IN 2011, Sarah Doyle enrolled in a four-year Bachelor of Behavioural Science and Counselling at The University of Notre Dame in Sydney.
She wanted to work in social welfare but after graduating and applying for a range of jobs, Ms Doyle was never even granted a single interview, let alone a job.
She soon realised the degree was not recognised by Australian psychological associations, and for the next two years, Ms Doyle applied for jobs while working in retail and hospitality to support herself.
Ms Doyle, 27, is now in her second year of a six-year Bachelor of Psychological Science at The University of Wollongong.
She has a HELP debt of close to $50,000, and by the time she completes her studies, she will have spent a decade of her young li…
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