Tertiary and Continuing Mature age entry?

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Hey guys, I'm just wondering how hard it is to get into uni as a mature age student. I'm currently doing year 12 this year, but will not get a good enter. I want to take a few years off, work etc then go study. Looking at doing primary education at latrobe/deakin....

Do I need to apply through VTAC this year? Or the year before I try and get in? How hard is the STAT?

Any responce would be greatly appreciated.
 
Mature age? So you are talking about 24+ years old? I am assuming you are 17ish now so what are you going to do for work for 7 odd years?

Wouldn't be a bad idea as you can stuff around for a while until you settle down but 7 years down the track you may develop a lazy lifestyle and just say stuff study I enjoy my life the way it is.

Could always do part-time study (1-2 classes per semester) To see if you really want to do it.

Every state is different with entry, but I have heard from others that STAT isn't that hard.
 

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STAT test isn't that hard. I did it at about 22yo, then dropped out of my degree, worked for 7-8 years, then went back to study via TAFE. Did a 2 year diploma, then straight into a double degree at Uni. I'm sure having received good marks at TAFE helped, but no way in hell would I have got into my current program had I been relying on my ENTER score.

That said, taking 7 years off to work is a long time, and a helluva lot can change in that time. Doing a TAFE course as a pathway into Uni is always a good option.
 
Sorry to arrive so late on the scene with this one, but at 28 (nearly 29), I am undertaking my first uni degree. TAFE is the way to go IMO. In the eleven years since I have completed Year 12, I have gained four TAFE qualifications; all part time whilst working full time.

Cert IV in Marketing
Cert IV in Business (Frontline Management)
Cert II and III in Business Administration

I am currently completing units in Cert IV Occupational Health and Safety as part of my job.
 
Millington Magic said:
Hey guys, I'm just wondering how hard it is to get into uni as a mature age student. I'm currently doing year 12 this year, but will not get a good enter. I want to take a few years off, work etc then go study. Looking at doing primary education at latrobe/deakin....

Do I need to apply through VTAC this year? Or the year before I try and get in? How hard is the STAT?

Any responce would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm mature age, and I'm starting an IT degree through Open Universities (affiliated with Monash) this year. I had to do two subjects last year as a pre-requisite, but the credits count towards the overall degree. One was mandatory, the other was an elective. Enrolling and so on was a fairly straightforward process. You're given the option of using Fee-Help too you don't have to pay upfront if you don't wish too.

Hope that helps.
 
I've just enrolled in Certificate IV Info Tech. I studied IT when I left high school but it was more software design and in the last 9 years I've been working in a library so have decided to go back and update my qualifications..I just applied and they let me in but to go to uni as mature age (which is 20+ is WA) I'd need to sit the STAT but it sounds like it's fairly straight forward for anyone with a grasp of the English language.
 

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