GR - Life After Year 12 Exams - Oct 22
Year 12 exams are upon us *internal screams*
Okay, it's okay. You got this!
There is life after year 12 exams!
There are lots more videos about this from Reachout Australia, just browse through that playlist and you'll find heaps more 🙂
The biggest thing I hear constantly about advice for yr12 students is not to worry or let your end of year 12 marks define you. And if you don't get the mark you want, remember that there are ALWAYS other options! You don't have to go straight to uni straight after high school. TAFE exists and gives you an education as well, and in some fields can prepare you very well for your chosen career, by giving you lots of practical and hands on experience.
We also have lots of resources over here at exam stress
We know this time can be super stressful, which is why we're going to have a chat about it next Monday October 22 at 7:30 pm AEDT
(A friendly reminder that is is now Daylight Savings so those in WA, NT, SA, QLD please check out this link to check when GR starts if you are unsure :))
Awesome @Birdeye! Are you planning on continuing studying or are you heading out into the world? 😛
@Birdeye so much study!
@ErinsAntics @Puppies026 it can be so exciting and scary to have so much responsibility and expectations thrust onto us! But we're still kicking 😉 I agree about the friends part though, school was how I hung out with a lot of my friends so losing... loosing? that sucked but oh well. To the future!
1. When you were in high school what did you want to do? Or if you still are in high school, what do you want to do?
I really had no idea what I wanted to do (and still, i'm not certain). I just did basically one of each type of subject as I didn't have a preference. In the end, I picked a science type degree at Uni and yet I did no science in high school.
2. For those who are studying exams, what are your plans like for the future? How do you feel about finishing high school?
I'm not studying for high school exams, but I just want everyone that is to know that they really aren't the be all and end all. These days, your marks mean almost nothing and there are always ways to get into courses and things you like.
To be honest, I didn't know what I was going to do either, I knew some things I wanted to do, but not whether I was going to pursue them. Even though there's pressure to know, there's no time limit to do what you want 🙂 Are you enjoying your science degree?
Also YES! There's ALWAYS another way to get in!! Preach! 😄 😄
3. Did your exam marks affect what you ended up studying? Are you liking what you are currently doing?
Nope 🙂 mainly because I choose to do non exam subjects (apart from English) and knew I always wanted to go the TAFE route first then uni later. For me it was an achievement just to finish high school so I didn't want to add stress, also me and exams are not friends.I am loving my TAFE course (Community Services), what I like about doing TAFE is that all courses are a year and under which is great 🙂
@ErinsAntics nice! 😄 Exam marks really are useless, aren't they? 😛
This next question is a very important one for managing stress levels AFTER the exam!
4. How can we keep busy while waiting for exam results? How do you feel about your results?
I really just focused on other things and kept myself busy. I got a part time job as soon as exams were over and went on a holiday as a celebration. I actually forgot about the results (what day it was) and things like early offers meant I didn't have to worry either. I had really low expectations so was ecstatic when I got my results. That's why I was careful to pick a course that would be too difficult to manage (so I thought) 😛
So many AMAZING responses so far! I am loving it! 😄 😄
4. How can we keep busy while waiting for exam results? How do you feel about your results?
I think I was pleased with my results. Because I did a certificate in high school, I was guaranteed a certain op score and I got two higher... lower than that. So I was pretty pleased because I didn't give a poop about what I was going to do. Because I didn't care, I think I just went through my regular stuffs during the time before results came out. But doing things like hobbies, spending time with friends or families, using some distraction strategies (we have a thread somewhere, 10000001 coping strategies and distractions)
Seems we're all feeling or felt the same towards the end of year 12!
Here's the next question:
3. Did your exam marks affect what you ended up studying? Are you liking what you are currently doing?
3. Did your exam marks affect what you ended up studying? Are you liking what you are currently doing?
yes unfortunately it did affect my studies. I pretty much flunked my hsc. Im not so good at the pressurized testing and because life was rather rough it was hard to study at home at the time.
Its been 4 yrs since then now though and i am enjoying my current studies
It sure did @N1ghtW1ng however once you can enter as a mature student your hsc marks dont really matter anyway so its ok.
My marks didn't really matter because I didn't really know what I wanted to do. I just picked something that sounded interesting, knowing that I could change later anyway. As I was struggling at the time, I picked a course at Uni that was below my ATAR so as not to stretch myself too thin as I got back into things.
Whilst I didn't always like it and found it hard to motivate myself, I knew that having a schedule, so the Uni timetable and joining a few sporting groups would be good for me.
I also don't really have preferences towards anything, ever, so not sure that will change too much. Unfortunately, that's something i've just had to live with.
But I found my love for psychology out of nowhere, 3 years after uni and it just came to me! It gave me so much motivation and changed things so much in the best way, so don't give up! Keep trying new things too and one day you might realise you love something you never thought you would! 🙂
When you love something, you tend to try harder. So studying a little more, doing readings etc. etc. And at the moment i'm struggling with that. Would I be right in saying that?
@Alison5Oh for sure! I literally took like 5 hours sometimes to get through a lecture when I studied business because I was so uninterested but now as weird as it sounds I can't wait to get started on my readings for psych and really enjoy doing assignments as they are usually on topics I find so interesting!
Hahahaha aww thanks @Jess-RO ! I love quotes so that is an awesome compliment 😄
Second last question guys!! 🙂
6. What are some other ways to go to uni if things don't work out?
