The College Sports Success Podcast

Brooke Hamilton

Expert college planning advice for elite student-athletes looking to gain maximum results and enter the top college/university on their list.

  1. 12/02/2021

    Australia's International Borders - Recent Developments

    🇦🇺Australia’s borders are re-opening - woohoo - amazing - wonderful...or so we thought. Grrr… just when we think we are on the home stretch...the stretch gets a little longer. Now, I completely understand the frustration many international students and skilled workers must be feeling at this point, I mean, I am utterly frustrated! 🇦🇺I have been so excited to finally be reporting great news to all of you, and I know how much excitement and relief was washed over everyone last week with the announcement of the borders opening on Dec 1st. And...this is exactly why I bring an update every single week. While it may sometimes seem repetitive, things are always changing, constantly and consistently. And, a huge part of doing these episodes is to ensure you have ALL of the up-to-date information. So for today’s episode, we’re looking at the most recent developments regarding the re-opening of Australia’s international borders for students and skilled workers. In This Episode I Will Cover: The pause on the current re-opening of Australia’s international borders Who does the pause currently apply to? Next steps What to think about over the next two weeks PLUS, my two biggest tips for studying abroad in Australia. 🇦🇺Links and resources: Check out Brooke Hamilton Industries new Learning & Resource Hub Follow me on Facebook: @brookehamiltonindustries For more about me and what I do, check out my website. Book a 15-min virtual coffee chat Keep up-to-date with Australia’s international border information here. Make sure you hit SUBSCRIBE so you don’t miss out on any of my border updates and study abroad advice, coming up soon. And, if you enjoyed this episode, please leave me a rating and a review? Thanks!

    24 min
  2. 11/23/2021

    Australia Lifts Travel Ban Completely - Here's What We Know So Far!

    📣FANTASTIC NEWS!!! 🇦🇺The Australian government has blown the entire global population away this week (just yesterday in fact) with the announcement they will be lifting the international travel ban COMPLETELY! 🇦🇺Yep...we were all hanging on for it to happen, but with recent announcements of student arrival plans, no one expected it to happen this week!  🤩What an exciting day this is. 👉So here is what we know so far: Over 200,000 international students can now return to Australia from next month. And in even better news...they can return without an exemption. Prime Minister Scott Morrison formally announced this on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. The country has reached over 85% double-dose vaccination rates for adults aged over 16, which means we can now push to the final phase of its reopening plan and are one step closer to a pre-covid19 level of normality. Skilled migrants and refugees who are eligible will begin returning to Australia next month, from as early as Dec. 1. The Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison made the announcement on Monday, adding temporary working holiday visa holders and provisional family holiday visa holders will also be welcome from 1 December. SAY WHAT!!! This is massive news just in time for the Australian summer holidays 👉For up-to-date information, visit the below sites Dept of Australian Home Affairs Study Australia Australian Aviation 👉Would you like to jump on a 15-min complimentary virtual coffee chat to catch up on all the goss coming out of Australia? Simply book a time that suits you best on my calendar here. I look forward to connecting with you. 👉You can also reach me via the links below: Email: brookehamiltonindustries@gmail.com Message: Facebook, Instagram or Linkedin

    23 min
  3. 09/15/2021

    Why Study In Australia As An International Student-Athlete?

    🇦🇺 With the increase in global competition, the world is getting smaller each day. Studying in an international environment will challenge you with new ideas and ways of thinking, which is invaluable to your future career prospects. Australian universities offer numerous opportunities in sports and education. It is a place where international students can not only study but also enjoy participating in high-performance sports. 🇦🇺 Tune in to today's episode for the many reasons an international student-athlete should choose Australia to study abroad. Now is not the time to sit around and wait to see what happens with Covid and the borders, now is the time to take serious action. 👉 Interested in attending my LIVE Q&A sessions which are held every Friday at 7 PM AEST? You can come along and ask your burning questions or you can send your question to me via email here if you prefer to stay anonymous. Simply click this link and you will be taken to my calendar to book a Friday that suits you best. I look forward to meeting you. 👉 I have also just opened the Brooke Hamilton Industries Learning & Resource Hub. The hub is designed for busy student-athletes and will be filled with many short self-led courses to help with many different scenarios of being an elite student-athlete. Every course comes with videos, audios, slideshows, PDFs, templates and swipe files. You will never need to look for professional services again. Membership is free and courses will range in price from $25-$100. Just click this link and you will be directed to the hub where you can sign-up as a member in the top right corner, then choose your course. The first one is How To Build A Professional Sports Portfolio, with many more to be added over the coming weeks. Come on over and check it out here.

    23 min

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Expert college planning advice for elite student-athletes looking to gain maximum results and enter the top college/university on their list.