Year 12 students from Cootamundra High School have capitalised on a number of University Early Entry Schemes, clocking up 34 early round offers from universities across NSW and the ACT.
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Offers covered a wide range of courses, including Degrees in Science, Psychology, Zoology, Education, Arts, Information Technology, Exercise and Sports Science, Health and Rehabilitation Science, Music, Agricultural Science, Environmental Science, Nursing, Stage and Screen, Communications/Journalism and Software Engineering.
Careers Adviser Cath Alderman said it is a fantastic result for the students given the intricate nature of the scheme.
“Early Entry is by no means an easy process,” she said.
“In the vast majority of cases, offers are only made after a series of criteria are met by the student. This includes the submission of school reports and marks, resumes, interviews, written recommendations from the Principal and submission of responses to specific questions from the university. The bottom line is that students must be able to demonstrate a willingness and ability to cope with the academic rigour that tertiary education demands. The results were excellent, but of no real surprise. The students prepared themselves well and their submissions were of a very high standard”.
The concept of Early Entry has been around for more than 30 years but has recently become very popular, as universities come under increasing pressure to compete for places and attract quality clientele prior to the main round offer in January. Nearly every university has an Early Offer Program and some of the incentives, particularly for regional students are very lucrative.
“Early Entry is a great scheme,” Mr Reaper said.
“It gives students peace of mind, the opportunity to plan ahead of their HSC results and the Main Round Offer in January. In many cases, it also gives them more than one university to choose from.”
Whilst the majority of offers for Cootamundra High School students were unconditional, around 30% will rely on the student reaching the required ATAR. Christopher Warren remains quietly confident that his conditional entry into Sydney University ‘should go to plan’ and is set to secure some attractive incentives as a result. Christopher’s enviable back up plan is an unconditional offer to the University of Wollongong with a Dean’s Scholar attached.
Jonathon Martin has no qualms about reaching his conditional ATAR offer from the Australian National University in Software Engineering (Honours). Jonathon has plans to take advantage of the University’s flexibility and defer whilst he completes a gap year.
Jacob Frilay said his successful unconditional entry to Charles Sturt University was due to a number of factors.
“My CSU Work Placement, attendance at the Sydney University National Computer Summer School, my leadership position at Cootamundra High School and good school reports all contributed”, he said.
Kia Holmes has three offers to choose from and is in the box seat to pursue her love of Music, and Stage and Screen at Canberra University, ANU or CSU.
Similarly, Makalya Brinckley Nicola Hargraves, Jarrod Chapman and Shaun Liles will have choices to make from the University of Wollongong, ANU, CSU and the University of New England in Armidale.
HSC results will be released on December 18 ahead of January’s main round offer for all eligible students.
