process (Registrar), said. to many students, including those
and make it more transparent. who have experienced social
It removes the uncertainty “More than 80 percent of our and educational disadvantage.
about what’s required for commencing undergraduate These pathways are merit based,
entry, so students can have the students qualify for entry to the taking into account additional
confidence to list their dream University of Sydney on the basis factors alongside a student’s
course as their first preference. of their ATAR alone. A key concern academic results.
for these potential students and
The ATARs are fixed and will their parents is always the ATAR A list of required ATARS that
not change throughout the that will allow them to pursue guarantee entry into a
preference and admissions period, their preferred course. student’s preferred course
providing a simple way for you to is available at:
make informed decisions about “Now the ATAR the University −− sydney.edu.au/sydney-atar
your future. requires will be known upfront and
will not change between rounds – You can download our fixed
“We are continuing our long providing simplicity and clarity with ATAR flyer at:
tradition of entry on merit but respect to entry requirements for
−− sydney.edu.au/career-advisers/
this is a major change in how we courses. This means that students
publications
engage with our students. As can have great confidence about
far as we are aware we are the the likelihood of receiving an offer
only university in NSW offering for their preferred course.”
In this edition
University of Sydney ends
uncertainty with fixed ATAR....... 1
Table of contents......................2
sydney.edu.au/career-advisers
University of Sydney graduates
again rated Australia’s
most employable.......................3
Degrees of the future............ 4-5
How to prepare for the
future of work...........................6
Rural high schools visit.............. 7
Introducing our new online
study portal: #studygoals..........8
Opportunities and key dates......9
Contact us.............................. 10
Info Day Do your students need Save the date
Don’t miss the University’s more advice? Career Advisers and
Info Day on Saturday If your students have any Teachers Conference
16 December 2017. questions about course Friday 16 February, 2017
selection, we encourage them
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Mathematics prerequisite Contact hours during
Nick Fahy
University shutdown
From 2019 we will be introducing 02 8627 5136
Sunday 17 December:
a mathematics prerequisite for nicholas.fahy@sydney.edu.au
10am to 3pm
some of our courses to help −− sydney.edu.au/career-advisers
Monday 18 to Friday 22
students thrive in science,
December: 9am to 5pm
technology, engineering and
Wednesday 27 to Friday 29
mathematics related degrees.
December: 9am to 5pm
For further details, including
Tuesday 2 to Friday 5
a list of courses this applies
January: 9am to 5pm
to, please visit:
−− sydney.edu.au/study/maths
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Our graduates rated
Australia’s most employable
for the third year running
The University is ranked 1st in Australia and
4th in the world for graduate employability.
Term 4, 2017
Our graduates are the most “Workplaces of the 21st century of Engineering and Information
employable in Australia for are under rapid change, with Technologies students have
the third year running and in technological advancements helped engineering firm Cardno to
the top 5 globally, according and an increasingly globalised navigate a drone‑enabled future.
to the 2018 QS Graduate workforce. The skills our
Employability Rankings. graduates will require to This year the QS rankings
excel in such a workplace are considered 600 universities –
The rankings also reveal that the likewise evolving.” double last year’s total – and
University’s graduates are the expanded from a top 200 in
fourth most sought after in the “This is why we have transformed 2016 to a top 500. The rankings
world, the same position as last our undergraduate curriculum also increased the number
year and up from 14th in 2015. with the Sydney Undergraduate of Australian universities
Experience. Every University included from 15 to 24.
In addition to surveying more of Sydney student will have the
than 30,000 employers, the opportunity to take on real-world
QS rankings move beyond industry, community, research
employment rates and evaluate and entrepreneurship projects,”
the affiliations of high achievers, said Dr Spence.
as well as work placement
partnerships and employers’ One of the main drivers of the
connections with graduates. University’s ranking was the
networking and partnership Career Advisers News
“We are delighted by the rankings, opportunities made available
which confirm our graduates to students by employers.
continue to be the most sought
after by employers in Australia A recent event saw students pitch
and in high demand worldwide,” their best ideas to a panel that
said Vice-Chancellor and included entrepreneurs, industry
Principal Dr Michael Spence. and government.
“It is testament to our Students have also helped solve
exceptionally designed courses real-world challenges for
delivered by world-class Australia’s largest book retailer
teachers.” Dymocks, while in the Faculty
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Degrees of the future
Where can an arts or science degree take you?
The University of Sydney
Today’s world requires creativity, critical thinking passion for French and Chemistry. “On the surface,
and the flexibility to use skills and knowledge these seem to come from opposing fields,” she
across a diverse range of fields. Firms such as says, “but the mix of nutrition and psychology in
KPMG, Westpac and NBC Universal are turning my university studies has given me a real desire to
to arts and science graduates to fill this demand, help those who have eating disorders. At the same
because they bring unique perspectives to time, studying French and going to France for a year
decision-making and challenge traditional on exchange has allowed me to discover the huge
modes of thinking. variety that exists in eating habits all around the
world.”
Through their exposure to a wide range of diverse
and challenging ideas, students studying liberal Similarly, liberal degrees enable students to discover
degrees develop flexible and cross-disciplinary their passions through their ability to sample a range
skillsets. During Year 12, current Bachelor of of different subjects and apply them practically.
Science student Genevieve Kennard discovered a In his first year at university Will Zhou found
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himself “inspired by my lecturer’s own research says Bachelor of Arts student Salina Alvaro.
and its applicability to all facets of life. It led me “I’m currently interning two days a week at the
to continue my statistics study and use these European Australian Business Council through
skills in an internship. I never would have expected the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Internship
to be enthralled by statistics!” for Credit program. Through this internship I am
developing a keen interest in careers in research,
When it comes to graduate employability and communications and diplomacy.”
career readiness, it is now commonplace for
students to undertake exchange and internship Arts and science degrees are now a key
programs within arts and science degrees. These component of many firms’ hiring policies, and
programs enable students to gain critical workplace open up a world of opportunities, cultivating
experience and cultivate global perspectives, passions and careers that students never even
ensuring they are equipped to face not only their knew existed. As current Bachelor of Science
first career, but their sixth and seventh ones. (Advanced Mathematics) student Denzel Florez
attests about his high school passion for
Term 4, 2017
“With the help of a study abroad scholarship I mathematics and statistics: “Now I am completing
studied American popular culture and US foreign a double major in maths, and this has encouraged
politics at the University of California, Los Angeles,” me to want to pursue a career in finance!”
Will Zhou Salina Alvaro
Career Advisers News
“With the help of a study abroad
scholarship I studied American popular
culture and US foreign politics at the
University of California, Los Angeles.”
Salina Alvaro
Bachelor of Arts student
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How to prepare
for the future of work
The world is changing, and university education needs to change too.
sydney.edu.au/career-advisers
The World Economic Forum estimates that Follow your passions with our
young people will change careers at least seven
shared pool of majors and minors
times in their lives, and 35 percent of the skills
required today will be different in five years. Available in liberal degrees, several
specialist degrees, and those combined
The jobs and careers of the future will be very with the Bachelor of Advanced Studies,
different from today and universities need to the shared pool of majors and minors
respond in kind. “The world is changing, and the offers you unparalleled range of
way in which people work together is changing, choice, with the opportunity to choose
so university education needs to change as well,” a second major or minor from more
says University of Sydney Deputy Vice‑Chancellor than 100 offered across the University.
(Education) Professor Pip Pattison. “Our
undergraduate curriculum will provide students “It’s designed to give every student
with a broader range of skills, to take advantage the capabilities and agility they will
of a world full of new possibilities.” need to thrive in the future world, by
providing deep expertise in a chosen
That means offering more choice and flexibility primary field of study, but also access
when it comes to study options. As well as to multiple forms of cross-disciplinary
choosing your primary field of study you can also learning, by introducing a shared pool
try other disciplines that suit your own tastes, of more than 100 majors and minors,”
interests and goals. Professor Pattison said.
More opportunities for cultural
and global exchange
The University of Sydney
“Through my time The new curriculum structure
provides more opportunities to study
spent at the University
internationally and build skills to work
of California, I gained effectively in intercultural settings, and
invaluable cultural aims to increase the number of students
insights and developed undertaking some of their study abroad
to at least 50 percent by the year 2020.
a global perspective,
becoming even more To find out more about the Sydney
excited to work Undergraduate Experience and how
overseas in the future.” our undergraduate curriculum will set
your students up for careers that don’t
Laurie Yutuc even exist yet, visit:
Bachelor of Commerce
−− sydney.edu.au/ug-experience
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Wealth of knowledge shared
with rural high school students
We hear from Penny Elvery, a Bachelor of Pharmacy student
who travelled to rural high schools across NSW’s west to
address burning questions from current Year 12 students.
Over three days in July, an adventure hosted A student remarked that she “didn’t think I’d
Term 4, 2017
by the University of Sydney’s rural health club be able to do pharmacy because I didn’t do any
(MIRAGE) took 10 students from four health sciences, but now know I can because one of the
disciplines in one van traipsing across NSW’s girls who [is] in pharmacy didn’t either.” I know
west. Our goal? To inspire rural high school I speak on behalf of our entire team when I say
students to pursue a rewarding career in health! that feedback like this is incredibly rewarding!
We took students from both rural and urban As one of the lucky 10 students selected to
backgrounds and, with such diverse experiences, participate, I found this trip inspirational and
each individual was able to provide an insight beneficial to my own education too. We saw
into the concerns of students from Blayney, first-hand the struggles many rural students face
Dubbo and Orange high schools about their in attaining tertiary education, and were exposed
imminent futures. to potential aspects of our own future careers
during visits to Narromine Health Clinic and
We ran practical activity stations supported by Narromine and Dubbo Hospitals – supplemented
a discussion about university life, admissions, by a few hours at the zoo!
scholarships, and the many pathways available
for entering into a degree. During these sessions, Considering that the most common negative
we encouraged students to consider their feedback after “none” was “standing up,”
futures and discussed many issues regarding I am proud to call this trip a success!
university life. It was extremely satisfying to be
able to open up conversation and help school
Blayney High School students getting hands on
students work around these barriers towards
their career goals. Career Advisers News
We shared our own stories of transferring
between courses (which most of us had done),
changing to a completely different field, living
out of home, moving to the city and applying
for scholarships.
By reflecting upon our personal experiences
and journeys, we connected with the high
school students and showed them opportunities
that they may not have previously considered.
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Introducing our new online
study portal: #studygoals
Resources to help your students get and equipped with the skills needed to achieve
through Year 12 and beyond their HSC and career goals. We aim to improve
student achievement by providing expert advice
sydney.edu.au/career-advisers
From study tips to making the most of their and key study tips from current University of
UAC preferences, students will find a wealth of Sydney students.
information about the HSC and preparing for
university on our new online #studygoals portal. Don’t miss our ‘5 tips to help you study for the
HSC’ poster that students can print out and
This one-stop resource has been designed to help hang in their study areas.
Year 11 and 12 students stay motivated, confident
−− sydney.edu.au/study-goals
The University of Sydney
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Opportunities and key dates
These events will inform and inspire high school students.
Info Day Spectacular STEM Girls @ Sydney Science
2017 Science Sydney Experience
Saturday 16 December, 22 and 23 10 and 11 January 2018 10-12 January 2018
9am–4pm November 2017 Join us for a free Designed for students
Choosing a university Designed for high two-day workshop for about to start Year
is a big decision. Info school students from female students who are 10 or 11, the Sydney
Day is the last chance Years 7 to 11, Spectacular interested in creating Science Experience is an
Term 4, 2017
for future students to Science will engage life-changing solutions opportunity for science
get a taste of campus life students and spark through science, enthusiasts to participate
before they finalise their interest in the huge technology, engineering in a range of hands-on
preferences for the main diversity of science. and mathematics. You’ll workshops and lectures
round offers. Info Day Students will enjoy get to work on real-life that uncover the reality
is a great opportunity hands-on activities and engineering problems, behind popular TV crime
for them to talk with hear from real scientists. meet current students shows. Register online
student ambassadors Places are limited. and female academics, by 1 January 2018 at 5pm.
and staff, get tailored Register online by 24 ask your questions −− sydney.edu.au/
course advice, attend October 2017 at 5pm. of women working in science/outreach/
information sessions, −− sydney.edu.au/ the industry, and trial high-school/
join a campus tour and science/outreach/ the range of different experience
explore everything the high-school/ engineering disciplines
University has to offer. spectacular-science through a range of hands-
−− sydney.edu.au/ on, practical activities.
info-day Register now:
−− http://whatson.
sydney.edu.au/
events/published/
stem-girls-@-sydney3
Book in your school visits Career Advisers News
We offer many ways for students, teachers and −− Term 4 is the perfect time to book our interactive
the community to engage with the University campus tour for Year 10 and Year 11 students, to
of Sydney, including visits to schools, specialist get a taste of what the University has to offer.
presentations, guided campus tours, hands-on
activities hosted by our faculties or something For onshore international students, our student
tailored specifically for your needs. ambassadors can tailor a tour and/or presentation
specifically for small groups, giving students an
Here are some tips for booking your event: opportunity to get answers to all their questions
−− Get in early. Book next year’s event this year. about applications, accommodation and student life.
Terms 2 and 3 book out particularly early.
To make a booking online, or find out more about
−− Think about combining events with another
tours and upcoming events, please visit:
school, or having multiple year levels attend.
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−− sydney.edu.au/career-advisersContact us
Name/position Phone/Email Management areas and regions
Schools outreach
Jit Loh 02 8627 0117 Responsible for:
sydney.edu.au/career-advisers
Head of Undergraduate jit.loh@sydney.edu.au –– Managing Australia/New Zealand
Recruitment (Australia/New undergraduate student recruitment
Zealand) –– High Achievers program
Regions:
–– New Zealand
–– South Australia
Chris Lewis 02 9351 7335 Responsible for:
Student Ambassador and chris.lewis@sydney.edu.au –– Student Ambassadors Program
Outreach Coordinator Regions:
–– Schools in Sydney’s North Shore
–– Victoria
Millie Norton-Knight 02 8627 0815 Responsible for:
Student Recruitment Officer millie.norton-knight@sydney.edu.au –– Onshore international events
–– Year 10 academic awards
Regions:
–– Schools in east and southeast Sydney
–– Queensland
Nick Fahy 02 8627 5136 Regions:
Student Recruitment Assistant nicholas.fahy@sydney.edu.au –– Schools in northwest and upper north Sydney
(Undergraduate) –– All other schools in NSW
–– Australian Capital Territory
–– Tasmania
Lauren Ribbon/Caitlin Harvey 02 8627 6484 Responsible for:
Student Recruitment Assistant schools.outreach@sydney.edu.au –– Support for Student Ambassadors Program
–– Campus tours
Alternative pathways and schools outreach
Fabi Fugazza 02 8627 0123 Responsible for:
Alternative Pathways Manager fabi.fugazza@sydney.edu.au –– Schools in south and southwest Sydney
The University of Sydney
–– Alternative pathways programs including the
Early Offer Year 12 (E12) scheme
Regions:
–– Western Australia
Indigenous Student Recruitment
Sarina Solar 02 9351 7003 Responsible for:
Indigenous Student sarina.solar@sydney.edu.au –– Managing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Recruitment Manager student recruitment
Regions:
–– Northern Territory
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