For those of you considering studying Arts at Sydney next year (or Liberal Studies, or Media and Communications, or Education, or anything else Artsy) I recommend signing up to the Arts Network Transitioning and Mentoring
Program.
For those of you considering studying Arts at Sydney next year (or Liberal Studies, or Media and Communications, or Education, or anything else Artsy) I recommend signing up to the Arts Network Transitioning and Mentoring Program.
The program involves......
* A Transtition Workshop, held at the beginning of O-Week, where first year Arts students can meet each other and get some tips on studying at university.
* A mentor group, which is a group of about five first years placed with a mentor, who is generally a second of third year Arts student. The mentor group meets a few times early on in semester, and it’s a perfect opportunity to ask those little questions you thought were silly. It’s safe to say that your mentor will have experienced many of the same things you will go through as first years, so it’s a great resource.
Uni is a massive place, and Arts is one of the largest faculties. Your lectures might have up to 600 people in them each week. The Arts Transitioning Program is one way of getting a foot in the door and meeting some people, especially if you don’t have school friends at Sydney Uni or you’ve come from a regional area.
And! Heaps of people sign up... hndreds and hundreds. So it’s a pretty cool program all round. Go to
http://www2.arts.usyd.edu.au/ArtsNetwork// and read more about it. If those awesome testimonials don’t convince you to sign up, well I don’t know what will!
Comments
Cath is absolutely on the money. Doing a degree like Arts can be really daunting, as there are so many people. Besides this, there are heaps of subjects to choose from, so the people you see in one subject you might never see again. Meeting people through the Arts Network takes all the hard work out!
Posted by: Lauren | December 19, 2005 10:19 PM
Hi I'm not doing arts or anything so I can't go in that program. I'm from a pretty small school and i'm a bit worried about starting uni as I came to one of those open days and the uni is so big. Do you have any tips for finding your way around and also for making friends as none of my friends are coming to Sydney uni.
Posted by: Alex | December 21, 2005 05:09 PM
Hey Alex
Most faculties have mentoring programs but I reckon the best way to make friends at uni is to join some of the 250 clubs and societies that students run at Sydney uni. If you head down to the uni for O-week- that's the week before uni begins (usually the first week of March), all the clubs and societies will have stalls where you pay a small annual membership fee (about $2) and get put on their emailing lists. There is everything from the Commerce and Politics society to the Hacky Sac and circus societies. Get joining and you'll meet people who like similar activities and past-times to you. If you do a smallish course, like Architecture, Vet Science or Law, you'll also meet friends in your regular seminars and lab work.
Posted by: Tarah | December 22, 2005 08:56 AM