Hiiii!!!!
I'm in year 10 (Australia) which means I have to start picking my subjects for my last 2 senior years. These 6 subjects give me a rank out of all the other students in Australia and then tells me what degree I can study in University.
I know this may sound confusing but you don't really need to understand it because I don't. But what I'm trying to get at is I have to choose 6 subjects out of like 60 to study for the next 2 years but then that defines what the ≈4 years will look like after that. So, if I don't choose the right subjects that give me a high rank (ATAR) then I can't do certain things. So basically, I'm choosing subjects that define my near future. I'M 15, WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO!!!
Not only that but my school is trying to help us all with deciding futures like it's a buzzfeed quiz and they keep asking us to give a statement about our purpose in life. Girl, my life purpose changes every time I watch a new movie. Like, I watched Devil Wears Prada 2 and then I wanted to be a business owner, I watched Legally Blonde so I wanted to obviously be a lawyer then I watched Off Campus and my life purpose became wanting to make out with Dean Di Laurentis. Sue me. Like, they're asking me for a 10 year plan but the highlight of my day is lunch. Girl?!
It's like the teaches don't know they are dealing with 15 year old kids. I can't even commit to a phone wallpaper but sure ask me to commit to a profession, because obviously nothing screams 'qualified decision maker' more than someone who needs permission to leave class and pee. Like at this point every time someone asks, what do you want to be, I just say stripper to see their reaction. And not gonna lie, that's looking like a pretty good option right now because wtf else do I do.
Anyway, hope you had fun reading this little rant and if you are one of those lucky people to have they're life figured, you can go f yourself (kidding of course, I'm just jealous). I'm praying none of you relate to this and if you do, I'm sorry.
Lots of love,
Georgia
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hello Georgia !!
i'm from aus too and know exactly what position you are in! back in year 10 i deadass had no idea what to do and ended up doing ATAR subjects all through year 11 and 12. i'll be honest i did switch some classes and dropped from 5 to 4 ATAR subjects because it was a lot of stress! anyway it's insane because i was too anxious to view my score at the end of year 12 so til this day i do not know what i got after 2 years of studying for that score.
there are truly many ways to get into uni for your desired course so please do not stress! i am actually attending uni without my ATAR score ;p there's always a way to do what you want but for now i think you should focus on choosing subjects you find interesting! if you find it interesting i'm sure you will perform better rather than choosing for your desired uni course.
i'm currently studying secondary education in uni and when i teach i would like to encourage students to only choose ATAR if they are set on what they want to do but i understand that there could be external factors to choosing ATAR. some schools do offer the uni ready bridging course for year 11s and 12s which i really recommend if you know a school which offers it! doing a TAFE course in high school may also be beneficial as it can help you get into uni as well!
either way ATAR wasn't so bad i mean i passed all my classes with the most satisfactory effort and it was fun struggling with friends #traumabond. no but truly i found topics in classes interesting either way so it's definitely worth giving a shot!
don't stress too much because there are many pathways to get into a course you want in uni! also a reminder there is no rush, as we've all probably heard, the compass was invented first because direction was more important than time.
i wish you all the best Georgia! you got this!! sorry for the long ass comment ;-;
OMG you're so sweet. Thank you so much for this message, I really appreciate it. My parents have been telling me to pick subjects I enjoy not stuff that will give me a high ATAR so you are definitely right and I feel a little more confident now going into subject selection times. <3
by Georgie; ; Report