Sorry for my late reply, thanks Ionic Doc! Well done on psych, and all the best for year 12!
How'd you go, Colline?!? Have been reading your journal from day dot, and am so excited to hear about your success!!!!
Hey Ist1103, sorry for my very tardy update!
Thank you so much for following my journal, it really put a smile on my face <3 <3
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13 / 12 / 2019 - FridayThis episode - ATAR DayI didn't get any ATAR nightmares the night before, mainly because I got not one ounce of sleep. At 11pm a friend and I went to a 24-hr Maccas and sat there eating McNuggets and contemplating life. At 1am, we left and drove around the block while contemplating life some more. At 4am, we went home after my dad got worried. With 3 hours to go, I tried to watch one of Vanessa Hudgens's bad Christmas movies, but couldn't concentrate at all.
At 6:40, I got a text from an unknown number which
apparently had my results, but one look at them told me they were a prank (according to said text, I got 49 in bio and 17 in further and methods... If that didn't already give it away, the "final ATAR" of 42.0 definitely did). Only a few minutes later, an email from VASS popped up, but I dismissed it as a prank, again, since in previous years the email always came around 7. I straight up deleted that email without even checking because I was
not in the mood for pranks - who knew it was legit? Finally, just before 7am hit, I turned on my camera, having promised my family and friends to do a reaction video. Except the website crashed and for about 20 minutes, while my messages and group chats were all exploding, I sat there nervously refreshing until it finally loaded.
My ResultsAt the very top was biology. Seeing my GA's, I was reminded of how horrifically I screwed up the exam. I had gotten A/A+/C, with a final score of 33. While I was relieved it was higher than how I went in dance, it was disheartening nonetheless as I was on track for high 30s the entire year until I massacred my exam.
Next up - chemistry. My GA's were A/A+/A+! I was getting C's and B's in my SACs - and how did I get an A+ on the exam?? But the biggest surprise was my study score of 40!! I was mind blown.
Further, on the other hand, was sadly just as expected. I got right on my prediction of 48. So all those urban myths about -1 exam mark is -1 study score must be true.
And finally... Methods was by far the biggest (and best) surprise of them all. While I knew I did well on the exam, I would've never expected that somehow, I did well enough to get 50?? But I did! That's right! Your girl got 50 in methods!! It felt like I was dreaming!
My final ATAR was 99.75!! Absolutely over the moon. Never ever in my wildest dreams could I have imagined getting so high.
Complete results
1. Literature - 50
2. Methods - 50
3. Further - 48
4. VET Music - 48
5. Chem - 40 (10%)
6. Bio - 33 (10%)
7. Dance - 31 (didn't count)
Aggregate: 203.56
ATAR: 99.75
My classmates and friends' results all started trickling in while I was checking my scores. Our school dux had a 99.80 and I cannot think of anyone who deserved the title more than they did. My goal of duxing further was ultimately not achieved - someone got 50. While it did leave me with some regrets, I'm overjoyed for our dux. The further dux and I had known each other since year 7 but we've never really talked until year 12. We were in the same further class and had our free periods together. Both of us were fighting to dux, and both of us KNEW the other was fighting to dux, yet we still became great friends. If I hopped in a time machine, went back to term 1, and told myself that I didn't dux further, my younger self would probably throw a fit. It's funny how times change.
After the initial excitement, lack of sleep finally caught up to me and by noon I had passed out on the couch where I didn't budge till dinner. At night, a bunch of friends and I went to a Karaoke bar at the Crown to celebrate, until we were promptly kicked out after I got ID'd.
We walked around the city some more, I got drunk for the first time in my life, and our group eventually made our way to Melbourne Uni, where we played a wild game of
Sardines (reverse hide-and-seek) until 3am.
This morning, I got up early and made breakfast and lunch for my dad and youngest brother (middle brother is away on school camp), as a small thank-you for all the support they've given me. I'm not the best at cooking, but I tried my best and here's my final product:
So that's my ATAR story. It was a restless night and now I can finally relax. I think I will do one more update for when I get my VTAC offer (which should hopefully be the December round), so I'll see you all then!
Congratulations to the class of 2019, and everyone who did an early 3/4 this year!!