Top signs shows that you are going to be successfully finishing your studies in Australia

Being new to the country, there may be many doubts about the studies in Australia and next step of your life.

When I was a student, I had self-doubt on my student journey too. What if, if I don’t complete my studies and what my next step would be. Am I going in the right direction?  Apart from this, some rumours keep rolling all the time about the changes to the visas and immigration rules. I am pretty sure some of you might feel the same too

I want to share my experience on this and hope you feel confident in achieving your goals

 

Completing assignments on time:

Are you up to date with your assignments and scored at least 50% in all the tests conducted?

This is a good sign that you are in the track of completing your studies on time. Don’t leave things to the last minute start working much early on assignments, if you have any doubts you can clarify with your lecturer or tutor. This takes away stress at the last minute.

I used to complete all my assignments a week before and submit them a day before the last day. This gave me a space to change any minor formatting or content in the assignment.

 

Allocating time to study each day or set some hours in a week:

 From my experience studying every day or set number of hours in a week depending on your availability is a good practice for you to be stress free during the exam time.

Moreover, you form a discipline to study any future professional courses after you join the workforce.  Personally, I don’t like to do things at the last minute. So I used to study 4-5 hours a week and never felt stress during my exam.

This routine helped me to pass the exam when I felt sick a week before for one of the subjects. If you have a routine set aside for your study; you are in the right track of completing studies

 

No major problems with the course you are undertaking:

Some students take up the courses that are very new to them. They do not have pre-qualifications relating to that subject. I had friends who had completed Bachelor of Computers, Bachelor of science in their home country and came to study Master of Professional Accounting in Australia.

 Accounting was not related to their background, some of them found very hard in understanding the concepts and terminology. If you do not have problems with this type of change in your career and able to understand it, just breathe easily and pat on your shoulder and keep going.

 If you really have serious problems and can’t make it just think of other options rather than wasting money in paying fees. Luckily two of my friends could complete the course on time with the help of lecturers, tutors and friends.

When you are comfortable with the teaching methods of university tutors and lecturers, then go ahead and keep continuing the way you are. If you find it difficulty in understanding their language or concepts seek help from them, make them understand where you lack the flow.

Make sure you put your efforts before you go to them, this helps to follow their tips easily. We had a lecturer who used to teach us Economics, we had problem in understanding the way he taught us, requested him to change the methodology but was not useful at all. 90% of the class failed in the first exam conducted. We approached the Head of Department; requested her to change to the alternate class teacher. The new teacher was very good. It helped us to overcome the problem and successfully completed the subject.

 

No backlogs from previous semesters:

If you have backlogs from previous semesters, give it a thought of why and change your strategies to pass in the second semester.

Sometimes the first semester is a nightmare as a student because of many reasons like new place, new lectures and new study curriculum. Don’t worry I was in the same boat, by the time I settled down with enrolments and accommodation, exams were around the corner.

 It takes time to understand, so try to work hard and don’t discourage yourself. If you failed in the exam, postpone them to the last semester and concentrate on new semester subjects and make sure you don’t repeat the mistake.

 

Have a clear goal of what to be done after finishing studies:

When you are in the final year of your course, try to find more information for the next step by discussing with your seniors or who has succeeded in the next step or read homeaffairs.

Check with your tutors or lecturers for your next step and plan accordingly. If you are clear of your next step and know the requirements, then just go ahead and work hard.

 

Learning new skills for your next move:

This is 100% right, if you really want to make a career in the course you are studying. Talk to tutors, lecturers and look at employment search websites. Observe what the employers are expecting from you and what you need to do to reach that level.

There are many online websites that offer free online courses these days. Make use of them to enhance your skills.

I have implemented the above and succeeded myself as a student in Australia, then achieved my goals of becoming a Permanent Resident, secured good job and finished CPA from CPA Australia. Not only me, there are many students who have followed the same and succeeded in achieving their goals. Read Student interviews here.

Let me know if any of the above relates to your current life in the comments.

All the best for all your future endeavours!