congratulations on completing vce, duxing psych and your uni offer!!
sorry to hear that you are dissapointed with your results
objectively you did really well but it is still ok to be dissapointed with them if that is not what you wanted
I know this won't help but a 33 in specialist maths is still an extremely good score (it beats out a 45 in Further Maths which is also a very good score).
Thank you Sine!
Yeah, it's not really what I wanted. It just hasn't gone the way I wanted it to and it's my fault. Hopefully I learn from what happened and take this as a setback.
Congratulations on psych!!
No one can tell you how to feel about results, and I think going for something as competitive as med makes results a more difficult time in that you can score something amazingly (in the top 2% !) but still not get the offers you wanted. Yes, you've got to accept and move on & make new plans at some stage but please don't feel that you need to make all of your decisions now. You can take some time to process a bit before you figure out your new path.
It being harder to get lots of 40s is reflective of the competitiveness of the cohorts for the subjects you chose - that's why you have scaling to balance that out.
It's going to be easy for you to look back now and imagine doing x or y differently but no one can be 100% productive over a long period of time, especially not with lots of stressors. That you did still score very highly is a testament to how much you did do; please try to be kind to yourself.
Know that this does not define you. You're a capable, intelligent & more importantly kind and considerate person. Your values and the choices you make say more about you than a result you're given ever will.
Over time today will start to feel less important to you. You can persevere through this.
Thank you Bri!
Yeah, I completely agree with that. I've been trying to think about all the things that went wrong and all the things that I didn't do and it's giving me some insight about who I am as a person and what I'm seriously lacking. It’s really eye-opening. Tbh, the future looks very scary. It's like the great unknown but I've been thinking about the different scenarios that may occur in the future which is making me feel more at ease.
Thank you for your kind words and for always being here for me. 💕💕 It means a lot.
Hey Evolio!
Congrats on finishing yr12 with smashing results (acing psych)!
Um wow, this is super relatable. I get it, (if it helps - I also didn’t pass my interview), it sort of crushed me.
I don’t even know if I’m allowed to say this, but I’m pretty sure I went to the same school. It’s great for the competitive environment + like-minded peers, but with scores, it can be brutal. It’s completely okay to take some time to feel frustrated and finally, let yourself breathe after such a wacky year. But also reflect on how damn well you did, dude.
Just wanted to say (if you are still aiming for med), these scores, themselves, don’t translate to any of your qualities. Reading your entries, you sound like an amazing candidate!
I wish you all the best in whatever you do!
(I can’t believe I wasn’t following your journal earlier than the freaking last post!)
Aww, thank you dutyfree!! Yeah, it crushed me too. I really thought that it had gone alright but it didn't. Like, I actually took this seriously for once but ah, my poor ucat and low atar didn't help. Omg, you went to the same school!! (When I saw this, I got super excited!) Yeah, I totally agree with you on that. Like, it has become the norm to be receiving 40+ study scores in our school. It’s just: I wanted to do better and nothing has worked out the way I envisioned it to.
Thank you for your kind words! Yes, I’m still aiming for med and I’m going to try and get in the second time around.
OH MY GOD I'M SCREAMING THAT PSYCH STUDY SCORE THOUGH. Massive congratulations, it was well-deserved and I know how passionate you were about psych. I'm so mighty proud of you - all that hard work and passion paid off in the end! It's not easy to score so high, but you were more than capable and you did amazing. I can definitely understand that imposter syndrome kicking in. It sucks. Be aware of the fact that VTAC calculates everybody's ATAR in the same way to ensure fairness (I'm not saying the ATAR itself is a fair system, but that the way it's calculated from your study scores is). VTAC thinks you deserve that amazing ATAR, and so you do. It's definitely okay to feel like you don't - I hope that when time passes, you will also realise that you deserve this ATAR after your time studying in year 12. Spesh is a hard subject, try not to be too harsh on yourself. I am so so proud of you for what you've achieved - it's not easy (especially during a pandemic)!
Echoing everyone else, you are not defined by your study scores. As the wise Geoo once said - study scores are only a reflection of a period of time that may not have been the best time for you, and that is also influenced by so many other factors.
Congrats on the biomed offer - not an easy course to get into. I know you are disappointed, and it's normal and okay to feel this way, but know that we are all here for you and that if you want to pursue medicine in the future, there are other avenues for that.
Thank you whys! And thank you for giving me advice throughout the year.
Yeah, I think I’ve come to understand that I deserve this ATAR but I just wish that I had worked harder. It sucks that I didn’t take things more seriously.
Yeah, I’ve got my eye on Med still - I’m excited to see what the future holds!
Congrats on your incredible accomplishments Evolio!! I'm sorry that you aren't feeling so great about them - and you are 100% entitled to have those feelings. But I hope you take some time to be kind to yourself It's ok to take time to process everything that has happened, but I truly hope that in the future you can look back and not lose sight of everything you have accomplished and the fact that you survived grade 12 in what was such a difficult year. I wish you the best of luck for the future!
Thank you Katelyn!! All the best for the future too!