Have you ever wondered how studying aUSYD的理学学士学位is really like from a student’s point of view?
We’ve asked Bill, a Bachelor of Science graduate from USYD to share his own experiences and thoughts about studying this degree!
What are we waiting for? Let’s spill the tea!
Why should you study a Science degree at USYD?
Top 3 Pros of a Science Degree
科学学位的前三名
Mistakes You Shouldn’t Make
Things to Know Before Starting USYD Science
是什么使这个学位不同
学习USYD科学的动机
潜在的职业道路
您为什么要在USYD学习科学学士学位？
USYD的科学学位提供了广泛的专业供您选择，，，，making it one of the most flexible degrees —您可以自由测试哪些科学领域在完全承诺之前适合您。总的来说，USYD的科学学院有40多个专业可供选择 - 这甚至不包括其他学科的共同专业！
USYDis also known as one of the most prestigious pioneers of Science research, coming in3rd in Australia and 40th internationally.
科学学位前三名
＃1：个性化您的学习
One of the key benefits with USYD’s Science degree isits large breadth of units of study that allow you to customise your own learning experience。凭借其灵活性，您可以找到并做自己真正热衷的事情！
Even so,选择单位时，您确实需要小心，因为一些未来的职业道路可能需要您完成某些专业。查看如何选择单位here!
“You have a lot of options open for you! On top of that,you can pick another major outside of your disciplinesuch as an arts, engineering or even commerce majors such as finance and accounting,” said Bill.
＃2：跨学科/多学科体验
与其不同的单位,不用去读什么USYD的科学e equips its students with a与其他学科的团队成员合作的各种技能。Through group work, you get to work with different perspectives and practical approaches that help you become a more culturally competent leader or team-worker!
“A lot of the courses I’ve done have been very interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary whichbrings in many different points of views.例如，我们学习在科学领域以外的技能engaging with other perspectives解决问题。”比尔说
通过暴露于不同的观点和工作方式，this degree helps you to adapt to any situation real life throws in your way!This is especially important in an ever-changing world with problems that are never simple or the same everyday.
#3: Enthusiastic staff
USYD以其高级教学而闻名，因此它的science lecturers and tutors are highly passionate and engaging!USYD的科学专业的学生通常会感到非常开放和渴望指导您的员工的支持，因此不要害怕在在线论坛或教程和实验室期间提出问题。
“总的来说，我感到非常支持，因为我参加过的单位的大多数讲师都非常支持我的问题比尔说：“而且也很愿意帮助其他学生。”
Top 3 Cons of a Science degree
＃1：长时间的接触时间
众所周知，科学学位以其长时间的接触时间而闻名，在USYD中也是如此。First years often come to campus 25 hours per week由于整个星期都有多个讲座和长期实践实验室，因此它可能会变得很累。
“In the first year,you can get really tired after travelling to the city almost four times a week，尤其是在这3小时实践实验室之后，”比尔说。
#2: Strenuous assessments
“有些单位可以有一些taxing and unnecessary assessments，”比尔评论道。At times, students are required to completeafter-class assessments that are weighed 3% on a weekly basis，以及他们的许多评估以跟上。
Moreover,这些评估可能与您的课程内容完全不同。“In my experience, we had a whole semester being project based and we had a random final exam on coursework. It can make the assessments over strenuous and at times very unnecessary,” Bill said.
#3: Open-ended assessments
To instil independent and critical thinking,USYDdoes not spoon-feed answers and solutions for its students.
This means that Science students often need to refer to extra readings, online forums and educational videos to excel in their assessments! Sometimes, these answers cannot be found anywhere else, soit really comes down to your creativity in delivering new, interesting ideas!
“我确实承认，许多评估都是开放式的，并且sometimes it was difficult to look up answers or find the best way in completing a task。当要求确认特定内容时，这有点令人沮丧。”比尔说。
尽管努力工作，独立学习最终还是有益于提炼长期技能！“It is actually great to develop your thinking and problem solving skills-USYD’s mode of teaching really helps you develop a ‘mental bank’ of informed decisions when responding to a scenario,” Bill added.
有遗憾吗？
“不，我觉得我的经历非常好，而且非常有意义！
I feel so intellectually rewarded我学到了很多东西，不仅在我的专业，而且在其他领域也对我的学科很重要。我还学到了学科领域之外的东西这也是个人有用的，并且也有很多社会和学术机会来进行进一步的研究。”比尔说。
What do you wish you had known before starting Science at USYD?
＃1：研究您的专业！
由于USYD的科学教师有各种各样的专业可供选择，所以Bill recommends that research into these majors and its core units are really useful in preparing you for what’s ahead。一些未来的研究或职业途径需要某些先决条件的学科，因此最好研究未来几年需要入学的内容！
“It’s good to research all available options and how you’re going to design your degree。This includes looking into all these core units — what avenues and what majors we can do. We have to do our own research because it is really tailored to your interests,” Bill said.
＃2：研究您的奖学金！
USYDalso provides many opportunities such as scholarships, internships, summer research programs, extra-curricular activities and morethat are beyond coursework but they can be hard to find so be sure to do your research!
“我希望我知道您可以遇到很多机会Denison Summer Research Program和指导计划。”比尔说。“一些途径甚至可能拥有工作经验，实习和课外活动，以丰富您的大学经验！”
是什么使这个学位与其他大学提供的程度不同？
#1: The Breadth of Majors
“If you want to do two passions that are completely different, you might need to do a double degree in another university butUSYDallows you to do two different majors in one degree，，，，” Bill said.
USYD的学习广度确实为学生提供了设计自己的研究的灵活性。USYD科学学院的40多名专业和其他学科的更多专业to choose from, students can decide to do double majors in Science or pick on from Science and another discipline such as Commerce, Arts and more!
“我最终做了我没想到会在科学学位上做的单位，比尔补充说。“我必须将脚趾浸入欧洲研究，法医学，心理学甚至哲学上！”
＃2：成为研究团队的一部分
USYDprovides front row seats for its students to experience Science first hand! With programs such as the Denison Summer Research Program and the Year In Industry program,students get to work with professionals in the field and help solve real-life science problems!
“你会与实际的研究课题ams at USYD! In my experience with the Denison Research Program, I worked with USYD Science staff to try and alter the rate of browning in mushrooms using genetics,” Bill said.“I actually learnt what real research is like!”
What inspired you to choose Science at USYD?
最初，比尔打算在墨尔本学习，以在生活中有了新的开始。“I actually had no intention of doing this degree — I really wanted to move to Melbourne and start an independent life，，，，” Bill said.
Due to personal reasons, Bill had to study in Sydney. “I’m not a scientifically oriented person and I like to engage in other areas because that’s just who I am. So, when I was choosing the Bachelor of Science, I didn’t really think it would suit me.But when I went into it, I was really wrong! Irealised我有这些选择，我可以选择很多东西，”比尔评论道。
可能的职业道路是什么？
Many assume that a Bachelor of Science will just land you a job in the lab; but it’s far from that! With the many different knowledge and skills you learn, you’ll be equipped to work in many areas of science and beyond.
在传统科学，您可以成为生态学家，化学家，数学家，物理学家等。As USYD also provides the opportunity to study more利基科学，this degree opens gateways to careers as植物遗传学家，veterinarians，生物安全研究人员，纳米科学家，营养学家，心理学家etc!
您也可以选择further specialise your studies,就像比尔（Bill）将在理学学士学位后追求他的营养和营养硕士！
Kate Lynn Lawgraduated in 2017 with an all rounders HSC award and an ATAR of 97.65. Passionate about mentoring, she enjoys working with high school students to improve their academic, work and life skills in preparation for the HSC and what comes next. An avid blogger, Kate had administered a creative writing page for over 2000 people since 2013, writing to an international audience since her early teenage years.
