Victorian Medicine Courses: Action Plan

If you intend studying any medical discipline please make sure you have read this attached document:

Early Entry Schemes 2020

Weekly Career News

Wednesday 4 September 2019

Year 12 students – university scholarships

The following are examples of scholarships university applicants may be eligible for:

Westpac Young Technologists Scholarship: For students planning to study a degree focussed on technology or computer science in 2020. Must be planning to study at one of 5 eligible universities, http://bit.ly/2wxpMDp

Gardiner Dairy Foundation for students residing in Victorian dairy communities who plan to pursue at career that will benefit dairy communities or the dairy industry. Worth $10,000 per annum. Now open, https://bit.ly/2klw7OT

George Alexander Foundation Scholarship: for students who would like to study an undergraduate course at one of 12 universities in 2020, http://bit.ly/2c6qlaC

Australian Veterans’ Children Assistance Trust: For children and grandchildren of ex-servicemen and women. This scheme covers several scholarships. Applications open 18 August 2019, http://bit.ly/2bv3x63

Puggy Hunter Memorial Scholarship Scheme: For Indigenous students applying for allied health courses such as dentistry/oral health, medicine, nursing and midwifery. Apply between 1 Oct – 4 Nov 2019 for the 2020 intake, https://bit.ly/2sveWvb

Rural Pharmacy Scholarship: For rural students who would like to study Pharmacy in 2020 at any Australian university, http://bit.ly/1LXoHBn

Bradman Scholarship: For students who would like to continue their cricket commitments whilst studying any course at university. Applications close February 2020 (TBC), http://bit.ly/2bvUu79

Charlie Bell Scholarship for Future Leaders: For students who are McDonald’s employees and will be starting a university degree in 2020. Applications may open in September, http://bit.ly/1Ll5Zb6

Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Scholarships: For regional and rural students studying any degree, http://bit.ly/2bHMegZ

A Start in Life: For students who may not be able to afford the costs associated with university study, http://bit.ly/1TuEzB4

Youth Off the Streets National Scholarship Program: For young people who have a clear financial need to be able to study at TAFE or university in 2020, http://bit.ly/2beQHbd

Victoria Department of Education and Training: For students currently in Year 12 planning to study full time in 2020. There are various scholarships each with their own selection criteria, http://bit.ly/21I00Vl

Horizon Scholarship: For students planning to study a course relating to agriculture such as agricultural science, veterinary science, agribusiness etc. Must be in last few years of degree, https://bit.ly/2lt1fw2

Interesting research report

Life at 24: Now and Then. “Fewer young people are working in their career job at age 24 than ten years ago, with significantly higher rates of young people uncertain whether the job they have is the one they would like as a career. This infographic uses data from the Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) to provide a snapshot of how study, training and work have changed for Australians aged 24 in 2018 when compared with those of the same age in 2008”, https://bit.ly/2lrdVUc

Get informed about VET

The Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) recently released a series of videos about VET studies. Students can study VET subjects as part of their senior program in Victorian and NSW schools. Whilst the information is targeted to Victorian students, it will still be helpful for NSW students, https://bit.ly/2lMXzoZ

Applying for an undergraduate teaching degree in Victoria?

Year 12 students planning to apply for undergraduate teaching degrees via VTAC will need to be aware of the selection criteria for courses.

This may include:

Subject prerequisites and minimum study scores

CASPer Test results

Minimum ATAR

NB: If you are applying to Australian Catholic University (ACU), you can elect to complete the ‘ACU Teacher Selector Statement’ or the CASPer Test.

You can also elect to apply directly to ACU and complete the ‘ACU Teacher Selector Statement’ rather than apply through VTAC, https://bit.ly/2lmpH2a

Subject prerequisites

Each course will have a minimum English study score and most will have a mathematics requirement. Prerequisites for courses can be found via the VTAC Course Search function - https://bit.ly/2AmyoMw

CASPer Test

You will need to register for and complete the CASPer Test by 17 November to be eligible for December Round offers, https://takecasper.com/

The Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre (VTAC) has developed a fact sheet that can be accessed at this link - https://bit.ly/2lVrqfd

Minimum ATAR requirement

Applicants will need to achieve a minimum ATAR of 70. Some universities may have a higher ATAR requirement.

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