u/Original-Boss3765

As the title says. I'm a current student enrolled in a healthcare-related degree I felt pressured to choose as a year 12 student, but after 1 semester and attending placements I've come to realise that this career is not for me. 😢 So after attending a careers event, I've been drawn to studying engineering instead.

I don't know what to do at this point because I really don't want to continue studying my current degree and it's been making me increasingly unsatisfied and unhappy, and it's starting to take a toll on my mental health. I feel like I'm forcing myself to continue down a career path that I don't see myself being happy in long-term.

Do I withdraw? (Or is that too risky? Will that impact admission into a new course?)

Do I just suck it up and finish first year??? I would appreciate any advice

I'm interested in studying civil engineering but would also like to know what the timetable/schedule of classes is like, for example, how long are the lectures/tutorials, and how many days a week are you on campus (min/max)?

I've applied for the Bachelor of Engineering (civil) at UNSW and other universities via UAC for the August offer round 1, but I didn't receive any offers. If you applied as a non-school leaver, which offer round did you receive your offer in? Does UNSW tend to release engineering offers in later rounds?

For context, I only graduated from secondary last year (2025), so I'm considered a non-school leaver now, but I don't have any additional qualifications or engineering-related experience since graduating. I'm concerned this may affect my chances of admission? Thanks for reading