Hi everyone, my name is Jonathan.
I'm here from Flinders University to talk to you
a little about some of the options that you have available
when transitioning from year 12 to university,
and specifically Flinders University.
If you choose to study,
you may choose to either go straight into university,
or potentially take some time off to do VET coordination.
If you choose to do so, you absolutely can.
And there are options available for you either way.
You may choose to work.
You can study part time or full time with any
Flinders University pathway or degree.
Almost all of our options are available
in a part time format.
You may also take some time off.
That's perfectly fine as well.
Any ATAR that you received during year 12, will not expire.
It's a myth, don't you worry.
You can still use it to enter your uni pathway
at any point in time that you choose.
There are many options available
at Flinders University for a particular degree,
that you may or may not choose to do.
There's a lot to choose from, and that's completely fine.
We're going to go through a few options for you in a second,
but just keep in mind that when you're approaching
a university degree and what it is you want to choose,
choose what you're passionate about the most,
don't choose what you think would give you
the best outcome necessarily.
There are some new courses available in 2021.
We have Creative Industries, Health Sciences,
International Relations, Engineering, and Social Work.
Between the four, there's a few myriad of choices
that you can choose and subcategories and streams
that you may or may not have interest in.
When choosing to enter university,
you can choose to use your ATAR, the UniTEST score,
or your Research Project B score.
And you can choose any result,
which gives you the most favorable outcome.
If you get a particularly good score
and you don't know what to do with this,
that's also completely fine.
We have something called the
Flinders Uni High Achiever courses.
What this allows you to do is use a particularly good score
for a course that you've already applied for,
and will open up many pathway
opportunities within that course.
These may be things from leadership opportunities,
honours degrees, or opportunities for exchanges,
or an extra mentorship.
On top of your ATAR, you also have school-based bonuses,
individual bonuses, and subject bonuses,
that you can apply to your ATAR score.
You can achieve up to nine extra points,
but these points don't necessarily
stack directly onto your ATAR.
So do keep this in mind.
For example, if I received a 70 for my ATAR score,
and then I had nine extra bonus points, my ATAR is not 79.
It will need to be recalculated into a new selection rank,
and you can contact us to work out what this is.
And we can calculate that for you over the phone.
If you choose to come to Flinders University,
Flinders University has its own unique UniTEST system
that you can use as an alternative rank
to your ATAR requirements.
Basically what this means is you will sit
a multiple choice question quiz based on
aptitude and ability to study within
Flinders University for your degree.
You cannot be disadvantaged by sitting this test
and there is no cost associated to it for you.
We will take whatever favourable result is better for you
based on your ATAR or on your UniTEST result.
So if you happen to do the UniTEST,
and you don't go as well as you'd like to,
that's completely fine.
We'll continue to use your ATAR as your result.
Alternatively, if you go not so well in 2020,
you can always use the UniTEST as a hundred percent
of your score, specifically for this year.
If you chose to study outside of university
straight after year 12,
or you completed any sort of VET subjects
during your year 12, 11 or 10 study,
and have completed at least a Cert IV or higher,
you can use this as an alternative entry
into a Flinders University degree as well.
If you choose to take on a TAFE or VET qualification,
at a Cert IV level, you have a guaranteed entry
into 108 courses within Flinders University.
If you scale this all the way up to an advanced diploma,
you'll have up to 202 courses available to choose from.
Once you're in Flinders University,
if you choose to change careers, that's completely fine.
We have something called a GPA or an internal transfer.
Once you've completed at least one semester,
a full time study load or four topics,
you'll be eligible to transfer into a different course
using your GPA or grade point average.
This is calculated by the average result of your grades
for the last four topics that you've done.
When applying for a degree,
please keep in mind that there will be additional
entry requirements for some degree courses.
For example, some may have assumed knowledge.
Assumed knowledge basically means
if you choose to do this degree,
it may be best if you know the knowledge beforehand,
but it isn't required for you to apply.
Whereas your prerequisites is absolutely required
before you start that degree or pathway choice.
Some courses also have additional entry requirements.
Things like dance or drama will require you
to put in an audition or some sort of portfolio.
Same things with visual effect,
entertainment design, and screen.
You may need to dig through some of those old resources
and ensure that you have some
form of portfolio before applying.
Finally, if you're trying to get into medicine,
you'll have to sit the UCAT or the GAMSAT,
depending on whether you're doing
an undergrad or post grad option.
If you're applying for university for 2021,
there's some key dates that you will need to keep in mind.
In August, we'll be opening our
application dates for the next year.
In September, we'll be closing the dates
for your SATAC application.
However, the change of preference deadline
is sitting around January.
So if you have an option or you would like to change
your options between preferences one to six,
you can change them around until the very, very start.
Finally, offers will be sent out from January
and we'll continue to the rollout until courses stop.
When transitioning to uni, please keep in mind
that university and school life are a little bit different.
So to prepare yourself,
make sure that you're ready for a few changes.
At school, you have a rather structured timetable
and you'll be at school for most of the day.
This is a little bit different from university.
You have a little bit more of autonomy here,
and a bit more choice in terms of what you're looking to do
and how you spend your time.
Uni life may seem a little bit different
from what you're probably used to.
During Tuesdays, for example, you may be at class all day
You'll be working all of Wednesday and maybe some of Monday.
Maybe you choose to study at night.
You might be night owl, that's completely fine.
And obviously you want to keep your Saturdays free,
for your social and sport time.
What you need to keep in mind is you have the flexibility
to create and change any timetable the way you would like to
throughout your university pathway choice.
It's very, very different from school, so keep that in mind.
Outside of study, you'll have the option to take on a few
different, additional tasks should you choose to do so.
You can study overseas, you can travel,
you can participate in our work integrated learning program,
or you can join a few school clubs.
There's a lot to offer at Flinders University.
One of the myths that you tend to get a lot
when you approach the university lifestyle,
is that you're always alone and no one is here to help you.
Fortunately for you, it's not quite true.
There's actually a lot of support within the
university degrees and the university as a whole.
We have things like careers teams, mentors,
the Flinders University Student Association,
or Flinders Connect.
If you have any questions about transitioning to the
university lifestyle, please ask one of the friendly
team members or enjoy your time here on our open day.
Thank you so much, see you soon.