CommUNIcate Issue 2, September 2007

CommUNIcate is a newsletter produced by the University's Marketing and Student Recruitment Office for careers advisers and their students.

Please feel free to reproduce any of the stories in CommUNIcate in your school newsletters. If you require any further information about any of our stories or have some suggestions for upcoming issues, please e-mail Georgina Hibberd in Marketing and Student Recruitment.

Focus on Law

Studying Law at the University of Sydney
Whether you’ve always wanted to be a lawyer, you’ve just discovered a passion for social justice, or you would like to use an education in law to expand your horizons, consider studying Law at the University of Sydney.

Profile: Law lecturer Thalia Anthony
Law lecturer Thalia Anthony was a student at Burwood Girls High School when To Kill A Mockingbird first instilled in her a passion for social justice. This enthusiasm motivated her through eight years of studying at Sydney University and into a career that helps her shape the young minds of the future.

Profile: Law student Vishal Sood
When it came to submitting his UAC preferences in year 12, Vishal Sood found himself in the same position as many others in their final year of high school - he didn’t know what he wanted to study. He chose Law and has never looked back.

Applying to Uni

Flexible entry
The University of Sydney’s flexible entry scheme gives school leavers who have just missed out on a place in their chosen course a second chance to prove themselves. Under the scheme the University looks at beyond the UAI to other criteria that might be an indication that an applicant will succeed in a course.

Careers column

Which way to go?
If you’re in Year 12, you will know that UAC preferences are soon due. Over the coming months, you will be making decisions that probably seem daunting and life-changing.

Blog post of the month

Pens DOWN!
Dreading the HSC? This month Gemma remembers the drama of school exams and offers a few tips for how to deal with them.