Welcome to your third year! This is your year to dig deeper into your experiences during your time at UT. Balancing school, work, admissions exams, and impending graduation can seem daunting. So don't forget to ask for help!
Here are some things to consider for your third year as you explore your options and surroundings and connect with opportunities to broaden your personal and professional development.
Career Planning
Hopefully by now, you have had an internship, and/or done some graduate or professional school reserach to narrow down options and develop your plans. If not, now is the time to get started!
CNS Career Services
CNS Career Services - have you met with a Career Coach yet? Graduation and your career are right around the corner! Set up a one on one meeting with a career coach to discuss your goals. Now is the time to narrow down your career choices and start doing some intensive research, informational interviews, and job shadowing.
Register with Handshake - this is the Career Services database to help you connect with internships, employers, and career related events.
Health Professions Office
Are you on a Pre-Health Professions path? If so, you probably already know what prerequisite courses you need to complete you need to complete before you apply and/or graduate. But do you know everything else that comes along with being a competitive applicant?
Get involved! Job shadowing, volunteer work, and student orgs are all great ways to learn more about your chosen health profession (and strengthen your application)
Learn more! The Health Professions Office hosts many workshops, whether you are ready to troubleshoot the application process, or still deciding which pathway you would like to pursue. They also host speakers - hear directly from health professionals doing the job you want!
Graduate School
Thinking about graduate school? Check out the CNS Career Services guide to be sure you're on track (or get started!).
Resume Building
Create (or Update) your Resume
Is your resume up to date? Not sure what to include on your resume?
Start here to create and once you have a draft resume, set up an appointment with a Career Coach to review and revise your resume.
Before sending out your resume to potential employers, build and maintain your professional social media presence. Google yourself, and see if there's anything you need to change or remove. Trust us, employers will Google you - get there first and be sure they are seeing your professional side.
Make Connections
make connections
Is your resume not as full as you would like? It's never too late to get involved! Here are some ideas to consider:
Connect with UT almuni who are doing things that you are interested in.
Join the Burnt Orange Society and develop your network, contacts, and leadership skills while enjoying some perks.
Do you have at least one faculty member you would feel comfortable asking for a reference? If not, now's the ideal time to begin building those relationships. Professors want to talk to you and learn more about your goals. Office hours are the ideal time to start those conversations with your professors (just maybe not the office hours the day before an exam).
Explore UT and Beyond
Study Abroad
Are you planning to Study Abroad? Your third year is the ideal time to go - fall, spring, and summer programs are available.
what kinds of study abroad programs are there?
There are programs to fit every major and interest, so spend some time exploring your options. Meet with your academic advisor to review your four-year plan and determine the best time for YOU to study abroad. Find out what kinds of classes you'll need to complete while abroad. Narrow down the locations you are interested in visiting, and explore those programs. Meet with the Study Abroad Office to initiate your application and learn all of the details you need to know.
are there internships abroad?
Yes! Learn more about internship programs and opportunities abroad:
General Internship Abroad Information
Are you on a pre-health track? Explore opportunities abroad related to health fields, but be sure to read through the Health Professions Office's Study Abroad Guide to ensure you are making the best choice for a study abroad program.
Austin Arts and Culture
on campus
Explore a UT GEM! You don't have to leave campus to find great art and cultural experiences.
Campus Life: Arts and Culture - find out what's happening now and what's coming up on and around campus
off campus
Be sure to schedule in breaks from campus to explore Austin while you are here! The arts and culture scene is vibrant and there is so much to do, don't miss your chance to get the most out of your four years in Austin.
What is Austin all about? Read more about life in Austin.
Create an Austin bucket list! What do you want to do before you graduate?
Experiential Learning
what is experiential learning?
Experiential learning is any learning that supports students in applying their knowledge and conceptual understanding to real-world problems or situations where the instructor directs and facilitates learning.
why is experiential learning important?
By engaging in formal, guided, authentic, real-world experiences, you can:
- deepen your knowledge through repeatedly acting and then reflecting on this action,
- develop skills through practice and reflection,
- support the construction of new understandings when placed in novel situations, and
- extend your learning as you bring your learning back to the classroom.
what are some kinds of experiential learning?
