Time to begin
There’s so many options on what i can do to try and gain access to uiniversity. I’ve thought about just applying again, but I really don’t want to go through being rejected on the basis of the same info they had to go by me last time. I’ve realised that even though I passed the pre-requisites of the courses I applied for, maths b is my downfall. Despite doing well in it in grade 11, I failed it by the end of year 12. It would have made more sense just to do Maths A, but no, I stupidly chose the harder one, and failed, even though pretty much all the courses (except chemistry-science based courses) only require maths A anyway! Grrr. So, I’ve found a bridging course that I’m interested in. It’s held at the Gold Coast campus every Monday night for a minimum of 10 weeks – one three hour course once a week. It’s 6pm til 9pm, aimed for obviously the working public. My work hours start at 9pm, so to do this, I’m going to have to tell work that I can’t work on Monday nights anymore. Maybe i should just leave my job, but I do like the income. Surely work will understand I can’t work one night a week. I don’t have a printer to print out the registration form, so I’m thinking of just heading down there on my next day off and applying and paying in person. It’ll be interesting, studying maths b again after so many years, but 3 hours a week seems so simple? I guess when I think about it it was only like 5 lots of half hour lessons in school, but because it was every day it just seemed like a LOT.
I’m just trying to improve my chances, and I know it means I’m gunna miss mid-year application doing this, and my chances of getting in when all the year 12’s are trying to is pretty slim to none as it is – bitches. I mean the other option is the STAT, but I know Maths B is my downfall, and if I study that and try to pass it, it should help make my uni application look better. I’m not a fan of maths, I never have been, so I’ll have to force myself to do this. i still don’t know if it’s the right thing to do. i guess I gotta start somewhere to begin somewhere else.
I’m struggling with getting into College as well. Through circumstances beyond my control I didn’t complete highschool and had to obtain a General Education Diploma. That makes it so difficult to get into a good School
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Honestly, you’re right. Getting into school is tough. I applied every year for five years, since around 2004, and I didn’t get accepted until Fall 2009, you just have to keep plugging away. Rejection isn’t based necessarily on your performance, sometimes it’s based on economic things that are out of your control. Just wait for the right time…
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I’ve been to university and it’s great. I will say though that make sure wherever you go is the place you really want to go to. I made the mistake of going somewhere that I thought I liked and ended up hating the school. I’ve made some great friends from there, but that’s about it. I’m a little confused though–are all of the schools in Oz government run?
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What is it you want to do (perhaps I missed it)
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haha that makes me feel better that you are a boy and you don’t understand them either 😛 someone else i think said it so well, and i’m sure we all go through this, if they can’t stick it in they don’t give a crap about you oh well. bridging course sounds good, hopefully it helps you get into uni. what do you want to study at uni?
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RYN – LOL, you crack me up on your note but true. Sadness you couldn’t see him. They did a lot of close ups…lol Comment on your entry… as long as you have the determination to keep trying you’ll find your self closer to being somewhere 🙂 What major are you interested in?
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RYN:RMN: OK, so it’s the same as it is here–our public uni’s are very inexpensive, and the private ones are very expensive. I probably sound like a silly American who doesn’t know what’s going on in other countries. I guess it’s probably just because the system there is so different from the system here. It sounds like what you’re dealing with is what we call being “waitlisted”.
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goo idea matty!
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