Meet our student
Ms Tiffany Beaman
Course of study:
Bachelor of Health Sciences and Master of Podiatry 2013
Tiffany had been a Registered Nurse for over 10 years. She wanted to do something more focused and specific in healthcare, so she applied for Mature-Age Entry to Podiatry at La Trobe. She missed out on a place but applied again in 2007 and received a second-round offer. She deferred and started the course in 2009, entering into the first year of the new double health sciences/podiatry degree.
Returning to study has been a shock to the system but Tiffany’s really enjoying the approach to learning. It’s very different from her first degree, where students were expected just to absorb lectures and do an exam at the end of semester.
Tiffany’s tipsWhat you choose at the end of Year 12 may not be what you’re still interested in 10 or 15 years later. People now change careers several times during their working life, so don’t stress! Opportunities present themselves and there’s always the potential to change direction down the track.
