masterbaiter69 said:
Huratio.
Just because you did not qualify for the yellow shirt and sprouts does not give you any right to put down the yellow shirt IT camp.
Are you just jealous you did not get it two times in a row? Doesn't that say something? Such as a lack of a certain quality that does not allow you to qualify for throwing/holding events such as the camp, and being an ambassador for the uni.
Perhaps being just a moderator on a high school forums website is necessary, if you lack the social skills. Maybe this is more suited for you, a less-socially geared individual, as opposed to a more leadership/social type role that is necessary for the IT CAMP.
This is my two-cent's worth, maybe you have to accept the fact that you aren't good enough to be an ambassador for the uni to be a SPROUT or a YELLOW SHIRT. Please don't blame Jenny, and don't rip on the camp.
I'm simply pointing out the recruitment flaws which I noticed while applying in both years. I'm not putting down the camp or the SPROUTS program. Here are two answers I wrote as part of the questionnaire to get into the group interviews. Not once have said that the camp and SPROUTS program is useless and irrelevant.
My Application said:
I want to be involved in Yellow Shirts and SPROUTs programs because I
remember the transition between high school and tertiary education as a
very memorable experience. At the end of 2005, I attended the UTS Advisory
day and was pleased by the information received about the types of courses
offered, and what it would be like in university life. The IT camp in 2006
and Orientation Week was an invaluable experience to meet new friends who
had the same interests and would be attending the same university as me.
Being a leadership and promotional representative at UTS to guide the new
students of 2008 would be a great and rewarding experience.
I believe I have the skills required to promote the Information Technology
Faculty of UTS. In the mid year I applied for a transfer to the B Bus/B
Comp course from the BScIT DipITProfPrac course and was accepted. I have
the inside information of both courses and I suppose this knowledge base
is useful for the position as a promoter.
My Application said:
The aims of the IT Orientation Camp are to introduce the ingoing students
to student advisors and lecturers so that they know who to talk to if they
have a query or problem that needs an answer. It also provides a platform
for the transition between high school and tertiary education via meeting
new friends and participating in informal activities. The information
given by staff is important for students to know and the IT faculty have
taken it under their cognition to do this in this kind of fun and
enjoyable environment.
The aims of the SPROUT program are to promote and inform potential
students about the UTS' IT faculty and the courses offered. It provides
students with vital information about university life and the specifics of
subjects involved with each individual course. Receiving this information from not only lecturers, but current students provide a reliable way to get the information across to students thinking about undertaking a course
with the UTS IT faculty.
What I've written is what I believe. I was once a student in Year 12 looking for a course to do at university. I've been through all of it, and I can say with no doubt that these camps and advisory days held by yellow shirt/SPROUT promoters have been extremely helpful and settling into university life.
I was stating in my previous posts that the qualities required to get into this program was purely presentation skills (in my interview session). It does not examine your knowledge of the FIT and its courses required to help prospective students making up a decision on what university to put in their tertiary education preferences.
Just because I'm a high school forum moderator, does not mean I lack social skills. You simply don't know me to make that judgement. Additionally, I've held numerous leadership programs during my years in high school, and also through my employment at a management consulting company for the past one and a half years.
