u/SimoncelliForever58

Hey all,

I’m hoping to get some insight from anyone who has gone through Teach For Australia’s Undergraduate Teaching Program, or knows people who have.

I’m currently working in a school in Victoria in an education support role. I’ve recently applied for the UTP and my principal has endorsed me, which I’m really grateful for. It feels like a huge opportunity and something I’ve wanted for a long time, but I’m also pretty anxious about the whole process.

A bit of background (kept vague for privacy):
I’ve worked in youth support and education settings for a while, and I’ve realised that teaching is where I want to be long‑term. I didn’t take a traditional uni pathway earlier in life, and financially I can’t just quit work and study full‑time. TFA seems like the only realistic way for me to get qualified while still working in a school.

I’m just wondering:

• How competitive is the UTP?
• What was the interview like?
• What kind of candidates usually get accepted?
• How supported did you feel once you were in the program?
• Anything you wish you knew beforehand?

I’m excited, but also nervous because this pathway would genuinely change my life. Any honest experiences or advice would be really appreciated. I submitted my application fairly quickly (in about two days instead of the recommended 7-14), so I’m hoping that doesn’t work against me.

Thanks in advance.

Hey,

Before I left everyone was talking about the upcoming WASD and how it would destroy adc and playstyles and all this stuff. I'm regularly masters and quit about a season ago, decided to take a look at the game, and now there are quests and new boots and all this stuff so I am interested.

If you want to give me any advice in the comments about what has changed since last year, I would greatly appreciate it. So far I believe there's a new dorans item, atakhan is gone, quests(?) are now something, there's some new adc items that look decent and there are now lifesteal boots. Am I missing anything?

Did WASD end up becoming "must use" or not? I'd really rather not un-learn over a decade of playing.

Thanks,