Nineteen-year-old Angela Gock took the community by storm in late 2013 when she achieved the top Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) in the Eurobodalla Shire, an impressive 97.75.
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Now, one year on, the former St Peter’s Anglican College student is exceeding her own expectations and loving every second of it.
“Uni is a lot better than school,” she said.
“At uni, it’s much more efficient. I am able to study what I want.
“I’m very excited for what the future holds.”
Ms Gock had been enrolled in a double degree of a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the Australian National University (ANU).
Despite having achieved a distinction average in her courses, she is now eager to branch into a wider variety of subjects and has changed to a different degree.
Ms Gock is now enrolled in a Bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Arts, with a major in literature and a minor in film.
“I just didn’t have a creative outlet,” Ms Gock said.
“I felt suffocated.”
Angela’s mum Vicki is incredibly proud of her daughter’s achievements — no easy feat in a family full of high achievers.
“She works very hard to achieve her goals, and she loves it,” she said.
Ms Gock, having recently competed and placed third in a 40-hour film competition, aspires for a career in film, as well as utilising her law degree.
“I just find it all incredibly exciting,” she said.
Ms Gock recommences her studies at ANU in February with one year down, and four-and-a-half to go.