Class of 2022 celebrate university offers

With first round university offers being released, what will some of the state’s top students be studying? Find out here.

The Class of 2022 will today find out whether they’ve received a first round offer into their dream university course.

Just over a week after ATAR scores were released, year 12 students will be logging online to find out which universities want them.

What if you don’t get the offer you wanted? We answer all your university offer questions here.

Meet some of the students excited to be heading to uni in 2023.

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Laura Vivian — Bass Coast

Laura Vivian recently graduated from Newhaven College as one of the top performers.

On Wednesday she received an offer to study her first preference course — a Bachelor of Arts at Melbourne University in 2023.

She said she was feeling “really excited” and was happy all of her hard work had paid off.

Laura Vivian recently graduated from Newhaven College as one of the top performers.

Dux of St Patrick's College Toby Clack logs in to discover he has received his first preference for a university offer.

Toby Clack — Ballarat

Dux of St Patrick’s College Toby Clack was elated when he logged on and saw he had been accepted into Melbourne University’s biomedicine degree.

He plans to celebrate with his family over the next few days.

“It’s a big relief to know that all of the hard work has paid off,” he said.

“I was feeling pretty confident after I got my ATAR that I would get in but it’s still really exciting to be accepted.”

He received an ATAR of 99.25.

Toby also learned he had been accepted into one of the campus colleges for accommodation at the university in 2023, but hopes to be able to take a gap year.

He has overseas sporting commitments to play eight-ball but said he would prioritise study if he needed to.

“If I can’t defer biomedicine then I will go to university next year, it’s not a big deal, I’m just thrilled I got in,” he said.

Isabella Gilchrist — Swan Hill

St Mary MacKillop College Swan Hill’s dux was ecstatic to get accepted into her first preference.

Isabella Gilchrist, who achieve an ATAR of 97.95, was accepted into the University of Melbourne — her first choice.

“Yeah I just checked my emails and I got accepted into Melbourne Uni, which was my first choice,” she said.

Ms Gilchrist is heading off to study biomedicine for the next four years after discovering a passion for it over the last few years.

“This year and last year I settled on biomedicine … I liked how it was a pathway into dentistry and medicine but it still interested me with the whole science aspect,” she said.

Isabella Gilchrist from St Mary MacKillop College in Swan Hill will study biomedicine at the University of Melbourne.

Serey Grimes from Mernda Central College in Melbourne was offered her first preference of courses.

Serey Grimes - Melbourne

Mernda Central College’s inaugural dux Serey Grimes said she was delighted to receive her top preference in the first round of offers on Wednesday, after receiving an ATAR of 98.

“I was delighted to receive my first preference in this initial round of offers, which would be a Bachelor of Science at the University of Melbourne,” she said.

“I will hopefully further my Japanese language studies at University and I am hoping to pursue a career in medicine in the more distant future.”

Ms Grimes is the first dux ever at her school based in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, as the new secondary school graduated its first class of Year 12 students this year.

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