Repeating Year 12

[swampman]

Hello everyone, I was wondering what is the process in repeating year 12? As in, will you be able to enrol into year 12 after you've seen your Atar and offers? (I'm really scared that my ATAR won't be high enough to get into the course I want and my sacs are really average...).

P.S. No comments such as 'it is a waste to repeat year 12,etc," I've seen enough comments about them and I have other reasons for possibly wanting to repeat year 12.

Thanks!

[swampman]

And are you allowed to repeat same subjects? (I remember VCAA said it's not allowed, but some people at my school who are repeating year 12 have one or two subjects they had done already last year)

[TommyLie]

At my school it was just a matter of...doing year 12 again. Just tell your school that's what you want to do. There are no rules on repeating subjects in VCAA. I have a friend who is doing this.

[appianway]

You can also go to adult education and take just a few subjects that you think you can do well at. You can definitely do this!

[slothpomba]

I've been around here for awhile (so has appianway). This is a perennial question, it pops up every single year without fail.

You can hit the search button and see what we've said on this issue before. The short and skinny of it is repeating year 12 at a school isn't worth it (and to still 90% of peoples opinion, anywhere).

Why not a school? It's a bit embarrassing to go back twice. School environments by their nature focus on other things that aren't related to their subjects, you don't really need that twice. There's a lot less freedom as well. If you find a new school you'll have to make friends all over again.

A TAFE or an adult education centre is a much better option. There's so much less of the needless fluff (or so im told). There is much more freedom and you don't have to endure going back to a school again.

Now, in my opinion, i wouldn't encourage you to repeat at all (unless for some reason you have no other choice). I'll outline why:

1. For most people VCE is hard work or even worse, "hell". Uni is much more relaxed and free. I am doing (or it feels like) less work than in school. It certainly feels far less strenuous. Repeating will unnecessarily put you through the same strain twice.

2. If you repeat the same subjects, it'll be incredibly unstimulating. You might get very bored and it will impact your performance. Choose new subjects and it wont be a walk in the park, you'll be back to square one.

3. VCE subjects to an extent are rather basic, they're not very intellectually fulfilling.

4. You don't need to. There are other options. Depending on your atar, there are various options. One is to go to *any uni* you can get into, take a similar degree to the one you wanted to get into, score highly then transfer into the university of your choice. You will get 'credit' for those subjects, it will count as you having already done them at your new university. So, it's not wasting any time. Furthermore, you get to move on to a more adult life. If you can't get into a uni, there are some tafe diplomas and things that might let you transfer in, i'd contact the university and ask them about your options for getting in. They're a business, they really do want as many students as they can fit.

[swampman]

Thanks for the advice! The biggest reason I want to repeat VCE  is because I'm really scared I won't get into med (LOLS). I've thought about it for a long time and I haven't really studied in the past years and so I feel really regretful about not focussing on studying and yer. So I thought repeating VCE might be a second chance and keeps the med school options available. The uni I most want to get into is UNSW MD, but I'm so scared I won't get in! (I know I still have a few months left)... I'm also applying to JCU, but I don't really want to go there and study med...I also heard that UNSW does take a few transfers but it's so unclear! Then again, I could do non standard entry, or GAMSAT, etc.

What do you guys think?
Thanks!

[pi]

What do you guys think?

Why UNSW?

And seriously, if you get into *any* medical school, count yourself lucky and take what you get (and can afford). JCU is a great medical school.

[swampman]

Because it is closer and apparently you can study Arts for one year and overseas rotation .but yeah, all my friends tell me JCU is good too, but the rural part doesn't really appeal to me...

[pi]

Because it is closer and apparently you can study Arts for one year and overseas rotation .but yeah, all my friends tell me JCU is good too, but the rural part doesn't really appeal to me...

Ah are you based in NSW?

[Shenz0r]

Don't repeat VCE if you fail to get into medicine lol. I would really feel as if I've wasted a year of my life. If you don't get into medicine straight out of Year 12 (and many don't) you can always take a gap year, resit the UMAT and see how you go from there. Or you can spend a few more years thinking about it, and then apply for graduate entry.

[Eriny]

Don't. Do. It. There are many paths into medicine, repeating year 12 is probably the most difficult and traumatising.

[lala1911]

Better off entering a course and then trying to transfer.