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Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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I thought I was a ‘high achiever’. Then I got to university

I thought I was a ‘high achiever’. Then I got to university | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Suddenly, I was confronted with a room full of top students. A room full of duxes. Everyone had been special at school. Now, nobody was.
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As West Virginia University cuts humanities, I’m frustrated and afraid.

As West Virginia University cuts humanities, I’m frustrated and afraid. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
At West Virginia University, a budget squeeze takes aim at the humanities.
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University offers: Why you should look at a gap year and TAFE instead

University offers: Why you should look at a gap year and TAFE instead | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
You’re not going to know what you want to do with your life at 18. Here’s why teens should take a gap year before university.
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Minority teens more likely to say college worth the cost, according to poll

Nearly two-thirds of minority teens ages 14 to 18 said getting a four-year college degree is worth the cost, compared to 55 percent of their White peers, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll.
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Kirstin Ferguson on the impact of tertiary qualifications on salary

Kirstin Ferguson on the impact of tertiary qualifications on salary | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
This is a tricky question to answer, Dr Kirstin Ferguson says, but the more important decision for anyone considering this issue is to think about your passions, and what career you want to pursue.
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Taking my time at university helped me overcome my fear of failure and accept myself

Taking my time at university helped me overcome my fear of failure and accept myself | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
When I first began my university journey at the age of 18, I was determined to fit in with what my family and community wanted for me and from me. It has not been a simple journey, writes Cindy El Sayed.
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Why Did Colleges Reopen During the Pandemic?

Why Did Colleges Reopen During the Pandemic? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The pandemic has revealed that higher education was never about education.
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The Best Reason to Go to College

The Best Reason to Go to College | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It’s the same as it ever was: To learn that the world is more than the issues that divide us.
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College reopening: Your freshman year won't be the party you envisaged

College reopening: Your freshman year won't be the party you envisaged | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Australia’s experience shows life on campus will be very different to normal times as students face restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Preparing Your Child for University Course

Preparing Your Child for University Course | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Support your child's application journey by learning about the UCAS process, financial aid and support, and how to prepare your child for life as a student.
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University debt and years without a steady income, so is it worth it?

University debt and years without a steady income, so is it worth it? | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
As many school leavers look to tertiary education, a Grattan Institute report finds some might end up earning more if they learn a trade instead of going to university.
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How I Know You Wrote Your Kid’s College Essay

How I Know You Wrote Your Kid’s College Essay | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The paradox of the overzealous editing of the college essay by many helicopter parents is that they don’t know what a college essay is really about.
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How to Help a Teenager Be College-Ready

How to Help a Teenager Be College-Ready | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Being admitted to college doesn’t mean a student is ready for it. Parents can encourage kids to step up their levels of personal responsibility while still in high school.
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Israel Hamas: How the world’s universities, ours included, incubated the new antisemitism

Israel Hamas: How the world’s universities, ours included, incubated the new antisemitism | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Israel’s retaliation against Hamas has provoked global anger, but an anti-Jewish wave had been growing already, often fomented at universities.
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'Why would you go to uni?' A new study looks at what young Australians do after school

'Why would you go to uni?' A new study looks at what young Australians do after school | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Three decades of efforts to improve equal access to university have not worked. A new book, based on ten years of research, aims to look beyond narrow, impersonal definitions of ‘equity’.
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New Victoria University program gives high school leavers 'space' to figure out future

New Victoria University program gives high school leavers 'space' to figure out future | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
When Chloe Ford finished year 12 she didn't know what she wanted to do. It wasn't until she stepped back and gave herself some space that things became clearer.
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Life after loneliness: ‘University was bleak – then I got practical, changed my life and found unexpected confidence’

Life after loneliness: ‘University was bleak – then I got practical, changed my life and found unexpected confidence’ | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
One day, after staring at an academic paper for three hours and writing nothing, I went to an employment adviser. He sent me off in a whole new direction
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Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students

Stressed out, dropping out: COVID has taken its toll on uni students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Student mental health was already an issue before the pandemic. And then students felt the strain on all fronts as studies went online and they lost jobs and social contacts.
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How to talk to college students about covid-19 safety

How to talk to college students about covid-19 safety | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
These tips from experts will help you discuss the coronavirus with your kids so they’re more likely to listen.
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How Parents Can Support Teenagers in the Pandemic College Process 

How Parents Can Support Teenagers in the Pandemic College Process  | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
With college admissions significantly altered this year, pay attention to what your child wants and needs.
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University funding scheme puts disadvantaged students at risk, Coalition warned

University funding scheme puts disadvantaged students at risk, Coalition warned | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Plan to cut students’ funding if they fail more than half their first eight subjects could see them excluded from uni, experts say
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Some College Is Better Than No College — Even If You Don’t Finish

Some College Is Better Than No College — Even If You Don’t Finish | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
A new study found that people who attend some college (and dropout) still fare better — in employment and income — than those who don't go at all.
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How to survive university – top tips for new students

How to survive university – top tips for new students | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The prospect of going to university is exciting but it can also be an anxious time. Here are the things you need to know from the start.
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Next Level Parenting - University of Queensland

Podcasts and information for parents of students starting tertiary education. Some good advice here.
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How to Survive Dropping Your Kid Off at College

How to Survive Dropping Your Kid Off at College | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The freedom of adulthood makes parents lose touch with dread, and emptying the nest offers a certain, and sometimes unwelcome, return to it.
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