Co-op and rural scholarships (1 Viewer)

[Chris!]

Did anyone else apply for rural or co-op scholarships? Do you know how many they offer and the difficulty of getting them?

 

[grimreaper]

Yes I applied for an actuarial co-op scholarship. The difficulty of getting one would depend on what your applying for (eg I think actuarial studies would be one of the most competitive)

 

[BillyMak]

I also applied for an Actuarial Co-op scholarship, as well as an accounting one.

 

[BillyMak]

As for how competitive it is, for Actuarial studies they receive 200-300 applications (I have heard) and give out 10-20 scholarships. Last year they gave out 16.

 

[Claudia]

Yeh me actuarial

really damn hard. No one knows what they're looking for

 

[Chris!]

Yea i applied for engineering scholarships.

 

[fitz33]

As for how competitive it is, for Actuarial studies they receive 200-300 applications (I have heard) and give out 10-20 scholarships. Last year they gave out 16.

there were actually over 400 applications and 15 scholarships were awarded

 

[BillyMak]

there were actually over 400 applications and 15 scholarships were awarded

Another sponsor cropped up after they awarded out the scholarships and so another lucky candidate was taken, taking the total up to 16.

 

[grimreaper]

400 seems like an awfully large amount applying for just for actuarial studies, there wouldnt be nearly that many doing it at unsw would there?

 

[gordo]

i applied
i think they offer 150 across all faculties

 

[anti]

http://www.co-op.unsw.edu.au/

Competition depends on the number of places - some offer more than others.

 

[Slidey]

Can you apply for rural and co-op scholarships (like, not accept both, but jsut apply for both)?

And are there co-op scholarships offered in mathematics/comp sci/nanotech?

 

[BillyMak]

400 seems like an awfully large amount applying for just for actuarial studies, there wouldnt be nearly that many doing it at unsw would there?

No, not at all. The fact is a lot apply for the scholarships even though they won't get the marks to get in. I myself could be considered in this category, after all B Commerce was 96 to get in last year and I reckon it is going to raise some more.
I might get 96, but I will definately not get any higher.

 

[BillyMak]

Can you apply for rural and co-op scholarships (like, not accept both, but jsut apply for both)?

And are there co-op scholarships offered in mathematics/comp sci/nanotech?

You can apply for both scholarships, and if you are good enough to get both, then you can accept both (I think). In the 2005 co-op scholarships booklet it does not say anywhere that you can't accept both.

Here are the courses that offer co-op scholarships for 2005:
Accounting
Actuarial Studies
Marketing
Information Systems and Management
Business Information Technology
Computer Science
Materials Science and Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Industrial Chemistry
Electrical Engineering/Telecommunications
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Surveying and Spatial Information Systems
Mining Engineering
Photovoltaics and Solar Energy
Petroleum Engineering

 

[grimreaper]

theres also one more theyve added this year but isnt in the booklet - Finance

 

[fitz33]

Another sponsor cropped up after they awarded out the scholarships and so another lucky candidate was taken, taking the total up to 16.

actually it was originally 14, then suncorp came on as a sponsor taking the total to 15. (i'm an actuarial co-op, so i know what i'm talking about).

 

[BillyMak]

Then why did the lecturer at the UNSW open day say that they gave out 16 last year?

meh.... who cares. Say it was 15

 

[redslert]

Then why did the lecturer at the UNSW open day say that they gave out 16 last year?

meh.... who cares. Say it was 15

most of the time, by that i mean 99% of the time, the lecturers have no idea what they are talking about if it is about admin stuff