CLASS OF 2018!

[PhoenixxFire]

How's everyone finding the break? Does it feel like holidays yet?

It doesn't really feel like holidays, surprisingly I'm not super bored yet either. I think it'll be a bit different after results come out, at the moment I still kinda feel like I'm in high school

[hums_student]

It doesn't really feel like holidays, surprisingly I'm not super bored yet either. I think it'll be a bit different after results come out, at the moment I still kinda feel like I'm in high school

Relatable
I still have my 6:00am alarm on every morning and feels incredibly guilty if I sleep past that. It feels weird to have no schedule all of a sudden.

Also this morning I picked up a pen and physically wrote something for the first time in a week and it felt *off* lol.

Has anyone started prepping for next year yet - eg applying for youth allowances and stuff.

[PhoenixxFire]

Has anyone started prepping for next year yet - eg applying for youth allowances and stuff.

Haven't yet but I'm going to soon - Apparently you can get Youth allowance from Jan 1st, I thought you had to wait until you had course details but apparently not (although I'm not entirely sure how I'm supposed to apply without it).

Also RIP me, apparently I'm too good at saving money at they're gonna make me wait a month or so until they'll give me youth allowance because I have too much money in my bank.

Also centrelink is really confusing, don't even know how it's supposed to work because from Jan 1 I'll be living at home but I'll be moving out later so I guess I have to change it or something??

(I was trying to figure all this out this morning, hence the confused ranting lol)

[Bri MT]

Haven't yet but I'm going to soon - Apparently you can get Youth allowance from Jan 1st, I thought you had to wait until you had course details but apparently not (although I'm not entirely sure how I'm supposed to apply without it).

Also RIP me, apparently I'm too good at saving money at they're gonna make me wait a month or so until they'll give me youth allowance because I have too much money in my bank (although I'm considering just taking out the cash and not declaring it lol).

Also centrelink is really confusing, don't even know how it's supposed to work because from Jan 1 I'll be living at home but I'll be moving out later so I guess I have to change it or something??

(I was trying to figure all this out this morning, hence the confused ranting lol)

Independence for youth allowance isn't based on whether or not you live with family,  but if you are living away from home you can get a higher rate

[Poet]

Relatable
I still have my 6:00am alarm on every morning and feels incredibly guilty if I sleep past that. It feels weird to have no schedule all of a sudden.

Also this morning I picked up a pen and physically wrote something for the first time in a week and it felt *off* lol.

Has anyone started prepping for next year yet - eg applying for youth allowances and stuff.

I feel this so much haha. I stopped my alarm a while ago but still wake up early!

And yup, been prepping for next year and all its woes... although right now I’m just crying over Steve Trevor’s heroics in Wonder Woman. The way he says ‘I love you’, and at the end she types ‘thanks for bringing him back to me’ gets me every time
 Still doesn’t feel like holidays! I guess keeping busy makes it a fairly seamless transition. Has anyone gone on a wild getaway yet? Do tell how schoolies goes

[PhoenixxFire]

Independence for youth allowance isn't based on whether or not you live with family,  but if you are living away from home you can get a higher rate

Yeah that's what I meant, I assume I'll have to tell them at some point that I'm moving out so that they give me the higher rate.


You're both so good at waking up early, I've been sleeping in until 8 or 9 every morning lol. After the second maths exam I stopped waking up early because I didn't have to anymore haha. I keep meaning to wake up earlier because I don't like wasting all my daylight hours being asleep but it has yet to happen

[AngelWings]

Has anyone started prepping for next year yet - eg applying for youth allowances and stuff.

You should probably fill in Tax File Number forms soon too, if you haven't already. You'll need it for next year anyway if you want to get a CSP for your tertiary course or a job of any sort (part-time, casual, full time, contract), which I imagine is a lot of the Class of 2018. TFNs can take a while to arrive (read: up to 6 weeks IIRC), so might be worth a shot before Christmas arrives.

[hums_student]

Independence for youth allowance isn't based on whether or not you live with family,  but if you are living away from home you can get a higher rate

Question - my parents are moving overseas in January next year permanently but I'll still be in Australia, would I still be considered 'dependent' though? I'm reading through the criteria list but it's so confusing...
Also everything I've found on youth allowances so far are for uni students over 18. I'll still be 17 for the most of the next year though, how different would it be?

Argh I'm not ready for adult life

[PhoenixxFire]

Question - my parents are moving overseas in January next year permanently but I'll still be in Australia, would I still be considered 'dependent' though? I'm reading through the criteria list but it's so confusing...
Also everything I've found on youth allowances so far are for uni students over 18. I'll still be 17 for the most of the next year though, how different would it be?

Argh I'm not ready for adult life

Pretty sure you'd still be a dependent, although there is a criteria for independence that's something about parents not being able to look after you - I'm pretty sure that mostly relates to family violence situations, but it may apply if they can't look after you cos they're overseas (kinda doubt it though). There's a criteria for being 16 or 17 and needing to live away from home to study so I think it'd be the same.

[AlphaZero]

Holy moley. I'm feeling so nostalgic reading this thread. I just finished my first year at UoM but it still feels like I finished VCE yesterday . I still remember coming out of my last exam thinking to myself "okay... what the f*ck... now what?". I'm naturally a productive person and get really bored really quickly, so I felt super guilty getting up at 11 am on a weekday - just like many here... waow.

Anyway, enjoy the break everyone, and make the most of it! Take some time to do what you want to do in your life, because for a lot of you, you'll be back to work tackling your first semester of uni before you blink!

[Lear]

Happy December all.
I, for one, am already starting to feel the nerves creep up on me. 14 days left *shudders*.

I’m just thinking that someone out there is reading my exam and is like ‘what the **** is this?’

[PhoenixxFire]

Happy December all.
I, for one, am already starting to feel the nerves creep up on me. 14 days left *shudders*.

I’m just thinking that someone out there is reading my exam and is like ‘what the **** is this?’

This is a visual representation of me every time I accidentally start worrying about results


I've been flipping between not caring at all and being terrified mostly not caring though

I’m just thinking that someone out there is reading my exam and is like ‘what the **** is this?’

I seriously don't think that anyone will be able to read the last few sentences that I wrote on my enviro exam because I was in such a rush (the invigilator skipped me and let me keep scribbling when she was collecting exams at the end )

[userrrname]

Happy December all.
I, for one, am already starting to feel the nerves creep up on me. 14 days left *shudders*.

I’m just thinking that someone out there is reading my exam and is like ‘what the **** is this?’

I would’ve thought marking exams would’ve been over by now lol. My english teacher is an assessor and I came a few days later for another exam and he’s like oh yeah I’ve already marked a few. So, shit. I’m just thinking that our papers have already been marked and the number is already there and now it’s just a matter of time before we see that number. Gosh I’m getting nervous just typing this

[TheAspiringDoc]

What do people reckon we should open first, ATAR or study scores?

Also is it true that if you’re overseas when results come out you can’t view it until 7:15am AEST?

Aaaahh I’m getting so nervous hahah! I had a nightmare last night where I opened up the website and got a 49 ATAR lol

I'm definitely going to start with study scores! I figured out if I get my specialist and english language Study Scores to add to at least 65 (e.g. Lang 33, Spec 32) I've pretty much secured a 95, so that way it will be a bit of a indication of ATAR anyway and it won't be so much of a surprise to just be hit with some random 4-digit number :O

[sarangiya]

What do people reckon we should open first, ATAR or study scores?

Also is it true that if you’re overseas when results come out you can’t view it until 7:15am AEST?

Aaaahh I’m getting so nervous hahah! I had a nightmare last night where I opened up the website and got a 49 ATAR lol

1. Defo study scores lol. Baby steps before the big dive!

2. Not necessarily but most likely. Mostly due to congestion (everyone trying to access their results) and domestic connections probably having a greater chance of latching on than international IPs.
It's also not uncommon for people in Australia to have to wait past 7am to get their results. Most years the website crashes at least once.

3. I've had multiple ATAR dreams and they are not short of nightmares lol. My first was 97.69 (hmmmm...lol). Most recently it was 93.35. Both are not bad but I still freak out (esp not getting methods prerequisite!!)
A friend of mine dreamt she got 35 lol.