Almost a quarter of early bird applicants put a health course as their first preference, but business, arts and law remain a popular choice.
Business at University of Technology Sydney is the most applied for degree outside of medicine so far this year with almost 900 prospective students putting it as their first preference.
Sydney University has the state’s most popular arts degree, with 615 first preferences, while UTS has the only nursing course on the list. He believes its popularity can be attributed to industry links and a lower ATAR score than commerce degrees at University of Sydney and UNSW, making it more accessible.“In high school you don’t really get exposed to a lot of what the different universities are like so you kind of go for which names are recognisable – University of Sydney, UNSW or UTS,” he said.There’s been a slight drop in early bird applications, with about 650 fewer than to last year. It follows a 4.
“I would say the stable labour market is the main reason. Historically, there has always been a group of people that if they could get a full-time job, they would. But if not, they will go to university.”
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