Riffling through all those dreary pamphlets in the careers room won't tell you anything but bald facts. What secondary students really need is the inside story. There are three sorts of students who must attend several open days. These students often find that course XY is more attractive, that university A is a dreadful place, unless you go to campus A3. Try abseiling, attend a lecture, watch a mock debate, or do a science experiment.
Hazy ideas coagulate rapidly into purpose at open days.
Thirdly, students with three or four courses must try several different institutions to find out the details of courses which sound, in the VTAC Guide, exactly the same. While year 12 students will be examining course details before listing their preferences in September, year 10 students can enjoy exploring the different campuses. Year 11 students can fine-tune study choices for the rest of VCE by asking questions on open days. Joel Benfield will be helping out at Monash's Peninsula campus on open day. Now doing his second year of a Bachelor of Business, Accounting, Joel is very happy with his choice.