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Does low ATAR equate to being a failure in life?

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nacho:
I got a low ATAR and i'm not a failure!
*Cheesy smile wink face + thumbs up

golden:
Just so everyone knows a definition of low ATAR is subjective. An ATAR score is the most practical way they can measure your ability across a range of factors. It is there because they cannot sit down and work with every student to determine the nuances and their appropriateness for the university course, job etc at the same time as ability to understand the content.

So it is a measure which has been devised to suit the hundreds of thousands of students, those who do year 12 currently and those who are doing a year 12 subject in a different year etc... If there were just 4 students doing it the correlation between the two aspects you have raised would probably be more close. However a 'low' ATAR doesn't mean success in life, likewise with the other way round.


--- Quote from: Camo on April 27, 2012, 12:42:31 am ---One of the mods has a low ATAR, guess who..

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I don't know what you got but no ATAR can account for your awesomeness and desire to help others out. That is what is very applicable to the real world.

charmanderp:
It's not about the ATAR you eventually get, rather how you go about getting it. If you bum around all year, as you have done for the past 12 years, don't try at all and expect that the world will continue to do everything for you, then yes, that part of your life does in a way constitute a failure.

However, even if you're not awfully brainy, you can still apply yourself and try to make the most out of the very fortunate opportunity which is afforded to us by being able to go to school. If you can look back at the end of Year 12 and say that you're happy with your education, not necessarily your result, that's something to be proud of.

pi:
My school is a highly academic school with some very high achievers, but arguably the most successful man to ever go to my school didn't even finish his year 12: Lindsay Fox.


Anything's possible, but all I know is that if you do get a low ATAR, by NO means is your life over, it just might be a little harder for you to get to where you want to go (which might be a good thing in the end, who knows) :)

greenbeans:
VCE mightn't suit many people. Not everyone learns the same way. Also, people can be passionate about other things in life and follow their ideal career goals without needing some sort of certification. There are also always those "geniuses" who just didn't try hard in VCE, who could've got an ATAR 20 points higher than they did. Why is this? Maybe they knew that their course wasn't profusely hard to get into, so they sat back a bit. Maybe they're not actually lacking "motivation", maybe they're not "lazy", but they're able to apply themselves when the subject matter means a lot to them. So you're not necessarily a "failure" at life if you get a low ATAR. Those who do get lower ATARs but don't apply themselves and don't make the most of opportunities perhaps fall under another category. But if you're proactive in turning your interests and passions into a rewarding, stimulating career that'll make you feel as though you've never worked a day in your life, your ATAR won't be the be all and end all.

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