I opted for University of Queensland because it was suggested by my family friends as an ideal college especially since I had just come from New Zealand and I got into pharmacy there which I found to be good
Course Curriculum
I think my course curriculum is good. One of the downsides is that there is a lot of content to learn which is a bit hard and nerve-wracking. However, it gives us knowledge about a wide variety of subjects which is interesting.
Exams
I studied in New Zealand so I took park in the NCEA credit system. I had 55 excellence credits and the rest at merit (25 credits). I also took and gained an accounting scholarship.
Placement
We have done some placements and so far I haven't enjoyed it because we don't do too many hours and we are not expected to do much because we haven't learned as much. I heard the job opportunities in hospitals are hard. But community pharmacy is good because there is a lot of places to find jobs like pharmacies and chemist warehouses.
Internship
I am not fully sure yet about the internships because I'm not in the final year yet. I have however heard that there are because a friend of mine who is in the final year has just been doing an internship. I would love to do the internship as I think it will be a good experience.
Events
Events celebrated in my college include Orientation week with market day and welcome hub and other events to welcome the new students as well as the old students coming back. There are clubs meet and greet and other activities.
Fees
The fee structure was that we had to pay by the due date. If we had difficulties then we can contact uni and talk to them about it and they would try to make it easier for us to pay for it. We do have to buy separate books for each course but they do try to recommend books that can be accessed through the UQ library.
Examination Structure
Last year my exam structure was ok. I had 4 ends of semester exams and usually one or 2 mid-semester exams. This year since I'm doing 5 courses, I feel like it will be harder. Especially considering that there will be more end of semester exams which will be more stressful.
Faculty
My faculty at college which is the Health and Behavioural sciences faculty is in my opinion good. They try to help us to our maximum when it comes to timetables and content.
