STRIVE

It was great to see four of our former students return to Girton to talk to our current Year 12 group.  Thank you to Tadi Masiboy (Biomedicine/ Medicine Latrobe University), Jessica Iliano (Engineering RMIT University), Gracie Sladen (Architecture) and Sam Garrity (about to start Youth work at Latrobe University) who volunteered their time to share their experiences with current students.

The speakers have had to work through the complexities of COVID-19 lockdowns as they navigated their way through their new learning experiences and their insights made for a fascinating story. All were very disappointed at not being able to attend full time and felt they had missed out on making great connections at University.

Each student had found their own pathway into University, with Sam taking some time off study before discovering youth work and enrolling at Latrobe University as a non-year 12 applicant. Our current students were given great insight into the VCE Exams, the stresses they may face and the application process for University.

While we heard of a variety of experiences, our former students had a common theme. Be kind to yourself and look after your health during the year. Make sure at the end of the year you can say “I gave it my best shot”. However, Sam had a very important message for the group. “There is always another way to get where you want to be if you are willing to persist and work at it. Your ATAR score will not define you.”