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Does low ATAR equate to being a failure in life?

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Ahmad:
I know one guy who didn't finish highschool, years later he wanted to study maths at university. He got into university by convincing them that he's capable, I think using some sort of portfolio. He has now finished (or almost finished) his degree.

eeps:
http://i.imgur.com/whPcP.jpg

Always look at the bigger picture. Year 12 is only one chapter of your life. Prime example of this is Lindsay Fox - 'He was educated at Melbourne High School, but was asked to leave during Year 10, at age 16, due to his lack of academic interest. He started working as a truck driver and was able to use this as a springboard to found Linfox. As of 2009, he was the 10th richest person in Australia, with a net worth of around A$1.5 billion.'

MJRomeo81:
IMO the ATAR is only relevant for getting you into your course. Too many people focus on the four digits when they discover that their study habits and work ethic are absolute garbage in Uni. You can get away with cheating (plagiarising), not studying & cramming, etc. in VCE. University requires a lot more self-commitment. And yes it is true that you can cheat in Uni but would you waste 30k+ in order to be laughed at in a job interview?

No one really gives a damn about your ATAR. It's all about dat dere GPA / WAM.

ktrah:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

Starlight:
lol no, they have all these stories around the time people start getting their atar scores that it isn't the end of the world and show these people who have done tafe and end up getting a stable job and that in the end their atar didn't matter.

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