Does this usually work? (1 Viewer)

[FLR-IT]

ok here my Q

lets say if u graduate from a course and then want to apply for another bachelor degree, does the UNI take into account the first degree u did, and does this previous degree make it easier to get into the other course u want to do.

 

[johnson]

Yup, i have about 60% mature age entry students in my course.

and yes, that's what they're called- mature aged students, and depending what degree you did previously you can often get advanced credit (so you don't have to do all the subjects in your new degree)

+ it's not necessarily easier to get in but they pretty much disregard your UAI. what counts is an interview, usually portfolio, and your academic transcript from your last course

 

[Kittycat]

THis is excellent...this means that I still have the chance to get in to the course that I wanted to do (I seriously doubt I will get the UAI for it)

 

[copious]

you can always transfer too, theres nothing to lose except the costs for applying through uac.

 

[SoFTuaRiaL]

why would u want to complete one degree and then do the one u want to? u might as well do the same as masters, rather than another bach's ...

 

[Tocatina]

I put 4 preferences in to UAC. The last one just happening to be the one with a UAI of about 60 from this years guide. If I don't get required UAI and first preference, I will transfer from the other course(s) If I can.

 

[johnson]

Originally posted by Kittycat
THis is excellent...this means that I still have the chance to get in to the course that I wanted to do (I seriously doubt I will get the UAI for it)

yeah of course, your career's counsellor should've told u that !

Originally posted by copious
you can always transfer too, theres nothing to lose except the costs for applying through uac.

and yeah transferring is definitely another path to go down- that' swhat i'm doing next year- the only thing you lose i guess is that you waste a bit of time doing a course you do'nt really wanna do. but 1 or 2 or 3 years, i guess, is not much in comparison to if you wasted your entire life in a career u never wanted to do.

Originally posted by Da Monstar
why would u want to complete one degree and then do the one u want to? u might as well do the same as masters, rather than another bach's ...

it depends on indiv cases like eg you can't become an architect with just masters so there's a few mature-aged students who've done like law, business, fine arts who are now doing the bachelor in architecture.

 

[Kittycat]

Originally posted by johnson
yeah of course, your career's counsellor should've told u that !

Yeah ... she did.