Safraaz
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- 2018
Before I get to the main focus of this post, I will introduce myself:
Graduated from Liverpool Boys High School with an ATAR in the mid-80's. (Not a very sound school academically; ranked 646/660 this year).
I came 1st in Biology, 1st in IT VET, 1st in IPT, 4th in Chemistry and 5th in Advanced English. Also did mathematics as my 6th unit of study, but was terrible at it and would use its period to study for other subjects.
Last year was my first year of university, and I did a combined Bachelor of Business and Information Technology at UTS.
My dream had always been to study medicine/dentistry and become a brilliant health professional serving the community. But after numerous attempts at it I didn't get in, and I don't know if I ever will (so discouraging -.-) The reason why I chose to study Business/IT is because I wanted a backup; something that I could fall back onto if things didn't work out! Mind you, I ardently desire med/dent, but coming from a middle class family where I am the only one to have gone to university meant a lot, and hence I had to do something more reliable than a Bachelor of Science/Medical Science which is more relevant to Medicine. Now the thing is that I also applied for USYD combined law - Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Laws to be precise. I achieved a GPA of 6.4 in my first year of university, and received an offer for it in the main round.
I don't have a law background as I never really pursued legal studies in high school, though doing fundamentals of business law as part of UTS Business instigated a growing interest for law in me. My speech isn't perfect and probably just average, and my written communication is probably alright! I'm a hard working student, and hearing the notion of reading a lot for law doesn't scare me! I just want to know the difficulty of it! Is it really as hard as people put it to be, and specifically at USYD? Is the competitive nature of students intense, and do you think a persistent individual like me would survive? I never studied business at high school, but did reasonably well in it at tertiary level, and somewhat liked it more than IT (something that I've being doing since year 7). I'm of a perfectionist nature and will put in all the effort required into something, even if I hate it. I always aim for the best possible outcome. After graduation, I want to work at one of the big organisations - e.g IBM, E&Y, PwC, KPMG and RBA. Having been to quite a few of meet and greet sessions at E&Y hosted by UTS students, and having spoken to a few of the employees there; I've noticed that most of the employees there studied a combined Law/Commerce degree. Well, all of the 7 candidates that I spoke to from different faculties (IT risk, advisory etc) did law/commerce at either USYD, UNSW or UTS. At the moment, I'm really not interested in Law! But this may change after I try it! Maybe I'll like it! I wouldn't mind becoming a solicitor though or doing something in immigration law!
So here's the thing; do you think I'm capable of doing Law based on what I've denoted. Or would I be better off staying at UTS and getting more HDs?
Coming from a non-English background, I know that some bits of law will be challenging for me. But I really don't know what I'm getting myself into! Maybe it'll be rewarding, or perhaps hell! Based on what I've told you, do you think I have the drive to excel in such an intense course? My parents don't have a tertiary qualification, and I'm definitely not one of those random no-life Indians/Asians. They never really invested in my education and I never did tuition. I also want to hear about some of the challenges that I may face in my first year of study. Some people dream about getting an offer to study law at USYD and they work so hard; I feel as if I don't deserve it as it's something that I never actually worked towards and I didn't anticipate it. I could always drop down to a regular commerce if I find the law part too difficult.
Please advise, I think I'm going insane with all this thinking. I just need some reassurance from someone who has/or is doing law.
Thanks heaps
Graduated from Liverpool Boys High School with an ATAR in the mid-80's. (Not a very sound school academically; ranked 646/660 this year).
I came 1st in Biology, 1st in IT VET, 1st in IPT, 4th in Chemistry and 5th in Advanced English. Also did mathematics as my 6th unit of study, but was terrible at it and would use its period to study for other subjects.
Last year was my first year of university, and I did a combined Bachelor of Business and Information Technology at UTS.
My dream had always been to study medicine/dentistry and become a brilliant health professional serving the community. But after numerous attempts at it I didn't get in, and I don't know if I ever will (so discouraging -.-) The reason why I chose to study Business/IT is because I wanted a backup; something that I could fall back onto if things didn't work out! Mind you, I ardently desire med/dent, but coming from a middle class family where I am the only one to have gone to university meant a lot, and hence I had to do something more reliable than a Bachelor of Science/Medical Science which is more relevant to Medicine. Now the thing is that I also applied for USYD combined law - Bachelor of Commerce Bachelor of Laws to be precise. I achieved a GPA of 6.4 in my first year of university, and received an offer for it in the main round.
I don't have a law background as I never really pursued legal studies in high school, though doing fundamentals of business law as part of UTS Business instigated a growing interest for law in me. My speech isn't perfect and probably just average, and my written communication is probably alright! I'm a hard working student, and hearing the notion of reading a lot for law doesn't scare me! I just want to know the difficulty of it! Is it really as hard as people put it to be, and specifically at USYD? Is the competitive nature of students intense, and do you think a persistent individual like me would survive? I never studied business at high school, but did reasonably well in it at tertiary level, and somewhat liked it more than IT (something that I've being doing since year 7). I'm of a perfectionist nature and will put in all the effort required into something, even if I hate it. I always aim for the best possible outcome. After graduation, I want to work at one of the big organisations - e.g IBM, E&Y, PwC, KPMG and RBA. Having been to quite a few of meet and greet sessions at E&Y hosted by UTS students, and having spoken to a few of the employees there; I've noticed that most of the employees there studied a combined Law/Commerce degree. Well, all of the 7 candidates that I spoke to from different faculties (IT risk, advisory etc) did law/commerce at either USYD, UNSW or UTS. At the moment, I'm really not interested in Law! But this may change after I try it! Maybe I'll like it! I wouldn't mind becoming a solicitor though or doing something in immigration law!
So here's the thing; do you think I'm capable of doing Law based on what I've denoted. Or would I be better off staying at UTS and getting more HDs?
Coming from a non-English background, I know that some bits of law will be challenging for me. But I really don't know what I'm getting myself into! Maybe it'll be rewarding, or perhaps hell! Based on what I've told you, do you think I have the drive to excel in such an intense course? My parents don't have a tertiary qualification, and I'm definitely not one of those random no-life Indians/Asians. They never really invested in my education and I never did tuition. I also want to hear about some of the challenges that I may face in my first year of study. Some people dream about getting an offer to study law at USYD and they work so hard; I feel as if I don't deserve it as it's something that I never actually worked towards and I didn't anticipate it. I could always drop down to a regular commerce if I find the law part too difficult.
Please advise, I think I'm going insane with all this thinking. I just need some reassurance from someone who has/or is doing law.
Thanks heaps
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