hi everyone,
i'm currently in year 12 and planning to study a double degree in law/economics. if i achieve an atar of 99.5 (which is perhaps possible but definitely not something i can count on), i don't think i'd be able to receive an offer from both usyd/unsw as i assume the spots would fill very quickly? so, i'm not sure which one of the two to put on my uac application. they're probably quite similar but i know usyd is more prestigious and may be slightly better for economics? however, i've always felt more drawn to unsw and i know that a bunch of people from my grade will probably be studying law there, and i've also heard that usyd has a bad social life and unsw is better. usyd also doesn't require me to catch the tram, which would save some time.
as for anu, i have applied for the tuckwell scholarship and i can't afford to relocate to canberra, so i would probably only go if i got said scholarship, of which there is a small chance since it's highly competitive. i like the idea of living on campus as my commute to usyd would be 1hr and unsw would be 90 mins +, and having more time to study and a better uni experience. however, i'm worried about clerkships as there would be less options in canberra. also, although anu is go8 it's still less prestigious than usyd and unsw, though i don't know if having tuckwell would counter that. to be honest, the only reason i want to go to anu is because i've heard there are lots of parties living on campus while the commuter unis are a bit dead, but this is probably a shallow reason and i should prioritise employment.
please call me out if i have any unfounded assumptions as a hs student who doesn't know too much about uni! also, a lot of this is super early as i have no idea if i will be able to get the required atar for any of the unis or the tuckwell scholarship lol
i'm currently in year 12 and planning to study a double degree in law/economics. if i achieve an atar of 99.5 (which is perhaps possible but definitely not something i can count on), i don't think i'd be able to receive an offer from both usyd/unsw as i assume the spots would fill very quickly? so, i'm not sure which one of the two to put on my uac application. they're probably quite similar but i know usyd is more prestigious and may be slightly better for economics? however, i've always felt more drawn to unsw and i know that a bunch of people from my grade will probably be studying law there, and i've also heard that usyd has a bad social life and unsw is better. usyd also doesn't require me to catch the tram, which would save some time.
as for anu, i have applied for the tuckwell scholarship and i can't afford to relocate to canberra, so i would probably only go if i got said scholarship, of which there is a small chance since it's highly competitive. i like the idea of living on campus as my commute to usyd would be 1hr and unsw would be 90 mins +, and having more time to study and a better uni experience. however, i'm worried about clerkships as there would be less options in canberra. also, although anu is go8 it's still less prestigious than usyd and unsw, though i don't know if having tuckwell would counter that. to be honest, the only reason i want to go to anu is because i've heard there are lots of parties living on campus while the commuter unis are a bit dead, but this is probably a shallow reason and i should prioritise employment.
please call me out if i have any unfounded assumptions as a hs student who doesn't know too much about uni! also, a lot of this is super early as i have no idea if i will be able to get the required atar for any of the unis or the tuckwell scholarship lol

