Explore your post-high school opportunities and improve your HSC study skills with our Year 12 Future Me program. You'll learn about university pathways, finance and about UOW's Early Admission process.
Future Me
Applications are now open!
Applications for the 2026 Future Me Program are now open! We invite all current Australian Year 12 students to apply. Applications close Sunday, 22 February, 2026.
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Program overview
The program runs after-school for five weeks during Term 1 for our Wollongong, Liverpool, Shoalhaven, Sutherland and Oran Park locations, as well as our online program.
The Bega Valley and Eurobodalla program will commence in Term 2.
Students attend weekly 90-minute sessions online or at their local UOW or CUC campus. In these sessions, student will learn about pathways to university, connect with peers, and hone their skills ready for Early Admission. Students who complete the program and apply for UOW Early Admission will be flagged with UOW Admissions.
Skills development
Up to nine hours of skills development under the guidance of mentors who are current UOW staff and students with wonderful experience in navigating the HSC/IB, university life and post-school decision-making.
Students who complete the Future Me Program, accept their offer and enrol at UOW will be flagged for a paid casual position.
Application assistance
Assistance completing your Early Admission applications and UAC online applications.
Post-high school options
Mentoring to explore post-high school options, including higher education and pathways options, based on your Year 12 academic performance.
Accommodation options
Accommodation priority is given to students who have completed the program, as well as assistance understanding UOW Accommodation options, living out-of-home considerations and opportunities and financial considerations when becoming a university student.
Who can apply
We invite current Year 12 students attending an Australian High School to apply. Students must be completing the HSC, IB, Big Picture Learning Credential or an interstate equivalent.
Please note that some delivery locations and sessions will have limited capacity, so student applications that meet any of the following criteria will be prioritised:
- Completing the HSC in a rural or remote area
- Identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
- On a permanent humanitarian visa or have refugee status
- Currently experiencing financial hardship, disability/mental or physical health condition or social disadvantage that have impacted your studies
Dates and Times
5-week program commencing the week beginning 2 March 2026
Regional program for Bega Valley & Eurobodalla campuses commencing week beginning 11 May 2026
Choose your location in the application.
How to apply
Applications for the 2026 program are now open!
Cost
The Year 12 Future Me Program is free for all participating students offered a place in the program.
The Future Me Program taught me a lot of lessons and useful information about attending uni in general, and specifically how to apply for Early Admission at UOW. No one in my whole family has ever been to uni, so this program really helped me gain knowledge and a feel for what maybe uni would be like!