I was happy enough at UQ, and I love the campus there, but it didn’t seem to be really outstanding for any of the things I want to study. Linguistics was more or less dead. Philosophy felt pretty average, although part of that might have been that first-year was all things we studied in high-school. Law was pretty good, I think, but I don’t get the impression that UQ law is anything exceptional compared to the other decent Australian unis.
I’ll probably keep going with Law. A career in law probably isn’t what I want, but I’m not ready to give up that fallback option, or the advantages that come from being able to point to a law degree. I’ll probably change my Arts degree to something to do with Chinese or languages, though. Whether that means switching majors or changing to a different degree, I don’t know, I haven’t really looked into it yet.
Not sure specifically where I’d go, yet, either. When I went to UQ, it was mostly just because my dad’s place was nearby so I could stay there for a while getting set up. So if I do decide to go elsewhere, this time I’ll actually look at places that are good for the things I want to study. ANU is supposed to be good for Asian Languages and for Law, the downside being that it’s Canberra. Otherwise I’ll look at Unis in Sydney and Melbourne.
On a side note, I really want to do some kind of translation work through uni. I don’t know what kind of opportunities there are for low-level work without a specialised degree or accreditation in Australia, though; I hope it’s a possibility.
