The Essential Checklist for Choosing Your Dream Uni

Because you deserve to live your best uni life.

This article is presented in partnership with Macquarie University.  

With exam season in full swing, your focus will naturally be on slaying your exams and scoring an ATAR that will land you a spot in your dream degree.  

But deciding on a degree that will set you up for an awesome career is only half the equation—you’ve also got to decide which uni you’re going to study that degree at. 

The pressure to choose the right uni might feel a little overwhelming but, as much as it requires a lot of thought, picking a uni that’s perfect for you should also be fun!  

That’s why we’ve put together this essential checklist so that choosing is a little less daunting and a lot more exciting.  

Here’s what to keep an eye out for in the search for your dream uni. 

 What you can study and how you can study it. 

Seems obvious, doesn’t it? But it’s really important to look at what areas of study a uni offers, as well as the kinds of flexible learning options that are available.

For example, at Macquarie University, degrees are designed now to be personalised. This means you can either focus all of your attention on one main area, mix and match subjects across different areas, or undertake a double degree of your choosing for maximum.

Deep knowledge, broad knowledge, double the knowledge. Hellooo employability.

But enjoying your time at uni isn’t just about studying what you want, it’s also about studying how you want. And whether you want to study online, one campus or a bit of both, you can at Macquarie.  

It’s so important that your degree works for you, which is why it’s the first thing on our checklist. It’s also why Macquarie designs their degrees alongside industry leaders and builds real-world experiences into each and every one of them—so you get all the good stuff.

 

Good support on hand when you need it.

While you're at uni, you’ll definitely want help from time-to-time—whether that’s a few extra pointers from your tutor on a particular assignment, or support to lock in an internship. 

It’s important that your uni has excellent support services, so that’s the next thing worth looking at when picking your dream destination. 

Something like Macquarie’s on-campus Careers and Student Employment service, which facilitates a unique recruitment service that actively connects students with more than 4000 industry organisations.  

Work with super helpful staff to plan your career, build up your employability skills and secure a job? Tick, tick, tick.  

Good campus vibesss.

Okay, now we’ve gotten through all the nitty gritty details around degrees and studying, it’s time to focus on the fun because vibes are super important too!  

Chances are, you’re going to be spending a lot of time at whichever uni you decide to go to, so you want to enjoy it there. 

Where’s the uni located? Is it easily accessible by public transport? And most importantly, what’s the campus environment like? Are there lots of nice spaces to relax both indoors and outdoors? Is there a good library and gym? Cool places to eat and drink? Student clubs to join? 

Macquarie University offers a campus environment. We’re talking the latest high-tech digital facilities, a state-of-the-art health club, a metro station right on campus, and dining outlets that offer everything from pizza, burgers and kebabs to sushi, sambos and so much coffee! 

Hopefully our tips have helped you feel a bit more prepped about making the right uni choice for you.  

And if you’re still weighing up your options, remember earlier where we mentioned how choosing a degree and the uni you’ll study it at are both part of the same equation? Well, Macquarie’s all about equations. They believe that when you're powered by the collective, you multiply your potential which they call ‘you to the power of us’. Find out more at the website here.

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