12 Students Tell Us Unexpected Things They've Done At Uni

Strolling through the UNSW campus...

We asked students "What have you done at UNSW that was unexpected?"

Steven C

"I stumbled into my first club meeting and the rest is history!"

Catherine R

"I never thought I'd run a huge event like O-Week."

Burny L

"I've been helping high school students discover computer science."

Katya T

"Who would have thought I'd represent UNSW and Australia on the basketball court!"

Greta R

"I'm refurbishing and donating computers to underprivileged communities."

Claire G

"President of a society with 5,000 student members? That was unexpected!"

Amna S

"I presented my research at a conference in New York...as a 5th year undergraduate student."

Heidi W

"I wound up in a wheelbarrow in the Italian Alps! (Whilst on exchange in Germany.)"

Hannah-Jayne S

"I completed my engineering industry placement with rural communities in Nepal!"

Tina P

"I didn't expect to recruit 40 students who volunteer in developing communities in Asia."

William C

"I've coordinated a program dedicated to the mental health and well-being of all students."

Hannah K

"I didn't expect to start a business in a country I visited on summer school."

Photos by Ryan Paturzo / BuzzFeed

If you're looking for the chance to try new things, meet interesting people, and write your own future, then you'll fit right in at UNSW. We encourage students to seize every opportunity – opportunities that often lead to unexpected yet rewarding outcomes.