After a principal’s recommendation the students received a letter last week informing them they had been successful in gaining early entry at either University of Wollongong (UOW), University of Canberra (UC) or University of New England (UNE) in Armidale.

For Lucy Apps the end of the HSC will spend her time working to save money while making the most of the end of her school life with the plan to attend a ‘schoolies’ trip.

Lucy applied for a Bachelor of Science at both UOW and UC and was successful in both. For her career, Lucy is not entirely sure what she wants to do, but has a genuine interest in medicine and the environment.

“It is exciting and takes a bit of the pressure for the HSC off,” Lucy said.

In addition to UOW and UC, Lucy also applied for the same course at Charles Sturt University (CSU) but has to wait until after she completes her HSC to see if she has been accepted.

To date, Lucy was not sure which offer she would take, but would consider them all.

“I’m not sure yet, Wollongong would be good because it has a beach,” she said.

Sophie Smithers has an ambition to one day become a politician.

She enjoys foreign affairs, peace keeping and politics and has applied to do a combined degree of arts and international studies.

Sophie was accepted into both UC and UOW and is yet to decide on which offer to take.

By studying the double degree, Sophie opens up career opportunities in government departments and foreign affairs but would secretly love to be the Prime Minister of Australia.

“It is nice to know that my options are extended now,” Sophie said.

After completing her HSC, Sophie plans to travel before starting university next year.

Abby Johnson dreams of being an English and social science teacher and has applied to do a Bachelor of Arts at UC and CSU in Bathurst.