21 Jul 2020

Here is the mothership of benefits to open days being online… you can soak up all the goss regarding university courses, careers and future prospects whilst chillin’ in your pyjamas at home. That’s a pretty ideal circumstance if you ask me.

Expos and open days being run virtually is common in these weird and wacky times. For example, our mates over at University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have their open week running online over here from Monday 31 August to Saturday 5 September!

So, without further ado, let me gee you up for the benefits of open days being online!

1. A more in-depth overview of your options

Since the experience will be online, many open days will be longer than the average one day, many stretching out to week. This means that you’ll be able to chime into more informational sessions, virtual tours, and digital workshops and have more opportunities to talk to staff and students! The online experience is super customisable, allowing you to explore more than you ever would IRL.

2. You’ll be less frazzled

I will never forget one of the many open days I went to. I’d travelled for four hours alone to a foreign land (aka Sydney) and got so lost that I thought I’d been pranked and the university was actually a hoax. In actuality, I’m just awful at reading maps and the big city was overwhelming to me. By the time I got to the open day, I was frazzled out of my mind and couldn’t deal with the hundreds of new faces and places.

With no travel time, no chance of getting lost and no getting overwhelmed by the new scenery, your open day will be smooth, allowing you more chance to just seep in the deets of your dream course.

3. You have the world at your fingertips

What I mean by this is that, in between the many virtual experiences open days will offer to you, you can do some further research into the uni, courses, career paths and gathering more questions to ask students and staff members.

The convenience of being able to make pros and cons lists or budgeting if the uni is far away from you is pretty unreal.

4. You can call all the shots

To be honest, I went to a lot of open days, many of which the rest of my grade attended as well. It’s easy to stay with the herd, attend the same sessions and workshops and muck around with your mates.

The thing is, where and what you study shouldn’t be 100% influenced by your mates and peers. It’s your choice! So, when you’re at home, you can really let your decisions soar independently, go to the talks you really want to and not worry about what everyone else thinks.

5. You don’t have to give up the on-campus vibes

Okay, so you won’t actually be visiting the campus, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get a feel for what life at uni would actually be like.

Virtual tours are a great way to explore the campus and get an idea of the facilities and areas you’ll be working with. Plus, UTS has ensured there will still be some fun activities going on at their online open week that you would normally see at an open day. We’re talking things like trivia and one-on-one chats with current students to help you get a vibe for the uni and the kinda lifestyle you’d be experiencing there.

Don’t forget to register to suss out UTS’s Open Week as it’s your chance to explore your course and career options with a range of online info sessions, virtual tours, podcasts and digital workshops, all in the comfort from your own bed. Doesn’t get more convenient than that.