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I agree with the others on this Spanna_ do the subjects that you like or know you will do the best in. I was one who chose some subjects that I thought would give me the best UAI (2002 NSW equivalent of the ATAR) including Physics and Extension History and it hurt me in the end as my results ended up being just below the middle ground so my UAI dropped (averaged a 72 mark, middle ground was around a 72.5, ended up with a 59.84 UAI). Had I not done those two subjects and instead chosen ones that I liked my results probably would have been higher and I would have gotten a higher UAI and gotten into uni.
However, looking back I would have also burnt out in uni at the time and never had finished, whereas I did a traineeship out of high school then a cert II at TAFE and got in to uni as a mature age student and now have a Bachelors and Masters degree.
So do not stress over your choices of subjects, instead by choosing subjects you like or know you will do really well in you will have a better final two years, will likely get better results at the end, and should the worst happen, there is always other ways to get into uni.
However, looking back I would have also burnt out in uni at the time and never had finished, whereas I did a traineeship out of high school then a cert II at TAFE and got in to uni as a mature age student and now have a Bachelors and Masters degree.
So do not stress over your choices of subjects, instead by choosing subjects you like or know you will do really well in you will have a better final two years, will likely get better results at the end, and should the worst happen, there is always other ways to get into uni.
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Ok cool. Thanks for the advice guys. I've just got exams coming up fast and I need to finalise my subjects for next year and all. Nobody in my family has really ever been to University as far as I know so I just wanted to hear from people who have actually been there and done that. Thanks again 
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I wouldn't even stress about getting into uni. Seriously if I could go back in time I'd tell myself to line up a decent job for a year immediately after year 12 and think about what I wanna do instead of jumping into a course I was lukewarm about and picked on the last day of registration just because it felt like the stock option.Ok cool. Thanks for the advice guys. I've just got exams coming up fast and I need to finalise my subjects for next year and all. Nobody in my family has really ever been to University as far as I know so I just wanted to hear from people who have actually been there and done that. Thanks again
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Just finished Year 12 , Had muck up day yesterday and now onto exams!
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Why that late? NSW Schools finished a whole month ago.
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No idea, everyone in VIC finishes sometime this week. Most schools finished yesterday like mine. Quite a few finishing today too.
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One of my footy coaches always told me "do what you love, and you'll love what you do."
I didn't end up going to uni, did a VET course and I have absolutely no regrets. Let's say you want to work in a particular field one day, it's worth asking people who do that as a job and seeing what subjects may be helpful for pursuing that career. For example, all I needed were passes in English, maths methods and physics (which really tested me). That meant I could do whatever I wanted for my other subjects and did IT software development and viscom.
Remember it's your last year of school, and it's supposed to be enjoyable. The ATAR becomes irrelevant very quickly once everyone is at uni.
One of my footy coaches always told me "do what you love, and you'll love what you do."
I didn't end up going to uni, did a VET course and I have absolutely no regrets. Let's say you want to work in a particular field one day, it's worth asking people who do that as a job and seeing what subjects may be helpful for pursuing that career. For example, all I needed were passes in English, maths methods and physics (which really tested me). That meant I could do whatever I wanted for my other subjects and did IT software development and viscom.
Remember it's your last year of school, and it's supposed to be enjoyable. The ATAR becomes irrelevant very quickly once everyone is at uni.
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I had a similar situation as Dylan, went straight out of school into a degree that I thought sounded like something I wanted to do but hadn't dug too deeply into the actual work involved. I misjudged the content of the degree and underestimated the time commitment etc. required by uni, got depressed, and after my first year I knew it wasn't something I wanted to do. I kept pushing for a third semester before I realised I was just wasting my time, after failing pretty much every class for that semester.
If I could have my time over, I would have taken a gap year, worked, travelled, and had a deeper thought of what I wanted to do with my life without the cocktail of stress, hormones and parties that year 12 brings.
I swapped from that first, pretty rigid degree (electrical engineering) into a more general degree (science, majoring in physics) and have now found a niche that I both enjoy and am pretty good at (medical physics), which I'm hoping to study as post grad when I finally get my bachelors. I didn't know that medical physics was a thing when I was 18, and looking back, having to make a decision that will have a huge impact on at least the start of your adult life after being stuck in the fish bowl that is high school is pretty messed up.
I had a similar situation as Dylan, went straight out of school into a degree that I thought sounded like something I wanted to do but hadn't dug too deeply into the actual work involved. I misjudged the content of the degree and underestimated the time commitment etc. required by uni, got depressed, and after my first year I knew it wasn't something I wanted to do. I kept pushing for a third semester before I realised I was just wasting my time, after failing pretty much every class for that semester.
If I could have my time over, I would have taken a gap year, worked, travelled, and had a deeper thought of what I wanted to do with my life without the cocktail of stress, hormones and parties that year 12 brings.
I swapped from that first, pretty rigid degree (electrical engineering) into a more general degree (science, majoring in physics) and have now found a niche that I both enjoy and am pretty good at (medical physics), which I'm hoping to study as post grad when I finally get my bachelors. I didn't know that medical physics was a thing when I was 18, and looking back, having to make a decision that will have a huge impact on at least the start of your adult life after being stuck in the fish bowl that is high school is pretty messed up.
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I'm jumping on the bandwagon here it seems but Spanna_ everyone is right here. Just do the classes that work for you and you'll enjoy, end of the day ATAR is really not the end of the world - in fact it means absolutely nothing once you're out of high school.
FWIW if you're athletic I'd recommend whatever the current equivalent of 3AB Physical Education Studies/Sports Science or whatever it is. Absolute breeze, got my ATAR well up and half of your ATAR exam is actually being examined on a sport of your choice.
FWIW if you're athletic I'd recommend whatever the current equivalent of 3AB Physical Education Studies/Sports Science or whatever it is. Absolute breeze, got my ATAR well up and half of your ATAR exam is actually being examined on a sport of your choice.
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Gap years should really be strongly pushed to kids in late high school. I get they are under pressure to get the kids to get high scores because that reflects well on the school and swaying students towards a gap year could enable complacency but man. Once you get out of that high school bubble you immediately realise how overblown the pressure is.
I also feel like the HECS debt and time it takes to complete a degree aren't stressed at all by career advisers, at least in my case. Really if I was in their position I'd be strongly suggesting a gap year to work for any students who are lukewarm about university.
That's not to say that my degree has felt totally worthless or anything. University is definitely a good place to be and degrees aren't without value. I just think it's worth taking the time to really think about what you wanna do without all the pressure of year 12 and exams hanging over your head.
I also feel like the HECS debt and time it takes to complete a degree aren't stressed at all by career advisers, at least in my case. Really if I was in their position I'd be strongly suggesting a gap year to work for any students who are lukewarm about university.
That's not to say that my degree has felt totally worthless or anything. University is definitely a good place to be and degrees aren't without value. I just think it's worth taking the time to really think about what you wanna do without all the pressure of year 12 and exams hanging over your head.
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The Makos Sports Group wish to announce that we are once again expanding our brand into another sporting arena.
Following the expansion of our Australian Rules brand (which initially just featured the Wellington Makos) into the North American market with the Winnipeg True North, and our venture into the world of T20 Cricket with the East Cape Dawnbreakers, we are now again expanding into the world of Motor Racing with the Makos Racing Team.
We thought of no better place to reveal our new brand, car, and livery than the historic Le Mans Circuit, so here are a few images of our new Aston Martin Vulcan out on the track.
Following the expansion of our Australian Rules brand (which initially just featured the Wellington Makos) into the North American market with the Winnipeg True North, and our venture into the world of T20 Cricket with the East Cape Dawnbreakers, we are now again expanding into the world of Motor Racing with the Makos Racing Team.
We thought of no better place to reveal our new brand, car, and livery than the historic Le Mans Circuit, so here are a few images of our new Aston Martin Vulcan out on the track.
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ISC are now making an "Athletic Range", and are using Fremantle's online store to sell the range for some reason.
ISC are now making an "Athletic Range", and are using Fremantle's online store to sell the range for some reason.
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Our new mega store at Freo HQ is a partnership with ISC too, can't see us leaving them anytime soon
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He did well with the new logo!
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It's where it all starts. :')
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Using his own templates & drawing logos from scratch. I tend to agree. #notoohardbasketforthissevenyearold
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