JULIA LIU - General Exhibition
I’m now two months into my life on ‘the other side’ or uni as we call it, and I never would have imagined how much life could change in such a short amount of time. My time at St Mary’s seemed so long ago that I’m even starting to miss it. Going to school with my friends in maroon every day now seems like the happy, carefree times, despite all the stress and complaints about Year 12. Having been used to the comfortable lifestyle at St Mary’s for five years, I now find myself somewhere unfamiliar – not only a new city and new home, but also a completely different studying environment. I always took the close-knit community at St Mary’s for granted, so now being thrown into what seems like the unknown with thousands of other students is quite overwhelming. The two hundred people lectures, short contact hours and the many university clubs and societies are a few of the things you don’t have in high school. The transition hasn’t been easy, but I’ve found that living in Queen’s College, a residential college right next to campus, has helped quite a bit. Making friends and settling into a new environment has been made a lot easier – not to mention how much fun it is.
Cathy, Geoff and Wynita Franklin
Sixteen students received Certificates of Commendation (a minimum of twenty A grades in Year 11 and 12 units)
Eleven students received Certificates of Distinction (top 0.5%) in a course
Dempsey Campbell was the recipient of the Curtin Health Science Excellence Scholarship from Curtin University
I’m currently doing a Bachelor of Commerce degree at the University of Melbourne. I’m majoring in actuarial studies, but I’ve come to realise that first year subjects are quite broad and general, and that I can always change my mind, which I’ve been thinking about recently. Being a huge maths fanatic, I knew I had to do something to do with maths in university. However, after sitting through a few weeks of Accelerated Maths lectures, I’m not so sure anymore. Throughout high school, I never really had a fixed idea as to what I hoped to do in the future, and even now I feel the same way. What’s changed, is that I’m not as worried as before, because I’ve learned that there are many more opportunities in university to find yourself and decide on what you want to do. People say that your university years are supposed to be the best years of your life. So far, university has lived up to its expectations, but I have to say my time at St Mary’s could possibly rival it.
Amy Cheah, Shanti Srinivasan and Jane Gillon
Annika Powers - Heading to Merton college, Oxford
Annika has accepted a place at Oxford University, one of Britain’s oldest institutions, where she will study philosophy, politics and economics. Annika was attracted by Oxford’s rich tradition of scholarship and research. Annika also received an ANU College of Business and Economics Undergraduate Merit Award.
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